ken&wendy

hi natasha its nicola wots ur addie?MSN were do u live i hav 1 hammie called harry !U!

kk bye and mite tlk 2moz

i dont lol wat u miss da most wen u go

hi im nicola and im new 2 the sit 2 im 10 and hav a hampster called harry! i dont wanna move do u??????????????

hallet cove is a place we will be looking at 2 along wiv flag staff hill and aberfoyle park do u wanna go 2 oz

kk bye bye then ps dunno were bouts in adelaide were gonna live nice tlking 2 u

hi im nicola and im not best pleased bout going 2 adelaide bt i need sum1 hoo i can tlk 2 bout it

hi melanie and jess! im nicola im 10 and planning on going 2 adelade. i enjoy swimming and av a hammi i dont wanna move bt if i do u might be able 2 be my friends there????????

hi im nicola im 10 and planning on going 2 adelaide.

Congratulations - bet you can't wait. All the best. Wendy

Hi, don't know how much this will help but here goes anyway. We are going to Adelaide on a state sponsored visa - it's a three year temporary visa. We could have opted to get a permanent visa for Tasmania - that would have been state sponsored too, but permanent. We chose to go to Adelaide because it seems more like where we want to be - we're not living in a big city at the moment, so won't miss any bright lights Adelaide may (or may not be!) lacking. Like you say the temporary bit of it is a bit scary, but my guess is that if you're able to support yourselves once you're there they have no reason not to let you have a permanent visa. You can apply for this once you've been living there for two years and working there for 1 year. We've done the TRA bit, the State Sponsorship bit and have now sent off for our visa, so are settling down for the long wait. Have a look on www.domain.com.au for examples of houses being sold now/available to rent to see what kinds of prices you would be looking at. Best of luck with your research. Wendy

Hi. Welcome to PIA. Not been on here long myself but have read some useful & interesting info. Everyone on here seems to be so friendly and willing to help. Sorry to hear you're having a tough time - it can be lonely in a new place. However you've got the right attitude - you know it's going to take some time. Have you tried volunteering? I believe the aussies are quite big on that. Maybe you could offer to help at a local school - listen to the children reading or something? Don't know if that's possible over there but I know it's encouraged at my girls school. That way you meet other/different people. Anyway, hang on in there & best of luck. Wendy

A year! I was hoping that being state sponsored might hurry things up a little. I know that last August they had 3 times as many applications as usual, so there's a bit longer wait because of that, but I guess I'll just have to learn to be patient. I'll ask my agent like you suggest. Wendy

Thanks for all your replies - it certainly is encouraging. We'll tell her anything if it helps - she's a stubborn wee monkey (doesn't get that from her mother though!). I'm sure the time will go much quicker that I imagine. I'm sure I'll have loads more questions for you all so watch this space. Wendy

Thanks for the reply - we've resisted putting the heating on, but it sure was tempting. I'm sure Nicola will come around once she's been swimming with dolphins! Wendy

Just like to introduce ourselves - there's me, hubby Ken and two girls aged 11 and 10. Visa applied for April, so settling down for a long wait. Does anyone know if State Sponsored visas come through a bit quicker? We're planning on coming out for a rekkie once visa comes through (unfortunately we didn't have time to do this beforehand) and will probably be looking at Hallet Cove/Flagstaff Hill/Aberfoyle Park direction. Younger daughter not too keen on coming - other one can't get there quick enough - Ken & I just can't wait to get away from the typical English summer (It's freezing today and we're nearly in June!) Anyway - hello to you all there and hopefully this time next year we'll be with you! Wendy