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mylittledemon
11-06-2008, 05:26 PM
I just got this email this morning! Wahoo!!

Dear Brandon,

I do apologise for taking so long to get back to you. I put your expression of interest on priority list for today. I have consulted with one of my colleagues and you qualify for the 50 qualification points by being assessed at Level 4 by the NZQA as your occupation is listed under Part B of the skilled occupations. You do not need to be concerned that you did not obtain Level 5 or 6 as you desired. I will allocate the qualification points today and you will be invited to apply for residency immediately. I thank you for your updates and contact as it has enabled me to keep track of progress and wish you all the luck in your endeavours.

Yours sincerely
Tara Hesp
Skilled Migrant Administrator
Immigration New Zealand | Te Ratonga Manene
Mezzanine Floor, New Zealand House, 80 Haymarket SW1Y 4TE | London | United Kingdom |
strandinthewind
11-06-2008, 05:38 PM
Congrats!!!!!

Again, if I were you, I'd sell everything I owned, mail the keys to my condo to the bank with a deed in lieu of foreclosure, and hit the road.

Will your wife be able to go with you under this point sytem? Or, does she have to apply on her own?
mylittledemon
11-06-2008, 05:44 PM
Congrats!!!!!

Again, if I were you, I'd sell everything I owned, mail the keys to my condo to the bank with a deed in lieu of foreclosure, and hit the road.

Will your wife be able to go with you under this point sytem? Or, does she have to apply on her own?

Nope she's included. We're a package deal!

I now have the task of convincing her to walk away from this ****e condo we own and can't sell.
GODDESS6
11-06-2008, 06:29 PM
congrats!!!~
GoS
11-06-2008, 07:54 PM
Yes, congrats!!!!! Don't sell everything, I'd keep the Turner.
mylittledemon
11-06-2008, 08:44 PM
Yes, congrats!!!!! Don't sell everything, I'd keep the Turner.

HA! Actually I'm thinking about it....
Musicman408
11-06-2008, 09:07 PM
Congrats!!! Sounds like good stuff.
rubytuesday
11-06-2008, 09:55 PM
wow so cool! I want to live there.
tuigirl
11-07-2008, 12:55 AM
You lucky moo!!! Well done, hope you both have a great time...you never know, might see you out there one day soon..out of sheer curiosity, why did the NZ embassy in London reply to you and not one inAmerica?
mylittledemon
11-07-2008, 06:50 AM
You lucky moo!!! Well done, hope you both have a great time...you never know, might see you out there one day soon..out of sheer curiosity, why did the NZ embassy in London reply to you and not one inAmerica?

I guess that's just where my case worker was assigned from...? I never even thought about it. Oddly enough, all my paperwork they asked for was sent to Wellington. Go figure.
StandbackStevie
11-07-2008, 07:46 AM
congrats and good luck with your new life in new zealand what a beautiful place to move to.Wishing you all the best:wavey:
GODDESS6
11-07-2008, 08:50 AM
i have a friend who is a native kiwi~ he is a police officer in new zealand~ i always drool when we are online & he puts his webcam outside~ it is so beautiful there~ i would love to visit!!!~
David
11-07-2008, 09:59 AM
So you're back ...
To the velvet underground ...
To the floor that you love ...
To a room with some lace & paper flowers ...
~~To the gypsy~~
That you were
~~ To the gypsy~~
That you were
*~**~**~**~*
mylittledemon
11-07-2008, 03:00 PM
i have a friend who is a native kiwi~ he is a police officer in new zealand~ i always drool when we are online & he puts his webcam outside~ it is so beautiful there~ i would love to visit!!!~

You should! Go go go!
chiliD
11-07-2008, 04:19 PM
Yes, congrats!!!!! Don't sell everything, I'd keep the Turner.

If you need a place to store the Turner for a bit, until you get settled, I volunteer my house. :thumbsup:
mylittledemon
11-07-2008, 06:15 PM
If you need a place to store the Turner for a bit, until you get settled, I volunteer my house. :thumbsup:

Sadly Chili, I may sell it. =(

3-4k would pay for at least our trip over there.
chiliD
11-07-2008, 06:23 PM
Sadly Chili, I may sell it. =(

3-4k would pay for at least our trip over there.

:sorry: to be a "downer", but I'd be VERY surprised if you'll get that much for it (especially in these economic times). That's what NEW ones are going for and I doubt anyone would consider paying that much for a second-hand one. :distress:
mylittledemon
11-07-2008, 06:51 PM
:sorry: to be a "downer", but I'd be VERY surprised if you'll get that much for it (especially in these economic times). That's what NEW ones are going for and I doubt anyone would consider paying that much for a second-hand one. :distress:

Yeah you are right. Although mine has been custom made, so it's not the run of the mill standard ones. The neck was custom carved to be tapered unlike the regular Buckingham models, the tuners were different (Schallers) then the crappy Planet Waves ones he's using. It's a 30th anniversary model too, and the headstock was customized a bit. I think it's a little nicer than the normal Model 1's you see out there. But yer probably right...