[voth30]

Hi everyone. My name is Vincent and I am from Singapore. From the NZIS website I believe as many as 1001 applicants were selected on the 15th September draw. From what I know, some of us from the draw like Feathers and Milliemoo have already got their ITA while others like myself and Jesselyn are waiting for the status to change from selected to successful. I would greatly appreciate those who are in the same draw to update on the status of your application so that we can share our joys together.

Thanks alot.

Vincent and Joo Bee
Future Palmerston North residents

[Milliemoo]

Hi V & JB!

We were in the Sep 1st selection and although on the website it says we are successfull, we are still waiting for the info through the post. A few others on the same day are in the same boat. I think it's because we don't have job offers, cause I've heard of peeps in NZ who have submitted the EOI at the same time and have received their ITA and expect it to be processed in a matter of weeks.

My timescale is that I think we will be lucky to recieve anything before Christmas. As far as I'm aware they still plan to interview everyone without job offers, which must be 3000+ people by now! :uhoh

We don't plan to move over till Spring 06, and I'm glad we started the process now.

I'll let you know as soon as our invitation actually arrives.

Milliemoo ;)

[Milliemoo]

Hi V & JB!

We were in the Sep 1st selection and although on the website it says we are successfull, we are still waiting for the info through the post. A few others on the same day are in the same boat. I think it's because we don't have job offers, cause I've heard of peeps in NZ who have submitted the EOI at the same time and have received their ITA and expect it to be processed in a matter of weeks.

My timescale is that I think we will be lucky to recieve anything before Christmas. As far as I'm aware they still plan to interview everyone without job offers, which must be 3000+ people by now! :uhoh

We don't plan to move over till Spring 06, and I'm glad we started the process now.

I'll let you know as soon as our invitation actually arrives.

Milliemoo ;)

[Moorf]

Spare a thought for those of us who were selected on 4th AUGUST! We have 120 pts, no job and we are still on decision successful and no ITA received yet. So we've been waiting a good few weeks longer than some on here who are stressing about timelines ... it's a waiting game and we're all aware that they are dealing with those with job offers first.

Chill :cool

[JohnnyBravo]

Spare a thought for those of us who were selected on 4th AUGUST! We have 120 pts, no job and we are still on decision successful and no ITA received yet. So we've been waiting a good few weeks longer than some on here who are stressing about timelines ... it's a waiting game and we're all aware that they are dealing with those with job offers first.

Chill :cool

Same for me. Selected on 4th of Aug. No ITA yet. :no

[jesselyn]

just wanna let you know that today i received the standard letter from NZIS informing me that ive been selected...

oh! and my status is still selected :? i need more patience (sigh)

oopps. we need more patience :oops:

jes :angel

[jesselyn]

hi johnnybravo,

welcome to the forum :smile

jes :angel

[voth30]

Hi jesselyn,

I got my letter about one week after the selection process. I guess it is because I am from Singapore and most of the letters come from the NZIS office in Singapore. Where are you from Jesselyn?

Good luck on your changes of status from selected to successful. Do tell me when you receive the confirmation.

Vincent and Joo Bee

[JohnnyBravo]

hi johnnybravo,

welcome to the forum :smile

jes :angel

Thank you. Looks like a place I will visit very often..........

[feathers]

Hi there

I was selected on the 15th and the website says decision successful but I haven't receievd my ITA yet and judging by others on the forum its quite possible that it will take a couple of months for it to arrive.
So don't get disheartened I don't think I'm really much further ahead than you!

Best wishes
Annette

[jesselyn]

Hi jesselyn,

I got my letter about one week after the selection process. I guess it is because I am from Singapore and most of the letters come from the NZIS office in Singapore. Where are you from Jesselyn?

Good luck on your changes of status from selected to successful. Do tell me when you receive the confirmation.

