Plan of Action

[WannaB Ozzie]

Hi All,

I’ve compiled a list of things to do

By end of Jan:

Unclutter home: throw away unnecessary stuff

By end of Feb:

See a migration agent to ascertain which VISA to apply for

Update Resume, with necessary documentations

Update Passports

Update Driver's Licenses

Get education qualification papers translated

Get unabridged Birth Certificates

Marriage certificates

Family registers? (read about this - don't know what this is)

By end of March:

Complete Renovations

No dates yet for the following:

IELTS Tests

Police Character Certificate

Medical Examinations

You’ll see that I haven’t even touched the subject of Visa application. Presumably I can only do that once the above is all completed?

Any suggestions / comments? What have I missed?

Thanks for your help.

[Tania]

Hi All,

I’ve compiled a list of things to do

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Hi WannaB Ozzie

First things first: you need to renew you passport first as this can take up to 6 - 12 WEEKS , at the same time apply for your FULL UNABRIDGED Birth Certificate and to hit "2 vlieë met 1 klap" get your unabridged marriage certificate. The children need their own passports, full birth certificate as well.

Our agent advised us to go for the Police Character Certificate and Medical Examination when the case officer acquires it as it is only valid for a certain time (think ?9 months).

Your skills assessment needs to be assessed before you apply for the visa. Capiche?

This is a laaaaaang leër om te klim - we handled this whole application process as one big project with "deadline" dates. We applied July 2006 for all the Home Affairs stuff, August - Qualification papers in English, September - Skills Assessment, December couriered application and now we wait and wait and pray and pray and wait ..... Next Saturday - the 13th IELTS test

Best of luck!

Tania

Edited January 4, 2007 by Tania