What Benefits and Privileges Kiwis and Aussies Get When They Migrate to Each Other's Country

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For Pinoys contemplating to migrate to either country.

Kiwis moving to Australia:

• No access to unemployment benefits
• No sickness benefits
• No disaster relief
• No access to student loans, university fees must be funded upfront
• Pay the disability levy, but are blocked from the benefits
• New Zealand Superannuation cut to zero if a Kiwi couple have a home and A$860,000 (NZ$895,000) in retirement assets
• Super only paid in full once retirement assets fall to A$394,500 for a couple and A$263,250 for a single pensioner
• Foreign stamp duty payable on NSW and Queensland property if still residing in New Zealand

Aussies Moving to New Zealand:

• Family Tax Credit on arrival
• Superannuation paid, even if not eligible at home
• Welfare benefits after two years
• Student loans after three years
• Not treated as foreigners for property purchases