[Brit Boy]

Hello Folks,I am new to this Forum & would appreciate your views or Advice

My Ex Wife emigrated to NZ & took my 2 Children with her.I have found that this is the worst thing that could happen to any man to be so far away from his kids & I miss them terribly.
I went to see them earlier this & have decided after a great deal of thought that having seen things first hand I would like to pack it all in here as I have no other Family & go & join them.
They became residents in Nov 2005 & my eldest is 16 this year
My question is do I have to wait till the three years are up under the family quota, to be able to go & buy a house & get a job ?
I would be able to support myself with the intrest from the capital of the sale of my UK house after buying a new house in NZ but I would like to work Partime
Any advice would be appreciated

[janeb]

HI Britboy

God that must be so hard for you, sorry I dont know the answer to your question but if you have the time you could go to the NZ Expo
(www.expo-newzealand.com) and see the team on the NZ Immigration stand. My sister and I went as we were concerned about our step father (he is 71 and had brought us up since we were 4) and because he is not our biological father he would not be allowed in under the family quota, they were so incredibly helpful and have told us what we can do to get round the problem without it taking too long. This information is not to be found on the NZIS website either, so it proved invaluable to us! I do know you can buy a house at anytime without being a resident....

Good luck i'm sure you'll succeed without it taking 3 years.....
Jane

[willsken]

What lucky children! I bet they would just love to have you in NZ with them. Welcome to the forum. :nice1

[Diny]

Welcome to the forum. What a sad situation for you, and good on you for making such a monumental move to be near your kids. I take my hat off to you.

Sorry but I can's offer any concrete advice but I'm sure that there must be ways and means. Looks like the info JaneB has offered could be worth following up.

Good luck.

Diny

[Smiler]

Welcome to the forum Britboy.

Good on you for making the move and doing this for your children (and you) I can understand your pain but my son decided to stay in the UK, his choice though.

JaneB's idea is brill, maybe the only way you can get this info is by talking personally to them. It's a case by case thing as I would imagine.

Good luck and well done on making the decision.

[Rabbit]

Whilst waiting for my Medical, I met this Chap who was emigrating to Australia, his ex-wife and Children lived in Australia. They had split up ten years previously.

He told me, he and his ex-wife had decided to re-marry (in between they had both again remarried to someone else) - how sweet.

[zardell]

Hi Britboy.

Welcome to the forum.

I'm sorry I can't help you with your question, but I just wanted to say that I wish you all the very best in your quest to be with your children.

They are indeed very lucky to have you as their father.

Keep us informed of your progress.

Julie

xx

[baboonworld]

to be honest - i dont know the answer - but if people can own property from abroad - they i cant see why you couldnt own a property in the country you are residing in!?

And top mards on the Dad side of things...
.. Dad of the Year Award!