How did you all find out about britishexpats.com?
Mar 24th 2004, 7:25 pm
#16
part-time Visa Angel!
Joined: Oct 2003
Location: half marathon runner!
Posts: 4,458
Not sure whether it was google or jeeves that told me about this site, but i'm so glad i found it!
Have already recommended it to two other friends and will continue to do so!!
Have already recommended it to two other friends and will continue to do so!!
Mar 24th 2004, 7:54 pm
#17
99.99999% there !
Joined: Feb 2004
Location: Essex, England, UK
Posts: 378
I saw it mentioned in the UK based migration newspaper Australian News 
Mar 24th 2004, 8:12 pm
#18
Dutch expat/Aus citizen
Joined: Apr 2003
Location: South East, Perth (was Holland)
Posts: 5,789
I have no idea....
Surfing... link maybe via that escape artist site.
I think it was around the time I was looking for (dutch) people's personal stories on emigrating(fun!), but there's not many(well, not many that have their own website and post regular updates, though I've found 1 old dutch one (the've stopped posting) and 1 other good one, and some english ones of course.
We don't have a forum like this here, and I started on here via the Immigration forum, and then got hooked...
The only reasonable good Dutch thing we have is this http://www.prikpagina.nl/list.php?f=490
It's a sort of message board instead of a forum.
And it's for all emigration, not just Oz/NZ stuff, though that is what most posts are about.
But as you can see, the format isn't great(an understatement!), and there isn't that much posting going on.
It's all the same topics as here though, visa's, agents, shipping....
Surfing... link maybe via that escape artist site.
I think it was around the time I was looking for (dutch) people's personal stories on emigrating(fun!), but there's not many(well, not many that have their own website and post regular updates, though I've found 1 old dutch one (the've stopped posting) and 1 other good one, and some english ones of course.
We don't have a forum like this here, and I started on here via the Immigration forum, and then got hooked...
The only reasonable good Dutch thing we have is this http://www.prikpagina.nl/list.php?f=490
It's a sort of message board instead of a forum.
And it's for all emigration, not just Oz/NZ stuff, though that is what most posts are about.
But as you can see, the format isn't great(an understatement!), and there isn't that much posting going on.
It's all the same topics as here though, visa's, agents, shipping....
Mar 24th 2004, 8:22 pm
#19
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Joined: Mar 2004
Location: Mandurah, WA
Posts: 535
Originally posted by Simone82
I have no idea....
Surfing... link maybe via that escape artist site.
I think it was around the time I was looking for (dutch) people's personal stories on emigrating(fun!), but there's not many(well, not many that have their own website and post regular updates, though I've found 1 old dutch one (the've stopped posting) and 1 other good one, and some english ones of course.
We don't have a forum like this here, and I started on here via the Immigration forum, and then got hooked...
The only reasonable good Dutch thing we have is this http://www.prikpagina.nl/list.php?f=490
It's a sort of message board instead of a forum.
And it's for all emigration, not just Oz/NZ stuff, though that is what most posts are about.
But as you can see, the format isn't great(an understatement!), and there isn't that much posting going on.
It's all the same topics as here though, visa's, agents, shipping....
I have no idea....
Surfing... link maybe via that escape artist site.
I think it was around the time I was looking for (dutch) people's personal stories on emigrating(fun!), but there's not many(well, not many that have their own website and post regular updates, though I've found 1 old dutch one (the've stopped posting) and 1 other good one, and some english ones of course.
We don't have a forum like this here, and I started on here via the Immigration forum, and then got hooked...
The only reasonable good Dutch thing we have is this http://www.prikpagina.nl/list.php?f=490
It's a sort of message board instead of a forum.
And it's for all emigration, not just Oz/NZ stuff, though that is what most posts are about.
But as you can see, the format isn't great(an understatement!), and there isn't that much posting going on.
It's all the same topics as here though, visa's, agents, shipping....
Mar 24th 2004, 8:29 pm
#20
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 11,149
I did the first stage partner visa in the UK without this board but last year whilst looking for tips on final stage processing I found this place. Ended up in an argument with Ceri and got hooked.
