too much stuff
today we started making a list of everything we own trying to decide what we take with us on the plane, what is shipped to nz in the container, what we put in storage and we we sell / give…
luxury accommodation – 8 sq ft
gromit’s immigration agent strongly suggested that we get his travel crate as soon as possible to begin the acclimation process. lots of rule on the crate including amount of ventilation, sturdiness of closures and size. the crate has to be…
so nice they named it twice
spent the day today in nyc talking with the ceo of the auckland based start-up that i spoke with last week – company h. more on that but first a minute on my experience taking the train compared to the…
immigration agent hired
not for jackie or me – but for gromit. after reading the nz emigration forum for almost a year now i don’t think i’ve seen a single person who has hired an immigration agency to help them with their application…
phone interview #2
i had a good phone interview with an auckland based startup tonight – company h. they are looking for a senior project manager to manage some projects and help them mature their project process. i spoke with their hr consultant…
a change in plans
after several emails with company e we had settled on an itinerary and booked the flights. the cto’s pa (personal assistant) was very helpful and sent along quite a bit of information on the hamilton area. that was 7:38 pm…
clean and simple
decided to schedule another trip to nz in late june and have this one be focused on company e and the hamilton area. wimpy perhaps.
messy ethics
it would be so much easier if i had the flexible moralistic perspective that so many others seem to be comfortable with. there are several other nz firms that have said that they would like to met with me the…
it’s too hot in boston – i’m heading someplace cooler
company e called tonight and a bit out of the blue decided they would like me to come to nz for an interview. woo hoo! this is good on several fronts. good that company e is interested enough to make…
almost
today keeps getting better. the official approval letter from nzis arrived in the post today. actually we’re not quite approved yet – we’re “approved in principal” meaning that we have “almost successfully satisfied all criteria under the Skilled Migrant Category.” so…
permanent residency granted !!!
i caved again this morning and called pascale my case officer to get an update on our application. definitely a call worth making. pascale said that a letter went out on 30-APR indicating that our residency application has been approved…
time for a face-to-face job interview…
…sometime in may. doh. company e finally came back with their feedback and confirmed that they thought the phone interview went well and would like to have a face to face interview. i had expected that that would mean me…
case officer approval
one more milestone down. i broke down this morning and called pascale my case officer to ask about the “change of status” email i got earlier in the week. she said that we should ignore the email and that she…
“change of status”?
ONLINE ENQUIRY CHANGE OF STATUS Your immigration application status has been updated. To View these changes please log in to Online Services this morning i got an automated email from nzis indicating that my application status had changed – but…
inaugural nz job interview
i had my first interview for an nz job tonight. i spoke with the chief technology officer of company e – a small company in hamilton that makes network monitoring products. the call went very well – after a few…