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Forum: Australia
Apr 2nd 2008, 4:07 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

I work at Heathrow and saw the Malaysian about to take off on Monday and thought "Wow 3 weeks and I will be on that plane" then I smiled like a cheshire cat for quite a while!

Neil
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2008, 10:36 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

I had these bookmarked, I don't know anything about them, have a butchers!

http://www.accommodation-reservation.com/results.php?keyword=Accommodation%20In%20Perth...
Forum: Australia
Mar 13th 2008, 8:03 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

I think a lot of us are in the same boat (or plane) we exchanged yesterday and we fly on the 21st of April, we just feel like avoiding people at the last hours because it is going to be too hard to...
Forum: Australia
Mar 2nd 2008, 7:19 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

[QUOTE=mad.chef;6005282]We used White & Company and they charged us £3250 for a 20ft container. Be aware that they use another agency when it gets here and then they charged us $374 aquis charge...
Forum: Australia
Mar 1st 2008, 10:22 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Alex,

Thanks for the info, we have had White & Co, Allied & Burke Bro so far, we have Masons coming next week, we are aiming for the same as you with 20' container etc.

We also are a bit put...
Forum: Australia
Mar 1st 2008, 7:02 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Alex,

Do you mind saying which removals company you are using, we are getting quotes at the moment and the prices and info coming forward are a bit mixed?

Neil
Forum: Australia
Feb 2nd 2008, 8:12 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Sorry if it offends, Ali G took all the pens so there are only Crayons left in Staines. I kinda got used to writing that way and my typing seems to look similar.

Neil.
Forum: Australia
Feb 1st 2008, 3:41 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

No, I think you will be fine as long as you have a corkscrew!
We have friends who we will be staying with in Connolly until we get a rental.

Neil.
Forum: Australia
Jan 31st 2008, 4:54 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi All,

We had our visa granted on the 29th of Jan.

We have an offer on our house!!!!!!

Look out you residents of Connolly we will be there soon!!!

Neil, Ally, Joe & Jacques
Forum: Australia
Jan 31st 2008, 4:50 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi All,

We had our visa granted on Tuesday 29th!!!!

We have an offer on our house so look out Connolly we are on are way!!!

Anyone around the Connolly area we will see you there soon!!!!!
...
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2008, 8:06 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Our police checks hit Oz today, so it is decision time for DIAC!!!!!

The house is on the market so we are set to go, all very scary and very exciting at the same time.

Nelboy.

Rainy Staines.
Forum: Australia
Dec 17th 2007, 10:26 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Karen,

We have just had our medicals so it will probably be probably March by the time we (Hopefully) get our visa.

It is important for us to rent in an area where we can afford to buy...
Forum: Australia
Dec 17th 2007, 9:31 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi Karen,

We have friends who are moving from Heathridge to Connolly in the new year so we want to be near them if we can.

This is probably going to be a bit tough as there are not too many...
Forum: Australia
Dec 17th 2007, 8:11 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi Karen,

How hard was it to secure a rental property?

Some people have had problems getting a rental so quickly!

Thanks,

Neil.
Forum: Australia
Dec 11th 2007, 8:53 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi Mary,

We have been asked to supply meds and police checks by DIAC so we are doing as instructed.

You can front load and get them done in advance BUT the date on the police check is the one...
Forum: Australia
Dec 10th 2007, 8:28 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi Dave or is that Billy!

I am sure you will not be the first poms to move down Bunbury way, we too just cant wait to go, all this paperwork and waiting is knocking years off my life hopefully a...
Forum: Australia
Dec 10th 2007, 2:22 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the info.

We hope to go as soon as we can, assuming it takes 40 days for the police checks then that should be mid jan then 6 - 8 weeks for the visa if all is ok after that...
Forum: Australia
Dec 9th 2007, 9:17 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi all,

We have been asked to supply med and police checks, which is good news the only downer is I thought we had done with all the damn forms.

police checks are easy but we are panicking a...
Forum: Australia
Nov 7th 2007, 8:11 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Quite a coincidence but after asking questions yesterday about case file numbers etc today DIAC have given us our case file number so we are getting closer.

Neil.
Forum: Australia
Nov 6th 2007, 9:29 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi Ian,

The my agent forwarded the email from DIAC, there was not any reference number in the email, the following statement is from the email:-

This is to confirm receipt of application for...
Forum: Australia
Nov 6th 2007, 9:11 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Thanks Ian,

Our application (136 skilled) has been received by DIAC, 3 months after it was sent (We are applying through an agent). DIAC have said that they will give us a file reference number...
Forum: Australia
Nov 6th 2007, 8:49 am
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Please excuse my ignorance but how do you check your status, at what site do you do this and I assume this can only be done once a reference number has been given to us?

Thanks for any relpy,
...
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2007, 10:35 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Thanks moonlight,

I will log on another time via laptop that has vista and view the list from there.
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2007, 10:22 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Hi Moonlight,

Yes I have MS Word, do not understand why I can't open the document unless it has been saved on the Vista version of MS word in which case it would have a file name that is not...
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2007, 10:05 pm
Replies: 1,157
Views: 93,371
Posted By nelboy

Re: Settling in Perth 2007/8 List

Sorry I forgot to mention that I cannot open the Perth list (word document) for some reason, I just get an Invalid file name every time I try.

I have not encountered this problem before and I'm a...
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