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Friday, April 11, 2008

We’ve been approved at long last and are now just one flight away from being Legal Permanent Residents of the USA!

Our passports and the Mysterious Brown Envelope will be landing on our doorstep either tomorrow or Monday, and we can leave as soon as the house is sold.

J should also be signing off on the Vegas house any day now, after a couple of delays caused by the first loan company giving us the royal shaft and changing the conditions constantly. We wound up getting a much better deal elsewhere.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

So yesterday was particularly shitty. Not long after I posted the last entry, I discovered that my next door neighbour had passed away. He was a lovely man, and he will be missed.

This afternoon I called the clinic again to learn that our files have been forwarded to the Consulate, and this evening, the doctor called. We are somewhat concerned because of TJ’s history of mental health problems, including a few brushes with the police. He has no convictions and hasn’t been in trouble since he was 14 and she informs me that she’s worded it all as nicely as she possibly could, and has stated that he now appears to be a normal, settled, amiable teenage boy, but probably wouldn't do well without the support of his mother.

Of course, I won’t rest until we get our visa’s in hand. Which blows, because I’m physically and mentally exhausted at this point.

Monday, April 07, 2008

With just 2 days left to the 5 week mark after our interview, the medical still hasn’t been forwarded to the Consulate.

It turns out they were waiting on notes regarding TJ’s ADHD/CD (which he has since outgrown). Notes that when I called, they already had. The doctor called me back last Tuesday and told me she needed to ‘clarify’ a few things with him and asked that he call her back on Thursday. We did so and there was no clarification. She informed him of what was in her report, and that was that. While we weren’t happy with what she had to say, we were glad it was over and that she could finally sign off on it.

So imagine my surprise today when I call and it still hasn’t been signed off or sent on. I was told that ‘extra requirements take time’, but I don’t buy it. They’re just fucking slack.

I would not recommend CityMed in Auckland to anyone. I’m told the doctor in Remuera is cheaper and less invasive.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

It’s been a week since we made the trek more than halfway across the country to Auckland for our interviews, so it’s about time I updated!

We left on a 6.30am flight last Tuesday morning, arriving at our hotel at 12pm. We basically had time just to dump our bags and try and find the medical clinic, which thankfully was just a couple of blocks away. We were poked, prodded, full histories taken (any surgery reports sent the doctor hunting for scars) and we all had to have a chunk of injections. I came out of it the easiest, only having to have MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) and tetanus, while poor Jesse got pretty much the works. 4 1/2 hours and $1281 later, we went back to the hotel and collapsed for a while before going in search of food.

I’d like to say we got to see some of Auckland night life - I’d planned to walk the boys up to K Road to show them just how different Auckland is to our sleepy little hollow - but we were all too exhausted after such a long day. We booked a movie and it was lights out by 9.30pm.

The next morning, we were up at the crack of dawn, showering, getting dressed and in my case, making sure our paperwork was in order.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

We got the house! News came through this morning that our offer was accepted as is, with no amendments or extra conditions. Phew!!  (More photos are here).

Closing is March 25th, 3 weeks after our interviews, for which the flights, medical appointments and hotel are all booked.

After sitting around on our arses for so long, suddenly, everything’s a whirlwind.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

We have our interview date. March 5th. Just under a month away.

I’ve booked us in for our medicals the day before, as they have to be done in Auckland too.

Time to go book some flights and a hotel. Another 2 1/2 grand down the drain ...

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

So we’re about to put another offer in on yet another place. We’re just not sure which of the 3 that weren’t filled with filth and cockroaches we’re going to do it on. Either way, this takes our total to 5.  That cardboard box - or if we want to get fancy, a double-wide in the trailer park opposite J’s work - are starting to look tempting.

J also got a response from the Consulate. They have our electronic file, but not the hard copy. They’re currently scheduling interviews for mid March.

To quote my husband, “Meh”.

Just A Little Gnome ...

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