End of panic week one

It’s actually gone surprisingly well, really. We’ve got all the really hard stuff (like making sure we have somewhere to live I can commute from) sorted out. Next week is going to be a lot busier, naturally, but nothing we can’t deal with (assuming I can get a few days of work).

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Medicals Done

Obviously with an all clear, cos we’re all healthy. We still have to get the x-rays done and handed in, so the whole shooting match will be sent to Sydney for processing on Thursday or Friday next week. We were a bit worried about the medical – you know how these things are. As it

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And so it continues…

Right. Well, we’ve organised a nice little place to stay in for the few weeks remaining, and have an option of three months should it be needed. It’ll serve nicely as a base for whatever excursions we plan. Fortunately, the international shippers have managed to squeeze us in on Thursday, despite the horribly short notice

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Moving Day – Seven

Well, last night involved working out exactly what needed to be done. Todays tasks are to get Crown Relocations organised for next week to take the stuff we’re moving to Oz into storage. We need to sort out what we’re taking to a rented place. Realistically it’s only going to be what we can take

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More panic? Is that possible?

Our case officer has just approved us on our preliminary assessment and has requested we submit medical and police reports. Our medicals are taking place on Saturday, with the radiology appointments set up for the following wednesday. Once the doctor has received the radiology slides, the whole shooting match is packed off to Adelaide. Except

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Mad panic!

Well, now that things are clipping along apace with Adelaide, we were expecting things to get a bit busy. What we didn’t expect, though, is our house buyer to pop up and confirm that he is signing missives tomorrow after all, leaving us a grand total of nine days to find somewhere else to live.

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Migration Costs

I thought I’d put this post together to give people who are thinking of moving from the UK to Australia the kind of costs they can expect to face. The costs are split into three sections. Direct migration costs are fees and charges payable directly to various bodies in Australia and are payable whether you

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Woohoo! Getting somewhere!

Latest dates are in from DIMA in Adelaide. Applications lodged between 28th November and 5th December are currently being allocated. Not only is this us, but we’re also at the top of the pile. What this could mean is that things could now hurtle along at a brisk rate of knots, with medicals being requested

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Brain Training (DS)

My brain is old and atrophied. I started out with an age of 59 then dropped down to 45 now I’m back up at 57 again. Harrumph. Mined ewe, it’s early days yet. Debbie had now been inducted into the evil obsessive world of Sudoku, thanks to the lovely elegant interface and wealth of puzzly

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