Twinsdad

Looking at flying over 26th march, move in to the house 11th april, that's when the owners fly back to the uk. Can't wait

rascal13

Hi zuluman, good to see that you got your visa. I am just going to start the paper work. How long did yours take?

Kateve

perfect good luck with it all,

Zuluman7

Hi rascal13 it took about 2 weeks and 3 days I think it could have been quicker but I delayed my medicals. good luck

rascal13

Cheers zuluman, that seems quiet quick. Thought it might take longer, not sure if i should wait to buy my flights till i get the thumbs up from the visa.

Has anyone had any really good deals on flights, quantas seem to be good. I flew with air Asia long haul recently, think its worth spending the little extra to get the bells and whistles.

Kateve

Medical and Physical booked for Wed 8th Feb, in Glasgow, hope its not too taxing

hater

DO NOT! I repeat DO NOT! book flights before the visa is granted.
Visa Grant times vary a lot...And there are heaps of people who had to start one or two courses later as there visa didn't get thru on time.

Kateve

Does anyone know if the pension scheme with SJAA is 100% inflation proof same as our UK Superannuation? and can you transfer any UK pensions into theirs once employed and over there?

rascal13

Cheers hater, good advise. I'll just have to take me chances with the late flights deals. Seems strange as they sent me all the visa stuff over, but no mention of a medical. Think i'll give them a ring on monday. scott

rascal13

Medical is simple BP, HR, reflex test with urine sample (which I think was just BM). Then the physical was a little more in depth, but if you have a reasonable level of fitness you will be fine. I did mine in NZ, so it may vary,

30 secs of press up (max 20)
Flexibility test
Squats with a small amount of weight
One leg squats to test you bio mechanics

And step HR test

These are the ones I remember , there may be a few more. They are not looking for super fit people, I didn't complete the full HR test but still got in.Good luck with it! Scott

hater

@Rascal:
You can only do the visa-medical when you have recieved your number....Which is generated when the agent loged your visa...
BUT: As the visa won't be granted without one and the doctors for the visa sometimes have a waiting list....It might be wise to get an appointment before you lodge the visa..Not all doctors give you one without the number...But it worth a try...I recieved my "number" on the day of the medical

And BTW: Consider the european "flight-searches" as well...A british friend of mine just booked a bargain-flight to HKG...As the pound is standing much better than the euro....

Kateve

thanks very much I had a medical in July for my visa and all was ok, I also go to fitness classes a few times a week so fingers crossed it'll be ok

bigdaisy

hi kateve,
just finished the fitness test at ross hall, pretty much as rascal said, squats, one legged squats, press ups, flexibilty tests, and step test. Hardest bit of it was the heat in the room! But will hopefully need to get used to that.

Kateve

Hi Misbookie have you heard any news yet?

Kateve

Oh that sounds pretty good then, yeh I'm there tomorrow so fingers crossed, they contacted me today asking for availability for my video conference, so its all happening now eh! good luck with it all and hopefully meet up with you sometime soon.