Rimbo
15th August 2005, 08:08 AM
Hiya
Forgive me fellow forummers, for I have sinned. It has been a while since my last post!
Life in NZ is just swell…..Awesome! Lots of things have happened in the past few months, stories of joy and woe.
We sold the house in June and things moved quickly…. Bad survey made the buyers pull out and we haven’t had a bite since.
I had put in for residency and was having fun being deferred for one thing or another, sent for more tests, blood tests, proof that Susan and I are still in a stable relationship, proof that she can speak English etc…
Last week I got the magic stamp in my passport, this time last year I had 55 points and not a cat in hell’s chance of PR…funny how things can turn out eh?
The files have been transferred to the London office and we are awaiting them to pull their finger out and give Jon and Susan the correct visa’s before they leave next week. It is very frustrating.
Kim, if you get chance drop me a line with who you spoke to, Susan just keeps getting some idiot that fobs her off instead of a case officer who knows what they are talking about.
By way of adventure there is nothing much to tell. Life is as mundane as ever but I’m still in holiday mode and I feel great. Susan and Jon finally join me after 7 months apart next week. We will spend our first few nights in Akl and we will also celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary. I have the following week off so we can catch up together as a family again.
Susan took Penny (the cat) to the shippers today and is currently at a restaurant with close family as my brother goes on holiday tomorrow. I am sad that I’m not there with her to say my goodbye’s too, although it is not an enviable task and I think I got the better end f the deal.
There is a load more to tell, but I’ll leave it for now.
John.
Forgive me fellow forummers, for I have sinned. It has been a while since my last post!
Life in NZ is just swell…..Awesome! Lots of things have happened in the past few months, stories of joy and woe.
We sold the house in June and things moved quickly…. Bad survey made the buyers pull out and we haven’t had a bite since.
I had put in for residency and was having fun being deferred for one thing or another, sent for more tests, blood tests, proof that Susan and I are still in a stable relationship, proof that she can speak English etc…
Last week I got the magic stamp in my passport, this time last year I had 55 points and not a cat in hell’s chance of PR…funny how things can turn out eh?
The files have been transferred to the London office and we are awaiting them to pull their finger out and give Jon and Susan the correct visa’s before they leave next week. It is very frustrating.
Kim, if you get chance drop me a line with who you spoke to, Susan just keeps getting some idiot that fobs her off instead of a case officer who knows what they are talking about.
By way of adventure there is nothing much to tell. Life is as mundane as ever but I’m still in holiday mode and I feel great. Susan and Jon finally join me after 7 months apart next week. We will spend our first few nights in Akl and we will also celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary. I have the following week off so we can catch up together as a family again.
Susan took Penny (the cat) to the shippers today and is currently at a restaurant with close family as my brother goes on holiday tomorrow. I am sad that I’m not there with her to say my goodbye’s too, although it is not an enviable task and I think I got the better end f the deal.
There is a load more to tell, but I’ll leave it for now.
John.