[jhsay]

Updated...

Current Status : Decision Successful
EOI Selected : Sept 29th
Decision Successful: Nov 30
ITA Arrived : Dec 23
PR granted : ___________
Want to be in NZ : April 2005 (Auckland)
Number of Points : 110
Job Offer : None
Claiming points for : work experience, spouse's qualifications, age, degree
Occupation: husband- engineering, wife - IT
Current Location : Philippines
Surname starts with a : S
Unusual circumstances : Wife has medical issues (hypothyroidism and kidney stones)
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks?: :roll: :roll:


We're now preparing for the medical test. Hopefully, we'll submit the application before January ends

[voth30]

Current Status : Application Received
EOI Selected : 15 September 04
Decision Successful : 1 Dec 04
ITA Arrived : 3 Dec 04
Application Sent : 18 Dec 04
Application Received acknowledged on NZIS website : 21 Dec 04
Application Received acknowledged in writing : 31 Dec 04
PR granted : Hopefully soon but based on NZIS letter, it will take about 4 months to process PR
Want to be in NZ : Sep 05
Number of Points : 130
Job Offer : No
Claiming points for : Age, qualifications, work experience, spouse qualifications
Location : Singapore
Surname starts with a : 0
Unusual circumstances : None
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks?: No. They are the best anyway.
_________________

[Babette & Andy]

Update - finally Decision Successful :nice1

Current Status : EOI Selected from pool
EOI Selected : September 15th
ITA Arrived : decision successful January 10thPR granted : ?????
Want to be in NZ :mid 2005 (Christchurch)
Number of Points : 110 - increased on 17Dec to 115 (by NZIS)
Job Offer : No, would need to start work within the month, so delaying our search slightly until we're further ahead with our PR
Claiming points for : POL, work experience, age, qualification
Occupation: Andy - IT Project Manager
Current Location : Winsford, Cheshire - UK
Unusual circumstances : 4 family members emigrated to Nelson in Sep'03 - hope this may be looked upon favourably
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks?: Nope - quite like them!

Medicals book 18th Feb, Police checks requested.

Things are finally moving. Received e-mail from NZIS today stating the ITA pack went in the post today :cheers

[cloudboy99]

Updated...

Current Status : Decision Successful
EOI Selected : 11 November 04
Decision Successful : 17 January 05
ITA Arrived : ---
Application Sent : ---
Application Received acknowledged on NZIS website : ---
Application Received acknowledged in writing : ---
PR granted : ---
Want to be in NZ : Soon
Number of Points : 140
Job Offer : No
Claiming points for : Age, qualifications, work experience, spouse qualifications
Location : Portland, OR, USA
Surname starts with a : G
Unusual circumstances : None
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks?: What is this "rugby" sport anyways?

[MB]

Current Status: Decision Successful
EOI Selected: Oct. 27th
Decision Successful: Jan. 21st 2005
ITA Arrived: ??
PR Granted: ??
Want to be in NZ: Mid-late 2005
Number of Points: 115
Job Offer: No (not yet, anyway)
Claiming Points For: Age, Quals., Work Experience, Spouse Quals., (Future Growth Area quals. and experience but no job)
Occupation: My wife is prinicpal applicant and she's a Ballet/Dance Teacher, Choreographer and Professional Pointe-Shoe Fitter (NZ Job Classification 33652 if you're interested)
Location: Washington State, USA
Surname starts with a: B
Unusual Circumstances: None, we hope
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks: on the contrary! 20 years ago, our Maori, rugby-playing, visiting teacher was the only one who miraculously hoiked me up to halfway up my class's rankings in Biology (I was usually propping up the others!)

[RoadRunner]

Current Status : Decision Successful
EOI Selected : 8 December 04
Decision Successful : 17 January 05
ITA Arrived : 21 January 05
Application Sent : ---
Application Received acknowledged on NZIS website : ---
Application Received acknowledged in writing : ---
PR granted : ---
Want to be in NZ : Soon (no later than June 05)
Number of Points : 130
Job Offer : No
Claiming points for : Age, qualifications, work experience, spouse qualifications
Location : Tucson, AZ, USA
Surname starts with a : P
Unusual circumstances : Minor medical issue

[dmc]

