RIGHT...... Its about time for an update!!!
We have had news..... AND its good
Eva my daughter has passed!!! The medical assessor thought that she would be little risk to the NZ economy. The medical assessor thought her a fit healthy normal child!! All is well with my both myself and son (though I had to redo my bloods due to an elevated ALT level, but that's normal now and not a problem)
So, we are now waiting for immigration to give the thumbs up and approve our residency. Our immigration officer, told us the good news about our daughter a couple of days ago, she has been a real rock for us!!
Anyway, after a year and half of waiting, with lots and lots of gloom and doom there is life at the end of that tunnel, so dont give up and dont panic to anyone in a situation like ours!!
If it helps, here are some personal tips that I think really helped our case and get a good decision;
1. Supply all the information you can ask you doctor to write a letter. The better the letter the better your case, though we found that it should STATE CLEARLY these things, you letter should be an
"expression of risk"
A = Prognosis, if possible - if not then ask them to specify why.
B= Possible Treatment needed - if none is needed them get them to state this.
C= If you are LOW risk - If you are low risk, ask them to use this phrase
D= !!PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT!! Get the doctor to mainly think(when writing your letter to immgration) "What is likely to happen in the next 4 years".
If you look at the guidelines stated by NZIS, you'll see this is how they asses the cases.
2. We also found that submitting letters from our work places, showing support and emphasizing our skills and qualifications. The children's childcare and schools also wrote letters of support. Our daughters childcare also submitted her childcare diary for them to look at.
Our dossier must have its own filing cabinet!!
I really think though, that anyone who might read this, that is having trouble. Panicking with the possibility that it all might fall flat, really is not to give up. We had an extremely tough and complicated case, and its finally coming to the end!!
If anyone wants to contact me personally to ask questions please feel free.