Travelling with a view to emigrating.

[Nearly]

Looking at a big trip to NZ. Going to be having one eye on moving there. Is there any way to have inland revenue accept some of expense as a business research trip?
Do we just have to call it holiday?
Can book farm viewings with estate agents etc. I'll probably see a lot of old Ford tractors while I'm there anyway.

 

[ladycrofter]

Go for it. Let them prove you wrong. Maybe just claim your expenses rather than the whole family. I had an accountant once say - there's the white, the black and the big gray area in between.

 

[Nearly]

Just myself and my (business) partner.

 

[CPF]

Yes it’s a business trip.

 

[serf]

Don't know what era you are but thought the age limit used to be 56 or around there 20 years ago to get in to NZ

 

[CPF]

Don't know what era you are but thought the age limit used to be 56 or around there 20 years ago to get in to NZ

55 from 2024

 

[serf]

55 from 2024

What's the " other option" 10£M in your account ?

 

[hoff135]

Don't know what era you are but thought the age limit used to be 56 or around there 20 years ago to get in to NZ

Just do the last mile on a 6ft inflatable and claim asylum. Seems to work for everyone else

 

[CPF]

No age limit if you’re buying a business

 

[Nearly]

55 from 2024

365 days left then, including the extra one today.

 

[serf]

Just do the last mile on a 6ft inflatable and claim asylum. Seems to work for everyone else

No , that rule only applies to good old Ingerland....

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Have a fab trip!
SS

 

[serf]

365 days left then, including the extra one today.

 

[Danllan]

I've family and friends in NZ, unless you are already familiar with the current state of things there, you may find the price of property etc. far greater than you expect. That written, there is great potential in many sectors, although some are entirely 'over run', to quote people there, by Chinese investors.

This needn't be a bad thing per se., but there are strong suspicions that the 'investment' is a long term strategy with the CCP behind it, rather than the individual 'entrepreneurs' as at first appears to be the case.

One relative has recently put a lot of cash into plastics manufacture, of a fairly 'green' type of course... He has kept his ag interests, but reckons that their is more potential for tertiary industry in the foreseeable future. Haven't had a chat since last month but then he was estimating that, from a start in the middle of last year, he'll recoup all within another eighteen months - which is pretty good going.

 

[Nearly]

Nowhere is what it was.
Mrs would go to NZ, I'd go to Canada. We're compromising on looking at NZ.

May have to look at dropping Mum off in Switzerland as we fly past.

 

[CPF]

New Zealand Visa Age Limit in 2024 - VisaRequirements

The New Zealand Visa Age Limits in 2024 are: Visa TypeAge LimitWorking Holiday Visa18-30 years; extended to 35 years for applicants from Canada, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, UK. Skilled Migrant Category Resident VisaUp to 55 yearsParent Retirement Resident VisaGenerally 65 years or older...

visarequirements.world

 

[BrianV]

Nowhere is what it was.
Mrs would go to NZ, I'd go to Canada. We're compromising on looking at NZ.

May have to look at dropping Mum off in Switzerland as we fly past.

North or South Isle?

 

[Tamar]

I think you maybe shocked at the price of ag land now in NZ. You may have missed that boat.

It appears the cheaper land is being planted with trees to tick the green box.

.......but have a great time.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

A friend treated himself to 50 acres North of Aukland for his 50th Birthday.
It has permission for five dwellings, a shipping container and water.
He admits he will never build on it as this would be too much time & effort but he does spend three months each year there.
He bought before the rule that stops non Kiwis from buying land investments.
SS

 

[Nearly]

North or South Isle?

We've agreed we don't want to be sheep farmers.