Current Status : Decision Successful
EOI Selected: 8 December 04
Decision Successful: 17 January 05
ITA Arrived: ---
Application Sent: ---
Application Received acknowledged on NZIS website: ---
Application Received acknowledged in writing: ---
PR granted: ---
Want to be in NZ: Soon (mid '05)
Number of Points: 130
Job Offer: No
Claiming points for: Age, qualifications, work experience, spouse qualifications
Location: New York, USA
Surname starts with a: C
Unusual circumstances: None

[shagen]

This is an update - 22 Jan 05

Current Status : Decision Successful
EOI Selected : September 1, 2004
ITA Arrived : November 18, 2004
Application Sent : 22 January 2005
PR granted : keeping our fingers and toes crossed!
Want to be in NZ : Initially it was late 2004 but looking at how things are progressing, we are hopefull it will be before end 2005. Hoping to settle in the South Island.
Number of Points : 115
Job Offer : None so far.
Occupation: Accounting / Audit
Current Location : Indonesia (me) and Malaysia (the rest of the family)
Unusual circumstances : None so far

[ToadFish]

Updated - ITA arrived well quickly...

Current Status : EOI Selected from pool
EOI Selected : September 29th
Decision Successful: Thurs January 13th
ITA Arrived : Tues January 18th
PR granted : ????
Want to be in NZ : sometime in 2005
Number of Points : 135 (increased to 145 by NZIS)
Job Offer : No
Claiming points for : Age, qualifications,work experience, POL
Location : Basel, Switzerland
Surname starts with a : M
Unusual circumstances : None
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks?: Frequently, but not as frequently as I've said bad things about the Wallabies.

[ToadFish]

Updated (again after mistake pointed out by the other half - must do more postings to practice)

Current Status : Decision Successful
EOI Selected : September 29th
Decision Successful: Thurs January 13th
ITA Arrived : Tues January 18th
PR granted : ????
Want to be in NZ : sometime in 2005, aiming for Wellington
Number of Points : 135 (increased to 145 by NZIS)
Job Offer : No
Claiming points for : Age, qualifications,work experience, POL
Location : Basel, Switzerland
Surname starts with a : M
Unusual circumstances : None
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks?: Frequently, but not as frequently as I've said bad things about the Wallabies.

[neilw71]

Just to add our facts:

Current Status : Decision Succesful
EOI Selected : 13th October 2004
Decision Successful: Mond 17th Jan 2005
ITA Arrived : Tues 18th January 2005
ITA Submitted: Weds 26th January 2005 (by hand)
Application Received acknowledged on NZIS website: 28th January 2005
Application Received acknowledged in writing: ???
Telephone Interview: ???
PR granted : ???
Want to be in NZ : March 2005....maybe hopeful!
Number of Points : 105
Job Offer : No
Claiming points for : Age, qualifications,work experience
Location : Rotherham, UK
Surname starts with a : W
Unusual circumstances : None

Neil

[MB]

Update: ITA arrived (mailman left note, we'll collect it Jan. 28th).

Current Status: Decision Successful
EOI Selected: Oct. 27th
Decision Successful: Jan. 21st 2005
ITA Arrived: Jan. 27th 2005
PR Granted: ??
Want to be in NZ: Mid-late 2005
Number of Points: 115
Job Offer: No (not yet, anyway)
Claiming Points For: Age, Quals., Work Experience, Spouse Quals., (Future Growth Area quals. and experience but no job)
Occupation: My wife is prinicpal applicant and she's a Ballet/Dance Teacher, Choreographer and Professional Pointe-Shoe Fitter (NZ Job Classification 33652 if you're interested)
Location: Washington State, USA
Surname starts with a: B
Unusual Circumstances: None, we hope
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks: on the contrary! 20 years ago, our Maori, rugby-playing, visiting teacher was the only one who miraculously hoiked me up to halfway up my class's rankings in Biology (I was usually propping up the others!)

[Arlevien]

Just to update my entries folks!!..

Current Status : Decision Successfull, 19-Oct
EOI Selected : Aug 4,2004 (for 120 points)
ITA Arrived : Oct 19th 04
PR granted : Jan 18th 05
Number of Points : 120
Job Offer : (No )- Yes dec 10th 04
Claiming points for : POL, work experience, age, qualification, Spouse
Occupation: IT
Current Location : North Shore, Auckland, NZ
Unusual circumstances : Wife's preggy and hoping to have 1st baby in NZ for my very own little Kiwi :clap
Ever say anything bad about the All Blacks?: England is still kickin their ass around. But they rock.

