What would you do?
Feb 20th 2008, 12:39 pm
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What would you do?
My head is in a complete spin, and would value any opinions, or perhaps some experiences.
Our Residency visa is in the hands of NZIS London, and we are anticipating being assigned a case officer within the next few days. According to the website it takes 1-3 months to make their final decision.
We've accepted an offer on our house, but looks as though we shall be completed by mid to late March, so shall be homeless.
Do we:
Find a rental .. minimum of 6 months, get visas, plan flights etc for end of rental. We shall have all our stuff in storage so shall have to pay storage AND rent
Camp at relatives. Relatives won't take our dog, so have the nightmare situation of having to find a temp home for her
Request passports back from NZIS and just come to NZ, and wait for PR t be processed in our absense. Biggest fear is what if we are rejected?
My head is in a complete spin ....
Lou
Our Residency visa is in the hands of NZIS London, and we are anticipating being assigned a case officer within the next few days. According to the website it takes 1-3 months to make their final decision.
We've accepted an offer on our house, but looks as though we shall be completed by mid to late March, so shall be homeless.
Do we:
Find a rental .. minimum of 6 months, get visas, plan flights etc for end of rental. We shall have all our stuff in storage so shall have to pay storage AND rent
Camp at relatives. Relatives won't take our dog, so have the nightmare situation of having to find a temp home for her
Request passports back from NZIS and just come to NZ, and wait for PR t be processed in our absense. Biggest fear is what if we are rejected?
My head is in a complete spin ....
Lou
Feb 20th 2008, 2:18 pm
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Re: What would you do?
My head is in a complete spin, and would value any opinions, or perhaps some experiences.
Our Residency visa is in the hands of NZIS London, and we are anticipating being assigned a case officer within the next few days. According to the website it takes 1-3 months to make their final decision.
We've accepted an offer on our house, but looks as though we shall be completed by mid to late March, so shall be homeless.
Do we:
Find a rental .. minimum of 6 months, get visas, plan flights etc for end of rental. We shall have all our stuff in storage so shall have to pay storage AND rent
Camp at relatives. Relatives won't take our dog, so have the nightmare situation of having to find a temp home for her
Request passports back from NZIS and just come to NZ, and wait for PR t be processed in our absense. Biggest fear is what if we are rejected?
My head is in a complete spin ....
Lou
Our Residency visa is in the hands of NZIS London, and we are anticipating being assigned a case officer within the next few days. According to the website it takes 1-3 months to make their final decision.
We've accepted an offer on our house, but looks as though we shall be completed by mid to late March, so shall be homeless.
Do we:
Find a rental .. minimum of 6 months, get visas, plan flights etc for end of rental. We shall have all our stuff in storage so shall have to pay storage AND rent
Camp at relatives. Relatives won't take our dog, so have the nightmare situation of having to find a temp home for her
Request passports back from NZIS and just come to NZ, and wait for PR t be processed in our absense. Biggest fear is what if we are rejected?
My head is in a complete spin ....
Lou
Best of luck
Feb 21st 2008, 2:47 am
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Re: What would you do?
My honest opinion would be take a rental and plan your move for the end of the 6 month rental period. A couple of months here or there in the scheme of things is nothing but having a really stressful last few months in the UK (having to rush, stay with in-laws, unsatisfactory arrangements for your dog etc, etc) isn't the best way to start your life over here. you'll be here for summer and Christmas and have a lovely last summer in UK; win-win 
My head is in a complete spin, and would value any opinions, or perhaps some experiences.
Our Residency visa is in the hands of NZIS London, and we are anticipating being assigned a case officer within the next few days. According to the website it takes 1-3 months to make their final decision.
We've accepted an offer on our house, but looks as though we shall be completed by mid to late March, so shall be homeless.
Do we:
Find a rental .. minimum of 6 months, get visas, plan flights etc for end of rental. We shall have all our stuff in storage so shall have to pay storage AND rent
Camp at relatives. Relatives won't take our dog, so have the nightmare situation of having to find a temp home for her
Request passports back from NZIS and just come to NZ, and wait for PR t be processed in our absense. Biggest fear is what if we are rejected?
My head is in a complete spin ....
Lou
Our Residency visa is in the hands of NZIS London, and we are anticipating being assigned a case officer within the next few days. According to the website it takes 1-3 months to make their final decision.
We've accepted an offer on our house, but looks as though we shall be completed by mid to late March, so shall be homeless.
Do we:
Find a rental .. minimum of 6 months, get visas, plan flights etc for end of rental. We shall have all our stuff in storage so shall have to pay storage AND rent
Camp at relatives. Relatives won't take our dog, so have the nightmare situation of having to find a temp home for her
Request passports back from NZIS and just come to NZ, and wait for PR t be processed in our absense. Biggest fear is what if we are rejected?
My head is in a complete spin ....
Lou
Feb 21st 2008, 8:59 am
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Re: What would you do?
Personally, I wouldn't panic just yet. Wait and see how the house sale progresses. Usually it's a nightmare and the last thing you want is delays and hold ups, but in your case it could work to your advantage!!! And you could always advise your estate agent / solicitor of your preferred date for exchange / completion, although I can understand the anxiety of not wanting to lose your buyer.
Do you have a job offer / start date for work in NZ? That can sometimes go in your favour with the speed of visa processing, but not always.
I certainly wouldn't come over until you've got the green light from NZIS, just in case. If they require any extra paperwork, evidence, or if they think there's a problem with medicals or anything, it could be a nightmare for you to sort if everythings in a container on its way and you're already over here.
Do you have a job offer / start date for work in NZ? That can sometimes go in your favour with the speed of visa processing, but not always.
I certainly wouldn't come over until you've got the green light from NZIS, just in case. If they require any extra paperwork, evidence, or if they think there's a problem with medicals or anything, it could be a nightmare for you to sort if everythings in a container on its way and you're already over here.
