Off to my new job in New Zealand without family

Well tomorrow I'll be flying from Frankfurt to London Heathrow and from there to Auckland with a stop over in Hong Kong and then a domestic flight to Wellington ;-)
Departure 1st Nov. 6PM arrival 3rd Nov. 2 PM nice time frame isn't it

So on Saturday I'll know if they turn my visa into a permit so I can start working.

My employer arranged for accommodation for the first month so I've got some time to find me something reasonably priced. I mean I don't make enough to have me a summer house in Germany ;-)

So the next post will be from Wellington New Zealand and how the flight and all the official things like customs etc. went. Still didn't pack anything but I did send out cancellations on all insurances here, so by the time Elena and Angelique come over (next year July :-( ) no insurance will have my name on it.

I also collected all the papers I'll need in New Zealand to extend my permit/visa to a 3 year one and will do all the medical checks hopefully in Wellington.

OK wish me a good journy and talk to you later

New Zealand Visa is here after some more paperwork

Well the Ukrainian police certificate arrived and looks fine thank god for that.
My visa officer in Berlin was not completely satisfied with all the papers so she wanted a "Meldebescheinigung" a paper that says I'm registered in the city here in Germany further she wanted a translation of my diploma from Holland and another letter from my employer showing they really tried their best to get local people. The next day I gathered all the required papers and had it send there by fax and I must say the visa officer must have looked at them and put in the visa right away and posted it because my passport including 5 month visa arrived the next day. We also had a little farewell party last Friday with some friends and it was pretty good we had a nice time. The company booked me a flight now for the 1st of November and I'll be arriving in Wellington the 3rd in other words I only have a couple of days left to arrange the last bits and pieces. And I have to pack some stuff as well :-) I'll keep you updated!

More stuff to arrange for New Zealand

GREAT news the Ukrainian police certificate is on it's way with DHL which is more expensive than the police certificate itself though :)
But at least we've got it (well almost). Now I've bought a new laptop so we can sell all the older stuff and Lena and Angelique can work on the new laptop. Installing everything so they can communicate to the world and me ones I'm in wellington, I installed VoIPbuster just because I prefer it over skype. Papers should be at the embassy now and being processed. Lets see :-) Have to make a DVD from our analog video camera with the old computer before it leaves the house. It's all those little things that keep me busy. Had to get a s-video cable because I gave the other one with the beamer I sold. Anyhow I'm happy the laptop is fine and not that expensive so everybody is happy. Hope to see what my job is about in 2/3 weeks

Immigration papers for a New Zealand visa are almost at the embassy

Well today the 16th of October I mailed all papers to the New Zealand Embassy.
To avoid waiting for a medical assessor in London I applied for a 5 month work visa, couldn't ask for a longer period since I spend time in India which is a high risk TB country, which meant I had to hand in my chest X-ray results but these are sealed with my other medical papers. So now you know why.

Now lets wait for my passport to arrive back with a work visa. And do some more selling and arranging stuff at home.

Sold one of my cars today so we're stuck with our Smart for 3 people but hey I should be leaving in 2 weeks so that's fine.

Will make a nice documents package to take with me to NZ so I can apply for a 3 year visa in Wellington. This will be one of the first things I do is apply for a 3 year permit and hand in my medical and hope I will be referred to the medical assessor in Wellington so I can take additional test in Wellington medical centers as well.

One other good thing happened today my wife's family arranged a police certificate from the Ukraine which was impossible to get according the Ukrainian authorities in Germany and Belgium, so we hope the family can pick up the certificate on Thursday the 21th of October.

So more later

cheers

Diabetes and a New Zealand Visa

So I saw my GP today and he told me the sugar values were not that bad, if I would lose 5 to 6 Kg my blood sugar would be fine and I wouldn't have anything to worry about :-)

So now I'll go for a 5 months visa and will do all the additional medical checks in NZ.
I was in India for a longer period so I can't go beyond 6 months.

Lets see how this will work out.

will keep you updated in the mean time I will be reading this book

Medical tests for New Zealand

Well we did our medical checks and for my wife and daughter everything was fine but not for me :-(
The doc found sugar in my urine (and my waist was a bit over) so I had to make an appointment for additional tests which indicated I have diabetes.

I came home 4 days after the tests and a big envelope came from the doctor which contained the results for the 3 of us in a sealed envelope for the New Zealand Embassy and a piece of paper informing me I have diabetes and should see a doctor. Not a pleasant way of bringing this info to me but hell I've got to live with it.

Anyhow went to see my GP and he did a new test and he had to admit the blood sugar is a bit high so I have to go and see him tomorrow and see what we can do.

Now for my visa application this would mean a possible and likely delay of 6 to 8 weeks which sucks because I quite my current job already as of the 1st of November so I need to be in New Zealand around that time as well to commence my new job.

So I will try to get a visa for 5 months (no health checks required) and will go for an extension immediately after arriving in Wellington.

Will keep you updated!