[cagcagb]

hi peeps! my status changed yesterday afternoon from selected to guess what? "payment received"
I panicked and thought my application was declined.
but when i opened my eoi it says there "decision successful" :angel
i have 105 points.
my friends' status are still selected :wah but i'm hopeful that they too will have a status of "decision successful" :mrgreen: anytime soon.
I really don't know how they pick out who they will process first because my friends and I have the same qualifications.

ANyway, hope to see you guys in nz.. can't wait to go there again!

cathy

[jesselyn]

hi cathy,

congratulations! :clap :nice1

:cheers
jes :angel

[Dave & Sandra]

Hi MB

My EOI has just a dash not a date when selected (selected 29th Sept) so I called NZIS and asked them to check my submission. We have had a letter confirming that we've been selected. They said - yes, you have been selected - so I'll just wait patiently for the next phase.

Sandra

[MB]

Thanks so much, Sandra. All the best.
Matt.

[Annierobrigado]

hi cathy

congrats!

when were you selected? you said cant wait to go there again... you've been to nz before? what field are you and your friends in? i assume you're single, coz you talk about going there with your friends... right?
have you submitted any documents or certificates regarding your claimed points?

sorry for the questions, i've been selected only yesterday (nov 10) and i am now reviewing all that i've learned in the forum. heehehe :laugh

good luck, see you there! (where in nz?)

annie

[cagcagb]

hi annie,
thanks!
below are my answers to your interrogatory questions :mrgreen:
1. Selected 15 sept
2. Went to NZ april 2003 (South island was amazing! :nice1 )
3. I work in a Bank (Employee Relations HRD)
4. Still single
5. Havent submitted any documents yet coz im still impatiently waiting for
my ITA; and
6. I will coerce my friends to stay in wellington coz i want to work for the government (hopefully by april 2005)

I wondered why I got chosen first. But somebody told me maybe it's because I am a lawyer (the possibility of settlement). But as added info to you I didnt claim any points for that coz I have to be recognised first and that process may take awhile or I may be declined recognition all together.
I stated in my EOI (The explanation part on the job qualification) that I am a member of the Phil Bar but will not be claiming any points.
This is the only logical reason I see coz between me and my friend, I think she is better qualified in her EOI of 105 points because she's an accountant.

Good luck in your EOI and to all of us who are seeking greener pastures, figuratively and literally! :exit

let's keep each other posted of any developments in our applications.

cathy

[Annierobrigado]

hi cathy

i did sound like an interrogator, didn't I? :oops: :? thanks for sharing your info!

There are more and more pinoys every day in this forum, which means more and more of us are wanting to migrate to nz! with due respect to the others in the forum, i think it's a marvelous idea to have a lot of "kababayans" there, so we won't feel too homesick.

Keep in touch!

annie

[chuchi]

annie, i agree with you that a lot of pinoys want to move to NZ. i know a couple of other people here in the office who are planning to submit their EOIs in the coming weeks.

i do hope we all get to meet one day in NZ.

cathy, welcome to the forum and goodluck on your application.

[renrob]

Happy to be selected 15th September :cheers but,status still selected up to this time. Quite a bit of waiting huh? :hopeso

[jesselyn]

yeah :roll:
we need a large dosage of patience :oops:

jes :angel

[Annierobrigado]

the waiting game... if only we knew what day our ita's would arrive! isnt this like waiting for death, only it's a new life? heeheehee... i didn't mean to be morbid. it really will be a new life for us! after all, we pinoys have been used to heat and humid, and the hottest NZ has there will still be cold for us! so that's one part of a new life.

well, here's looking at ya...

annie

[jesselyn]

cathy,

i think youre the first one to get the ITA for sept 15! :clap
congratulations! :cheers

jes :angel

[Annierobrigado]

cathy???

you got your ita???

oh wow, that's great!

(jes, hopefully that means we'll follow soon... :hopeso )


annie

[cagcagb]

hi annie,

yes I already have my ITA! :nice1

Had to pick it up at the post office myself today because the postman cant seem to locate our house.. duh!?

anyway, I'm too excited to be angry with him.. hehe

basically, they required me to submit documents as evidence of the qualifications that I claimed for like school transcript and work certification.

Hopefully, I will pass my docs by december 06. But I'm still thinking of stalling it coz my friends doesnt have their ITA's yet.

thanks.

cathy

[chuchi]

hi cathy,

congratulations! :cheers

i'm so excited for you.

good luck! :nice1

[voth30]

Dear Cathy,

Congrats on your ITA.

