frustration

I Have to say I'm not the most patient person in the world, but i understand bureaucracy has to turn its cogs when it comes to immigration and visa's...

However coming up to 3 weeks ago on Monday i sent in some final doc's requested by the embassy for my visa by registered post however i heard nothing back from the embassy in terms of confirming they received it.

So i sent an email asking for confirmation that they had my forms,... nothing, i sent a further email up beat and enquiring the same....nothing, so this week i sent another email asking the same saying i was getting concerned because i would have to spend a few weeks getting together replacement documents if the originals had been lost, so could they please confirm they received them......nothing, then wed i get an email saying my case officer is out of office until NOV 15th!!!, and that my case had been handed over to another....sooo i email her asking could she confirm they have received my forms....nothing....

Now I'm starting to get irked so i email today asking please, can they respond telling me if they have received my forms, otherwise i will have to go about getting replacements and finding out what happened to the originals... the response back i got.

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Dear Mr Gorman, Thank you for your message. I would like to advise that we are unable to confirm the receipt of post. When the documents you have sent are assessed you will be advised in writing if there are any additional documents required.
Yours sincerely
Blah Blah

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What does that mean?, does that mean they have the documents and they will respond in writing with further queries?, does it mean they cant confirm getting the mail! so maybe it hasn't arrived, or does it mean some strange immigration lingo for i cant be bothered handling your case because it was someone Else's work that is now on holiday and so when she gets back she will get back to you!

Argggghhhhh

Linkedin

In an effort to unify the contacts i have in business and IT i have joined Linkedin, and along with FriendsReunited, and this Blog i will hopefully be able to keep in regular contact with old Uni friends, work friends and family.

N - Day

Well i handed in my notice on Friday and have now announced it to my team, to be honest i am sad, there is a lot of opportunities open to DXL now that they have got themselves onto a solid platform and environment. I see a good future for several of their applications and honestly wish them well.

But its all about getting to Oz now, we have to look at selling/renting our flat, completing the Visa application and shipping our life to OZ.

Of course there has to be the organising of several leaving doo's, my Mum has already booked up my birthday so we will be going to N.I for that, Rebecca wants one last trip to Moscow and St Petersberg for late Oct, and I would like to see Amsterdam and have a final party with my ex Uni friends and ex All-Hotelers and DXL'ers.

Loads to do and plan and i just love stress....

Visa off

So after much tooing and frooing, discussion and argument we have decided to move to OZ this year before we hit winter. Rebecca finds the winters quite tough and is missing her family and looking for a more settled life, i will miss the UK and of course will miss my family but have a lot to look forward to in OZ, warm weather, new opportunities and travel destinations to see. I will actually miss the company I'm working for as they are a good group of people.

So we downloaded the required documents and the Visa was sent off, luckily we had most of the required supporting material from Rebecca's application for a UK spouse Visa so it was quite quick. I just need to carry out a health check and police check to progress the visa now a process which should take several weeks...

When i handed in my Police check form yesterday to the most unhelpful police woman ever, first she refused to give me change of a £20 note, (the police check costs £10) then when i come back with the correct change she has a face like a bulldog eating wasps. Grunting and making effort noises all along... but its now in, and 6 weeks from now i should hopefully get a clean police record sent to me...

Health Checks are booked with the radiograpgher (xrays of chest to show im not bringing some chest disease into the country), and the doctor to give me a once over, and AIDS test. Which should all be complete by the time the police check is back.

Day 1, Purpose

Day 1, Ahh to be faced with such a great egotistical idea as recording ones life for others to view, yet to have nothing to say!

I guess everything should have a purpose and the purpose of this will be for my friends and family to have a method of keeping in touch and knowing what I'm doing, and when we eventually decide to move to OZ, people can read how I'm getting on with my new life in a new country. I will also widely use it to rant about the political and social state of the world today with my own views on how we can change the crazy issues and PC'ness rife today.