MichelleH

<p>Hi Scott & Emma</p>

<p>Like you, we're not on PIO very often, so please do use the email address I gave you on my previous message when things are less manic for you!</p>

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<p>Good luck with all your planning and I hope you're able to sell everything you need to quickly - hopefully get to speak to you again soon.</p>

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<p>Michelle</p>

<p>Hi Scott & Emma</p>

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<p>Congratulations, what a great Christmas pressie that was. As it happens, we got our visas today (Friday 14th January) - we had a phone call from our agent and I couldn't stop screaming down the phone saying I couldn't believe it. </p>

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<p>It would be good to stay in touch, so if your interested, it's probably easier if I give you our email address: <a href="mailto:michelle.hodge03@gmail.com" rel="">michelle.hodge03@gmail.com</a></p>

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<p>I hope to speak to you again soon... and congratulations.....it's finally all happening!</p>

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<p>Michelle & Simon</p>

<p>Hi Scott and Emma</p>

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<p>Are agent contacted us yesturday (Wed 10th Nov) to say that they our Meds & Police Checks have been requested! A complete bolt from the blue as we weren't expecting that until next year. We have to get all the results to Sydney by 8th December, so we've got our Meds next week in Cardiff and we will complete the Police Check Form as soon as we can. Typical though.......nothing happens for months and then this! Our agent has advised us that once our checks have been reviewed and accepted, the wait before a visa is allocated will be approximately 8-12 weeks. Hope everything goes well with yours and keep in touch.</p>

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<p>Michelle & Simon</p>

<p>Hi Scott & Emma</p>

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<p>I'm sure you've heard that VIC released their SMP yesturday (1st Nov) and that Plumbers are on it - thank God for that! Although it's being called a "State Eligibility List", our agent has confirmed that this is in fact the SMP that we have all been waiting for. Our agent also advised us that the DIAC are still giving a 15 month times scale from application submitted/SS granted to visa approval. I know you recieved your SS just before us, but the 15 months will be up in March 2011! We're not convinced that this will be met, as after the slow down between July 1st & Nov 1st, we're expecting maybe a 4 month delay. That is providing there are no more interuptions! Anyway, it would be good to hear from you again and catch up, so hopefully we'll speak again soon.</p>

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<p>Michelle & Simon</p>

<p>Hi Scott & Emma, good tohear from you but sorry it's taken me so long to reply. The school's broke up for the summer holiday's and so did I! I did try posting a message to you yesturday, but for some reason it wouldn't let me - maybe I wrote too much! We're in the same position as you at the moment.........going no where fast! We're hoping that the now resolved Oz election will start things moving in the right direction, but we're not expecting anything to happen this year.</p>

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<p>Hope your trip "down south" was a good one, and stay in touch. </p>

<p>Michelle & Simon</p>

<p>Hi Scott</p>

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<p>I haven't been on PIO for ages, so I thought I would get in touch and ask how things are going for you? It would be great to hear from you, so if you can, please get in touch.</p>

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<p>Michelle & Simon</p>

<p>Hi Jo</p>

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<p>Just thought I would let you know that we have finally recieved our 176 Vic SS. Our application should now be winging it's way to the DIAC where it sits and waits it's turn. Not too sure how long it will be before we are assigned a Case Officer, but at least it's a step in the right direction.</p>

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<p>I hope everything is good with you since we spoke. Take care and hopefully speak soon.</p>

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<p>Michelle</p>

<p>Joanna, we've been having a few "technical" issues with the internet, so was only just able to get back on PIO. Good for you for giving it a go - if you don't try, you'll never know. I really hope it all works out for you and that you're very happy in Australia. I'll try "adding you" to my PIO friends, so stayin touch and let me know how it all goes for you.</p>

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<p>Michelle</p>

<p>Hi Joanna</p>

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<p>Wow - Sydney - it's a fantastic city, my family and I absolutley loved it. Have you been there before? We have a 10 year old daughter who is wanting to take the 11+ in January, and we really don't know what sort of school would be best in Australia. We're inthe process of applying for a 176 State Sponsorship Visa in Victoria. Unfortunately, it looks like it would take next to forever to get a 175 visa. Having said that, we seem to be going nowhere fast at the moment anyway! I think if you do live in Sydney you will have more of a choice in schools, but I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing!!</p>

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<p>Thanks for letting me hitch a ride on your thread, and hopefully we can catch up again soon.</p>

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<p>Michelle</p>