Few days ago we received the confirmation that the medical checks were processed and completed for my wife and me.
As Stefan is only 2+ years old and only a few checks were done, they asked an additional report : "a current assessment from a specialist Paediatrician and/or developmental Psychologist is required regarding applicant's cognitive and developmental status".
We managed to obtain 2 documents - one from a Paediatrician and one from a specialized development Psychologist and I hope we'll be able to send them this week.
We are waiting now to see what's going to change starting from 1st of July .... A change that might give us problems : the changing of priority ... but I think they'll not come to a conclusion by then :)
Hope to have a CO soon....
In the meanwhile.. one of my worries is the following : few years ago in some countries everybody was talking about the economical crisis but in Romania we heard about it when it was to late to take action (for example to sale the house when the prices where high etc). What will happen in Australia ? ....
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Friday, 11 June 2010
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Prepare for the journey to a better life
There should be a lot of things you have to consider before arriving in Australia... in our case before arriving to Melbourne (if nothing changes, Melbourne is our destination).
So in order to be prepared (maybe it is late ...? ) here is what I think should be done:
Select the desired destination
- study & prepare a list with Melbourne areas/suburbs
- reduce it to a short list
- for each of them study : transportation (how long it takes to / from etc) , schools, price for rent/buy, crime figures (in my opinion this is related only to statistics ... ), supermarkets, places to visit
A good report might be this one "Where to Live in Melbourne - The Report" :
http://www.anewlifeinmelbourne.com/where-to-live-in-melbourne.html
Maybe I will buy it ...
Other interesting link http://www.melbourne-suburbs.com.au/ and also a PDF map www.dha.gov.au/maps/Melbourne_map.pdf
Prepare to have a job as soon as possible
I think that a good thing to do while waiting for the visa to be processed is to start searching for a job.
A good approach is to search for something that can be done remote and to offer to work voluntary. Maybe this will help as Australian experience and will be much easier to find something there.
Prepare your "exit" from your country
I have had some experience with other countries closer to Romania - it will be difficult when you move to a new home & country if you have here your own house and you know where everything is located. (if you need a hammer, you know where is yours)
So ... it order to be prepared and to have a smooth transition, I think you need to lighten your life here - keep only what you strictly need, don't buy new things that you will throw away (or give to somebody from your family) when you'll leave...
So in order to be prepared (maybe it is late ...? ) here is what I think should be done:
Select the desired destination
- study & prepare a list with Melbourne areas/suburbs
- reduce it to a short list
- for each of them study : transportation (how long it takes to / from etc) , schools, price for rent/buy, crime figures (in my opinion this is related only to statistics ... ), supermarkets, places to visit
A good report might be this one "Where to Live in Melbourne - The Report" :
http://www.anewlifeinmelbourne.com/where-to-live-in-melbourne.html
Maybe I will buy it ...
Other interesting link http://www.melbourne-suburbs.com.au/ and also a PDF map www.dha.gov.au/maps/Melbourne_map.pdf
Prepare to have a job as soon as possible
I think that a good thing to do while waiting for the visa to be processed is to start searching for a job.
A good approach is to search for something that can be done remote and to offer to work voluntary. Maybe this will help as Australian experience and will be much easier to find something there.
Prepare your "exit" from your country
I have had some experience with other countries closer to Romania - it will be difficult when you move to a new home & country if you have here your own house and you know where everything is located. (if you need a hammer, you know where is yours)
So ... it order to be prepared and to have a smooth transition, I think you need to lighten your life here - keep only what you strictly need, don't buy new things that you will throw away (or give to somebody from your family) when you'll leave...
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