Vincent and Joo Bee

im from the philippines. the letter (dated 17 Sept 2004) did not come from Singapore; it was posted (7 Oct 2004) in Makati City Phils. :eek

our post office received it on the 11th and they delivered just today umm the 13th. :? what can i say, here, when they say snail mail - they really mean it! :roll:

thanks and good luck to you, too! ;) will let you know - soon i hope :hopeso

jes :angel

[jesselyn]

Thank you. Looks like a place I will visit very often..........

yvw...

[Sarah Jane]

Hi all

Can anyone tell me whether everyone gets a letter through post informing they've been selected from the pool. We only know that we were selected (Sept 29) because of status on Immigration website....no letter through post yet though.....we're panicking even more now...

[jesselyn]

hi sarah jane,

yep, everyone gets a letter - dont panic! :nice1
oops, maybe be patient is better :mrgreen: ;)

jes :angel

[jesselyn]

annette,

thank you for the wishes - we all need it! :yes

[abbie & john]

Hi All

we were selected on 15th September, letter dated 17th - but not received until start of October. Keep checking web site but still selected. Trying to be realistic about timescales. But I just can't help myself checking everyday! :roll:

Good luck to all of us
:hopeso

[beah]

Hi all

Can anyone tell me whether everyone gets a letter through post informing they've been selected from the pool. We only know that we were selected (Sept 29) because of status on Immigration website....no letter through post yet though.....we're panicking even more now...

I was selected last Sept 15 and I received a letter through the post last monday. Don't worry, maybe there was just a delay on the delivery of your letter from NZIS. As Jes said, be patient. :?

[beah]

Hi everyone. My name is Vincent and I am from Singapore. From the NZIS website I believe as many as 1001 applicants were selected on the 15th September draw. From what I know, some of us from the draw like Feathers and Milliemoo have already got their ITA while others like myself and Jesselyn are waiting for the status to change from selected to successful. I would greatly appreciate those who are in the same draw to update on the status of your application so that we can share our joys together.

Thanks alot.

Vincent and Joo Bee
Future Palmerston North residents

Hi Vincent, I was selected last Sept 15 too and like you and Jes, I'm still waiting for my status to change from selected to successful.

[beah]

Hi All

we were selected on 15th September, letter dated 17th - but not received until start of October. Keep checking web site but still selected. Trying to be realistic about timescales. But I just can't help myself checking everyday! :roll:

Good luck to all of us
:hopeso


Same here. I'm getting tired of checking my status everyday, sometimes I just wish that they would surprise me and send me an ITA. :hopeso
Oh, I guess I need a little more patience. :angel

[voth30]

Hi Beah and Jes,

I guess we need to be a little patient and can only hope for the best. May I ask what is the period you guys intend to go over to NZ and which region you intend to go to, and what line are you guys in.

Just being curious.

Regards.

Vincent

[Babette & Andy]

Hi Vincent & all

Looks like the 15th was a busy day at NZIS - yes our patience is also being tested, selected awaiting the change to successful :hopeso

Hoping to move to Chch early in 2005, dates may come forward if Andy secures a job offer (he's on a plane to NZ as we speak for interviews :hopeso ) He's IT Project Manager.

Got to go now - time to check the NZIS site (again) :nice1

Babette :cheers

[funkstar deluxe]

Selected on the 15th Sept with 110 points, letter came about 2 wks later.

As of now, still just plain old "SELECTED" status.

Right behind Andy, Im on a plane tomorrow.

[jesselyn]

Keep checking web site but still selected. Trying to be realistic about timescales. But I just can't help myself checking everyday! :roll:


ditto abbie! :oops:

hugs,
jes :angel

[jesselyn]

beah,

that would be a great surprise, huh?! :hopeso

jes :angel


ps. umm patience is a virtue :roll: ;)

[jesselyn]

May I ask what is the period you guys intend to go over to NZ and which region you intend to go to, and what line are you guys in.


hi vincent,

we are in the banking industry...
and i would love to go to Christchurch asap :oops:
how about you?

jes :angel

[voth30]

Hi jes,

I am into research / education while my wife is an accountant and we intend to go to NZ sometime in Sep/Oct 05 just after winter.

