Best time to move to Wellington?
Have sent my passport off to the VAC in London, and will hopefully receive it within the next couple of weeks :fingerscrossed:
This should allow my partner and I 12 months to move. But just wondering when is the best time to be moving? Ideally, I was thinking the very beginning of December, but I'm aware that everything just kinda shuts down over Christmas and was wondering how difficult it is this time of year to find work/accommodation.
Is there anything else that we should be considering? Would late November to early December be feasible, or is it still too close to Christmas for new job/home. Just thinking we'd like to book our flights before sorting everything else out, so that we have a definitive date to work with. |
Re: Best time to move to Wellington?
Depends entirely what work you are after, arriving late Nov/early Dec I'd expect only seasonal work if that to be available, most employers go off the boil on hiring from October and it doesn't really pick up until mid-Feb in my experience but again, it depends entirely what work you are skilled for.
Be wary of expecting to be in work within weeks of arriving though, typically if you aren't hired into a role before arriving it can take months once you are here. |
Re: Best time to move to Wellington?
finding good rental accommodation is very difficult in Wellington, maybe get the inlaws to speak to agents for you and have them look around any that come up, that way least the agents know about you.
Jobs - depends on what you do, as already said. Have a look on trademe and seek to see what is out there for your occupations. as you are coming over to family you are going to better placed than most so come over when things in the UK have been finalised. |
Re: Best time to move to Wellington?
Originally Posted by simonsi
(Post 12426718)
Depends entirely what work you are after, arriving late Nov/early Dec I'd expect only seasonal work if that to be available, most employers go off the boil on hiring from October and it doesn't really pick up until mid-Feb in my experience but again, it depends entirely what work you are skilled for.
Be wary of expecting to be in work within weeks of arriving though, typically if you aren't hired into a role before arriving it can take months once you are here.
Originally Posted by MrsFychan
(Post 12427061)
finding good rental accommodation is very difficult in Wellington, maybe get the inlaws to speak to agents for you and have them look around any that come up, that way least the agents know about you.
Jobs - depends on what you do, as already said. Have a look on trademe and seek to see what is out there for your occupations. as you are coming over to family you are going to better placed than most so come over when things in the UK have been finalised. ----- Note to admin: Sorry! I didn't realise that I had made this thread on the Immigration board! Thought I was making it in the parent category. |
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