Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
May 26th 2004, 9:44 pm
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Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
May 26th 2004, 10:13 pm
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Originally posted by Zoe&Mike
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
You can't believe how jealous i am right now.....
May 26th 2004, 10:26 pm
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Originally posted by Zoe&Mike
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
All the best
Lindseyxxxx
May 27th 2004, 1:39 am
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Posts: 427
Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Originally posted by Zoe&Mike
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Congrats......friend.
May 27th 2004, 4:15 am
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Originally posted by Zoe&Mike
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Way to go! Enjoy your time in Australia.
May 27th 2004, 4:25 am
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Wooo-hoooo!
Good on yer. First post and all.
Don't let all those worries stop you partying tonight!
Good on yer. First post and all.
Don't let all those worries stop you partying tonight!
May 27th 2004, 6:26 am
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Congratulations both. Have a wonderful new life.
May 27th 2004, 6:36 am
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Hello Zoe & Mike,
Best of luck for the life ahead in ozzie.. and please do keep us posted about your new life.... 1 post is not enough to share your experiences with us though.....
Regards
ozzie04
Best of luck for the life ahead in ozzie.. and please do keep us posted about your new life.... 1 post is not enough to share your experiences with us though.....
Regards
ozzie04
May 27th 2004, 9:31 am
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Originally posted by Zoe&Mike
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
May 27th 2004, 12:44 pm
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 213
Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Originally posted by Zoe&Mike
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Skilled Independent (136) applied on 29/09/03 (not front-loaded, no MODL, no AU$100k, no sponsor, no relatives, nothing apart from our own age, english, skill and occupation points - although I like to think that my 5 point "spouse skills" made all the difference - that and my tactical use of file dividers and indexing in our application!)
Character and health checks requested on 29/03/02 (6 months later) and sent on 18/05/04, and get this, Visa granted 3 days later on 21/05/04. First trip to Australia before April 05.
We really weren't expecting to hear anything until July, at least.
A bit of a shock to say the least.
We had better work out what to do next....probably a validating trip in October at which time we'll see where we fancy settling.
What am I going to tell my mother? Then there's the cat to move, and not to mention our jobs, flat....PANIC!!! It's a good sort of panic though!
Best of luck to everyone waiting - you'll get there I'm sure.
Well done Zoe and Mike. Hope You have a great new life down under. Wish it was me.
Jayne
May 27th 2004, 1:11 pm
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Originally posted by Zoe&Mike
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Yellow envelope arrived this morning from Adelaide....
....Visa Grant, it says!!!
Congrats !!!
That was superb. You must have a great case officer.
Good luck.
May 27th 2004, 4:36 pm
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Congrats
May 28th 2004, 2:15 am
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Congratulations................!
Wish you all the best for new life.
Seek for job opportunities during validation trip.
Wish you all the best for new life.
Seek for job opportunities during validation trip.
May 29th 2004, 7:49 pm
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Thanks for your support and advice.
Our case officer was Jonathon Trainer, and obviously, is a star!
Looks like we're destination Melbourne and Sydney come October, and will use that short trip to decide which place suits us best. Difficult in such a short time, but I think we know what we're looking for....good chances of getting jobs, good weather, good food, and good company.
All advice is welcome!
Our case officer was Jonathon Trainer, and obviously, is a star!
Looks like we're destination Melbourne and Sydney come October, and will use that short trip to decide which place suits us best. Difficult in such a short time, but I think we know what we're looking for....good chances of getting jobs, good weather, good food, and good company.
All advice is welcome!
May 29th 2004, 9:09 pm
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Re: Wooo-hoooo! Got It!
Well done guys.