My mother sponsored us under the family quota scheme and she is almost 80. So in some cases even sponsoring your children can result in more "oldies" coming to NZ !!

One aspect of the family quota scheme than is important is that the sponsor must sign an undertaking, that he/she will support the person being sponsored, for the first 2 years. This means that you cannot claim anything from the state for the first 2 years.

Pam & Dave