[Mels]

What happens next, do we get an e-mail or do we have to look on our site for info.

Ours says 'selected' - what does it change to (hopefully)

Has anyone's message changed yet?

[NZDreamer]

:yes

All what you can do is waiting also you have to be in daily bases keep checking your profile throw the immigration web site .

Wish you a good luck :)

[nickydwuk]

Hi Mels, I am still waiting too. Having looked through the site it takes time for them to check your EOI. If you have a job offer it does say that this is normally done within 10 days. If they are happy they send out the ITA. I think your status would then change to 'accepted' or 'ITA' sent. Maybe others who have been through it can enlighten us. :yes

[Rusty]

Your status will change to 'approved' when they have viewed your EOI. This takes approx 3 months in London - or quicker/prioritised (sp) with a job. Saying that, mine changed in 5 weeks.
So, keep an eye on the official site. When it changes you should expect your ITA in the post within a couple of days - then the fun starts.

Good luck

[MaxG]

You don't get an email - just keep logging in and checking!

When the status changes to 'Decision successful' it means the ITA is going to be (or has been) sent out. The ITA is essentially a printout of what you said on your EOI plus a letter from your visa officer. This accompanying letter sets out exactly what you need to send with your completed application (and usefully will include contact details for someone at INZ if it's anything like mine - a direct phone line at normal rates is very useful).

Note that you can make changes to your EOI information on the print out (I removed my brother in NZ as I didn't need the points, and couldn't be bothered with the trouble of getting a copy of his birth certificate, but added in my wife's parent and siblings which I hadn't originally put in as I couldn't remember all their birthdays!).

[macuser]

I read that they aim to complete the EOI checks in 10 days for those that have a job offer. Now I fully expect it to be longer than this BUT........it does mean that some of us COULD be hearing soon if we'll be receiving ITA.

So keep us all posted everyone.

Fingers crossed

Helen

[ysbeer]

Our application was just amazing.

EOI fillled in online 15 Jan08
EOI Selected 17 Jan08
EOI Successful 25 Jan08
ITA Received 28 Jan08... after the weekend.


And this all without any job offer, but 150 points.

The checklist is just confusing. Do I only need to submit the items that are asked there???? E.g. They only ask for origigals or cert. copies of qualifications, but nothing is mentioned about NZQA, although a PAR was done.

Any help regarding this issue?

[Mels]

Hi Ysbeer,

can I be nosey and ask where you live at the moment. If UK then maybe they are getting thru them and as macuser says we may hear soon.

[ysbeer]

Hi Mels,

We stay in Cape Town... suppose you will know that is in South Africa.

I was hoping things would move fast, but geeze... this really took me by surprise... some of our required documentation has just today been submitted.

I hope everything happens just as fast when we submit our ITA.

[Mels]

Yahoooo,

just checked and we got decision successful :clap

good luck to everyone else

Mels

[SNK05]

:clap Great news Mels!

Celebrate with a couple of these :raebanana :raebanana

[renew]

Yahoooooooooo


Meeeeeeee Tooooooooo.
Sensible head is now stressing about the paperwork - oh and I am supposed to be in Nz by early March. No sign of police checks yet

stress
stress

[Mels]

great stuff renew, thanks SNK05

don't stress (she says doing just that!) have a drink and do paperwork tomorrow.
have you done your medicals already, I'm impressed if you have, ours are not till middle Feb. but we have until April - panic

what are you going to be doing in Welly?

Mels

[macuser]

Congratulations to you both..........mine still says, "selected". Boo Hoo! I wonder what's taking so long to check?

Keeping my fingers crossed.

Helen

[nickydwuk]

Well done Mel, and to all who have been successful. I'm starting to panic now. Mine still says 'selected'. I hope they are going alphabetically - my surname starts with 'W' so that I am in with a chance. If not - then I am getting really worried :(

[Mels]

we're at 'tuther' end so don't panic yet

As my son says 'BIG HUGS'

Mels

[macuser]

I was under the impression they are dealt with, job offers first, (highest points downwards) then the rest, (highest points downwards).

Maybe those already "decision successful", had more points than us?

Or maybe they don't want us?????