Vincent

[Jodie]

I chased NZIS up AGAIN yesterday (it's my weekly phonecall!), and they said that it was all being processes as normal (whatever that means!), but it has recently been passed to Wellington - Hooray! It's done something!! He reckoned we should hear whether we'll be invited to apply by the end of December. I'm hoping it'll be before xmas... :hopeso

When I spoke to them a few weeks back they said it was taking about 3 months to process from the date of selection - I'm looking forward to the 15th December then to see if that's right! :mrgreen:

Jod

[cagcagb]

thanks vincent!

i feel like a jellyfish... just came from the meds and they gave me three shots! goodness it was supposed to be 4! good thing they ran out of the other vaccine.

Good Luck to all those who were selected on 15th Sept.!

All the best.

cathy :nice1

[chuchi]

"i feel like a jellyfish... just came from the meds and they gave me three shots! goodness it was supposed to be 4! good thing they ran out of the other vaccine."

heeheehee! i know what you mean. made me weak, too.

[jhsay]

Cathy and Chuchi

What were the shots for? Now I'm scared. :wah

-jinkee

[chuchi]

hi jinkee,

if you look at the med forms, there's a part there which asks for details of immunizations (hepa, diphteria, tetanus, etc). they'll do a blood screening to see which vaccines you have already and if you lack these, they'll give you the shots. the clinic has to give a certification to NZIS that all vaccines were administered.

got three shots last week: tetanus, hepa booster 1 and MMR (not sure what this is). there's supposed to be another one -- the one for diphteria but the clinic ran out of the medicine. so they'll administer that one next month, along with hepa booster 2. hepa booster 3 will be given a month after hepa 2.

i think tetanus and diphteria vaccines are administered to us people from tropical countries. i think i read it somewhere. am i correct, dr. annie?

it's just a little sting. no worries. :nice1

[jhsay]

Hi Cathy and Chuchi,
I'm done with hepa B (including the boosters) so I'm thinking of getting a cert. from my doctor.
By the way, did you go to Peralta Clinic for the medical?

Jinkee

[chuchi]

Yes, I went to Peralta clinic (as this is the only accredited one in Manila, the rest are in Cebu).

You can bring a certificate but I'm not sure if the clinic will still conduct a blood screening test on you, to check if you have complete immunizations.

Good luck!

[cagcagb]

hello jinkee,

yes it was the peralta clinic (the one and only certified clinic in manila but they have 3 in cebu! weird or does that mean there are more immigrants in Cebu?)

anyway, the reason i got so weak was because I had my shots during my lunch break and you could just imagine the heat!

the hepa shot will be administered only if after your blood test you are found negative of the anti-bodies. so if you already had one i suppose your results will be positive.

cathy :mrgreen:

[jhsay]

Thanks girls.

-jinkee

[Annierobrigado]

hi cathy!

yes, those vaccines are actually pediatric, and at the same time because we have high incidences of hepatitis, measles, diphtheria, etc. So if you've had those shots, they will just give a certificate, and you don't have to have those shots anymore? MMR by the way is a combination vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (german measles).

we have to have also the chest xray to prove we don't have TB. The philippines isnt on the list of countries with low to none incidence of tuberculosis, so that's another thing.

Peralta clinic, huh? where is this?

annie

[chuchi]

hi dr annie,

peralta clinic is at the 13/F jaka building along ayala avenue. it's first come first served so better be early.

i don't know about the certificates. maybe you can bring them and just see what the doctors there will tell you.

good luck!

[voth30]

To all my Filipinos friends (jesselyn, Chuchi, Annie, Cathy, etc)

Hope all of you are safe and sound after what I read in the papers regarding floods in the Philippines.

Regards.


Vincent

[cagcagb]

hello vincent,

thanks for being thoughtful.

The weather here has been crazy lately. Typhoons were supposed to have ended september and yet we are still experiencing them. And another one is coming!

O well, it's going to be a wet christmas for us here.

cathy

[jesselyn]

To all my Filipinos friends (jesselyn, Chuchi, Annie, Cathy, etc)
Hope all of you are safe and sound after what I read in the papers regarding floods in the Philippines.
Regards.


hi vincent,

thanks, bro! we are safe and sound - i just dunno what will happen when typhoon nanmadol arrives...

