[clairelouise]

Hi Everyone, I've been watching this site for a while and decided it was time to say hello! My family are deep in the process of getting to NZ, my OH has applied under skilled migrant with a job offer, and to be honest this whole processs is getting really stressful!

Anyway, I wish all the best to everyone else and please keep your fingers crossed for us!!

Claire

[thewoodies]

I knew a claire louise in Portugal 1990? Could there be more than one?

Welcome:D

[Janey]

Hi Claire
and welcome to the roller coaster ride we are in the process as well having accepted a job offer today and will start mid Sept omg!

[Moorf]

Helloooo and welcome! :)

Gonna be humming Luton Airport all night now!

*oohhh eeeeee oohhhh*

[Jon&Lucy]

Hi and welcome,
You think having a job offer would be easier!! Yes it speeded it up but my OH offer of employment stated that he needed electrical registration before appproval which panicked us and would have slowed things right down! Luckily my OH new employer waivered that bit until we arrive.

[Kiwi-In-Texas]

Hello and welcome. Good luck with your plans.




Suzanne.

[clairelouise]

Lucy : I know what you mean! Having a job offer meant that in my head at least things would be a LOT easier! But there've been hassles with the medicals, sending things to and from the MA's and a VO going RIGHT by the book!

And my OH job has to start on Oct 6th! My fingernails are chewed out of existence!

[George&Dave]

Where in NZ you heading? I know luton...

[Mrs Pony]

welcome & good luck... just take one step at a time!

[TheNaylors]

Welcome to the forum and best of luck with your plans!:exit

[clairelouise]

Where in NZ you heading? I know luton...

My OH has been placed in Kaitaia in the North Island, so we're looking either there or in Coopers Beach. Either one will be sooooo much nicer than Luton and we can't wait!!

[Leanne]

Welcome to the forum. Stress will become your middle name...I'm hoping it eventually goes away though!
:)

[slider]

Hello, and welcome to the forum :)

[Philip10]

Welcome :cheers

[catt]

hi clairelouise welcome aboard the ride of your life...as you can see i am from luton along with nickyw another member of the forum...... have been around a while and happy to help along with all the good forumites here....:nice1

[gemmanz]

Hi and Welcome


Gemma

[jasonelsa56]

Hi

Hope it all going well. How long have you been waiting? We are just down the road from you in Hitchin. Submitted our ITA on the 22nd July (with job offer) and we are now in the next waiting zone.

[JandM]

Hello.:)

[dusk]

hello and welcome :)

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

Hello and welcome.

[Alan]

I knew a claire louise in Portugal 1990? Could there be more than one?

Welcome:D

Did you get blown out or what???

[Scotty69]

Hi and welcome to the forum, good luck with the process
:cheers

[tea drinker]

Hello amd welcome

[A&G]

Hello and welcome to the forum :)

[Incognito]

Hi,

Welcome :)

I used to live in Leagrave, seems like a lifetime ago now! I now live in Singapore, just a bit different!

[clairelouise]

Did you get blown out or what???

No offense intended - just getting to grips with the whole forum thing! And no I was never in Portugal!

[clairelouise]

Hi

Hope it all going well. How long have you been waiting? We are just down the road from you in Hitchin. Submitted our ITA on the 22nd July (with job offer) and we are now in the next waiting zone.

I think it was about the 30th June we submitted the ITA, but things have ben soooo held up with the medical side of things. I had to have extra tests due to high LFT results and a liver scan too (turns out I'm totally fine - just one of those naturally off the scale people??) and today we've just handed over some more info they needed so hopefully that'l be that!

I'm just hoping all this stress will pay off in the end!

[benandclare]

Welcome to the forum from another Clare Louise but without the I :nice1

[Alan]

No offense intended - just getting to grips with the whole forum thing! And no I was never in Portugal!

No probs Claire was just joking, you have come to the right forum for sure, there is not another one like it in terms of quality people.

[jasonelsa56]

I think it was about the 30th June we submitted the ITA, but things have ben soooo held up with the medical side of things. I had to have extra tests due to high LFT results and a liver scan too (turns out I'm totally fine - just one of those naturally off the scale people??) and today we've just handed over some more info they needed so hopefully that'l be that!

I'm just hoping all this stress will pay off in the end!

Well look like we may have to go down the same road as you. My LFT where elevated Gamma GT and ALT already had a Hep C (addtional test) + anouther LFT which showed the levels going down. (my doc thinks the high levels may be due to the 5 day trip to the British GP + lots of drinking ((i normal don't drink much)) 3 days before the blood test and he put this in his report summery)

However, don't hold out much hope this will wash with the MA and fully expect to be asked to have additional tests done. What additional test where you asked to complete? I have private medical insurance so theroeticaly I could go to my doc with my LFT results and ask for a refural get the tests done and have them ready for when they ask for them.

On a more up beat note: Where are you off to in NZ. I have a surveying Job in Auckland and fortuantly my new empolyers are happy to wait.

J

[nickydwuk]

Hi Claire Louise and welcome from a fellow Lutonian. What line of work is your OH in? We are flying out to Christchurch in September (7 weeks and counting). It seems more and more people form Luton & Dunstable are making the move - I wonder why..........?

[thewoodies]

No offense intended - just getting to grips with the whole forum thing! And no I was never in Portugal!

I didnt take offence would have been a good coincidence - I will contact a mutal friend and see what happened to her.

:cheers

[allchange]

Hello :) and good luck with the process!

[dilanium]

Hello and a good luck. It's certainly an experience.

[clairelouise]

Hi, You had exactly the same elevated LFT as me!! I had to have the extra hep C test and then spend a week agonizing over that! (negative though) I was told my levels may be bacause of 10 yrs on the pill, and needed a doctors note from my GP to back this up. He refused without me first having a Liver and Abdomen scan so I had to go to London to get that done.
We sent the scan results (showing I have the most boring normal no damage etc liver in the world) along with the doctors note saying that he thinks I dont need any more tests and that I'm fit and healthy blah blah and that was that.
The latest thing is that I had post natal depression 4 yrs ago and they want proof that I'm ok now.
So hopefully thats it! Maybe you should have a liver scan done to be on the safe side. I reckon they'l probably ask for one anyway.
Good luck!!

Well look like we may have to go down the same road as you. My LFT where elevated Gamma GT and ALT already had a Hep C (addtional test) + anouther LFT which showed the levels going down. (my doc thinks the high levels may be due to the 5 day trip to the British GP + lots of drinking ((i normal don't drink much)) 3 days before the blood test and he put this in his report summery)

However, don't hold out much hope this will wash with the MA and fully expect to be asked to have additional tests done. What additional test where you asked to complete? I have private medical insurance so theroeticaly I could go to my doc with my LFT results and ask for a refural get the tests done and have them ready for when they ask for them.

On a more up beat note: Where are you off to in NZ. I have a surveying Job in Auckland and fortuantly my new empolyers are happy to wait.

J