Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Status closed!
WHOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!! My status is now 'closed'. The process details now say END. I have a courier ticket number and courier/end/closed dated as todays date....so the 'result' has been put in the post (and hopefully all my original documents)..... Sooooooo nervous about what the result is - how long will it/they take to get here? We'll see!! :-) :-) Stephanie - excited as always!
Friday, 10 April 2009
excited and nervous....
Stephanie here.... well I'm now onto the last but one stage of having my teaching qualifications assessed for working in NZ.. I'm on 'Approval' and the one following is 'Notification' aaaagh so i'm so close to that bit being done!!! I'm excited and nervous all at the same time - i mean what if they don't give me the Level I expect that my qualifications and teaching experience are worth?? Will it give me enough points to get straight through the EOI application or not? Yes, it was worth the little reminder/very polite email i sent my 'nominated assessor' to ask where in the process my application was and was there anything i needed or could do to help, any more information needed... because within 2 weeks of that email i've gone through 3 stages - hmmmm coincidence or not eh? Anyway - we shall see what that assessment amounts to.
In the mean time - we continue to browse the internet looking at all areas of both islands now... North or South I'm still happy with either but being able to get to the coast/sea is now something that i'm wanting more. Not that i'm the greatest sea activities person - but i love just seeing it and feeling it. Ho hum... who knows.
I'll update again when the assessment comes through the post - no idea even what that will be - a letter? certificate? and will all my 'evidence' and 'original documents' that they insist on all be returned safe and sound too? Lets hope so.
In the mean time - we continue to browse the internet looking at all areas of both islands now... North or South I'm still happy with either but being able to get to the coast/sea is now something that i'm wanting more. Not that i'm the greatest sea activities person - but i love just seeing it and feeling it. Ho hum... who knows.
I'll update again when the assessment comes through the post - no idea even what that will be - a letter? certificate? and will all my 'evidence' and 'original documents' that they insist on all be returned safe and sound too? Lets hope so.
Sunday, 5 April 2009
Exchange rates........
The currencies have stablised to a point over the last 3 months, but they haven't improved the pound is still taking a battering and if honest it could have been alot worse if there had been a run on the pound but so far thats been stalled.
Even the stock markets have stablised a tad, and some banks look good for investing in, the markets may have hit bottom or at least close, but when and if they recovery quickly is any ones guess, but in regard to the NZ dollar, if we did go it would just be a case of waiting for the best price and get a bloody cheap broker.
£1.00 = $2.55 (05/04/2009)
£1.00 = Euro 1.1009 (05/04/2009)
£1.00 = US $1.48 (05/04/2009)
Cheers
Even the stock markets have stablised a tad, and some banks look good for investing in, the markets may have hit bottom or at least close, but when and if they recovery quickly is any ones guess, but in regard to the NZ dollar, if we did go it would just be a case of waiting for the best price and get a bloody cheap broker.
£1.00 = $2.55 (05/04/2009)
£1.00 = Euro 1.1009 (05/04/2009)
£1.00 = US $1.48 (05/04/2009)
Cheers
Moving forward slowly....
At present Stephanie is having her qualifications verified in Wellington NZ, this normally takes about 4 months although the website promises sooner, they allow you to watch as the stages of the application are dealt with online, and just recently our status changed and the process is very nearly complete.
The Costs...
The costs for having Qualifications vetted is $450 NZ Dollars more than the EOI. This has been paid at the start and is non refundable.
The cost of sending off the EOI (Expression of Interest) is $400 NZ Dollars, to be paid in due course - It is only one payment per application, not per person.
To be honest though we did have to promt them a bit by sending a couple of e mails, after which things seem to move on a bit, as the documents (All of Steph private and originals) have not been returned which was becoming a concern...I can also confirm they did reply to both e mails and responded within a week or so....
Its been a long while that we have had to wait, and in that time many other considerations have been made about the potential of NZ as new information is obtained, even so we are still very interested in moving there. Seeing the process move forward has secretly excited Stephanie somewhat and the house is now buzzing with the NZ chat it had a few months back, we are also really looking forward to seeing the country in August, which is not too far away at all. !!
Having the the qualifications vetted is required on the EOI form but only at the end, so once we get the final confirmation that that process is complete hopefully in about a week or so, the EOI will be sent off, then the application should speed up considerably. Of course there is an additional cost to apply as well for both os us, money that is non returnable if we are unsuccesfull with the application.
Of course the cost and the huge amount of additional paperwork that comes with it will be interesting when it arrives in the post, but for me the timings good as we may end up using the holiday in August to look for work as well as a general recce, and of course if we work or a potentila offer were in as that would give us the points required for a gaurenteed entry, essentially by the end of the year big changes could be taking place in our lives.
Recently I have found a website of someone who has travelled extensively around the Islands North and South and he has taken the best pictures I have ever seen of NZ and I'd like to share this old boys experiences with you some of these are stunning.
The Photographers name is Tom Dempsey...
Johns stunning pictures
Scroll through all 3 pages, they just get better and better....and these pictures have without doubt relighted my desire to live in such a place even if the housing is a bit dodgy heh heh....
Cheers Gary & Stephanie..
Thanks Mal with Link help....
The Costs...
The costs for having Qualifications vetted is $450 NZ Dollars more than the EOI. This has been paid at the start and is non refundable.
The cost of sending off the EOI (Expression of Interest) is $400 NZ Dollars, to be paid in due course - It is only one payment per application, not per person.
To be honest though we did have to promt them a bit by sending a couple of e mails, after which things seem to move on a bit, as the documents (All of Steph private and originals) have not been returned which was becoming a concern...I can also confirm they did reply to both e mails and responded within a week or so....
Its been a long while that we have had to wait, and in that time many other considerations have been made about the potential of NZ as new information is obtained, even so we are still very interested in moving there. Seeing the process move forward has secretly excited Stephanie somewhat and the house is now buzzing with the NZ chat it had a few months back, we are also really looking forward to seeing the country in August, which is not too far away at all. !!
Having the the qualifications vetted is required on the EOI form but only at the end, so once we get the final confirmation that that process is complete hopefully in about a week or so, the EOI will be sent off, then the application should speed up considerably. Of course there is an additional cost to apply as well for both os us, money that is non returnable if we are unsuccesfull with the application.
Of course the cost and the huge amount of additional paperwork that comes with it will be interesting when it arrives in the post, but for me the timings good as we may end up using the holiday in August to look for work as well as a general recce, and of course if we work or a potentila offer were in as that would give us the points required for a gaurenteed entry, essentially by the end of the year big changes could be taking place in our lives.
Recently I have found a website of someone who has travelled extensively around the Islands North and South and he has taken the best pictures I have ever seen of NZ and I'd like to share this old boys experiences with you some of these are stunning.
The Photographers name is Tom Dempsey...
Johns stunning pictures
Scroll through all 3 pages, they just get better and better....and these pictures have without doubt relighted my desire to live in such a place even if the housing is a bit dodgy heh heh....
Cheers Gary & Stephanie..
Thanks Mal with Link help....
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