Regards.

Vincent

[drumminj]

Hey all. Selected on 9/15 as well. Got "selected" letter in the post on Oct. 2nd, I believe. Still only "selected from pool", waiting for "successful".

There was some speculation before that feathers may have had her EOI selection "successful" sooner than others because she's in the US (as am I). However, I distinctly remember that, when talking to the immigration fellow at the NZ Embassy in Washington, DC, that they don't process the EOIs there. That was his excuse for not having solid answers to most of my questsions. So I don't think it is handled by the local embassy.

J

[voth30]

Hi All,

Looks like the majority of us from the 15th September pool is still under the selected status waiting to get the successful nod. Just curious to find out if anyone out there, beside feathers, who have got successful status from this batch.

Thank you.

Vincent

[abbie & john]

May I ask what is the period you guys intend to go over to NZ and which region you intend to go to, and what line are you guys in.


Hi

John and I tie the knot in September next year, so porbably after that!

[dphillview]

Hi Everyone

Just thought I'd post our latest situation..

We were selected on 15/09/04..which was great :raebanana :raebanana The status changed on the 29th Sept to decision successful and we also received a letter on 29/09/04 back dated to 17/09/04 from NZIS station that we had been selected!!!

We then received the ITA pack on 30/09/04 huge :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana and started getting Medicals ets sorted (already had applied for police checks as knew how long they can take to come thru!)

Had our medicals 08/10/04 (2 adults and 2 children - 3 yrs old) and will be submitting paperwork to NZ house London Tuesday 19/10/04.

Pete is the main applicant and he is a registered nurse (in UK and NZ)
His job is on the POL so I think that is why things have happened so quickly for us. Just need a date for exchnge and hopefully will be NZ bound before Xmas...

Time scale wise, hope this may have helped anyone out...will let you know the outcome asap..

[chips]

dphillview,
Wow you sound like us , " adults 3 kids,"
We were selected on 16/8 (EOI)and today,we recieved our visas in our passports,lovely things, (infact there are 2 visas in there).
But beacuse we have everything ready when we got ITA, the whole process ,has taken 2 months.
Wishing you all the best Chips

[dphillview]

:nice1 That's great news Chips...congrats and well done.

Bet you can't help looking at those passports now, making sure it's really real!! :clap :raebanana :raebanana (sorry just love the dancing banana!!)

All the best to you and yours too.. Do you know when you're going and where?

[chips]

We are heading up to Kaitaia,Northland, not everyones cup of tea, but we can't wait. We don't actually go till Jan 2, but we sold the house ,and have been to and fro. We are also lucky enought to be given a school house !! ,not a flat a house :P .
But he is a teacher. We were plaing to go in our summer , but teachers can only resign at certain points in the years, and mikes job was ok'ed after the deadline of the summer i.e to leave in the summer you must resign by may 31st, the for christmas octoberthe something.
Saying good bye to our shipping at half term.( not alot of large stuff ,our stuff was so only and thrid hand that we will get some stuff over there).
When do you hope to go.
Chips.

[voth30]

Hi Debs, Pete and chips,

Congrats to all of you who have been given the PR status. Wow that was indeed very fast to get your PR in just 2 months. How envious I was of you guys but I believe all those waiting must have patience and our turn will come one day.

Good luck on your moving to NZ in the new year.

Vincent

[dphillview]

Hi Chips

Well, all the surveys on the houses in our chain have been done, the first time buyer at the bottom of the chain has had 2 surveys done, and held off from paying to have his searches done until the survey report came back ok, which thankfully it did, we've been told that he paid for the serches Friday (yesterday) so if all's well we should have an exchange date very soon. As soon as we've exchanged we'll be all systems go, as would like to get out to NZ sometime in November..but really hoping our PR visa's come through soon as would like to leave with them in our passports ( :hopeso :hopeso ). Pete has a job lined up in Hawkes Bay (Hastings) but we would like to have a few weeks holiday before we settle down to real kiwi life...but who knows, we'll just have to play it be ear!!

