[Belmont Babes]

We are now 12 months into the emigration process and it is only the fact that the house hasn't yet sold that is keeping us here and it has been on the market for almost 8 months (can't believe it's been that long:wah :wah

Interested to know because I am nosey really

1. How long did your emigration process take?
2. How long did house take to sell? (if applicable)

Cheers
Nat

[Marie P]

Hi Nat ,

We started the process Jan 05 ,got our WTR visa in July .

Put the house on the market ,only had one viewer in 2 months ,luckily they bought it .

Moved here Dec 1st.

At the time it seemed a very long process ,looking back now I guess it wasnt that long.

Been out here for over 2 years now and love it !

Good Luck to you !

Marie x

[holland]

Hi Nat,

Started the process in 2005, Granted PR in January 2006...due to bad car accident unable to activate in 12 months....lost visa.

Applied to have visa reinstated, granted in March 2007...house on the Market May 2007...moved out November 2007...flew to NZ November 2007!

J x

[Helsandfamily]

It feels like forever!!

we submitted the EOI in April/May 2006. and gained PR 19th November 2007

Hels

[gil]

Submitted EOI July 05, PR stickers arrived Nov 05.
Put house up for sale Aug 05......completed Nov 17 06, flew out Nov 18 06.

Gil

[Familyofmonkeys]

We submitted our EOI in September 2006, OH got job offer at NZ Expo in October 2006, Put house on market end November and it sold 3 weeks later (so spend 3 months in temporary rental). Got PR stickers last week of April 2007 and we flew out to Auckland 3 weeks later in May 2007, so in total 8 months. Probably could have done it quicker, but PR was done to time with job offer start date and we didn't want to leave UK before baby no 3 was 3 months old.

Think we were very lucky as it was all really quite a smooth process apart from me having a baby in middle of house move day :o

[Moorf]

Submitted EOI beginning July 04, picked end July 04, moved here Sept 04, ITA arrived Dec 04 (to our nz address), PR stickers in passport March 05.

Seems like such a long time ago now.

[benandclare]

Our signature outlines the highlights :clap

We starting thinking about it after our honeymoon here and our first thoughts were too retire but soon ditched those to living here, that decision was Jan 2007.

PS Sorry to all those with houses for sale but ours went on day it went on market, cash full asking price........... dead lucky as the buyers had been looking to move to that road for very long time and werent going to miss out.

Good wishes to all those who have to sell

[jubjub]

Had to ask hubby as he did the paperwork... EOI went in about July 04, selected Dec 04, ITA received and medicals all done and dusted by xmas, and ITA returned early Jan, PR stickers and passports back by end Jan 05.

We then looked at marketing the house in Feb, hubby got job offer for end Apr start date, we actually concluded the sale the day before he flew at end Apr, and the final transfer of the house was complete end May 05, I flew 1st Jun 05, dog arrived 2nd June. Bought house July 05.

All in all from start to finish of us first applying, to us all being in NZ and living in our own home, one year!

[Sam B]

It was 5 months from the first "shall we move to NZ" conversation to putting a foot on NZ soil with PR. Sold house in a day (sorry).

[nippa&pippa]

EOI in end of August 2006, got PR in mid Sept 2006, left UK for NZ end of Oct 2006:roll
Our house was on market from May 2006 and finally sold 6months after we left for NZ in April 2007

[Familyofmonkeys]

EOI in end of August 2006, got PR in mid Sept 2006, left UK for NZ end of Oct 2006:roll
Our house was on market from May 2006 and finally sold 6months after we left for NZ in April 2007

WOW...that was quick. You must have been super organised.

[nippa&pippa]

WOW...that was quick. You must have been super organised.

We went to reccie in april 2006 and got the job..for some reasons, to hand in EOI was delayed while tried to sort out the paperwork etc. We knew we want to go, and took risk to put house on market early in May, got rid of car in july so without car for long time :laugh and had leaving party organised in short time once we found out we got PR. We just couldn't wait to get out of UK :nice1