Helen

[Mels]

We had 140 points and job offer and the company is a recognised one (can't remember the proper term). So as you had 180 I'd go with alphabet.

and of course they want you

more BIG HUGS

Mels

[macuser]

Awwwwwww. thanks Mel

Big Hugs Back!

Helen

[nickydwuk]

I'm hoping it's alphabetical - I have 150 points and a job offer from a recognised employer (Cnaterbury DHB). Please if there is a god, I am praying like I have never prayed before (why can't we have a praying smilie??)

[Mels]

(why can't we have a praying smilie??)

'cos we'd wear it out!

[nickydwuk]

'Decision successful' for me too. I was starting to panic. Just waiting for the postman to bring our ITA. Have sent off for police checks and medicals are booked for 29th March. It is action stations from now on. :raebanana

[Mels]

great news Nickydwuk. :raebanana

I'm now having a panic over qualification assessments - will it never end

Mels

[benandclare]

'Decision successful' for me too. I was starting to panic. Just waiting for the postman to bring our ITA. Have sent off for police checks and medicals are booked for 29th March. It is action stations from now on. :raebanana


Good news :raebanana

How's the thinking on Kaiapoi now?

[nickydwuk]

I think OH is leaning towards Rangiora - he seems to have a phobia about floods if you are too near the sea (????). We will wait and see what we think when we arrive. I am happy either way as long as we can find a nice house in a good area. Whether it is Kaiapoi or Rangiora my son would have to go to the same school - just in Rangiora he could get there easier but I would have further to go to work. I just want to be in NZ and take it from there :D

[macuser]

OMG! now i'm REALLY panicking!

Am I the only one that hasn't got "decision successful"?

[macuser]

Sorry nickydwuk.......what I meant to say was, "Congratulations"!! I bet you're chuffed to bits!

What time did it change, do you know? Just wondering if I should stop refreshing the page for tonight.

Helen

[nickydwuk]

I checked first thing this morning and it hadn't changed - then I checked at lunchtime (during my lunch break) and it had changed. I am assuming if it is UK NZIS then they work 9-5. I would stop refreshing tonight and try again tomorrow. How far down the alphabet are you? It may be alphabetical.

[macuser]

I don't think its that as our surname begins with R and didn't you say yours is W?

I must've given them too much information to check!!

Joking aside, I'm actually really worried now.

Helen

[benandclare]

I don't think its that as our surname begins with R and didn't you say yours is W?

I must've given them too much information to check!!

Joking aside, I'm actually really worried now.

Helen

Have a look at our signature ... it took 16 calendar days for our selection and that was in the middle of UK summer, you'll be right :nice1

[macuser]

Thanks benandclare, its silly I know, getting impatient at this early stage...... what will I be like when we've submitted ITA and I'm waiting months for "Approved"?

Impatient is my middle name! (well not literally obviously)

Helen

[benandclare]

We were just the same, anxiously pacing up and down the lounge, like expectant fathers :D :D then refreshing the page every 5 mins :nice1

[Mels]

hang on in there Macuser, can't be long now

Mels

[mgf]

Still saying selected for me no change :(

[Google]

Hi, better do a quick intro as we have been getting bags of info from this forum for the last 2 years since we visited NZ. After 2 years we decided to go for it, sold the house last Oct, husband secured a job offer just in time for us to submit the EOI in the 16th Jan draw. We were selected but are now frantically logging in every 2 minutes to see if it has changed to 'decision successful'. Our surname is 'P' so hopefully soon. Our container left last Friday with all our life's belongings in heading to Wellington, so we just want the ITA so we can follow it!
One question- does the ITA arrive in normal post as we are temporarily living with parents(with our mail being redirected) so we don't want it going astray?
Thanks

Wendy and Lee

[nickydwuk]

Got our ITA today - it comes by special delivery and needs a signature (I think - OH was here).

[brightonbean]

Congrats to those with ITAs already. Ours is still saying selected too. Surname begins with G and we have 200 points with a job offer, so who knows what kind of system they're using!! Just toying with us again most likely.

We're getting ready to submit work visa applications instead so we can get out there and ship our stuff.

