Friday 13th September 2013 - a very good day :)

[mikeandcaroline]

17 years of wishing - 2 years of planning.....

1st August - 10am – OH meeting with potential employer
1st August - 11.30am – sent over CV
1st August – 1.30pm – phone call inviting for him for an interview

5th August –
9am – flight down to Christchurch from Auckland
11.30am – interview in Christchurch
3pm – flight back to Auckland
4.30pm – phone call offering job
9pm – flight home to UK – nothing like cutting things fine!!

6th August to 10th August – getting over jetlag
11th August to 30th August – preparing paperwork

3rd September – lodged application for Essential Skills Work visa
FRIDAY 13th September – Work visa for 3 years approved.......

Christchurch, New Zealand here we come.

(No blue bananas yet please as we haven't seen the visa in the passport - as soon as we do I will ask for them then )

[annielobo]

Hopefully this will ripen to blue for you!!! Congratulations

[JandM]

Oh, what great news!

[Dave in NZ]

Congratulations

[mikeandcaroline]

Thanks all.

[newarrival]

All the best for the upcoming exciting times!

[Otaku]

Congrats!

[RejjieM]

Been waiting for this!!

Woohoo

[Carey]

Yay, good on you guys! Well done!

[hcalitz]

That great!