Will keep you posted when we get more news..

[jesselyn]

Hi jes,

I am into research / education while my wife is an accountant and we intend to go to NZ sometime in Sep/Oct 05 just after winter.

Regards.

Vincent

bro, you did not say in which region you intend to go...

jes :angel

[jesselyn]

chips and debs&pete,

way to go! :clap

hopefully, it will be our turn soon... :hopeso

jes :angel

[voth30]

hi jesselyn,

Ooops, I think I have forgotten to mention when I'll be going. I'm going to where I did my degree and also met my wife, that is, beautiful Palmerston North. Even though it is quiet, peaceful and can be boring sometimes, this is the type of life we want to lead away from the urban, competitive and polluted city life.

Regards,

Vincent

[jesselyn]

:eek youre one of the many soon-to-be palmy residents...

all i know about pn is that sandra lives there :oops:
umm will start surfing about it, too! ;)

jes :angel

[voth30]

Hi Jes,

Thanks for the info regarding Sandra living in Palmy. May I know the nickname that Sandra uses under this forum so that i may have a contact in Palmy. I tried to find them under the member list but cannot find Sandra.

Thanks in advance.

[jesselyn]

yvw... ;)

their username is dave & sandra. maybe you would like to visit this thread:
http://www.emigratenz.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=474&start=0 :nice1

jes :angel

[voth30]

Dear all,

Those of who who got selected on the 15th, what is the latest updates? Have your status change to successful, are you waiting for the ITA, obtain your ITA ofr have your visa already.

Please update. As for myself, I am still waiting for my status to change from selected to successful.

Regards.

Vincent

[beah]

Dear all,

Those of who who got selected on the 15th, what is the latest updates? Have your status change to successful, are you waiting for the ITA, obtain your ITA ofr have your visa already.

Please update. As for myself, I am still waiting for my status to change from selected to successful.

Regards.

Vincent

Same as you, Vincent. But here's the good news, I asked someone from NZIS and he said that most, if not all of those who were selected and verified will receive ITAs because they are still filling the gaps (target vs the actual). So, let's just hope that ours will come sooner. :hopeso

[markkellaway]

I phoned NZIS last night, I was selected on the 18th August with 115 points (no job offer) and still my status says "selected"! :wah

The lady in NZ said that they are now saying between 8 and 12 weeks for the EOI to be processed, told me to call back after the 18th of November if there was no change!!

On another note, has anyone with no job offer had an interview with NZIS yet? If so what was it like and what was the outcome?

Cheers,

Mark. :P

[Nicola]

We were selected on the 18 August with 120 points and no job offer yet. I phoned the NZIS last week, they said we would probably not get assigned to a case officer until November. :wah I think that kind of ties in with what Mark has said above.

Patience is a virtue I have not got. :?

[jesselyn]

Patience is a virtue I have not got. :?

>>>>>> shares some patience with nicola... ;)

hugs,
jes :angel

[funkstar deluxe]

so thats december for us "no job offer, Sept 15, 110 pts" suckers then.

Grrr. Im bloody here, in NZ, right now!
I dont wanna start taking hostages for a job offer, do I?

Gimme gimme, Ive carry my 9kg portfolio around for 3 days so far, 4 more to go, then only serious chiropractic problems to worry about

(sigh) wellington is lovely today

[Moorf]

funkstar - how long are you here for - can't you extend your visitor visa online?

[Moorf]

ARGH - our medicals run out end Nov - they better get a shift on - selected early August too with 120 pts no job....

Now, where's my diazepam..... patience in a bottle :laugh

[Babette & Andy]

Spoke with my dad in Nelson yesterday, he wanted to know the latest and how Andy was getting on with his meetings in Christchurch (more to follow on his experiences when he gets back).

