Me again!!
Jan 4th 2006, 10:23 am
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Me again!!
OK guys, I know this sort of post needs to go in the Immo bit but that's almost all Oz related and us NZers are a bit lost in it.
So can anyone tell me where in the queue they are?? We are still waiting to be allocated ye olde case officery in London and then hopes are up for a quick turnaround. We are also at the nailbiting stage as we've finally found buyers for our house who typically want to exchange v soon but know we cannot until we have PR.... although I did have a weird dream last night that .... OK that's got nothing to do with it. I would sooo love to exchange and start making real plans but everyone keeps warning me off until we know we can defo go..... OK now I am just rambling, I'm having one of those morning wobbles, kids still at home, house is chaos and I just want to be packing it up!! Any expats recall those days?
Come on guys I need a little TLC.....
Ta
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So can anyone tell me where in the queue they are?? We are still waiting to be allocated ye olde case officery in London and then hopes are up for a quick turnaround. We are also at the nailbiting stage as we've finally found buyers for our house who typically want to exchange v soon but know we cannot until we have PR.... although I did have a weird dream last night that .... OK that's got nothing to do with it. I would sooo love to exchange and start making real plans but everyone keeps warning me off until we know we can defo go..... OK now I am just rambling, I'm having one of those morning wobbles, kids still at home, house is chaos and I just want to be packing it up!! Any expats recall those days?
Come on guys I need a little TLC.....
Ta
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Jan 4th 2006, 3:23 pm
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Re: Me again!!
We submitted our ITA at NZ house, London on 22nd November. On 1st December I submitted my job offe, but still not heard anything or been informed of a case officer's name - not sure if you are told who your case officer is before they make a decision ?
Job offer is valid until 30th Jan and house has been sold since October and buyers pushing for exchange. Starting to panic a bit now ...
Job offer is valid until 30th Jan and house has been sold since October and buyers pushing for exchange. Starting to panic a bit now ...
Jan 4th 2006, 4:37 pm
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I'm sure you should be hearing fairly soon - from what I have seen on other postings, having a job offer really bumps you up the pile!! I've heard 2-3 weeks is the norm but Christmas is bound to have pushed the timings.... hope you do hear soon! Let us know!
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Jan 4th 2006, 7:35 pm
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Re: Me again!!
Originally Posted by Dizibella
OK guys, I know this sort of post needs to go in the Immo bit but that's almost all Oz related and us NZers are a bit lost in it.
So can anyone tell me where in the queue they are?? We are still waiting to be allocated ye olde case officery in London and then hopes are up for a quick turnaround. We are also at the nailbiting stage as we've finally found buyers for our house who typically want to exchange v soon but know we cannot until we have PR.... although I did have a weird dream last night that .... OK that's got nothing to do with it. I would sooo love to exchange and start making real plans but everyone keeps warning me off until we know we can defo go..... OK now I am just rambling, I'm having one of those morning wobbles, kids still at home, house is chaos and I just want to be packing it up!! Any expats recall those days?
Come on guys I need a little TLC.....
Ta
Suki
So can anyone tell me where in the queue they are?? We are still waiting to be allocated ye olde case officery in London and then hopes are up for a quick turnaround. We are also at the nailbiting stage as we've finally found buyers for our house who typically want to exchange v soon but know we cannot until we have PR.... although I did have a weird dream last night that .... OK that's got nothing to do with it. I would sooo love to exchange and start making real plans but everyone keeps warning me off until we know we can defo go..... OK now I am just rambling, I'm having one of those morning wobbles, kids still at home, house is chaos and I just want to be packing it up!! Any expats recall those days?
Come on guys I need a little TLC.....
Ta
Suki
that all brings back memories - we had a brill offer on our house that we walked away from cos we didn't know which way our application was gonna go and then once we had PR it took ages to get anyone interested - stress all the way - still we look back and laugh now!!
Good luck - it'll all come out in the wash
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Jan 4th 2006, 7:40 pm
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If you have a job offer it should be through any time now. It took about 2 weeks once I got mine. We had to sell the house quick and didn't get the full value of it. Couldn't you stop with relatives if you did sell? It's probabaly going slow because of xmas.
It'll be all worth it in the end, we've been in NZ for a week now, and although we're busy house hunting we're loving it!
It'll be all worth it in the end, we've been in NZ for a week now, and although we're busy house hunting we're loving it!
Jan 5th 2006, 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by Winnie
If you have a job offer it should be through any time now. It took about 2 weeks once I got mine. We had to sell the house quick and didn't get the full value of it. Couldn't you stop with relatives if you did sell? It's probabaly going slow because of xmas.
It'll be all worth it in the end, we've been in NZ for a week now, and although we're busy house hunting we're loving it!
It'll be all worth it in the end, we've been in NZ for a week now, and although we're busy house hunting we're loving it!
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Jan 5th 2006, 5:14 pm
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Spooky. After chasing my application I now have been contacted by a Case Officer !
Bad news is they require further info which may screw things up due to the time required to obtain the info.
Bad news is they require further info which may screw things up due to the time required to obtain the info.
Jan 6th 2006, 8:33 am
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Originally Posted by Dizibella
Well that's the major drawback... we held off looking for jobs 'cos we knew it could take an age to sell the house, and then bang, three weeks in , we get an offer! So total 'chicken and egg' time. We don't want to leave UK until after March as various family members are flying in to say goodbye and Si's under contract til then too. The we are freeeee.......... we're just praying we get allocated soonish and then once we know who are case officer is, we could hopefully get ball rolling quickish!! Gosh we've waited so long to get this far, can't believe we're now just talking a few months to go.... aaaagggghhhh!
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