20 questions
24 actually. just completed my settlement interview with pascale, my case officer from nzis. it went very well. they start with a few questions to ensure you are who you say you are. might seem silly, but i expect that…
interview scheduled
i spoke briefly with pascale today and setup my interview for tomorrow morning at 0700. she seemed quite nice and flexible. very optimistic that this step will be easy.
take 3 big steps forward
well, i don’t think you could stuff more good news into a single email. today i got an email from miss pascale battrick introducing herself as my case officer (milestone #1) and indicating that “Following an initial assessment it appears…
progress?
the nzis london branch (where our application is bring processed) updates a web page from time to time to indicate where they are on the queue. several weeks ago they indicated that as of march 23rd they were allocating applications…
hey!, what about me?
last night larry forwared me an email he received from nzis describing a new program they have set up – the “ICT Skilled Migrant and Employer Link“. the summary is that they are working to connect skilled migrant applicants w/o…
rabies test – the results show
♬ ♪ ♫ welcome to the results show. i know everyone’s been anxious to hear the results. today we’ll hear if gromit is allowed to travel with his family to new zealand. this – is rabies test. <wild cheering> time to meet…
“i didn’t realise you would be so difficult”
two month update on the nz job search. i’ve been continuing to work with larry on finding a nz job. for the first month larry focused on project management positions. he represented me on about a dozen opportunities. i’m confident…
will work for immigration authorisation
one month update on the nz job search. larry is doing a great job representing me to the nz market. as expected trying to pitch someone who currently doesn’t have residency, would not be able to start for many weeks…
a new hdtv
no – we didn’t get an htdv. we’re still hanging on to our 11 year old sony that won’t seem to die. but we could have a nice shinny new hdtv with the money we have spent on the immigration…
passports off to nzis
since the nz trip got cancelled (postponed for now i suppose) i took the opportunity to send off our passports and our migrant levy (£210) to nzis. they will affix our visas and we’ll be fully approved – done done…
canis familiaris
probably should have been no surprise, but the process of getting gromit into nz is almost as complicated as it is for us. nz biosecurity and nz maf (ministry of agriculture and forestry) are responsible for regulating the process. the…
what we have here is a failure to communicate
considering the very significant effort, cost and most notably time required to get us this far in the nz immigration process i found the following news report from radio new zealand particularly (humourous / frustrating / hard to believe)? Posted…
nz connections
way back in my orange days we needed some specialized skills for a project we were working on. working through connections we found a consultant named andrew watkins who worked out of his home in the uk. i never got…
you’ve always got a boss
jackie pointed out that i missed one of the better details from our adventures. as i mentioned earlier everything in our application need to be an original or a certified copy. a certified copy involves creating a document that says…
application accepted
accepted – not approved mind you – but still it’s good to get the official letter from nzis confirming that they received the application and that it is complete. the letter updated the overall timeline, unfortunately extending it a bit.…