When your payments can continue
Your NZ Super or Veteran’s Pension payment will continue after you leave New Zealand (NZ) if you:
meet the criteria for Australia Age Pension (this includes the age criteria), and
apply for the Australia Age Pension within 26 weeks of leaving NZ.
If you don't meet the criteria or apply, your payments will stop from the day after you leave NZ. If you don't return to NZ within 30 weeks, you may have to pay back any money you received after you left NZ.
If you don’t meet the criteria for Australian Age Pension, you can apply for this once you do meet the criteria.