Of course you are one step ahead of us all as you have now publicly admitted you have a problem. Thats the first step. I applaude you. I myself am not ready to admitt the problem publicly, I think I am still in the denial stage.

You're not sad just normal (if there is any such thing LOL)
You will get our visa before the end of the week, you can then send it to Londonfor the yellow sticker. You will by then be exchangin contracts on the house and wehey you'll be there before you know it......honest.

I also had a couple of days away but like you said can't stay away for any longer need to know how other people are getting on cos it keeps us going....

Good Luck B1 for the end of the week, I'll look out for the GOT IT!!

Ang x

FYI we used Airpets too, and both our cats were fine with them.

The sturdy wooden container they build for shipping your moggies in also serves as a useful TV stand once you've arrived here

Cheers,
Anya.

That's good to know!

Thanks other peeps for your posts, will spread some more karma once it's "recharged"

Ange: Hope you are right!

I heard they were going to stop stickering your Passports for certain types of visas, and it's all gonna be computerised Not the same as having a lovely yellow sticker is it?


Here's what I read:

Visas not to be evidenced in many cases

One of the basic steps after having a visa granted in the past has been to then have a sticky visa label inserted in your passport. As DIMIA becomes more electronic in its operations there are going to be a larger number of visa categories that will not need to be evidenced.

Already there are a number of classes such as Electronic Visitor visas, Temporary Graduate visas and some student visas for which evidencing is often not required. DIMIA have decided to look at expanding this even further from 1st July and in the short future we will hear of further visa classes that do not need to be evidenced in passports.

(source: DIMIA)

I would like a sticker but as long as i get PR i will be very happy

Do they put both cats in the same box? Also (a silly question coming but) how do they eat and go to the loo? Is there someone who travels with them to make sure they are OK?

Have sent you some karma. (Although I noticed you were telling "porkies"! You've got three blue boxes, i.e. plenty of karma!)

Gina

Glad you're back! Bordy has predicted 26th August for both of us (he must have none we'd have a pedantic CO and you a slooow one, LOL).

Gina

Fingers are still crossed!

Ours were in a double-sized wooden box, with wire mesh doors, and mesh down the middle, so they could see each other & snuggle up together, but not fight if they got scared. This was the configuration advised by Airpets.

They don't eat: because it is is warm in the section of the hold where they're carried, they tend to settle down after a while & go to sleep. They're given a full, non-spillable container of water & this is checked & replenished at every stop. As for the 'exhaust' problem ours don't appear to have to produced anything while in their box - it was perfectly clean. I think their metabolism simply slows down for the journey - just like if they were asleep on the bed all day. TBH, ours quite often sleep from say 7am until 9pm without wanting food/kitty letter box etc.

Could be they're just lazy b*ggers, though!

Cheers,
Anya.

PS: the box was quite roomy and they could curl up & sleep quite comfortably - feline equivalent of Business Class!

Thanks for posting that, must admit this is the bit I am most worried about but you've put a lot of my worries to rest.

Will send some k once "recharged"