Excellent stuff! It's all becoming real now! WOO HOO!

Hi Guys,

I'm back here again , I was posting here last Feb or so... things got put on hold for us, mostly due to my working hours being a bit iffy to meet the 20 hours requirements after maternity leave and some sickness, and lack of money... So I got my head down and have worked at least 20 hours a week for the last year and a half, unfortunately DH was made redundant in January, but has been back in work since June, so we are now finally in a situation to start applications again.

as a result of these delays I now have to sit the IELTS Academic exam for my nursing skills assessment. I was shocked to discover that the one at Queens is booked up until October, so have applied for one in Dublin, which should be the end of August/ start of September.

We are keen to be out in Australia by January 2011 as our little boy will be turning 5 in the March and don't really want to start him in Primary School here for a short time and then take him away from his friends...

Looking forward to hearing how you are all getting along!

angela

I'd to do my IELTS in Dublin too, I ended up staying down the night before in a hotel within spitting distance (nice term eh, but it was) of the actual exam centre, so was able to just leave my car @ the hotel and walk over....

If you require the details of this hotel etc, PM me...

Jen xo

Hi Jen,

Thanks Its so much more expensive doing it that way isn't it? Think it was £165 for my test Ooh I will pm you about the hotel, I was thinking of staying in the UCD halls as they are only £20 per night and it will be just me staying, no point in trailing the rest of them round Dublin with me! Though that will only work if I get the August test instead of the September one!!!! I'll be getting the train or the bus down as I am currently learning to drive. I'm dreading this blooming test, I've ordered a study book from Amazon, its been so long since I have done a written exam!

Lucky you! I'm sooo jealous! Let us know how you get on.

How are you getting on yourself, any progress on things? Have you put your house on the market yet!?

Your right, but OZ is a huge country stetching from the equator down to the colder Antartic end so different parts of the country have different climates, In the southern part in does get cold and wet during winter, but its no where near as bad as the UK.

Hi Jen

Nothing happening at all, I really dont expect to hear anything this year. Status on application hasnt changed in fact i can still go in and attach documents almost 4 mths after lodging application. We have just put it to the back of our mind, how about you?

Same lol

Thought this thread would be on pass the parcel

Eh!? Get out, ur not from Norn Irn! LOL

Here I could be your da, but the dog beat me up dem stairs....

Thought I'd bump up this thread to see if any current/new members hail from Sunny Norn Irn and are making or about to make the big mooooooove....

hey there jen hows it goin ?nah its gettin worse if you must know we were on the verge of going on the 176 s/sponsored band wagon and then decided we just might sit it out for another while apparently a lot of people were told visas approved ready to go house sold children said good byes furniture on a boat then to be told your of the s sponsored list also ,if that was me id crack up

Yeah, it's crap isn't it! If you ask me, the new rules should only apply to new applicants, those already lodged should be processed under the rules that were applicable at the time they applied! Really wish DIAC would stop changing the goalposts, it's a bloody joke!

On a lighter note, I'm on the wine after a really long week, boys a dear it's getting cowl out there, Autumn is upon us eh, GRRR