Getting over the Finish Line on your Fact Find

📦 What You’ll Need Before You Start

Give yourself about 30–45 minutes, and gather this gear:

  • ✔️ Your phone (for 2FA or screenshots)
  • ✔️ Logins to your online banking and MyIR
  • ✔️ Access to your email
  • ✔️ A scanner or your phone camera (for any paper docs)
  • ✔️ A computer — seriously, it’ll make this 10x easier

📁 What You’re Uploading

To give your Aera coach everything they need to secure your mortgage, you’ll need to upload the following into the portal:

1. Passport ID

  • A clear scan or photo of the first two pages of your valid passport
  • Must include your photo, full name, date of birth, signature, and expiry date

2. Proof of Current Residential Address

Choose one of the following documents, dated within the last 3 months:

  • A power, internet, or phone bill
  • Your rental agreement
  • A bank statement showing your current address
  • ✔️ Must include both your full name and current address

3. Bank Account Summary Screenshot

  • Log in to your internet banking
  • Take a screenshot of the account summary page showing:
    • Your name
    • Each account name/number
    • Current balances for every account at your bank
    • 🔐 If you bank with multiple providers, repeat for each one

4. Full Bank Statements (Last 3 Months)

For every account you hold, including:

  • Everyday/transactional accounts
  • Savings accounts
  • Credit card accounts
  • 📄 Statements must show:
  • Every transaction for the last 90 days (not summaries)

5. Debt Balances / Statements (Last 3 Months)For all Debts that you hold, including:

  • Afterpay
  • Hire Purchase
  • Personal Loans
  • Car Loans

6. KiwiSaver First Home Withdrawal Eligibility Letter

  • Request this directly from your KiwiSaver provider
  • It confirms you’re eligible to withdraw funds for a first home
  • Each provider has a different method

7. Proof of Employment

  • Upload your three most recent payslips

8. IRD Earnings Summary (Last 12 Months)

  • Download this from your MyIR account
  • Make sure it covers:
    • The most recent 12 months
    • Your total earnings
    • A month-by-month breakdown of income

🏡 KiwiSaver First Home Withdrawal Eligibility Letter Guide

Before applying for a first home withdrawal, you'll need an eligibility letter from your KiwiSaver provider. Here's how to get it from the top 15 providers:

1. ASB

2. ANZ

3. BNZ

4. Westpac

5. Fisher Funds

6. Booster

7. Milford

8. Simplicity

9. Generate

10. AMP

11. Mercer

12. Aon

13. Craigs Investment Partners

14. NZ Funds

15. Kiwi Wealth

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