[Eve & Paul]

To our absolute delight, our work visas arrived this morning!! :D

So to anyone in the Essex area who may have heard a good 30 minutes or so of delighted squeals - now you know where it came from!!

In case it is of help to anyone, we applied under the General (non Skills Shortage) Work Visa as Paul got a job offer, and I applied under the Partnership category.

Despite some initial hiccups with the medicals (my Gamma GT liver enzyme was a teensy bit elevated even after repeat testing, so I had to see a gastroenterologist and have a liver scan done - which came back completely normal as the doctor expected), we were able to lodge our applications in person at NZ House on the 2nd May. Happily they came in the post this morning!!

We fly out to Tauranga on the 12th June and the three cats fly 2 days later. Now for the mad dash to get everything ready to leave in 4 weeks ... :exit

Thank you so much to everyone on these forums. Though we haven't posted much, the sharing of all of your experiences and advice have been invaluable to us!!

See you in New Zealand!!!

Eve & Paul

[slider]

Congratulations on the visas :raebanana :raebanana

[Red Devil]

Fantastic news, well done... nice place Tauranga, especially nearby Mount Maunganui.

Good turnaround with the Visas, certainly makes life easier :yes

Enjoy the move and hope all goes well :nice1

[dusk]

Congrats and best of luck with your new life :D

[Kiwi-In-Texas]

Congratulations...All the very best for your move.


Suzanne.

[JandM]

Congratulations!:clap

[JayBee]

:raebanana Keep us posted!!

[Kerry and David]

:raebanana Congratulations!

[shakyle2906]

Great news Eve & Paul!

Very pleased for you both. Its a lovely feeling isnt it.

The next 4 weeks will fly. We had 6 wks to get things together, we got there but it was hard going with a 5.5yr old in tow too.............but so worth it when you get here!

Never looked back since!!

Have a safe trip!

Sharon

:cheers :cheers

[Leanne]

Congrats! :raebanana :raebanana

[RamblingPaddies]

well done everyone !

give us a PM when you get here and we'll have a celebratory/introductory beer ! :cheers

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

Yay!

:raebanana :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana

[Eve & Paul]

well done everyone !

give us a PM when you get here and we'll have a celebratory/introductory beer ! :cheers

Think we'll take you up on that!! :D


Many thanks to everyone else for your kind wishes. We'll still be around as plenty of stuff still to sort out and no doubt loads more questions!!!