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  1. We'll come along too :biggrin: Debs Dave n boyz Will 16 Theo 8 I have PMd you Sabink
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    QUEENSLAND PEEPS - Chit Chat & Catch up!

    Aiming to come over end August :cool: OH was going on a reccie in June, but he's now cancelled that flight, so instead we'll all be coming over........:biggrin: We're keeping the house, 'cos we only just bought it.......got the keys to it on Mon 22nd Feb got CO Friday 26th Feb got visa 1st March!!! debsxx
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    OK where is the nerves and the second thoughts?

    You echo my sentiments exactly!!..............even down to the sleepless nights, I've slept like a baby this week :SLEEP: Still to book flights etc, but we are aiming to go end Aug. Well I'm sure if the doubts and nerves kickin at some stage, you'll be totally prepared for them and understand that they'll be all part and parcel of this amazing roller coaster ride called Emigrating to Oz!! Wishing you much luck and happiness in your new adventure :jiggy: debsx
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    Good one Ritu!!! Feels good doesn't it? Wishing you much luck and happiness down under x
  5. Oh yes!!! It's a wonderfull place to be and you'll be here soooon too xx
  6. Just gettin into Australian Mastechef!!!........have you seen it? It's on Watch or somethin like that, it's on the first page at the bottom of our Sky TV Guide page. Debsxx
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    QUEENSLAND PEEPS - Chit Chat & Catch up!

    Cheers Rudi x We hope there's lots more posts like it too....got a lot of friends on here waiting patiently :arghh: We have to enter Oz before 24th Sept....that's a year after our Police checks are dated..............our meds were the 11th Sept. debsx
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    QUEENSLAND PEEPS - Chit Chat & Catch up!

    Cheers ma'dears x
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    QUEENSLAND PEEPS - Chit Chat & Catch up!

    Cheers Lesley x Yep!! We've both been to work as per norm, me doin days and Dave doin' the night shift!! We shall catch up with each other at the weekend, when we end up workin' on the house we just bought 'cos we thought we'd be waiting till God knows when for the visa!! Happy days!!! Lolol Work seems a breeze this week.....knowing we'll be handing our notices in soon feels goooood! Debsx:biggrin:
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    We got it!!!!!!!!!!!

    Congratulations SUNNYDAY!....doesn't it feel fab?!! We got ours on Monday 1st March :yes: not celebrated properly yet....saving it for the weekend...we'll have a drink to you too CHEERS! debs n dave xx
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    QUEENSLAND PEEPS - Chit Chat & Catch up!

    Hi TAZ 'n the QLD PEEPS............................just jumped over from QLD SS Where are You Now!! Nice to catch up. We're still in shock after getting the visa!!! sending everyone waiting for theirs some good karma xx:hug:xx debs n dave n the boyz xx
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    QLD State Sponsor - update - where are you now?

    Hi Qld peeps, thought we'd just catch up and ask Tasha to turn us black as we got our visa yesterday. Well it looks like it's time to say farewell:cry: to this thread which was a great place to be especially during those agonising weeks of waiting for our SSs. Will catch up with you all on the new thread........taarrraaaaaaaaaaa:wink: debs n dave x
  13. YES IT'S TRUE!!!:biglaugh: Up at stupid o'clock checking emails and there's only an email from our agent!!!!!! Hi David, Thanks for your email, which was very timely: I have today received notification from DIAC that your visas have been granted. Congratulations! We emailed her yesterday as all our docs changed to MET on Friday 26th 2010 so that looked promising..............NOWAY! did we think we'd get a visa grant so soon!!! It's dated 1st March 2010!!! Thanks to everyone for all their support and advice and to our agents Go Matilda! We have to enter Oz before Sept 24th 2010!! Wishing everyone around us much luck, it will happen soon, sit tight and keep the faith!! debs dave n the boyz xxxxx:jiggy:
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    Visa grant!!!! - 176 non csl no co prior to 23rd sept

