| Greetings, | | | | This article is about immigrating to New Zealand and |
| I immigrated to New Zealand about 10 years ago. Now | | | | doing it right the first time as you only get one shot at |
| although it was 10 years ago, some things do ring true | | | | it, you can do it the hard way or you can do it the right |
| today as they did then. The truth of the matter is you | | | | way. Now you may be asking yourself and what |
| will be confronted with some big questions and how | | | | makes me an expert on the topic. Well the answer is I |
| you answer those questions will directly affect the | | | | am no immigration expert as such, however I was a |
| outcome of your immigration process. | | | | recruitment consultant and met dozens and dozens of |
| The first questions one has to ask is, Why do I want | | | | people who have immigrated here. I have spoken to |
| to immigrate? What is it I am seeking exactly? Why | | | | people from all walks of life who have immigrated, |
| New Zealand? What does it have, that will provide me | | | | some have used the services of a migration |
| with the lifestyle I am searching for. You see, the | | | | consultant, some have done it on their own, some |
| reasons why I point out these obvious questions is, I did | | | | have had containers coming over and packed before |
| not ask these things when I immigrated to New | | | | they secured a residents permit, job and place to stay. |
| Zealand but fortunately for me it worked out and here | | | | The preparation and planning that some people have |
| I am 10 years on and loving my lifestyle. | | | | put into their immigration has led to divorce within |
| When I decided to come over 10 years ago, the | | | | months of arriving here, financial hardships for others |
| furthest I traveled was around a monopoly board, no | | | | and the list goes on. |
| not quite as bad as that, but I was bored with my life in | | | | All this happens because of the lack of a well thought |
| South Africa, I had exhausted my career, I had built a | | | | out plan and step by step guide to immigrating. |
| house from scratch I had traveled Southern Africa | | | | The net has all this information available, some sites |
| quite a bit and was seeking something fresh and new. | | | | are more informative and cover quite a large portion |
| Something that would put a new found spring in my | | | | of the process but leave out some very important |
| step, some different filters through which I could view | | | | answers, some sites are just interested in promoting |
| the world. | | | | their service and lack sufficient content and some has |
| New Zealand had has a lot of similarities to back | | | | this and some has that. |
| home but on a smaller scale, they love their rugby, the | | | | The questions when Immigrating to New Zealand are |
| great outdoors, they are extremely family and children | | | | aplenty, one needs a comprehensive guide that can |
| oriented and so forth and so on. There are wonderful | | | | and will put things into perspective. I never used a |
| benefits to living here and I enjoy the feeling it provides. | | | | Migration Consultant when I immigrated, they are |
| There is the hustle and bustle of city life as you would | | | | expensive and I know how to read and fill out a form |
| find in any country, but New Zealand is just unique. | | | | thanks, but I would certainly have appreciated a guide |
| This article though is not about the beauty and wonder | | | | or assistance pointing me in the right direction. I |
| of New Zealand, the web is full of sites that will do a | | | | encourage people to explore both avenues, using a |
| much better job of promoting New Zealand. | | | | consultant or doing it on your own. |