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Forum: Australia
Feb 23rd 2014, 9:56 am
Replies: 5
Views: 942
Posted By bluesteele

Childcare Info Please

Hi all
My family and I are arriving in Brisbane on 3rd April. Husband has a job to go to in Fortitude Valley and I hope to find something as soon as we're a bit settled.

Our daughter turned 3...
Forum: Australia
Jan 30th 2013, 10:41 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 826
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Visa.... Finally!

PS - dark side?
Forum: Australia
Jan 30th 2013, 10:40 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 826
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Visa.... Finally!

Thanks v much Eddie!
Forum: Australia
Jan 30th 2013, 10:17 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 826
Posted By bluesteele

Visa.... Finally!

Hi all. Our VIC state sponsorship was approved in April and we've finally got our visa grant letter last night (our original 176FS application was submitted 4 years ago)

We're looking to come...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 2nd 2013, 10:35 pm
Replies: 93
Views: 39,943
Posted By bluesteele

Proof of living in sponsored state

Hi all,
We queried with our agent as to the legalities of not living in the state which has sponsored you. We applied for SS in April and it still hasn't come through and we're wondering whether...
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2012, 10:41 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,341
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Possibly Moving to Melbourne

[QUOTE=haggis supper;10348644]It's been a long time since I replied to a post on Expats but clearly you are in a difficult situation so I'll see if I can help.

Thanks very much. Your post was...
Forum: Australia
Oct 23rd 2012, 10:03 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,341
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Possibly Moving to Melbourne

I'm not trying to get somebody to answer anything FOR me, I'm just trying to get perspective of other people's experiences.
In terms of family, all of our family live in South Africa so we said our...
Forum: Australia
Oct 23rd 2012, 6:59 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,341
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Possibly Moving to Melbourne

Me again.
It's been almost 4 years to the day, but we finally got a CO today (originally 176 Family Sponsored and changed to 176 SS - Victoria in April)

It's been an absolute rollercoaster...
Forum: Canada
Oct 23rd 2012, 5:18 am
Replies: 43
Views: 5,436
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Calgary Experiences Pls

Perhaps it's better to begin a new thread with this topic rather than adding to this one which isn't relevant to your particular query.
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2012, 3:49 am
Replies: 19
Views: 3,341
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Possibly Moving to Melbourne

Thanks so much for that. The housing thing is so scary. I'm so worried about moving over and taking 10 steps backward.
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2012, 11:59 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,341
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Possibly Moving to Melbourne

Thanks for that. So it's not as wet as Wiki was showing which is a plus.
Any comments on the cost of living / house etc? I've had a look on a few real estate sites and housing seems shockingly high.
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2012, 11:21 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,341
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Possibly Moving to Melbourne

BTW, OH (who has been to Canada) advises that Melbourne is about 6 degrees warmer year round than Fleet, and how the heck can you look at Canada if you think Melbourne winters are cold...
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2012, 8:32 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,341
Posted By bluesteele

Possibly Moving to Melbourne

Hi all,
My husband and I (we have a 21 month old daughter too) have been granted state sponsorship to Melbourne. Husband is in IT.
Long (very long) story short, it's taken us 4 years to get to...
Forum: Canada
Oct 6th 2012, 11:30 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 5,436
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Calgary Experiences Pls

Can't thank you guys enough for sharing your opinions and experiences of Calgary. It's really been helpful :-)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 5th 2012, 7:58 pm
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,901,952
Posted By bluesteele

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Thanks very much! Do you have a link to the wiki info? I can't find it.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 5th 2012, 7:16 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,901,952
Posted By bluesteele

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hi all
My husband and I are about to start the spousal sponsorship route (he's the Canadian citizen, I'm British). I know it's probably all covered in this thread but at 298 pages it makes for a...
Forum: Canada
Oct 3rd 2012, 9:05 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 5,436
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Calgary Experiences Pls

Thank-you for the detailed info Steve. Good to have a month by month guideline. 190 days hitting below freezing?! That's not sitting well with me right now!

I'm not too concerned about whether...
Forum: Canada
Oct 2nd 2012, 8:07 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 5,436
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Calgary Experiences Pls

Thanks for the replies everybody. We're really at a loss about what to do.
Reading everybody's experiences has been very helpful though.
Forum: Canada
Sep 30th 2012, 8:41 am
Replies: 43
Views: 5,436
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Calgary Experiences Pls

Thanks Aviator.
He's in IT and from the looks of things, Vancouver or Victoria would be his best chance for employment.To be honest, we'd prefer living on Vancouver Island than on the mainland (if...
Forum: Canada
Sep 30th 2012, 6:34 am
Replies: 43
Views: 5,436
Posted By bluesteele

Re: Calgary Experiences Pls

Thank-you very much for the response
Forum: Canada
Sep 29th 2012, 10:49 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 5,436
Posted By bluesteele

Calgary Experiences Pls

Hi everybody. First time poster here.
My husband and I moved to England from South Africa 10 years ago. For personal reasons we've never quite settled. We have a young toddler now and feel that if...
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