Told him still nothing further (selected 15Sep, 110points no job offer) from NZIS. He then went on to say that from some time in Dec to early Feb most government departments 'close down' for the summer holidays :( :wah Let's hope we all hear something before then.

Once we're assigned case officers in our current home countries the Dec-Feb holidays may not be that relevant.

However, what implications this may have for the likes of you Moorf (already in NZ), I don't know.

Let's keep hoping all comes through soon :hopeso :hopeso

[Moorf]

Thanks Babette - that is very useful for us to know.

I think a call to NZIS tomorrow is in order.

Hopefully we shall be able to ride out the Xmas period with our work contracts in the UK, and hopefully we can extend our visas for three months from our current leaving date of March....

All hopefully's... :hopeso

[Dave & Sandra]

Funkstar

I can recommend a chiropractor in Feilding if you really need one :laugh

[jesselyn]

:( my status is still selected :no and the job applications are missing :wah

[voth30]

Hi jes,

Same here. Still waiting for the magic moment for the change in status. Hopefully it will be next week. Heard that beah got her new status yesterday. Good for her. Our turn will hopefully arrive next week. Have a good weekend.

Vincent

[jesselyn]

hi vincent,

i really wish it will be next week bro :oops:

she texted me last nite to inform me about the change. she also told me to check mine - negative :no
umm im getting impatient however im still hoping :hopeso

thanks and have a good weekend, too! :nice1

jes :angel

[beah]

For Jes & Vincent,

Although my status changed, I'm still waiting for my ITA which I think will take a few more weeks.

Don't worry, I will pray for both of you so that we can have a get together party in NZ next year. :hopeso


Beah

[jesselyn]

For Jes & Vincent,
Don't worry, I will pray for both of you so that we can have a get together party in NZ next year. :hopeso


thanks, beah! :angel

[Jodie]

Hey guys,

I phoned immigration yesterday and asked when we'd hear something about moving onto the next stage in the process, and they said that it can take up to 12 weeks for the preliminary checks to be completed before they send out the ITA. I said that we were coming up to 12 weeks soon, and she said that all I could do was wait, as they were still working on EOI's they pulled out from JULY!!! :eek

We're here, both working, and my job's on the POL - how much more do they want?? :roll: It's still gonna take forever!! :no

Sorry to bring this bad news - good luck to everyone in the same boat.

Jod
:nice1

[Tash]

Hi Jodie
Thought I'd let you know that we're in the same boat. Been living here 18 months already (had to wait a year to apply for residency becasue of hubby's occupational registration). Were drawn Aug 4, no news yet. We were also told to just be patient and wait. :(
Good luck

[Jodie]

Hi Tash,

4th August, eh? Looks like we've got a long wait ahead of us then. Doesn't look like we'll be celebrating our first kiwi Christmas as residents like we hoped. :(

Oh well - at least we're here. We've got no plans to go back to the UK - even if immigration here won;t have us! We'll go on the run! :laugh

Where abouts are you?

Jod

[Lipper]

Still waiting for LTA after selection on 15th Sep - now it's a waiting game.

Starting to gather docs, sort Police checks and organise a medical.

[MelissaLG]

We too are still waiting for "decision successful." At this point, we are just "selected." We were selected Sep. 15, with 100 points, no job offer. We are headed to PN no matter what come January. So I hope NZIS starts to speed things up! :hopeso

Melissa

[voth30]

Hi Melissa,

Look like there is a big backlog of applicants the NZIS have to clear. Like your case, we are still selected waiting for the status to change to successful.

It is good to know that you are heading to PN in January. My family hope to be there in late 2005. Maybe one day, we will bump in one another in PN.

Good luck.