REAL, Philippines (AFP) - Terrified survivors were fleeing the northeastern Philippines as a new storm bore down on the area where floods and landslides have killed more than 400 people and left nearly 200 missing.

Typhoon Nanmadol was early Friday expected to slam into the east coast of the main island of Luzon. Entire villages were washed away by a storm earlier this week and three towns were cut off and suffered heavy damage.

The new typhoon is packing winds of 175 kilometers (108.5 miles) per hour over the Pacific Ocean and is already bringing driving rain and strong winds to the devastated region, the government weather center said.


hope it wont be that bad again :hopeso

jes :angel

[jesselyn]

http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/ac15.gif

finally, the much awaited change in my status...
Decision Successful as of 30 November 2004 http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/dance1.gif

jes :angel

[Dave & Sandra]

Well done Jes - great news

A few dancing bananas for you :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana

Hope you're not suffering too badly with the typhoons. Bad news on TV tonight about how much the Philippines is suffering :no

Take care - Sandra

[voth30]

Hi Jes,

I am so happy for you for having your status changed. As for myself, still at selected waiting to join you as successful soon.

However, a piece of good news is that I had my blood tests done on my diabetes recently and it showed excellent results. ( i.e my blood glucose is as good as a normal person). I am so happy because this was the only stumbling block that I feel may have cause me problems with NZIS.

Cheers and take care due to the bad weather in the Phillippines.

Vincent

[Moorf]

Finally Jess.. great news before Xmas. :clap

I too hope you are ok.. are the floods near you? Are you safe?

Moorf & Woz

[voth30]

Hi Everyone,

Just received a call from NZIS Bangkok that my ITA is on its way.

Hooray.


Vincent

[jesselyn]

http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/animal27.gif

http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/an14.gif

http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/an9.gif

jes http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/angel01.gif

[jesselyn]

ps. we are okay, we did not suffer bec we are far from the floods...

[jesselyn]

pps. well done, vincent - happy for you, too! http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/tigger2.gif

[Lil]

I got mine too:

EOI Selected 18th August 115 Point (No Job / No POL)
Decision Successful- 29/11/04
ITA Received: 1/12/04
Medicals Booked: 13/12/04

Now I am a very Happy Bunny! :yes

[voth30]

Congrats Lil,

It has certainly been a good week for a couple of us.



Vincent

[Annierobrigado]

to everyone

thanks for your concern regarding the floods that devastated many of the towns in the philippines. manila, the capital, has been spared, thank God, although the Marikina river rose and washed away some of the commercial stalls near its banks. The people who rented or owned these stalls were trying to sell Christmas goodies in time for the Christmas season, but the typhoon had other plans for them.

the supertyphoon we expected last friday (I was away from the computer since thursday, we had no classes for 2 days - how nice to be a teacher too) didn't do as much damage as the first one, although the texting brigade already was churning out text messages for prayers that we survive this supertyphoon which was bigger than the Philippines, so they said. Maybe the prayers worked, maybe a higher force was looking out for us, but the mountains that surround our country and invariably divide us into regions were the ones that met the 180kmph winds and broke them into little pieces.

we would also like to thank the countries led by the USA who sent aid to the philippines, may the Lord continue to bless you so that you can continue to aid the other nations that are less fortunate than you are.

congrats jesselyn!! decision successful! wow. suddenly i got butterflies. it won't be long before it's our turn... kaya?

and where did you get your new emoticons?

:cheers
annie

[jhsay]

FYI...

The diameter of the last typhoon was bigger than the entire Philippines. It's very fortunate that it changed its direction in the last minute.

-jinkee

[Annierobrigado]

yup.

btw, jes, you're future nz guru! keep it up!

annie

[renrob]

Hi everybody! To jes, jinkee and vincent congratulations!!! :clap Me too was selected Sept. 15 but no luck yet still waiting... :wah Anyway, I'm happy for you guys. : :nice1

[beah]

Congratulations Vincent, I think you are the second person to receive an ITA from this group. :cheers

And Jes, congratulations also for your decision successful status. :nice1

My story is a bit sad because my decision successful status went back to selected last week of November. Although, it also happen to a few other people, I'm a little worried because I think I'm the only one from Asia.

