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Just a thought have you thought about having an au pair? I am a single parent in Perth of a 4 year old and a teenager. I work shift work and also have recently started my own business so really stretched with working hours at the moment. Having an au pair is the only way I can manage my children with school drop offs, after school activities etc. It is so affordable and and flexible and all you need is an extra bedroom. I pay $150 a week for 25 hours with bed and board.

Hi,

you go to a doctor on the panel of doc's on the australian immigration website not your regular gp. my oh had his medical in dublin in feb and it was straight forward enough. nothing anybody really should worry too much over. the hardest part of the whole process is getting your paperwork together. best of luck everyone

Helen x :realmad:

Thanks everyone for the congrats!! I'd say all the approvals will come flooding in now.

Fingers crossed for all of you. I was sure we'd need to provide more information before we reached the approval stage but not so in the end. I think you just worry unnecessarily because of the waiting period.

Looking forward to hearing your good news guys

Helen x :biglaugh:

Hi Guys,

 

Just sharing my time line so far:

 

2nd March 2010 special delivery post application from Ireland

5th March 2010 CO acknowledged app and requested meds and the pcc which i had forgotten to put in envelope

8th March posted pcc

16th March had meds done in Dublin

30th March informed by email that meds are fine and application is going through internal processing.

 

Will keep you's posted

 

Helen x:laugh:

13th april emailed CO to let him know we have flights booked for 14th june 10. He said to email him on the 27th of april which is today as internal processing should be completed by then and he said he would see what he could do. My OH emailed him this morning and he emailed us before lunch with the approval and requested his passport.

woo hoo hoo got visa 309 approval email today :laugh::laugh: :laugh:

thank you to everyone on pio for all their help.. Cant celebrate tonight but will make for it on the wkend. Due to fly to perth on the 14th june so really was worried we wouldn't get it on time. Moving to inlaws this wkend as well.

Thank you thank you

Helen xx :wub:

Wow thats fantastic news!!!! Enjoy celebrating tonight. Good luck with your move too

Roll on the next visa approvals......................................................

Helen x:laugh:

Hi Guys,

Just letting you know as well that I am the aussie and had to get police checks from oz as there are chidren involved in the application. Both children are mine and both have citizenship and aussie passports although born in ireland. I think it is something brought in recently for child protection although not 100% sure. As for the waiting i am so impatient. We have flights booked even sooner and there seems to be such a slow down on application approvals. Starting to discuss the wat ifs. Dont thiink we can change flights as they were cheap ones but not cheap enough just to lose. We have discussed going anyway with OH on a tourist visa and just leaving country when visa is approved but this will be a costly option also. OH is going to email CO at end of mth and see if we can get a clearer picture of the when. Will keep you's all posted and cant wait to hear of things moving along for all of you that applied before us

Helen x :arghh:

Hi Guys,

Just sharing my time line so far:

2nd March 2010 special delivery post application from Ireland

5th March 2010 CO acknowledged app and requested meds and the pcc which i had forgotten to put in envelope

8th March posted pcc

16th March had meds done in Dublin

30th March informed by email that meds are fine and application is going through internal processing.

Will keep you's posted

Helen x:laugh: