Thread: Moving to NZ from US

Originally Posted by Howa1500

Everyone who doesn't have a pistol License loves to talk about how hard it is to get a pistol License. The reality is provided you have your attendances the vetting procedure really isn't anything different than that for your a cat. You also don't "have to compete" but yes you need to shoot graded matches, for our club this can as simple as a 24rd course of fire on a Wednesday night or a full blown IPSC match. I couldn't say for for people moving here internationally but the it only takes about 3-6 months for a License to get processed from application to approval now down south

It was just over 2 months from application to approval for me. South island.
I had been told by many how long and difficult the process was, but it was an incredibly simple and quick process for me.
Maybe I was just lucky?