Make the next decision easier
Start with the moving guide to see how documents, money and housing fit together. You can then compare local rents, plan upfront rental payments and place the amounts in a move budget. Our banking and qualification guides help you prepare questions and records before arrival.
Clear facts and visible assumptions
We check changing requirements against the organisations responsible for them. Source links appear where they help you act or understand a figure. Examples are labelled, dates stay beside comparisons and the tool explains its calculation.
In the move-budget tool, you can check whether money will be available when a bill is due. The rent comparison shows weekly rent differences and the bond and advance rent to allow for at move-in.
Independent public information
NZI is separate from Immigration New Zealand and the New Zealand Government. We publish general information and settlement tools. Individual visa selection, immigration eligibility and application advice belong with a licensed adviser or a person who has the relevant exemption.
Visit Immigration New Zealand for official visa information and the Immigration Advisers Authority to find out about using an adviser.
Publisher and corrections
The site is published under the name New Zealand Immigration. Send corrections or report a broken figure to info@newzealandimmigration.com.
Include the page address, the figure or passage concerned and what needs checking. A link to the current rule, price or service helps us investigate. Please keep passport, bank-account and private application details out of correction emails.