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Yes it will definatley be less than 8 weeks, that's good news we should be able to apply after the 2 years is up Thanks for the reply very helpful ?

Hi All Was hoping for some advice. We will have completed 2 years living in Adelaide on January 19th 2017. However we had a 1 week overseas holiday in December 2015 & we went home for a 3 week 2 day holiday in August 2016. Can we apply for our 887 on the 19th January 2 years after our arrival, or do we have to take into account our holidays (roughly about 4 weeks overseas?) Thanks in advance :-)

Thanks all for the info have got sorted with kennels now! Such a relief :-)

Thanks I'll give them a try fingers crossed they have room

Hi We are hoping to go away over Christmas (18th Dec to 27th Dec) but struggling to find any kennels with vacancies during this period for our dog. Just wondering if anyone has any contacts or recommendations for pet sitters we could try or kennels that we might not have heard of Thanks in advance

Sorry PM'd you instead, as noticed you said to PM in your post lol. That's no problem, thanks anyways

Hi beck i have about 8 , I think 6 smaller and 2 larger ones your welcome to. We are based in ascot park, let me know if you want them. thanks

THANKS EVERYONE :-) Yeh snifter there is so much to do in the city, we havent even scratched the surface, looking forward to exploring the rest of what south australia has to offer but plenty of time :-) Thanks Dan we're in Ascot Park (just south of the city) would love to meet up for a beer, our next mission is making friends lol. Were pretty busy the next couple of weekends but will give you a pm in a couple of weeks see if your free to meet.

Ok so we have been in Adelaide just over 2 weeks so thought it was about time I give an update as I know how much I enjoyed reading arrival stories. So we flew from Dublin to Brisbane on the 3rd Jan via Dubai with emirates, the flight was fine a bit of delay due to weather but nothing too major, great service. Arriving at the airport we made sure to go through the que to get our passport stamped, glad we did as we’ve needed this a couple of times. Didn’t need any paperwork or anything just showed our passports, very quick and easy We stayed with my uncle for 2 weeks in Brisbane, so we were able to pick up bank cards ( arranged prior to arrival with NAB), get sim cards and apply for our tax numbers up there, all very straight forward. Spent the rest of the 2 weeks catching up with family, applied for a few jobs but didn’t concentrate on it too much. I got a phone call to offer me a temporary position in Adelaide starting on the morning of the 19th however we didn’t land until the evening so unfortunately they couldn’t wait as they required someone urgently but this meant we were able to spend the first week house hunting. We had a hire car for a week, but we bought a car on the Thursday as my partner needs a car for work. My partner sat his white card on the Friday had booked this prior to arrival so was ready to start work; however the shipping company on this side have been awful. We had pre-arranged to collect his tools before the rest of the shipping but they were a nightmare to get hold off and just ignored calls & emails so we didn’t get his tools until Wednesday past. He started work on the Thursday however, so been great to get one of us started as we can live comfortably on his wage until I secure something. We applied for a couple of houses, offered six months’ rent and 8 days after arrival got offered a house 15mins from the city that we both liked and allowed dogs. We move in tomorrow so we are really excited to get our own home and things will start to feel a bit less like a holiday. Unfortunately are shipping isn’t arriving until next week so might be a few nights on a blow up bed. Thankfully the lovely Claire & Tel have gave us the pay it forward kit for a week or so, so this will help us sooo much, it’s great. Also, we are LOVING Adelaide, it wasn’t our first choice as we have family in Brisbane but needed the state sponsorship but we’ve both surprised ourselves that we much prefer it down here, so far anyway it’s still early days. Just hoping I get a job soon but not worrying too much yet its only been 2 weeks. Paula & Charlie

Aww she is just grogeous Congratulations x

Wow, great photos they really are stunning

Hi Joe & Carrie Do you mean regarding getting the visa? If so you could go on your trade. My partner is a plasterer & I went as his defacto partner, as long as you can prove you are in a real & ongoing relationship and have lived together (a year I think) so joint bills, lease agreement, photos, invites etc she could be put on your visa. The first thing we had to do was get Charlies skills assessed this was done through TRA, alot of paperwork but over all not to bad, I can send you a list of things we sent if you like. If you havent enough points you will also need to do the IELTS test, then you can submit your EOI. Sorry if you mean suggestions regarding getting jobs, in which case im no help lol!

awww I know I feel excited for you, finally the end of feeling the need to check emails every 10 minutes lol!!!!!!!!! You still hoping for March, that will fly in. We found out at start of August and go in Jan so about the same time frame, its flying in :-)

Hi We have just had the removal guys leave about 3 weeks ago, from Ballymena to Adelaide :-) We used Mc Gimpseys and they were fabulous so far and were able to match or beat any quote. They did all the packing and were quick to answer any queries we have. Our things are due to arrive in January so I cant comment on the Australia side of things but so far so good. We also got quotes for pickfords and 1 other company but cant quite remember the name. If you want the names or emails ill send them on to you, but google should bring them up :-) Thanks Paula

Oh wow, that is fantastic im sure your over the moon :-) It didnt take too long after the medicals, such a fab feeling!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck with the next steps of planning and congrats