fragglefeet Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hi all! My OH has been addicted to POI for about 18 months now as we have been planning our move to Melbourne and applying for our 176 visa for yonks (and yonks and yonks...) and he has found all your advice amazingly helpful. And we actually go two weeks Monday, which seems impossible and very unreal...slightly exciting too! I thought it may be a good thing to join myself so I can chat too, and hopefully gain some reassurance that it's all going to be fine and dandy :smile: Would be great to hear any thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalejaneaustralia Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Welcome wifey!! xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Tibenham Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hi fragglefeet and welcome to PIO :smile: Wishing you all the very best with your move to Melbourne in 2 weeks - I'm sure it's all very frantic at the moment :rolleyes: Post away on here - there are lots of people like yourself in the last throes of preparing for their journey and you will be able to compare notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devon67 Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 good luck with the move we'll be there in Nov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewaltons Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 we fly 1 week tomorrow good luck with your move hun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somgirl Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Welcome to PIO, hold on tight and enjoy the ride ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumoffour Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We're also leaving Northants but on Saturday! Heading to Torquay and hubby working in Geelong. Have leaving do drinkies on Friday night and currently freaking about how much there is to fit in our suitcases :chatterbox: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalejaneaustralia Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We're also leaving Northants but on Saturday! Heading to Torquay and hubby working in Geelong. Have leaving do drinkies on Friday night and currently freaking about how much there is to fit in our suitcases :chatterbox: It's a small world.....where in Npton are you from? We're in Kingsthorpe. Good luck with the move and hope you can get the suitcase shut!! --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?o2yow5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkinella Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hi all! My OH has been addicted to POI for about 18 months now as we have been planning our move to Melbourne and applying for our 176 visa for yonks (and yonks and yonks...) and he has found all your advice amazingly helpful. And we actually go two weeks Monday, which seems impossible and very unreal...slightly exciting too! I thought it may be a good thing to join myself so I can chat too, and hopefully gain some reassurance that it's all going to be fine and dandy :smile: Would be great to hear any thoughts! Hi there :ssign18: Good to have you with us! Wishing you all good things for your new life in Oz! Enjoy! :biggrin: Jxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambethlad Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Bring your winter clothes. It's the middle of winter here and very cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalejaneaustralia Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Our summer weather is not much warmer than your winter at the minute!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candygirl Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hello Fragglefeet, whooohooo how exciting. Good Luck to you with your impending moves. Let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragglefeet Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Thanks all! We're on the roller coaster of last meet ups and goodbyes- away this weekend for a last family gathering to celebrate Mum-in-laws 60th. Which is lovely to still be here for. Not looking forwards to the goodbyes with my sisters and nieces and nephews big time :wacko: But got to look at the bigger picture and remember the beauty of Skype x Be interested to know whereabouts in Northants you're from Mumoffour! Enjoy drinkies tonight x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Enjoy your new start in life, I wish you all the very best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dundee lass Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Hi I have just sent all my paperwork to Ahpra. Can I ask why it has taken 18 months for everything to be finalised for yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Our summer weather is not much warmer than your winter at the minute!! Done be fooled by the comparison in weather in our summer , feels much colder there than you think alot to do with how the houses are built . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragglefeet Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 Hi I have just sent all my paperwork to Ahpra. Can I ask why it has taken 18 months for everything to be finalised for yourself? Took a while to get all the paperwork together eg reference, Uni course booklets from 1994, marks for each degree module etc to get my Degree approved by ANZPAC before we could apply for our visa. Then we had to collate all the info for our visa application. Then finish renovating my OH's house to sell, then pluck up the courage to tell work!! Oh and get money saved. To be fair our visa was granted in December but we wanted to have time to sort everything else before we went eg selling both our houses, finding a job etc before we actually went. I'm lucky in that I got my job offer in January and they're happy for me to start in August so we were able to take our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalejaneaustralia Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Took a while to get all the paperwork together eg reference, Uni course booklets from 1994, marks for each degree module etc to get my Degree approved by ANZPAC before we could apply for our visa. Then we had to collate all the info for our visa application. Then finish renovating my OH's house to sell, then pluck up the courage to tell work!! Oh and get money saved. To be fair our visa was granted in December but we wanted to have time to sort everything else before we went eg selling both our houses, finding a job etc before we actually went. I'm lucky in that I got my job offer in January and they're happy for me to start in August so we were able to take our time. Janey you forgot that we had our wedding planned aswell and the fact we decided to continue going on holidays Gotta get those holiday in......that last trip to France was awesome! Two weeks today......whoop!! X --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?inky4k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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