    What a day!! thankyou all for your kind words........sit tight your time will come. We didn't see this coming, we bought a house last week!!!! QUE SERA SERA!!........I even joked with someone last Friday that if the visa came this week it would be terribly inconvenient:laugh: not for one minute thinking it would come so soon!! Sending you all many positive thoughts and wishing all of you waiting for your visa every luck in the world! debsxx:hug:
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    Visa grant!!!! - 176 non csl no co prior to 23rd sept

    Hi Violet S Yes we did frontload our pccs and meds without being asked. We felt we were so close at the time to getting a CO so we took a chance!!! Thankyou for kind words debsx
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    I know he's so damn dedicated!! We both rang work today to let them know our visa had been granted but that we wouldn't be leaving for afew months :goofy: We hope to leave begining Sept. Dave had a reccie booked for June and he is hoping to be able to change is flight to Sept. Our meds and PCs we did before the changes, it was early Sept just after we got our QLD SS. debsxx
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    Hi peeps! thanks for all your congratulations today...we really are still in shock about gettiing our visa grant. Just to let you know we are LR and we did upload our PCs and Meds without being asked to...........when Sept 23rd happened we just knew we were within a gnats whisker of getting a CO so we thought what the heck lets do them!! Incidently our initial entry date is Sept 24th 2010. Thanks again and can I just say this thread and Qld SS thread by Taz......God bless her....has kept us sane over the past 8 months..............vickymels updates have also been invaluable, they were just like waiting for your favourite magazine subscription to drop on you door mat every month.....you know that excitement when you see it lying there lol...thankyou sooooo much x debsxxx and dave but he's asleep...getting ready for his night shift....... boooooo! but not for much longer hooorayyyy! xxxx
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    Thankyou x With great difficulty!!!! feeling really sick!!! but nice sick if there's such a thing lololol debsx
  19. Cheers Ritu....you are correct, we had a CO and now we have our VISA!!! Things really are moving :biggrin: debsx
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    Thanks! Yep!!! we didn't even know we had one! Checked online status last night and surprisingly everything had changed to MET Friday 26 feb........then this morning VISA GRANTED Monday 1st March!!
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    TURN US RED TAZ!!!!!! Well that was whirlwind.......flippin' eckers.......everything MET last Friday 26th Feb.........VISA GRANT Monday 1st March!!! Still in shock!!! here's the msg from our agent Hi David, Thanks for your email, which was very timely: I have today received notification from DIAC that your visas have been granted. Congratulations! blah blah blah....... Sit tight folks, those visas are ready roll!!! Thankyou to all on PIO for helping keep us sane over the past year :arghh: many many times we thought this moment would never happen, especially since Sept 23rd, but it has and it feels fab!!! debs n dave xxxx :hug:
  22. BILL ER BONG It looks like someone has defo looked at you file to me! Our application changed to BEING PROCESSED FURTHER on 11/12/09 Last Friday 26/02/10 all our outstanding documents changed to 'MET' We didn't have a case officer prior to Sept 23rd, we are Cat 5 Non CSL. debsx
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    Hi Taz, just incase you want to update front page........still in shock after seeing everything 'met'!!! NAME: zippyderby OCCUPATION: metal machinist (first class) Priority No. 5 DATE OF 176 VISA APPLICATION: 26/06/09 DATE SS RECD: 28/08/09 DATE MEDS & PC'S UPLOADED: sept 09 ADDITIONAL INFO: no case officer priot to Sept 23rd APPLICATION PROCESSED FURTHER: 11/12/09 ALL DOCS MET: 26/02/10 C'MON CAT 5's....let's get ready to rummble!!:jiggy: debs n dave xxxx
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    176 SS non-csl - where are you now?

    flippin eckers!! just checked our online status and on 26th Feb 2010 all our outstanding documents were changed to 'MET'!!!..................we've never had a case officer! What d'ya reckon?!! debsx
  25. Both ours were about one and half pages A4, been together for 24 years aswell!.... not sure if that's good or bad lol Our agent was happy with what we submitted.
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