[foolsgold99]

Here's our update

EOI submitted 16th August
Selected 18th August
DS 5th December
Got ITA 11th
Application submitted 11th Jan
Telephone Interview 14th Jan
AIP 19th Jan

An this morning we got back our passports complete with shiney new residence & rrv visas.

We are now legal residents of New Zealand :cheers

It's all getting a bit scary now to be honest

[RoadRunner]

Foolsgold,
That is FAST! Do you have a job offer?

Congrats!! It must be so exciting!

:raebanana :raebanana

RoadRunner

[foolsgold99]

Nope no job offer. Although I'm looking for one now.

Never even been to NZ.

We both have degrees and I have about 8 years IT work experience.

[markkellaway]

Congrats on getting the passports back, I can understand the onset of a few nerves! :nice1

Now that you've got the visas can you confirm that there are no conditions attached?

Cheers,

Mark. :P

[xanctus]

oh congrats on the great news foolsgold99, hopefully all of us can join your boat hehehee :cheers :cheers

[foolsgold99]

Mark,

Happy to confirm that there are no conditions of any kind on the visa.

All it says is

"the holder may travel to New Zealand and on application be granted a residence permit"

Also got a 2 year rrv, which starts from my date of entry into the country.

Alan

[Moorf]

So you still have to appy for a residence permit?

Is this more cost and waiting?

[shagen]

Congrats Alan!

:cheers

[Dave & Sandra]

I think the residence permit may be stamped in your passport when you arrive. I'm sure I've read that somewhere.

[foolsgold99]

When you land the residence visa, gets turned into a residence permit.

I think the guy at the airport does something to it with a stamp.

[markkellaway]

Yes, from what I've read the stamp is the right to a permit, rather than a permit in itself. I think it's just a matter of choosing the right queue at the airport. As you are already in NZ Helen it will probably be different for you.

Mark. :P

[Douglas]

Hi Mark - the stamp is in fact the permit. :yes

[Douglas]

I posted this on the 21st January in the Lounge:

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After discussions with several forum members over the last few days, we’ve been putting together a survey page to build on the excellent thread Creelara started about EOI, ITA and PR timings.

The first part of the page is a simple table summarising the information that people have been good enough to enter in Creelara’s thread.

The second part of the survey page is a form to enable people to easily add new or updated info to the table. I’ve held back in doing this for some time owing to my reservation that I don’t want to use anyone’s info without getting their permission. Therefore I’m placing the link to the table here, in the members only part of the forum. If you don’t want your info to appear, please PM me so I can remove your info from the table.

Then, all going well, what I’d like to do is make the survey available for everyone on the site to use.

Please feel free to use the form right now to update your old info or, if you've not taken part before, to add new info. :nice1

The summary table is here:

http://www.emigratenz.org/immigration-application-timings.html


The form to add or update info is here:

http://www.emigratenz.org/immigration-application-timings.html#form

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Please feel free to PM me if you didn't see the announcement in the lounge and you want your details removed from the survey.

Better still, if you haven't filled in the survey yet, please do - it only takes a minute and it helps everyone. :yes

http://www.emigratenz.org/immigration-application-timings.html

http://www.emigratenz.org/immigration-application-timings.html#form

[shagen]

Hi Douglas,

I think the survey is excellent!

Shagen

[creelara]

Beautifully done Douglas.

I fear the end is nigh for this thread I started one frustration filled Sunday evening back in October.

We are now waiting for our passports to come back with the stamps. We had a(nother) minor delay with Creelara-ette's passport. It was due to expire in April but it has to have a minimum of one year to run before they can stamp it. Just as well I work within walking distance of the Glasgow passport office.

We are a house-sale away from the rest of our lives.

Creelara.

[Babette & Andy]

Creelara - thanks for coming up with the idea, I think it's become one of the most visited threads :clap

Douglas - thanks for taking the time to put the info into the survey, definately a very useful place of reference :nice1

Babette

[xanctus]

hmm it is interesting to see Douglas' chart, that many of the people who got selected on 4 August did not get any PR yet.

[marcia]

Have been looking at some of the timings, would be nice if people had time to now update some more recent timings. :yes

[ENZ]

Yours truly included. :o