[earwiggy]

hello all, this is my first post!

me and my wife are thinking of emigrating to NZ from uk, my wifes sister is moving out there next year with her policeman husband.
what would be our chances, worth thinking about?

i am 37 and my wife is 34
i am an ultrasonic tester on the railway (Non destructive tester)
my wife is a medical secretary, she has a diploma
we have around £100.000 in cash to put towards a house in equety
any advice would be really appreciated
thanks

[dilanium]

Welcome and good luck! :)

[Pebbles]

Welcome and ... yes, definitely worth thinking about :yes

[victoria24]

go on.... you know you want to!

[Scotty69]

Hi
sorry i've not got any advice only a welcome to the forum
Natasha

[shakyle2906]

Welcome to the forum

Sharon
xx

[StevieD]

Welcome to the forum, not sure about work on the railway "network" here because there really isn't one! Not the amount of steel you have in UK by any means.

You have a good bit of equity to get you started, why not give it a go, dip your toe in the water at an EXPO and ask around on here, you never know.

Good luck.

[nickydwuk]

Welcome to the forum. Have you checked the skills list on the immigration web site? Not sure if hospital administrator is on the skills shortage list or your jonb. If they are then definitely worth seeing how many points you get. If you want it to happen - it will :yes

[jackie m]

Hi & welcome to the forum

Jackie

[holland]

Welcome to the forum

J and G x

[Leanne]

Hello and welcome!
:D

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

Welcome.

£100K is a good amount of cash. At current rayes that approx $250K. Even if $50K went as part of emigration expenses $200K is half of a pretty decent house, depending on your tastes of course.

[Belmont Babes]

Hi there and a big welcome. I too think you need to dig around and have a look at the Skilled Migrant register to see if any occupations that are wanted match up. What have you got to lose? Go for it and good luck!

[slider]

Hello, and welcome to the forum. :)

[JandM]

Hello.:)

[JayBee]

Welcome to the forum - as others have suggested take a look at the New Zealand Immigration Site and skilled migrant section re jobs and qualifications. There is also a points checker on there to see if it is the right avenue for you.
Best of luck

[marshanite]

$200K is half of a pretty decent house, depending on your tastes of course.[/QUOTE]

Not in Auckland, but elsewhere it would go a long way

Welcome to the forum.

Fi.

[dusk]

hello :)

[Kiwi-In-Texas]

Hello and welcome...Good luck with your plans.

[troutman]

Hi guys, welcome to the forum.
Below is a link to the current owners of the railway infrastructure, ie the NZ government. .
The website has job vacancies.
Other websites to investigate are Toll Rail, the NZ government has just bought them out, they look after the rolling stock and ferries.

Good luck

Dave

www.ontrack.govt.nz

[marybelle]

Would Mrs Earwiggys sister be able to help them to go out by sponsoring them....or have I completely lost the plot??:roll

Marybelle

[JandM]

Would Mrs Earwiggys sister be able to help them to go out by sponsoring them....or have I completely lost the plot??:roll

Marybelle

You haven't lost the plot, but she wouldn't be able to sponsor the Earwiggys until she'd had PR herself for three years, so getting their own work or skilled migrant visa(s) would be quicker.

[earwiggy]

wow thankyou everybody for your responses and great advice, i will certainly look at the points system. i am a an indie film producer as well and we have a film being touted at cannes at this very moment, i also write screenplays so you never know, maybe that could open a door or two, any one on here friends with a certain mr jackson ;)

thanks again folks