Rusty36
New Zealander looking for information about Papua New Guinea
Forum posts
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Contacts
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About me
New Zealander, Married with children
Lives in Port Moresby, National Capital
Speaks English
Registration: 01 May 2017
Activity
Work permit/visa processing by karmina25
Hi Everyone, I am from the Philippines and I am on the process of application of work permit since month of May. May I ask if anyone here has the same case as mine? And how long is the usual process nowadays there? Thank you.
I applied for my Work Permit in May and it was finalized last month. Have now submitted visa application and it has been over three weeks and is still not processed so yes, my experience is very similar. I guess the recent elections have not ... Read More
Moving to PNG by Rusty36
Hi all, I'm being offered a job in Port Moresby which I'm very excited about. It's a great job and I'm ready for the adventure/challenge of living in PNG/POM, or so I reckon. I have a wife and 2 boys aged 3 and 1 and my wife is ...
We've just been for a visit to POM and checked out our accommodation at Era Dorina. It's PGK5000 per week which although sounds crazy is average for decent accommodation believe it or not. Works out to about $100,000 USD per year! Read More
Moving to PNG by Rusty36
Hi all, I'm being offered a job in Port Moresby which I'm very excited about. It's a great job and I'm ready for the adventure/challenge of living in PNG/POM, or so I reckon. I have a wife and 2 boys aged 3 and 1 and my wife is ...
Hi Dim, Our youngest son is about the same age (born last September). Lydia is slowly coming round to the idea - the expat community seems very friendly and welcoming and there are a lot of mums in the same position. We have joined a few ... Read More
New members of the Papua New Guinea forum, introduce yourself here 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Papua New Guinea forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us ...
Hi Douglas, My name's David and my wife, 2 kids and I are moving to Port Moresby in a couple of months time from New Zealand. We're looking forward to it and hope that we get to meet and make friends with lots of friendly locals like ... Read More
How to bring your car to Papua New Guinea by Bhavna
Hello everybody, If you exported your car to Papua New Guinea, were there any formalities that needed to be completed beforehand? What were they? What is the best way to export your car? Is there a limit on the number of vehicles, or perhaps ...
Hi there, I'm moving to POM in a couple of months so am no expert but have heard that it's incredibly expensive to import a vehicle into PNG - you pay import tax of around 110% of the vehicles value or so I've heard... Some locals or ... Read More
Moving to PNG by Rusty36
Hi all, I'm being offered a job in Port Moresby which I'm very excited about. It's a great job and I'm ready for the adventure/challenge of living in PNG/POM, or so I reckon. I have a wife and 2 boys aged 3 and 1 and my wife is ...
Hi Steve, Thanks for your response and the advice. I definitely don't want to just live in an expat bubble but also I understand that you can never be complacent about security in POM and always need to be aware. It's a massive move as ... Read More
Moving to PNG by Rusty36
Hi all, I'm being offered a job in Port Moresby which I'm very excited about. It's a great job and I'm ready for the adventure/challenge of living in PNG/POM, or so I reckon. I have a wife and 2 boys aged 3 and 1 and my wife is ...
Hi Tin, Burmese food is my favourite so we would love to come for dinner of course! We're visiting POM this weekend to see possible accommodation and pre-schools, etc for the children. My employer is suggesting Era Dorina as they say it is ... Read More
Moving to PNG by Rusty36
Hi all, I'm being offered a job in Port Moresby which I'm very excited about. It's a great job and I'm ready for the adventure/challenge of living in PNG/POM, or so I reckon. I have a wife and 2 boys aged 3 and 1 and my wife is ...
PS I see that you are from Myanmar. We have good friends who are Karen. We are going to miss their cooking very much, especially tea salad and mohinga! Read More
Moving to PNG by Rusty36
Hi all, I'm being offered a job in Port Moresby which I'm very excited about. It's a great job and I'm ready for the adventure/challenge of living in PNG/POM, or so I reckon. I have a wife and 2 boys aged 3 and 1 and my wife is ...
Hi Tin, Thanks for taking the time to reply. It sounds like there are lots of things for us to do in POM and that Lydia will be able to meet new people easily which is reassuring. We will definitely join the yacht club and check out all the ... Read More
Moving to PNG
Hi all, I'm being offered a job in Port Moresby which I'm very excited about. It's a great job and I'm ready for the adventure/challenge of living in PNG/POM, or so I reckon. I have a wife and 2 boys aged 3 and 1 and my wife is ... Read More