Move To New Zealand
Click Here to find out more!     

Go Back   New Zealand > The Welcome Mat > Introduce Yourself!
Hello! Hello!
Forum Home Groups Register Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 31-07-2007, 06:36 AM
Member


Points: 671, Level: 13
Points: 671, Level: 13 Points: 671, Level: 13 Points: 671, Level: 13
Level up: 14%, 29 Points needed
Level up: 14% Level up: 14% Level up: 14%
Activity: 0%
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Incirlik, Turkey
Posts: 34
Carl is on a distinguished road
Send a message via AIM to Carl Send a message via MSN to Carl
Default Hello!
Hi everybody! I am currently in the US Air Force living in Incirlik Turkey. My wife and I are completely and utterly fed up with the US, and I am actively seeking a way out of the military. I have never been to New Zealand, but have heard nothing but good things about it. It is everything that I want in a country. I am hoping to make it there within two years, asuming that I can in fact get out of my contract for the Air Force.


I guess thats all for now. This looks to be a great resource, and i plan to pick everyones brain!!
Reply With Quote
Site Sponsor


  #2 (permalink)  
Old 31-07-2007, 07:17 AM
Welshgirl's Avatar
Super Moderator


Points: 6,809, Level: 57
Points: 6,809, Level: 57 Points: 6,809, Level: 57 Points: 6,809, Level: 57
Level up: 58%, 141 Points needed
Level up: 58% Level up: 58% Level up: 58%
Activity: 6%
Activity: 6% Activity: 6% Activity: 6%
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ngaruawahia, New Zealand
Posts: 1,140
Blog Entries: 5
Welshgirl is on a distinguished road
Default
Welcome to the forum Carl

Good luck with your quest to move to NZ. There are plenty of us whose brains you can pick on here (you might even get a sensible answer ) and we'll try and help out as much as we can.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have and we'll answer them and/or point you in the right direction
Last edited by Welshgirl; 31-07-2007 at 01:38 PM..
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 31-07-2007, 10:42 AM
Taffy's Avatar
He who shall be ignored


Points: 7,669, Level: 61
Points: 7,669, Level: 61 Points: 7,669, Level: 61 Points: 7,669, Level: 61
Level up: 62%, 181 Points needed
Level up: 62% Level up: 62% Level up: 62%
Activity: 31%
Activity: 31% Activity: 31% Activity: 31%
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hamilton, NZ
Posts: 1,273
Blog Entries: 4
Taffy can only hope to improve
Default
Hi Carl, welcome to the forum from me too
__________________
Taffy

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 31-07-2007, 01:03 PM
Member


Points: 1,293, Level: 20
Points: 1,293, Level: 20 Points: 1,293, Level: 20 Points: 1,293, Level: 20
Level up: 21%, 7 Points needed
Level up: 21% Level up: 21% Level up: 21%
Activity: 0%
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Auckland
Posts: 62
bstar is on a distinguished road
Default
Pick our brains!! That is what we are here for....unfortunately I don't have many brains left to pick!!!
__________________
EOI submitted 9th April 2007
EOI drawn 11th April 2007
ITA received May 8th 2007
ITA received by NZIS June 1st 2007
PR approved by NZIS June 19th 2007

Arrived in Auckland August 23rd 2007
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 31-07-2007, 03:10 PM
MotherBear's Avatar
The missing link


Points: 30,608, Level: 100
Points: 30,608, Level: 100 Points: 30,608, Level: 100 Points: 30,608, Level: 100
Level up: 2%, 0 Points needed
Level up: 2% Level up: 2% Level up: 2%
Activity: 100%
Activity: 100% Activity: 100% Activity: 100%
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Oman ex Wales, UK
Posts: 8,355
Blog Entries: 1
MotherBear will become famous soon enough
Default
Hi Carl, welcome on board.

NZ is a good choice to make if you want to settle somewhere, as long as you do your research so you know what's ahead of you. If you're hoping to leave the USAF have you any idea what career you'd want to take up in NZ or would you try to apply for the RNZAF?

Exciting times ahead for you and we hope to share them with you. Good luck with getting out of your current contract.
__________________
Mother Bear
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 31-07-2007, 05:32 PM
Member


Points: 671, Level: 13
Points: 671, Level: 13 Points: 671, Level: 13 Points: 671, Level: 13
Level up: 14%, 29 Points needed
Level up: 14% Level up: 14% Level up: 14%
Activity: 0%
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Incirlik, Turkey
Posts: 34
Carl is on a distinguished road
Send a message via AIM to Carl Send a message via MSN to Carl
Default
Hi everybody. Thank you very much for the warm welcome!

I am currently a Network Infrastructure technician.... so basically I play with/fix (on a good day) Cisco switches and routers. Definately on the skilled migrant list IT something or another. Problem is I dont have my degree yet. I will have my associates in about a year. My wife is working toward her bachelors in History; she wants to be a teacher, which is great because thats also needed from what ive seen. Problem with that is her degree is two years away!!

So much to think about... then i did look briefly at the RNZAF, and I am definately intrigued. I would hafta look into it much more deeply to actually commit to that... clearly the commitment to th usaf isnt going as well as i hoped


okay... sorry rambling again!


Its great to meet everybody, thanks again for the warm welcome!! I will see you all in NZ in a few years!


-Carl
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 01-08-2007, 08:31 AM
KiwiHopeful's Avatar
God like figure


Points: 4,700, Level: 46
Points: 4,700, Level: 46 Points: 4,700, Level: 46 Points: 4,700, Level: 46
Level up: 47%, 50 Points needed
Level up: 47% Level up: 47% Level up: 47%
Activity: 0%
Activity: 0% Activity: 0% Activity: 0%
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Hampshire, USA
Posts: 698
KiwiHopeful is on a distinguished road
Default
Hi Carl!

Good luck and keep working on getting those degrees finished!
__________________
EOI Submitted: July 20, 2006
EOI Selected: August 2, 2006
ITA Received: October 12, 2006
ITA Submitted: February 2, 2007
Migrant Levy Paid & Visas Shipped: June 6, 2007
Arrived in NZ: July 26th, 2007
Leaving NZ: June 1st, 2008
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 04-08-2007, 01:05 PM
selchie's Avatar
All Knowing Deity


Points: 6,044, Level: 53
Points: 6,044, Level: 53 Points: 6,044, Level: 53 Points: 6,044, Level: 53
Level up: 54%, 106 Points needed
Level up: 54% Level up: 54% Level up: 54%
Activity: 100%
Activity: 100% Activity: 100% Activity: 100%
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain
Posts: 1,357
Blog Entries: 15
selchie is on a distinguished road
Default
I suppose kissing your superior officer (assuming it's a male) ala Bugs Bunny would get you discharged, but might not look so good to NZIS. I hope you don't have too much longer, though who knows how long Dubya might want to keep you beyond your official tour. Good luck with that.
__________________
If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows.
- Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, mid-1800s
Reply With Quote
Reply

  • Submit Thread to Digg Digg
  • Submit Thread to del.icio.us del.icio.us
  • Submit Thread to StumbleUpon StumbleUpon
  • Submit Thread to Google Google
    • Bookmarks

    « Previous Thread | Next Thread »
    Thread Tools
    Display Modes
    Linear Mode Linear Mode

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts
    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is Off
    Trackbacks are On
    Pingbacks are On
    Refbacks are On



    All times are GMT +13. The time now is 07:45 AM.

    New Zealand Immigration - Archive - Top

    Powered by vBulletin®
    Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
    Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.1.0
    ©2004 - 2008 New Arrivals Ltd

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32