New Raiders winger Sisa Waqa hopes to have his Australian residency by the end of the year and a new house in Canberra by mid 2015, but he is still awaiting what will truly make the nation's capital feel like home.

"Everything I do is based on my family, so I'm excited to be bringing them here," Waqa says of his wife, Luisa, and three children, Sonny, Junior and Ariella.

Sisa Waqa during a Canberra Raiders training session.

"Unfortunately they're not here with me yet because the boys are finishing school in Melbourne in the next few weeks.

"I'm used to my kids hanging around, especially when I come home from training. Even though the body's sore, having the kids there gives me strength, energy and smiles.