Guest Maz25 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Thanks Sam. I went to Oman in 2009 & actually found it to be the antidote to Dubai. Omanis are so much friendlier & appear to have passed a proper driving test (unlike their next door neighbour who drive like bulls on coke!). Lol, just proves that we always think that everyone has got a much better deal than us. I got lucky with my notice period & managed to get nearly 2 weeks knocked off the agreed period, though that might be because my old company is making everyone redundant - one less salary to pay & they'll agree to anything! I also funnily enough still had access to confidential data up until I left the building!! I'll be one happy bunny when the visa comes through & even happier when I board that one way flight to Oz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiara Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Sam, we lived in Al Ain for a year and RAK for another year and a half so could easily hop over the border to Oman and I agree, the Omanis are way nicer than the Emiratis who I have to say I found obnoxious beyond belief (huge generalisation but if you've lived there, you know what I mean). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maz25 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I woke up this morning to the most amazing news ever! My visa has been approved! I'm delirious with happiness right now. Thanks to everyone who listened to my daily whinge & wish you all good luck with your application. Your visa will come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiara Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Ha!! So did we!!! How odd! congratulations to you although don't know where to start now......too much to take in! You can escape now Maz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WilliamsUK Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Congratulations to you both, gives us still waiting some hope :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH1979 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Congratulations all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maz25 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Ha!! So did we!!! How odd! congratulations to you although don't know where to start now......too much to take in! You can escape now Maz! Congratulations! That's amazing news. Lol, I just need to get a visa label on Sunday, tell the shippers to ship my furniture (they had agreed to store it for free for 2 weeks) and for my employer to make contact on Monday with flight details. I absolutely cannot wait to get out of this place!! My sixth sense must have been switched off cause I should have known that good news was on the horizon - I managed to close my dewa account in 12 hours (that must be a record considering my ex-colleague has been waiting 3 weeks with no joy!) and landlord gave back my cheque & deposit without any fuss! Here's to our new life down under! :jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maz25 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Congratulations all! Thank you! You've been brilliant with the moral support. :smile: I don't think I've ever been this hyper ever! :jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiara Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 What company is it Mac, out of interest-- wondering if it is the same company as DH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maz25 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Congratulations to you both, gives us still waiting some hope :smile: I'm sure you'll have very good news soon. :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TCASAlert Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Congratulations to you both! :biggrin: Hope it won't be much longer for us, they are still messing around with the nomination paperwork :arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiara Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 tcasalert, we were messing around with nominations literally two days ago -- fingers crossed for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TCASAlert Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Thanks Chiara, you have given us a lot of hope :biggrin: Honestly I'm going to miss you on this thread, good luck with your new lives (and keep the blog going :wink:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiara Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hey, thanks, but don't think for a second I'm done with this -- these forums are invaluable for all sorts of info, not just moving..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maz25 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Congratulations to you both! :biggrin: Hope it won't be much longer for us, they are still messing around with the nomination paperwork :arghh: Thank you and good luck to you. I'm sure that it won't be much longer before you receive your visa. I found out that it was actually the nomination that was holding up my visa. The nomination got approved a few hours before the visa. Once the nomination is approved, you should have your visa within a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueeyes77 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 HI ... cant access 'continue saved application'... even after typing correct ID and password... any suggestions?????:mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benandkelly Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Still waiting :arghh: and still saying process commenced. Phoned them today to be told that 5 weeks is still the early stages as it can take up to 4 months :arghh: So frustrating. When we started the visa we was told 4 weeks, then it changed to 2 months and now they are saying 4 months. :arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WilliamsUK Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Four months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's not looking like we'll be spending Christmas on the beach then. It's so frustrating not being able to make plans :arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maz25 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Still waiting :arghh: and still saying process commenced. Phoned them today to be told that 5 weeks is still the early stages as it can take up to 4 months :arghh: So frustrating. When we started the visa we was told 4 weeks, then it changed to 2 months and now they are saying 4 months. :arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh: 4 months!!! That's an awfully long time!! I really do hope that you get your visa shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellytots Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Still waiting :arghh: and still saying process commenced. Phoned them today to be told that 5 weeks is still the early stages as it can take up to 4 months :arghh: So frustrating. When we started the visa we was told 4 weeks, then it changed to 2 months and now they are saying 4 months. :arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh: Thats ages!! :sad: We are still waiting on my oh's employer being approved as a sponsor.....does anyone know how long that will take????? if we have to wait 5 months after that I really think we might go mad! Hope everyone can get out soon!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WilliamsUK Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Thats ages!! :sad:We are still waiting on my oh's employer being approved as a sponsor.....does anyone know how long that will take????? if we have to wait 5 months after that I really think we might go mad! Hope everyone can get out soon!!!!!!!!!!!!! My OH's employer took 3 and a half weeks to be approved as a sponsor, I really hope we don't have to all wait 4 months, I will defiantely go mad by then. :arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellytots Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 My OH's employer took 3 and a half weeks to be approved as a sponsor, I really hope we don't have to all wait 4 months, I will defiantely go mad by then. :arghh: Thanks for letting me know....its a bit of a guessing game at the moment to figure out how long things will take. But atleast I suppose we all atleast have a hope of getting out there at some point!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfy Brit Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I Know the feeling....I was offered my job in May!!:jiggy: Employer took a while to get it sorted, finally submitted 10th Aug, they were approved shortly after.......im still waiting! Message last week re health insurance sent that and has taken them 7 (working) days for my status to change to 'further information recived' arghhhhh!:arghh: I had hoped to be there by now, its looking like I will be here till xmas feeling totaly fed up I just wanna go! Current workplace in UK became unbearable in July an have been holding onto the thought of aus since!:arghh::arghh::arghh: I hate it where I am just wanna start my new job and life in aus:arghh::arghh: Anyone able to say how much longer I might have to wait? As its been 2 months! An I have to give 2 months notice on my rental in the UK I really wanna be hitting Aus in the new year? Am I being unrealistic:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellytots Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I know this is a daft question....but do different states have different processing times....or are they all just the same? We are heading to Perth, does anyone have any experience of the WA processing team...if they have one? Rainy Manchester is getting us down today....need to be in Oz now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JustTom Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I Know the feeling....I was offered my job in May!!:jiggy: Employer took a while to get it sorted, finally submitted 10th Aug, they were approved shortly after.......im still waiting! Message last week re health insurance sent that and has taken them 7 (working) days for my status to change to 'further information recived' arghhhhh!:arghh: I had hoped to be there by now, its looking like I will be here till xmas feeling totaly fed up I just wanna go! Current workplace in UK became unbearable in July an have been holding onto the thought of aus since!:arghh::arghh::arghh: I hate it where I am just wanna start my new job and life in aus:arghh::arghh: Anyone able to say how much longer I might have to wait? As its been 2 months! An I have to give 2 months notice on my rental in the UK I really wanna be hitting Aus in the new year? Am I being unrealistic:confused: Hi Surfy Brit, 3 weeks ago I got the email to say to arrange health insurance,I emailed the health insurance policy to the agent to pass it onto the immigration ,within the 3 weeks got a phone call to say the visa has been granted,checked emails and there were the visas.Received the visas today!! Happy days off to Brisbane in early Dec.Hang in there shouldn't be much longer.:biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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