JayD
Welsh expat in New Zealand
Forum posts
5
About me
Welsh
Lives in Christchurch
Registration: 17 March 2010
learning the educational lingo
Hi Not sure about the rest but... 0.5 position is "half time" ie. 2.5 days per week instead of 5 days per week. 0.8 would be 4 days per week instead of 5 Basically each 0.2 represents 1 day of the week (hope that makes sense??). Fixed Term ... Read More
University Tuition Rates for Resident Expat? by American Bloke
Hello! My family and I are moving to New Zealand later this year. I'm quite certain that we will qualify for residency due to the facts that: 1) My wife is a certified teacher (we're from the U.S.) 2) We have two school age children 3) We'd be ...
I now have residency... it took around 6 moths from when I submitted the paperwork. Due to my wife being a Kiwi I think I had less paperwork than most but it;s all sorted now... Good luck!! Read More
University Tuition Rates for Resident Expat? by American Bloke
Hello! My family and I are moving to New Zealand later this year. I'm quite certain that we will qualify for residency due to the facts that: 1) My wife is a certified teacher (we're from the U.S.) 2) We have two school age children 3) We'd be ...
It depends if you actually get residency or a long-term work visa/permit... I am currently working on a 2 yr visa but applyign for residency as my wife is a kiwi. Currently I would have to pay international student fee's, but once I gain residency ... Read More
Permanent legal residence? by squarepeg
I'm pretty sure that the answer to the following question is "no" but I'm hoping for a [u]knowledgeable[/u] response. I've been poking around the web site of the New Zealand embassy in the US trying to find out if there is such a thing as permanent ...
I've just moved to NZ from the UK, my wif eis a Kiwi. Currently there is not option to retire here. Inherantly older people pose a greater risk to the health care system, this is unavoidable and even with private medical cover the system cannot ... Read More
Looking for a way out of Scotland by MIke63
Ok, that sounds worse than it is. Scotland is lovely but being from California and having lived in Sweden and Scotland I am looking for a little more sunshine. Currently it's snowing here in Scotland, which I like, what I don't like are the endless ...
HI Mike - I've been in Christchurch for 6 mothhs - If you like the outdoors you will LOVE NZ!!! There's so much to do and it's a fantastic place to bring up children. It's not home quite yet, miss some friends and family but my immidiate family is ... Read More