Before Your Arrival
Here’s a brief practical checklist of things you’ll need to do prior to your move to New Zealand.
6+ months before departure
- Start collating all key documents that will be required such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, driving licences, personal and employment references, and passports
- Obtain advice regarding visa eligibility (contact The Talent Hive if you would like a recommendation for a New Zealand based Licensed Immigration Advisor)
- List your property on the market
3 to 6 months before departure
- Make initial contact with the Talent Hive and send over your CV team@thetalenthive.co.nz so that one of our recruiters can ascertain how we can assist, talk to you about market conditions and potential employers.
- Arrange shipping of any personal and household items
- Speak with financial advisors regarding pension transfers and other investments
- Make arrangements for shipping pets to New Zealand
3 months before departure
- Begin having initial discussions and interviews with New Zealand employers. Utilise Skype or other web based video conferencing tools to enable these discussions.
- Contact New Zealand schools to enroll your children
- Request medical and health related records
- Open a New Zealand bank account
- Investigate accommodation options
- Book your flights to New Zealand
- Arrange travel insurance
- Sell any unwanted personal and household items not being shipped to New Zealand
1 month before departure
- Bring utilities up to date and cancel all household accounts
- Arrange for post redirection
- Transfer funds to New Zealand
- Arrange private health cover in New Zealand (optional)
- Gather employment references and any other relevant employment documentation
- Prepare a travel file of key documents
- Arrange for rental car upon arrival in New Zealand
1 week before departure
- Check in with The Talent Hive to receive confirmation and schedule for job interviews and prospect meetings
- Ensure household items and goods being shipped have left for New Zealand
- Arrange airport transfers to/from the airport is organised