[kev]

hi everyone,this is our first post.we have been looking into nz for a long time now and alough we would like to start a business in nz ,we dont think that we would get a ltbv,so it is work visa time.
as i have a class 1 hgv it looks like that is the best route to go,but what is it like to be a truck driver in nz ?has anyone else moved over on a general visa and then turned that into pr ?would i have to work for the same company for 2 years before i could apply for pr ? help !so many questions,sorry.

i have done a search and there was someone on this site who seemed to know a lot on the hgv side of things,are they still around ?seems the last post was a while ago,hope so.

well think that is enough for our first post,please be kind,thanks for now.

[Smiler]

Hi Kev
Welcome to the forum. :clap

I know absolutely nothing about HGV in NZ but just wanted to say welcome. :D


I've done a quick search but couldn't find who you were talking about. Did you get a name? I'm sure they wouldn't mind if you sent them a pm.

Have you put in your EOI yet?

Deborah

[jubjub]

I think it may be Kim39 you are thinking of....

[kev]

yep, that was the one ,kim39,but i did not want to just pm him,hope he is still around,and see`s this post.
we have not put in an eoi,yet,at the mo we are not sure of the best way,we might go out to nz and apply from there,not sure.

thanks ,kev

[Kim39]

Kev, i'm the one your looking for. I have a job offer from NZ to go in and drive HGV1 vehicles. Unsure whether you know that the role of Class 1 (class 5) in NZ is on the immediate skills list. I am going on a two year work visa, with the intention to apply for PR once i have a few months experience in NZ. I don't think you will get PR from the immediate skills list without a job offer. I have been very fortunate in getting the offer,but this was after applying for jobs and mailing various company's out there.

The only advice i can give you is to contact company's out there via the yellow pages in NZ, take a look on the NZ herald website (jobs section) and see what is available, submit your details with seek(www.seek.co.nz (http://www.seek.co.nz)) and other various job sites and see what materialise's. Take a look at a company website called Halls (www.halls.co.nz (http://www.halls.co.nz)) and contact them. I do know they recruit from the UK without you having to go over. Its all done over the phone, but i can't promise anything.

You mention about taking a trip out. Maybe this wouldn't be a bad idea, as the company's i spoke to suggested this would be ideal for them, as it is very hard for them to assess you here, while they are there.

If you have any questions and i can answer them don't hesitate to PM me.

Kim

[kev]

it is really good to hear from someone that is going that has gone down the same path.i have loads and loads of questions,will pm you with some more details,thanks again.
kev

[kiwidollie]

Good luck to you Kev.

Kim is a mine of information and a good bloke to boot!!

Thanks to his help and advice my hubby Neil has a job waiting for him as an HGV driver with Hall's in Auckland.

We've got the Visas and are raring to go - if we could just sell this bl**dy house we'd be off like a shot!!

Feel free to ask away - lots of good folk on here always willing to lend a hand.

[kev]

thanks for the info.
sounds like you are going for it,good luck,we have pm`ed kim and hopefully he will put my mind at rest over a couple of things,im having trouble selling bev the 2 year work permit ,she does not see how we can turn that into pr,as for me im a little more hopefull.
did your oh get the job offer from the uk ?we were thinking of going over and doing it all from over there,what type of visa did you go for ?

we have still got the house thing to go,so think yourself lucky that yours is nearly over,good luck.

kevanbev