What could have gone wrong? :(


Beah

[Annierobrigado]

hi beah

not too worry too much, you werent the only one whose decision successful became selected. i think there was a glitch in the system when they upgraded, according to one of those here in the forum. hopefully those who were successful recently are already part of the new computer system so they won't revert back to selected status.

but it's enough to freak out anybody. yeesh! :no

just to cheer you up

annie

[renrob]

Hi Beah. Why not try calling NZIS Wellington and ask if what was the problem? I've called them twice and they are too friendly enough to answer your querries. Ours is just a bit of waiting and hope it will be od Decision Successful soon. :hopeso They said that there's no problem in our EOI so we are advised to wait for a couple of days and if not then they will look into. Sounds convincing :uhoh So, call them now there is nothing to lose..

[renrob]

I love that aeroplane. At last I got one :laugh

[renrob]

I love that aeroplane. At last I got one :laugh

[Annierobrigado]

hi renrob

good for you to have a plane! hope to read more from you so you'll soon reach "future nz guru" status!

;)

annie

[cagcagb]

to vincent, jess, jinx and lil

congrats! :nice1

hey vince, how come you got a call from nzis bangkok? my case officer wont even answer my emails? hmmm.. o well, as long as he stays sweet and fast in processing my application, i think that's ok!!!! LOL

cathy

p.s. DHL cost me P1,901.25 for the ITA. hope i receive a thumbs up soon! I'll keep you guys posted on any development.

[voth30]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the congrats messages. I believe all of us from the Sept 15 batch will get the ITA sooner rather than later as NZIS will want to clear as many of us before the X'mas holidays before they get another backlog from the other batches.

Cathy, as for my case officer from Bangkok calling me, she was actually checking on my date of graduation from Massey. At the end of the conversation, she told me that she will be sending the ITA right away. Immediately after we spoke, I check the website, it changed to Decision Successful -pending and about half an hour later it again changed to Decision Successful.

Regards.

Vincent

[MelissaLG]

To everyone who has gotten their ITA...congrats!!! :clap :clap

And Vincent, we hope we will see you in Palmy later in 2005. We just had the shippers pack off with our belongings, so ITA or not we are on our way soon!

I noticed you went to Massey. How did you like it? I will be attending starting Feb. 2005.

Melissa

[voth30]

Hi Mellisa,

Yes I did went to Massey from 1988 - 1991 majoring in Maths and Stats. It was perhaps the best time of my life and that is why I am bringing my family to settle there now. Moreover, I also met my wife at Massey there where she was doing her business studies.

You should have no problem adjusting to life in Palmy as people there are very friendly, the students there are very fun loving (and not so wild) and life is peaceful, not so stressful and beside Palmy has a very good environment to study. And the campus itself is beautiful.

See you there in about a years' time.

Vincent

[beah]

Thanks Annie & renrob for your encouraging words.

I emailed them to inquire about my status and they said that there is nothing to worry about. They also informed me that my EOI was already forwarded to Bangkok branch for further processing.

So, I guess I can relax now and just wait (again).

Beah

[voth30]

Hi everyone,

I am very happy today because after a wait of nearly 3 month, the ITA finally arrived at my doorstep. I pray and hope that all of you will receive your ITA really soon.

Jes, any news on your ITA? I hope you would have recieved them by now.

Beah, I guess the initial decision successful may be an error because I received my ITA about 4 days after decision successful.

Regards.

Vincent

[renrob]

Hi Vincent,

Well done! :clap I'm happy for you... :cheers

[cagcagb]

great news beah! I'm sure glad it all worked out. I think you will receive your ITA soon because your case is already in NZIS Bangkok.

And to you too vince, :nice1 . From tonight on until you finally pass your ITA I'm sure you will keep on staring at it . :eek (is this real?) LOL

anyway, when are you planning to submit it? how many points do you have and do you have any job offer?

For now and until we get our PRs.. Good Luck to us all and an advance merry christmas as well!

cathy :mrgreen:

[chuchi]

hi beah,

how did you get in touch with NZIS? what's the email address?

[voth30]

Thanks Renrob and Cathy.

Well, Cathy I do not have a job offer and I have 135 points. The majority of the points came from qualifications (both me and my wife have masters degree from Singapore), age (30+), work experience (>10 years) and both me and my wife graduated from NZ university.

Vincent

[chuchi]

hi cathy,

so PR in a few week hopefully, huh? good luck!

how'd you get to know your case officer? is the name of the case officer mentioned in the ITA?

[cagcagb]

hello chuchi!

