MSD Travel Rules

How Overseas Travel Can Stop Your NZ Super – Rules You Must Follow in 2025

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How Overseas Travel Can Stop Your NZ Super – Rules You Must Follow in 2025

If you’re receiving New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super) and planning international travel in 2025, you need to understand how time spent overseas can impact your payments. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) enforces specific rules that could lead to your super being paused or stopped altogether depending on your travel duration and destination. As of … Read more

Pension Paused Due to Overseas Travel? What You Can Do to Restore It

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Pension Paused Due to Overseas Travel? What You Can Do to Restore It

Travelling overseas can have unintended consequences for your New Zealand Superannuation (NZ Super). Many retirees are caught off guard when their pension is paused after extended time abroad. If this has happened to you, it’s not the end of the road. Here’s what you need to know in May 2025 about how overseas travel affects … Read more