My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far
Sep 30th 2013, 4:25 pm
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Re: My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far
Haha 
... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.
One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
Sep 30th 2013, 5:27 pm
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Re: My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far
Haha ... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.
One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
We're not going until early next year but have considered that we may want to stay in Ireland.
Sep 30th 2013, 5:27 pm
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Re: My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far
Haha ... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.
One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
We're not going until early next year but have considered that we may want to stay in Ireland.
Sep 30th 2013, 5:35 pm
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Re: My experience of going the Surinder Singh route so far
I read your story Dave, you certainly have been put through the mill. It will be nice to see you over here.
Sep 30th 2013, 5:42 pm
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Dee and I are both being recorded by BBC Radio Wales producers on Wednesday, for a program on immigration to be broadcast around the end of the month. They're sympathetic to our plight.
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Sep 30th 2013, 5:52 pm
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Wow good luck with the interview and broadcast. There are many of us that will be there with you in spirit, I'm sure.
Sep 30th 2013, 6:43 pm
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We'll probably still be here Dave. We want the company to be generating an income for at least 3 months before we even think of applying.
Let us know when your interview is broadcasting.
Let us know when your interview is broadcasting.
Sep 30th 2013, 7:03 pm
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Haha ... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.
One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
... We are doing well. We reached the 3 month, 1 day mark yesterday (the earliest point where we can move back to the UK) and should get our stamp 4 next week so it's all happening.One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
We're setting up our business which should be going live this week so fingers crossed. Our savings have now depleted so need to start bringing in an income
It's actually very easy to set up a business in Ireland and the banks are very supportive.
Sep 30th 2013, 7:04 pm
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Good news Dave. Could you post a link when it happens if there is one?
Sep 30th 2013, 7:20 pm
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It's either going to be the 27th October or the 3rd November.
Sep 30th 2013, 8:00 pm
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Can you believe it? It seems like yesterday we were mailing in panic about visas into Ireland.
Sep 30th 2013, 8:06 pm
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One glitch though ....... we've fallen in love with Ireland!
One day at a time
Good luck to you
Sep 30th 2013, 8:07 pm
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Sep 30th 2013, 8:15 pm
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Not at all. I'm sure I will feel the same about the UK when I get there but after living in SA for so long, I wasn't aware just how much freedom we had to give up. Until we moved here, my kids had never played outside as it was just too unsafe.
There is also a huge Down syndrome community here who have welcomed us with open arms.
All this and it is truly beautiful here, each town is quite small so there is a huge feeling of community. I could go on and on about the wonders of Ireland.
We will go to the UK though as one of the main reasons is to look after my mum who is disabled but we are just going to enjoy our time here until we have to leave.
There is also a huge Down syndrome community here who have welcomed us with open arms.
All this and it is truly beautiful here, each town is quite small so there is a huge feeling of community. I could go on and on about the wonders of Ireland.
We will go to the UK though as one of the main reasons is to look after my mum who is disabled but we are just going to enjoy our time here until we have to leave.