Sure hope I get a PR before the end of the year :hopeso so I will have a chance to be covered by the old law on citizenship. (3 years residency and you can apply for citizenship)

The name, email add and contact no. of the case officer is indicated in the ITA. But mine is not replying and I dont want to call him up yet coz I usually resolve my questions eventually anyway. :laugh Likewise, I read somewhere in the website that they prefer email over phone calls.

you can course your queries through EOITeam@nzis.dol.govt.nz

cathy :mrgreen:

[beah]

You might be right Vincent, I just hope that they won't make further mistakes from now on. Anyway, congratulations, your ITA finally made it to your doorstep. Hope mine and Jes will arrive soon.

Cathy, thank you very much. I hope that it will work out fine and thank you also for giving me the email address. When are you going to submit your ITA?

Chuchi, here's the email address of NZIS, EOITeam@nzis.dol.govt.nz. They usually respond within 24 hours.

I hope we all have a merry christmas.


Beah

[cagcagb]

hello beah,

I already sent my ITA monday 06 December 2004 afternoon right after I received my med results.

According to DHL, NZIS Bangkok received it wednesday 10:30 a.m. Though still no news yet from my case officer.

I sent it right away because I want to beat the christmas rush and maybe :hopeso my case officer will be sweet enough to grant me a PR. Although I still dread the possibility of a denial! :eek

cathy
:mrgreen:

[beah]

Good for you, Cathy! I hope you'll hear from your case officer soon. :hopeso

Keep us updated.

[Annierobrigado]

hi cathy

gosh. it's all so real for you. good luck and keep us posted! you'll be our reference guide for pinoys travelling to NZ ;)

hi vincent,

will you be renting in palmy or do you have a house there already? how are real estate prices there? environment good for bringing up kids? how about job opportunities, and what fields are open? will you be putting up a business there, since your wife graduated with a business degree?

hope you don't mind the questions, i thirst for even the minutest details about life in new zealand.

annie

[MB]

A quick well done to all: to all our forum pals with good news in the Philippines, the US, the UK and elsewhere!

Good thoughts, wishes and luck with your applications, :nice1

Matt.

[cagcagb]

hello peeps.

a piece of advice. Payment thru credit card is cheaper than in draft. The draft costs US$890 plus US$9 for Bank fee while credit card is just 34,000 baht or US$869 or Php48,600.00 (more or less)

However, I experienced a glitch with NZIS because they entered the wrong expiry date! :( They called me up and gave me until this afternoon to fix it otherwise (Cant understand what she said but she actually threatened)....! I already emailed them the reason and I sure hope they will be able to make the necessary adjustment.

cathy (stressed! :eek )

[voth30]

Hi Annie,

As for your questions, attached are my replies.

No. We do not own any properties yet but intend to buy one when we are in Palmy. The most likely scenarios would be we would most likely be renting for a couple of months while on the lookout for the right house. Houses in Palmy area is one of the cheapest in NZ. The median price is about 180-190K.

As for bringing up kids, I think that is the main reason why we are leaving Singapore. Palmy is safe, quiet and beautiful and we like the peaceful life there. As for jobs, I belive there are not many around unless you are in the health line (nurses/doctors) or in the education line (researchers/ lecturers/tutors) which both me and my wife are. Palmerston is also known as the Knowledge City now but when I was there it was the City of Roses.

regards.

Vincent

[beah]

Hi everyone,

I check my EOI status just now and it says "decision successful" :P

What a relief, after all those sleepless nights, at least it is now confirmed. I just hope that it wont change back to selected again.

I hope everyone from this batch will meet in NZ someday. :hopeso

See yah!

[voth30]

Hi beah

Congrats on your change in the status.

I believe that you will receive your ITA sometime next week and may you have an early X'mas gift.

Vincent

[bbq]

Hey well done Beah... fingers crossed for yer

alex :hopeso :hopeso :hopeso :hopeso :hopeso :hopeso :hopeso

[beah]

Thanks Vincent & Alex, hope everything will go on smoothly from now on.

I'm getting excited, I can't wait for next week.

Vincent, have you submitted your ITA? How much did you pay?

[cagcagb]

hello beah,

the fee is either 34,000 baht or draft US$890 plus US$9 bank fee.

read my post a few messages from here.

I feel miserable coz my payment have not been processed yet and my case officer is on leave until i think christmas.. that figures why I don't receive any reply from him.

:wah cathy :eek

[beah]

Sorry to hear that, Cathy! Were you able to coordinate with the credit card company?

I hope that your case officer will cut short his christmas break so that he can process your papers.

Anyway, how much did you pay the courier? Did you send the original documents?