VinSar 0 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 We’re looking at NZ registration for a boat we are purchasing in Fiji. MNZ says up to 20 working days to process. Anyone had experience as to how it takes/took? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Where is the boat currently registered? You need to get a certificate of cancellation of the current registration and have that officially translated to english before you can register in NZ. That normally takes longer than the NZ registration. France for example needs the boats original registration document sent to France before they will cancel it. It's a major pain in the ass. We contacted Maritime NZ early and had all the paperwork done so as soon as we sent the document they did it the same day. We actually departed New Caledonia on the french registration and arrived here under NZ registration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 As Booboo said, it is usually done in a few days at the NZ end. They probably just have that statement to cover any outlying issues The old owners usually need to do the deregistration and then get that to you, this can take time depending upon where it’s currently registered Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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