Mar 24th 2004, 8:57 pm
#21
Forum Regular
Joined: Dec 2003
Location: London
Posts: 112
I was getting addicted to GO MATILDA then someone there mentioned this site and now Im addicted to this one !!!:scared:
But only when my computer lets me ,anyone else having problems getting on here ?
But only when my computer lets me ,anyone else having problems getting on here ?
Mar 24th 2004, 8:59 pm
#22
Joined: Feb 2004
Location: Brisbane and loving it!!!!
Posts: 632
Hi
I think we found this site from the Irons family web site.
It has been great but is really addictive.
As a nurse I had thought of using an agent but now am applying myself
after advice and help from this site.
The expats meetings will help with making friends when you first arrive....Can't wait to put faces to names!
Nikki x
I think we found this site from the Irons family web site.
It has been great but is really addictive.
As a nurse I had thought of using an agent but now am applying myself
after advice and help from this site.The expats meetings will help with making friends when you first arrive....Can't wait to put faces to names!
Nikki x
Mar 24th 2004, 9:02 pm
#23
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Joined: Jun 2003
Location: Eatons Hill, Brisbane
Posts: 2,289
Re: How did you all find out about britishexpats.com?
Through Australian News, great paper by the way, wish i'd found this site earlier too, takes alot of the impatience out knowing other people are in a similar position also there is a whole mine of information on here as opposed to the advice our agent has given us!
best wishes
rach x
best wishes
rach x
Mar 24th 2004, 11:16 pm
#24
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 13,233
Found it down the back of the search engine sofa!
Of course I was about 6 months too late as we had already submitted application.
Now I can't stop telling everyone about it.
So many people I know have emigrated recently or are in process of doing so (not all to OZ I might add).
Of course I was about 6 months too late as we had already submitted application.
Now I can't stop telling everyone about it.
So many people I know have emigrated recently or are in process of doing so (not all to OZ I might add).
Mar 24th 2004, 11:38 pm
#26
(It's not my real name)
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Ilukapool. WA
Posts: 12,467
I used to post on usenet newsgroups and the Autralian immigration one had loads of messges "posted from britishexpats.com" So I stopped using usenet and had a look at the Expats web site.
Mar 25th 2004, 2:53 am
#27
Account Closed
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 1,384
I found it on the day we received our visas
Still though we could have done with it earlier, its been invaluable since and the info and advice from here has made the transition much easier than it may have been.
Still though we could have done with it earlier, its been invaluable since and the info and advice from here has made the transition much easier than it may have been.
Mar 25th 2004, 3:04 am
#28
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 364
Re: How did you all find out about britishexpats.com?
yeah i found it surfing.
A real pisser i didnt come across it a couple of years back cos i was in visa strife then and it was well stressful.
Great forum though. Apart from pathetic arguments by trolls.
A real pisser i didnt come across it a couple of years back cos i was in visa strife then and it was well stressful.
Great forum though. Apart from pathetic arguments by trolls.
Last edited by wombatboy; Mar 25th 2004 at 3:09 am.
Mar 25th 2004, 4:19 am
#29
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Joined: Jan 2003
Location: Perth, Jnr is back!
Posts: 1,286
I used to go on the onestop.wa site which eventually folded up, then I think it was Jopaulss who told me about this one.
Mar 25th 2004, 6:19 am
#30
Forum Regular
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: ...somewhere in ME,OZ within a year.
Posts: 111
Hubby found it while surfing the net for info. on Oz during our visa process.
Now more than him, I am addicted to this site, and no prizes for guessing why , too much valuable information, and loads of helpful replies.
Guess by the time we make the final move to Oz., it will look too familiar to us with all the info gathered from this site.
Great site *****
Now more than him, I am addicted to this site, and no prizes for guessing why
, too much valuable information, and loads of helpful replies.Guess by the time we make the final move to Oz., it will look too familiar to us with all the info gathered from this site.
Great site *****