What to expect in the airport upon arrival

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Feb 18th 2017, 10:19 am

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Re: What to expect in the airport upon arrival

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It is ok, my point is to take life simply and go there without being worried, is it clear now?

Strange user name Mark Callaway if your name is Ahmad Sallam from Egypt...this isnt the Take It Outside forum and it is for people wanting actual advice, perhaps your vaguely philosophical posts might be better appreciated there.

Feb 18th 2017, 10:42 am

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Re: What to expect in the airport upon arrival

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Is my username hurting you? Why you are so bothered? Did the OP complained? Did you give him an actual advice?, As my post is not violating the rules so I think no body asked your opinion about my post, however I don't care about your opinion

Feb 18th 2017, 6:27 pm

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Re: What to expect in the airport upon arrival

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Hi all
Can anyone share arrival experiences with me please about your arrival when you moved with a residence or work visa in your passport ( not holiday experiences)... did the fact you were moving out create delays in the airport? I'm just trying to work out the logistics of our arrival day next month and not sure if it will take longer to get through?

TIA

At Immigration at Auckland Airport (which is the only international airport I have used in NZ so can't comment on the others) there is a separate section for arriving Citizens, Residents and Australians.

You will be able to use that one and won't have to queue up with the foreigners so that part will probably be quicker.

Feb 19th 2017, 2:03 am

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Re: What to expect in the airport upon arrival

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Oh cool -so no delays trying to explain why we are there etc?

That depends

If you run into one of the chatty ones your be there ages

Feb 19th 2017, 4:08 am

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Re: What to expect in the airport upon arrival

I sneaked into NZ no probs 30 years ago with the intention of staying - didn't have any paperwork, however much tougher (as it should be) nowadays. Oh to be young and naive.

Feb 19th 2017, 8:48 am

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Re: What to expect in the airport upon arrival

We had to sing two verses of Pokarekare Ana

Feb 20th 2017, 9:05 pm

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Re: What to expect in the airport upon arrival

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Originally Posted by MrsFychan

just make sure you have not got apples or had apples anywhere your luggage, huge no no. We got caught up with a sniffer dog as MIL had packed apples, luckily for us we were escorted (ran through the airport) by a staff member to catch our connecting flight and he had mentioned it so we had dumped them, but the sniffer dog still got the scent and we had to wait before we got the all clear.

Thanks - I remember this from our trips and the long examination of the ingredients of the baby food and milk I carried with me! I do love how though in most airports dogs are sniffing out drugs but in NZ it's apples !