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Members with retirement savings in complying Australian superannuation schemes are able to transfer their funds to a New Zealand KiwiSaver scheme.
Broadly, the portability arrangements allow a person who has retirement savings in both Australia and New Zealand to consolidate them in one account in their country of residence.
Members who have permanently moved from Australia to New Zealand are able to transfer their retirement savings from an Australian complying superannuation fund regulated by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to KiwiSaver, and vice versa.
Retirement funds transferred from one country to another are not allowed to be transferred to a third country. No partial transfers are allowed (it must be a full transfer or no transfer).
To transfer your superannuation to New Zealand you need to complete the KiwiSaver Transfer from Superannuation Fund form or the KiwiSaver Transfer from Australian Superannuation Scheme form. These forms list the information we need from you.
A transfer from a complying Australian superannuation scheme to a New Zealand KiwiSaver scheme is not taxed. It's also tax free to withdraw funds from your KiwiSaver scheme once you are legally allowed to access them.
There are no limits on how much you can transfer from your Australian super to a KiwiSaver scheme. However, you must transfer the whole balance of your Australian super.
No. Transfers of retirement savings must be to KiwiSaver. These transfers will not be able to be used for any of the KiwiSaver housing-related initiatives. However, any New Zealand sourced earnings on transferred retirement savings will be subject to normal KiwiSaver policies.
Yes, however, transferred funds held in KiwiSaver will be allowed to be withdrawn at age 60 if you are retired.
No. Government contributions will not be paid on Australian sourced retirement savings transferred to KiwiSaver.
If you’ve lost details of your Australian superannuation scheme, the Australian Taxation Office provides a tracking service, which is available on their website.