We are off !!!!

[Damms]

Hi Everyone I'm Kim 40, Husband Mike 40 and Daughter Acacia 2years 10 months, :D I have been looking on this website for a couple of months now and its great. We applied around June last year under the SIR visa had our meds early December and sent police checks off beginning of January. Mike and I were watching this mornings Wanted down under on Adelaide (What a lovely family!!) and our phone rang It was our agent telling us we had final approval :D :lol: now its really happening I feel I can post and discuss things, Its a fantastic relief. Just to let everyone whos going through it, its really worth the time and effort to get to this stage!!! Good luck everyone... Hope to see you down under!!!

[johnny06]

Good work!!! Congrats!! Hopefully one day we will be in the same boat and heading to SA

[Damms]

Hi Johnny

Thanks, we are off to SA mid april for a few weeks for a good look around, houses, jobs etc before we make the big move around November time....
BUT who knows i think once we get down there we will probably want to get there for good and settle in. I see that a lot of people on this site are going soon so we may join them :D Weve been told Golden Grove and Mawsons lakes are nice new areas but does anyone know any other family friendly places to start us off on our search our little girls is nearly 3? Thanks Kim

[donna T]

Hi Kim and Mike - welcome to the site and a big congratulations on the visa - now it is real!
Let us all know what you think after your reccie

[Damms]

Hi Donna

Thanks, I see your planning to go out in February!!! :lol: not long now are you planning to rent? its a dfficult choice isnt it :roll: well we will have to compare notes, What airline are you going with? Ive reserved flights with Singapore airlines as they fly directly into Adelaide, we thought this was best with the little one, I flew with them a couple of years ago to Sydney and they were really good....

[Angela]

Congratulations on getting the visa :)

We are hoping for our visa perhaps in March or April but we have to then sell the house (officially) we have a few people already interested.

Good luck with the plans for the reccie & keep in touch let us know how you get on.

We also like the look of some of the northern suburbs, driven by price to it appears you get a tad more for you money but we will just have to have a good look around all the suburbs once we arrive 8)

Angela

[dglamoore]

Wow congratulations on the visa :lol: We are also on SIR and in the final waiting bit - -hopefully any day now we will be getting that call :lol:

Lisa

[johnny06]

Any info on what is a good area for bring up a young family would be great. Seems like there is alot of families who have had enough of the UK and making the move over to SA. I know my little boy would have a better life over there. I have friends in Hallett Cove and they love it!

[betty22]

Angela,
i wouldn't base all your look at real estate and what you get for your money on the North.
Have a really good look around and go to loads of opens before you make up your mind.

we did about 10 on the first saturday here and then bought a house on the sunday. there are bargains to be had in the southern bubs near the beaches as well. especially if you don't mind DIY. We got a bargain and a lot of work and TLC we are sitting pretty nearly 2 years later

Liz

[donna T]

Had to update my profile - our house sale fell through last week and it looks as if we are going nowhere for a while yet :cry:
It was all a bit too easy I suppose - it was a private sale at a good price but their buyers fell out so the whole chain collapsed. Fingers crossed for a quick re- sale.
We really like the look of Fulham Gardens but think it might be a bit out of our reah - otherwsie I think Seacliffe or Flagstaff Hill look good - think we will have to drive round once we get there.

[dglamoore]

Hi Donna

Sorry about your house sale - fingers crossed you get another buyer soon. We have been looking around Flagstaff too as looks lovely and nice school. Mind you also looking at loads of the beachy suburbs too so will wait and see what they are like when we get over there :lol:

Lisa