We've just had a horrid medial scare to add to the excitement. OH went for immigration chest xray and they found enlarged lymph glands. NZ off, all kinds of scary diagnoses and treatments possibly on. For the last week we've been in limbo, but a specialist today is sure it's not cancer or even anything serious and sees no reason why we can't get into NZ.

We're flying out on March 12, barring any other surprises from leftfield.

[mgf]

Still posted as Selected no update :confused: . Had 185 points and surname begins with F.

[macuser]

really sorry for your scare brightonbean, i know i would suspect the worst too and start panicking but great news that the specialist is confident all is ok.

we too are still saying selected and not decision successful. i think that they are obviously doing it in random order and we are all still near the bottom of the pile.

The other possibility is that they are verifying professional registrations and stuff and its just more complicated. I hope they work out that I practice under my maiden name and my EOI is in my married name. I'm sure they've come across it before.(can you tell my mind's been working overtime?)

We'll all just have to keep checking..........I will be devastated when the 30th jan selection start getting decision successful and i'm stuck on selected though.

On the plus side at least it still says selected and not DESELECTED.

Keep checking!!

Helen

[nickydwuk]

Perhaps the more information they have to check through the longer it takes. If you are claiming points for work experience, qualifications etc.. it may take longer.

[brightonbean]

For anyone still waiting to hear whether their application is moving forward - like us - I spoke to the NZIS on Friday and they said that if you have a job offer you will be prioritised and should hear within 10 working days, although there is apparently a backlog at the moment because of the large number of applications selected due to the Christmas break. (I guess that means that if you don't have a job offer, you can expect it to take even longer at the moment.)

I'm vaguely reassured by that, but never convinced that the person you're talking to actually knows for sure. We've got our medicals this week, so won't - or will try not to - panic about not having the ITA until the results of those are back the week after.

[macuser]

That's great info brightonbean, thanks for posting that. it means that we should really hear tomorrow, (or the day after, or the day after) as 10 working days was last friday.

Keep posting.

Helen

[Mels]

Hope you all hear soon guys.
Then you can start the next panic!!! :yes

We had one over OH's HNC but I think that's sorted, just waiting for some paperwork, but what we have will do I think if it doesn't come in time.

Fingers crossed

Mels

[macuser]

*********decision Successful***********

[Mels]

:cheers Congratulations

Mels

[JandM]

Congratulations!:)

[mgf]

Still saying selected for me :confused:

[benandclare]

*********decision Successful***********


:raebanana :raebanana

[macuser]

Wow, my first bananas, thanks.

thanks everyone.

mgf - Keeping my fingers crossed it'll be tomorrow for you.

helen

[Plymgirl]

:raebanana :raebanana :raebanana
Well done I am really happy for you.
Hope you are going to have a large glass of champange. Not a whole bottle
save that for later.
Regards
Zelda

[nickydwuk]

*********decision Successful***********


Fantastic news - well done. :raebanana :raebanana See you over there.

[macuser]

Thanks everyone, I will have sweet dreams tonight.

Happy Waitangi Day.

Helen

[Google]

Well done! We are still waiting, hopefully we are next in the pile. I am sure they see me logging on every few minutes and are just deliberately making us wait the longest. Well fingers crossed today might be the day for 'decision successful' and for anyone else who is still waiting.

Wendy

[brightonbean]

I'm glad we're not the last ones left Google. Lovely news for you Macuser, but I am getting very twitchy - what could possibly be taking so long? Our employer in NZ says they haven't even been in touch yet, so what are they checking exactly??

[brightonbean]

I'm not even going to check again today (or at least I'll try not to). Am sick of the sight of that website. Huff.

[Google]

I've cut down (a little!) on my checking but i am sure Lee is logging in every hour at work, so now i am waiting for the phone to ring instead. I think Lee will give his employer a call tonight to see if they have had any contact from NZIS. Here's hoping something is happening somewhere along the line!

Wendy

__________________________________________________ ________________
EOI submitted 15/01/08 (170 points and job offer)
EOI selected 17/01/08

[brightonbean]

Google and hubba - I really hope you got a result today as I'd hate to make you feel like I felt when I read others had their decision...

we got our 'Decision Successful' when I checked at 6pm this evening (although I did promise myself not to look until tomorrow - doh!). Feels like a milestone, although it's only a very little hurdle, but I am rather relieved as I shelled out £300 for medicals today!

