bubcay

After reading millions of posts on this forum, I am ashamed to admit that I can not recall how I stumbled upon this site. I only know that it was 6-7 months after I applied for immigration.

IMHO this is the best site I have ever browsed through, and I really appreciate every single advice I got here.

Cheers to you all.

sky

I was just searching for NZ stuff and surfing the net and think the site just came up on one of my searches

Pollyana

I found it through Alan Collett, the migration agent with Go Matilda; I e-mailed him with some basic finance questions after reading the Aussie Outlook paper, and he said I could either pay his company, or ask on here!!! (they were fairly basic question)
Been here ever since........

lostkiwi

Buddy who was emigrating to Canada told me about it - been addicted ever since - have to drag myself away from time to time so that I don't think about being stuck here to much.

Great advice & help from all...
Much better now PB has gone (anyone remember him?)

helinuk

I was on a yahoo forum for British expat mums , when I said I was going to oz for a recce last November another mum (who is now living in Brisbane )told me about the site. thank you Siobhan
We've learnt so much just by reading the threads.

noodle

I thought I told you about this site Helen?!!!

Anyway, I found it by doing a search on askjeeves.

evorobin

As no one from adelaide has replied I feel obliged. I think I found it on a google search although having been in oz for two years it's a bit strange having already emmigrated...

Anyway through this site I found adelaidebrits which is also very good. Personally we found the paperwork fairly straight forward and never considered an agent.

helinuk

Really , how did I know you before the forum? who are you when you're not noodle?

OzTennis

I stumbled on this site when doing a Google search on spouse visa (I was going to say for my wife but that would be stating the obvious!!). I was looking at some website and there was a link to BE's. I signed up as TennisOz, someone stole my identity a few months later to launch a tirade of abuse at others (I now know who it was) then I re-signed as OzTennis with a password even I can't remember!

As others have said it is a fantastic site for gathering information, sometimes getting the news before it is in the news and for exchanging views. Just as in life itself you get your wide cross-section on here so it can be informative, amusing, educational, and sporty - which are the main areas I concentrate on. And yep, I come from Melbourne and live in Scotland now so I go on a bit about them I know. As most of you know it can be quite addictive as well because of how good it is and as someone said when you start signing your normal emails with your username here you know you've got a problem!

OzTennis

Mummy

Hi Katherine - you found the site OK then!

noodle

Well that would be telling, wouldn't it? No, seriously, I was on another forum for expats and you joined just after me. I can't remember what it was called now as it wasn't very good, especially after I found this site. I spoke to you as I was hoping to go to Melbourne and you were too. Ring any bells yet?

helinuk

Only Britishexpatmums forum -are you the mum from Manchester?

noodle

I'll pm you now

traceyandian

I phoned parcel force for a price on sending some documents to Adelaide and the girl on the other end of the phone asked if it was to do with emigrating. I said yes and she told me she is off to Adelaide with her family in a couple of weeks to validate their visas. She then asked if I had been on this site, and I have been hooked ever since.

Thanks paulandpaula!

Have a good trip!

Tracey

desperate2go

i found the site whilst surfing......has been fantastic for finding bits of info and saved me a fortune(havent had to hire an agent!)