Thinking of moving to New Zealand? Wondering what does it cost to emigrate? In this video, we share our personal experience of immigrating from South Africa and break down the visa costs to New Zealand, including the accredited employer work visa, partner of a worker visa, and all other documents we prepared to get ourselves document ready in 2023.
After 2 years in Auckland, we answer your biggest questions about New Zealand immigration, the challenges, and the emigration costs for a South African husband and wife. If you're part of the Saffas abroad community or considering making the move, or just want to follow along our journey this is for you!
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:40 Selfdoubt Mindset
02:39 Why NZ and not Aus
03:11 Where to find work?
03:23 Did we use an Agency?
04:04 Visa Costs
04:59 Did you take your Furniture?
05:57 Pet Immigration
06:48 Needed Documentation
07:29 Can I come over on a Holiday Visa and Get work?
08:12 Are you Residents yet?
08:26 Who got work?
08:37 Wow Factor & Disappointments
08:54 Is NZ Better than SA?
09:50 Is it Really Expensive?
10:24 New Friendships
11:21 Missing Family & Friends
12:14 How Many SouthAfricans are there?
13:03 The Rain
13:29 Biggest Adjustments & Culture Shocks
15:09 What do you Miss the most about SA?
15:51 Favorite Part of NZ
16:52 Is it Safe?
17:55 Are you Settled in?
18:34 Do you Regret Immigrating?
19:09 Will you Move Back to SA?
19:48 What have you learned during these 2years?
20:05 Would you do it differently?
20:25 Last Thoughts
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