Will keep my fingers crossed for you Google - I'm absolutely sure it's just a matter of time, especially with the job offer.

Happy Waitangi Day EVERYBODY!

[Mels]

I really hope you got a result today as I'd hate to make you feel like I felt when I read others had their decision...



I did feel awful for those who hadn't got a decision when I was posting and each time I see another one successful I feel happier too

so have some of these

:raebanana :raebanana

congratulations tooo

Mels

[benandclare]

Congrats brightonbean :raebanana :raebanana

[macuser]

Congratulations Brightonbean, really pleased for you.

Google I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you for tomorrow,

and for mgf.... any news today?

I do wonder what they check. Anyone know?

Good Luck everyone, I really hope its tomorrow for you.

Best Wishes

Helen

[mgf]

:no Still coming up only as selected at least that it what it has said the 15 times I have checked it today.

Mike

[Google]

Well done, Brightonbean! We are being good today and not checking until at least lunchtime! Early lunch today i think. Hopefully the postman has arrived nice and promptly with the ITA. Exciting times, and more paperwork to sort out.
Fingers crossed for mgf to hear something today.

Wendy

[brightonbean]

Thanks for the bananas folks, those boys really have charisma.

If it's any help, for us and macuser (i think) they updated the website about 6pm, at the end of a hard day's form-checking no doubt.

No sign of ITA pack today, so it's seems like it's just one waiting game after another.

[macuser]

That's right, I checked at 5pm just before I left work.

Keep checking!!

Helen

[macuser]

Actually I also checked at 6pm when I got home from work, just to make sure it still said,"Decision Successful"!!

Oh and I had to show hubby too.

helen

[lockstock]

Well done. You're on your way. Brightonbean - you ain't seen nuthin' yet as far as the waiting games go:D

[Google]

Looks like another day of crossed fingers, still saying 'selected'. Selected for what- maximum stress levels! Just wondering whether any point of calling NZIS in London tomorrow to try and get some info. I assume the £1 a min number is the one you need to use. Okay if it's a quick (very) call but i am sure they will put us on hold for ages just to test the stress levels a bit more!
Worrying now that we were rather keen in getting medicals done in Jan and sending our belongings off on the container last week!! Well we do have a job offer so here's hoping the ITA is on it's way soon! Pleeease!

Wendy

[mgf]

Still says selected. :wah

[Google]

Ours is still saying selected. Long wait over the weekend now, at least a rest from constantly checking the website!

Wendy

[brightonbean]

Good luck tomorrow. will be thinking of you. remember, as my OH keeps reminding me, they do want people, especially those with job offers already.

[macuser]

Good Luck from me too guys.

Let us know as soon as!

Helen

[Google]

Still no decision successful! We are getting grumpier by the day. It has been nearly a month since selection (with a job offer) and there is another draw due this week. Surely they can't be that far behind. Have called them once but were just told they are extra busy, so not sure how long to leave it before we try to hassle them. Don't want to upset them and they move us further down the pile! Wondering if anyone else has waited this long between selection and the ITA with a job offer?
Thanks.
Wendy

[mgf]

Still coming up selected! I did get an email from the person assigned to my case. So I guess things are moving. Don't understand the hold up though.

M

[Kate D]

Me too still at "selected":-(

As the UK call centre was closed I called the NZIS people in NZ directly. He said I'd been assigned to a case officer - he gave me her name (not sure it helps if I can't contact her) and he emailed her to contact me whilst I was on the phone. His explanation is that the delay is probably because I have so many points to check! If that's true, it's a little ironic...

Kate

[Google]

Still 'selected'. Lee spoke to NZIS in London today (wallet about £8 lighter now!) and we now have the name of a case officer and should hear something by next week, which is good news. At least our application has not disappeared into a deep, black hole after all.
Good luck for others still waiting it seems like forever!

Wendy

__________________________________________________ _______________EOI submitted 15/01/08 (170 points with job offer)
EOI selected 17/01/08