Vincent

[Tash]

Hi Jodie
we're in Auckland. Loving it here, but have to move next month because of work - to Christchurch, so it's not all bad. i think we're all going to have to get used to waiting, the latest is that the backlog is June and the wait is 13-16 weeks. But still, you never know, things just might go your way sooner. Keep :P !

[beah]

Does anyone know the next step after status was changed to "decision successful"? I had that status for more than 2 weeks now but still I haven't receive an ITA. Or perhaps, maybe someone can explain the importance of the "decision successful" status, what does it really mean and what should we expect?


Beah
(EOI selected Sept 15)

[Moorf]

I gather that "decision successful" simply means they have confirmed that you have correctly claimed your points - they will have only had a fleeting
glance at your EOI and you will now be in the "send ITA" pile. They will further assess and confirm, via references/checks etc, officially once they receive your completed ITA.

We were selected 4 Aug and have been in "decision successful" mode for weeks and weeks now.

[MB]

Moorf - I'm intrigued by your "fleeitng glance" phrase, because it brings out a speculation I've been enteratining as to whether (m)any work or college contact numbers get phoned at all at this stage. One thing that makes me wonder is that NZIS are very wisely supposed to ask your permission before contacting employers... but I've heard (could be wrong!) of nobody on this forum who has received such a call for that purpose. Maybe because they just do a fleeting check at EOI verification stage and save the checking until ITA stage?

Matt.

[beah]

I gather that "decision successful" simply means they have confirmed that you have correctly claimed your points - they will have only had a fleeting glance at your EOI and you will now be in the "send ITA" pile.

Thanks Moorf. It seems like this waiting game will take much longer.

[Moorf]

My personal opinion is that no college or workplace would be contacted at the EOI stage - that would be done once your completed ITA had been received with all the info etc contained therein.

[MB]

Point taken, Moorf. Indeed, when I think about it, I don't know of any posting on this or any other forum detailing any phone check at all, at any stage. Why, for example, has nobody posted saying "My former boss, a good mate, phoned me and said he'd had the NZIS on to him..." Or whatever: there wouldn't even be anything improper about the old boss just reporting the call, if not the content.
I'm sure there'll be howls of contradiction at this point - great! - but I'd like to hear some examples. 'Cos I'm right about the lack of them thus far, aren't I???

Matt.

[Annierobrigado]

i started counting, and the backlog of june being read in november means that the september selected will be read 6 months from then - or february 2005.

for those who have been selected but no ita's yet, and have enough money to spend, it might be better for them to follow in moorf's footsteps; go there, look for a place to stay and prospective employers, and land a job.

moorf, now that woz has a job, will you have to submit this new development to nzis for the additional 50 points and so push you up to the top of the heap for the ita? or is that a different method altogether?


still waiting (and getting a bit drunk from all that toasting :cheers )

annie

[beah]

for those who have been selected but no ita's yet, and have enough money to spend, it might be better for them to follow in moorf's footsteps; go there, look for a place to stay and prospective employers, and land a job.

Hi Annie,

I was hoping to follow Moorf's footstep if a tourist visa is not needed. As you know, we Filipinos have to secure a tourist visa before we can travel to NZ and applying for it is not an easy task.

Beah

[MB]

Help, please. Am I the only one whose online record has no date (just a dash) under "Date Selected"? I know I read a post here from somewhere else, and I think it's normal.
We've certainly had the other good signs (e.g., the "Congratulations" message on our record, etc.)
Matt.

[Moorf]

moorf, now that woz has a job, will you have to submit this new development to nzis for the additional 50 points and so push you up to the top of the heap for the ita? or is that a different method altogether?

I'll try and answer that in the "Moorf and Woz.. the early days" thread ;)

[Annierobrigado]

yes, moorf, thanks, you did answer that in the "early days" thread.

Hi beah! yes, it's quite difficult to get a tourist visa, and i don't understand why, when the consuls that interview us are also filipinos!

Yeah, right, they think we're not coming back.

oh well, we'll just have to grin and bear it, llike we always do!

annie