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  • Buying a home

    … a home loan (mortgage) to pay for it. Most people go to a bank for these loans and use their new property as their … to help pay for your new home. This will mean you ask the bank for less money, and they will be more likely to say yes. … managers who work specifically with migrants. Ask if your bank has someone who can help you to meet their loan …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/buying-a-home
  • Skilled and helping others to upskill

    … a new role as a business acquisition manager at the Bank of New Zealand and, with her husband Walter, she is … with the BNZ for six years. “I was working for another bank and they wanted me to work in the city. With a young … in New Zealand and one of the first things they need is a bank account. I think banks overall could be more supportive …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/skilled-and-helping-others-to-upskill
  • Quantity surveyor moves to New Zealand

    … is another bonus. An-Cke recently left her phone and bank card on a bus and was amazed to get them back. She says …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/quantity-surveyor-moves-to-new-zealand
  • Protect yourself from scammers

    … for a place to rent get a genuine-looking email from your bank, Immigration New Zealand or Inland Revenue. Recently, …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/protect-yourself-from-scammers
  • Construction project manager moves to New Zealand

    … mid-2016. He has also helped with the seismic upgrade of a bank, built his first car wash and set up his first business. …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/construction-project-manager-moves-to-new-zealand
  • New life an adventure

    … children.” They began looking for a house to buy. One bank told them they needed a deposit of 20 per cent. They …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/new-life-an-adventure
  • Building a business and a life

    … helpful as she already works full time. “The immigration, bank and tax offices have flexible hours, you can just ring …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/building-a-business-and-a-life
  • Discovering Auckland's heritage and heart

    … job. It takes a lot longer than you’d think to get your bank accounts, phone, housing, car and all that stuff set up.” …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/discovering-aucklands-heritage-and-heart
  • Systems engineer moves from UK to Christchurch

    … more relaxed. "I like the fact that when you got to the bank, you can talk to the person without those see-through …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/systems-engineer-moves-from-uk-to-christchurch
  • Beaches, barbies and a new lifestyle

    … to get a tax number and sort out medical, insurance and bank matters. “In a country with a lot fewer people than the …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/beaches-barbies-and-a-new-lifestyle
  • Full of smiling faces

    … says Jeya. “In Sri Lanka, Vai would never go to the bank, but she does now because she feels safe.” The family …
    www.live-work.immigration.govt.nz/resources/full-of-smiling-faces

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