New Zealand - Hello from Russia!

Sovenok

8th July 2008, 12:37 AM

Hello everyone,
I'm IT professional from Russia
I've seen lots of forums about NZ, but this one is the most interesting and well visited :nice1
After comparing several countries I decided that NZ is the best place for me. I'm satisfied with climate, salaries, living conditions, it's surely my county. And on top of that I have good chances to immigrate to NZ.
I'm convinced that only kind people may have intentions to live in this grate place, so I'm glad to meet you here :cheers

Red Devil

8th July 2008, 01:28 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum... good luck with your move to NZ :nice1

dusk

8th July 2008, 01:44 AM

wwwdot

8th July 2008, 02:09 AM

Welcome to the forum:)

Whereabouts in Russia are you from? I have been to St Petersburg ...a lovely city! Architecture reminds me of parts of Finland/home.

Sovenok

8th July 2008, 02:19 AM

hello and welcome to the forum :)

sounds liek you may be at the "just made the decision" stage, in which case you should be able to find lots of useful information here to help you through the process :)

Thank you for your hospitality :)

Now, about my decison, you are right, I've made it 3 weeks ago, when I got my IELTS scores- 6.5, not enough for Canada. But this is only a half of the story :)
Several years ago when I discovered NZ for myself, I didn't have sufficient points, moreover, my russian work experiences didn't give me points, so I switched into other countries.

Fortunately, after receiving my IELTS results, the mark 6.5 reminds me about NZ. How lucky I was to learn that I'm eligible! I've sent application for PAR recently and now waiting for results.

What about your stage?

Sovenok

8th July 2008, 02:36 AM

Welcome to the forum:)

Whereabouts in Russia are you from? I have been to St Petersburg ...a lovely city! Architecture reminds me of parts of Finland/home.
Hello wwwdot,
Sorry, I've never been to St Petersburg, but I have been in Moscow many times and I'm impressed of Red Square and surrounding ancient areas. Moscow has many opportunities for me, but wouldn't live there -it is too hard and rush for me.
My hometown is Irkutsk, it's located in the centre of Russia, near lake Baikal, this is a very beauteful lake with picturesque landscapes and views, the water is transparent but extremely cold. Here in Siberia we have -40C in winter, too cold for me. I'm not a penguin actually :D

Sovenok

8th July 2008, 03:02 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum... good luck with your move to NZ :nice1
Hi RD,
have a good luck too :cheers
You're British, aint you? :) Why are you going to NZ? I mean Great Britain is a great country!

Red Devil

8th July 2008, 03:36 AM

... yes I'm British, but I'm afraid (IMHO) Britain lost it's 'Great' some time ago :yes

Not wishing to go into too much detail, the UK (IMHO) is not an ideal place to bring up a child anymore... our son was born in January 2003 and we made the decision then that we'd move to a better country and ultimately a better quality of life. We've always had the desire of living in France and so decided to sell our UK property in August 2005 and bought our dream property in the Vosges region of France. We had a wonderful time living there and noticed a huge difference when comparing life to the UK... but things are changing in France too :roll

So, before we finally decide to lay down roots we've giving NZ a try... 2 years initially and then we'll take things from there on :D

Good luck :nice1

Mrs Pony

8th July 2008, 03:52 AM

welcome and good luck!

Sovenok

8th July 2008, 04:47 AM

... yes I'm British, but I'm afraid (IMHO) Britain lost it's 'Great' some time ago :yes
...
Good luck :nice1

I suppose I know what you are talking about. Listening BBC radio I've heard a lot about London's bombing, terroristic threats, BSE infection, GM products. It's horrible, especially for children. NZ is protected from all this threats thanks to it's remoteness from hot spots.
On the other hand, ZN has a lot of vulcans near it :(. What do you think, is it dangerous?

Sovenok

8th July 2008, 04:48 AM

welcome and good luck!
Thank you,
Congratulations with selection!:nice1

TheNaylors

8th July 2008, 05:23 AM

Hi,

We're fairly new on here too, I hope you find it as good a source of information as we have already!

Sovenok

8th July 2008, 05:51 AM

Thank you TheNaylors

I have been reading this site for a week and I 've found some useful things here :)
Before searching for another sources of info, I had written some letters to NZQA and NZIS, but they didn't reply, It's owful.

Good luck with your affair!

Leanne

8th July 2008, 06:31 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum.
:)

JandM

8th July 2008, 08:14 AM

Hello, and welcome to the forum.:) I do like your avatar!

AndyR

8th July 2008, 08:26 AM

welcome to the forum! I have recently been watching a programme on russia and your area on the BBC.

victoria24

8th July 2008, 08:37 AM

greetings my hard rockin lada producing (IMHO) amigos. I've always wanted to visit Russia but have never got around to it. st Petersburg does indeed look beautiful. I had a chuckle at the Vulcan post. I think you mean volcanoes as the starship enterprise has never been to NZ!

dusk

8th July 2008, 09:02 AM

What about your stage?
Hopefully getting near the end of the application process and with any luck we should get our residency visas by August. Myself and my husband both have job offers (lucky us!) and have booked our flights already, being optimists at heart :)

Leanne

8th July 2008, 09:06 AM

I had a chuckle at the Vulcan post. I think you mean volcanoes as the starship enterprise has never been to NZ!

That makes more sense to me now! :laugh

mgbridges

8th July 2008, 11:50 AM

Hello and welcome to the Forum. I have a couple of neighbours who are originally from Russia and they are very happy here.

Good luck with fulfilling your dream!
Anneliese

Sovenok

9th July 2008, 01:02 AM

welcome to the forum! I have recently been watching a programme on russia and your area on the BBC.
Welcome to Russia! :))

Kiwi-In-Texas

9th July 2008, 01:43 AM

Hello and welcome. Good luck with your plans.

Suzanne.

Sovenok

9th July 2008, 01:26 PM

:)greetings my hard rockin lada producing (IMHO) amigos. I've always wanted to visit Russia but have never got around to it. st Petersburg does indeed look beautiful. I had a chuckle at the Vulcan post. I think you mean volcanoes as the starship enterprise has never been to NZ!

Shame on me :)
I was laughing when I read my post carefully, what a ambiguity! Thank you for notice, very funny :D

Sovenok

9th July 2008, 01:37 PM

Hello Suzanne Kiwi-In-Texas,
I'm delighted to learn that you are proud to be a New Zealander. I highly respect you and your feelings, and hope you will be a good NZ citizen :)
Good luck!

Sovenok

9th July 2008, 01:41 PM

Hello and welcome to the Forum. I have a couple of neighbours who are originally from Russia and they are very happy here.

Good luck with fulfilling your dream!
Anneliese

Hi Anneliese,
Thank you for support :)

Kiwi-In-Texas

9th July 2008, 02:40 PM

I am proud to be a New Zealander because I am a New Zealand citizen. I am returning home with my husband around September this year.

Suzanne.

BaldyBeardyBloke

9th July 2008, 05:49 PM

Hello, welcome and good luck.

Sovenok

9th July 2008, 06:11 PM

I am proud to be a New Zealander because I am a New Zealand citizen. I am returning home with my husband around September this year.
Suzanne.
Ok :)
I'm sure, your hometown is the best place in the world, but what do you like most about Wellington?