Hopes

The latest update in the Morris-Adams emigration saga...

Yesterday afternoon, I thought to myself: 'Why don't I check the NZIS website - you never know if we have been selected from the EOI pool'.  So I found the website, typed in our username and then got the password wrong.  It's been a long time!  Then I got it wrong again.  And again.

'Sorry, your account is now locked for the next 8 hours'

Oh well, I thought - it won't have changed anyway.  I'll check it another day.

Then, this morning we were leaving the house and my beautiful wife (the principal applicant to emigrate) found a letter addressed to her from 'abroad'.  We were pretty confused/surprised and opened it to find a letter from NZIS saying we had been selected from the pool.  We had been here before so we didn't get too excited, but what I didn't mention was that we were on our way out to pick up a mysterious package from the post office...

This turned out to be an Invitation to Apply (ITA) from the New Zealand Immigration Service!  We were getting excited now!

We are really trying hard not to get our hopes up too high as obviously last time we were shot down, but this time it seems more promising as they have done their preliminary checks and sent us and ITA.

Now all we have to do is get our police checks done, have medicals and register with the NZTC, then take our application down to New Zealand House in London...

Fingers crossed and keeping a tight lid on the excitement...