Since my last post I had to have an interview, by telephone, to see if I was suitable to emigrate, as I didn't have a job to go to. (Thanks Mr MO for messing me about for so long I lost the job I had secured.) Talk about surreal.
I must have finally done something right. We have permission to reside in NZ dependant on me re-registering with the NZ teaching council, proving that the wife & I still live together (cobble some recent bills together) and paying the Migrant Levy Fund. Basically a tax to emigrate.
I love the reason for this tax, English language lessons for non-English speakers and help in getting jobs. So if I ask, will I get help in getting a job? Aye right.
Monday 28 November 2011
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Way overdue update
OK, I had nearly given up ever emigrating due to the medical advisor moving the goalposts, again.
I was given a list of things to do prove in Jan 2011 and I have been working at this showing no diabetic retinopathy, lack of liver disease etc.
Maybe I will have done enough to allow me to get my clearance to enter NZ, so I can be there for Jan 2012. Four years after I initally started the process.
I will now also have to reregister with the NZTC. I am e-mailing them over this after I have checked their website for details.
I was given a list of things to do prove in Jan 2011 and I have been working at this showing no diabetic retinopathy, lack of liver disease etc.
Maybe I will have done enough to allow me to get my clearance to enter NZ, so I can be there for Jan 2012. Four years after I initally started the process.
I will now also have to reregister with the NZTC. I am e-mailing them over this after I have checked their website for details.
Monday 20 July 2009
Blood Pressure DOWN and job hunting.
My blood pressure has returned to a perfectly respectable 140/80. I guess my doctor was right, that if you remove the stressor, the stress level drops thus dropping the blood pressure. Also not drinking a bucket of coffee before going did help. Two more BP levels like that and I will submit them to NZ House.
I am not even looking a job hunting until I have three good results. I have decided that I will only apply for main job Physics/Science as I don't really enjoy teaching Maths and decile 5+ schoolsonly. Having taught in the equivalent of a decile 1 school, I have no desire to repeat that experience, ever.
Total Costs=£2927.06 (NZ$ 8113.70 at today's rate £1.00=NZ$2.80).
I am not even looking a job hunting until I have three good results. I have decided that I will only apply for main job Physics/Science as I don't really enjoy teaching Maths and decile 5+ schoolsonly. Having taught in the equivalent of a decile 1 school, I have no desire to repeat that experience, ever.
Total Costs=£2927.06 (NZ$ 8113.70 at today's rate £1.00=NZ$2.80).
Monday 29 June 2009
Been a long time
Frustration levels are rising.
Finances have been tight so I have been working on supply in one of the roughest schools in Scotland. This has further motivated me to get the hell out as I am fed up of trying to teach the pupils who are only there because they have to be there by law and do their worst in order to achieve nothing.
Having nailed all the other medical issues into submission the medical advisor decided to question my very slightly elevated blood pressure. Well lookee here, I am skint, working in a dump of a school it figures that my blood pressure is going to be raised. My doctor refuses to refer me as she thinks there is nothing the matter that can't be cured with less caffiene and a change of job. Pity that eejit in London doesn't think that.
I'm off to the nurse in the next few days to have my blood pressure tested again and if I can get three good results in a row I will send that to NZ House and tell them to wind their necks in.
Finances have been tight so I have been working on supply in one of the roughest schools in Scotland. This has further motivated me to get the hell out as I am fed up of trying to teach the pupils who are only there because they have to be there by law and do their worst in order to achieve nothing.
Having nailed all the other medical issues into submission the medical advisor decided to question my very slightly elevated blood pressure. Well lookee here, I am skint, working in a dump of a school it figures that my blood pressure is going to be raised. My doctor refuses to refer me as she thinks there is nothing the matter that can't be cured with less caffiene and a change of job. Pity that eejit in London doesn't think that.
I'm off to the nurse in the next few days to have my blood pressure tested again and if I can get three good results in a row I will send that to NZ House and tell them to wind their necks in.
Tuesday 20 January 2009
It's been a long time!
Well my application was sent back to me asking for YET MORE medical information.
They wanted stuff on my wife. That has now been sorted and she has been cleared.
I have been to see another specialist (this is getting ridiculous), costing me another £120! Guess what, he has said that so long as I keep my diabetes under control, my life will be just as full and only slightly shorter that that of a non-diabetic. Let's see if that works.
And by the way, I lost my job offer due to the delays that the NZIS have subjected me to. I reckon I can get another job easily but it really did hack me off.
Total Costs=£2927.06 (NZ$ 8113.70 at today's rate £1.00=NZ$2.80).
They wanted stuff on my wife. That has now been sorted and she has been cleared.
I have been to see another specialist (this is getting ridiculous), costing me another £120! Guess what, he has said that so long as I keep my diabetes under control, my life will be just as full and only slightly shorter that that of a non-diabetic. Let's see if that works.
And by the way, I lost my job offer due to the delays that the NZIS have subjected me to. I reckon I can get another job easily but it really did hack me off.
Total Costs=£2927.06 (NZ$ 8113.70 at today's rate £1.00=NZ$2.80).
Sunday 19 October 2008
Crossed finger time
As the title says, all the medical information has been sent to New Zealand House. This was done on Thursday at the main Post Office in the City Centre.
My GP did write me a quick letter stating what I wanted and I am just waiting to see if this will post muster with the Medical Adviser. My GP is a specialist in the treatment of diabetics so that should carry some weight.
I am now including a currency conversion in my Costs to give any Kiwis reading this the idea of the financial committment that has to be made to get to NZ. This value below would be approximately 1/7th of a years wage for me in NZ and 1/12th of my UK wage, if I was working full time.
Total Costs=£2807.06 (NZ$ 7872.70 at today's rate £1.00=NZ$2.80).
My GP did write me a quick letter stating what I wanted and I am just waiting to see if this will post muster with the Medical Adviser. My GP is a specialist in the treatment of diabetics so that should carry some weight.
I am now including a currency conversion in my Costs to give any Kiwis reading this the idea of the financial committment that has to be made to get to NZ. This value below would be approximately 1/7th of a years wage for me in NZ and 1/12th of my UK wage, if I was working full time.
Total Costs=£2807.06 (NZ$ 7872.70 at today's rate £1.00=NZ$2.80).
Tuesday 14 October 2008
More Medicals!!!
Well, it has been a while since I last posted, mostly because I didn't have much to say.
Since the last posting I have had a series of blood tests and I am now beginning to feel like a pin cushion. My liver function tests were out of kilter so I had them done again, after coming off statins which lower my cholesterol.
I went to see a specialist, at the behest of the NZIS medical adviser, which cost me £120 at a private hospital. I could not get an NHS appointment as it was not "urgent". Well it depend on your definition of urgent!
A week after seeing the specialist I had the repeat tests done, which showed that my liver function tests results had dropped significantly. These results I took to the specialist and he has written a letter stating that the abnormality was statin related! YIPPPPPPPPPPEEEE!!
Now I have to speak to my doc as the Urine Protein test came back abnormal, so she upped my medication which will pull this back in line but I will need a note to say this. I must impress on her that it she has to put "Specialist" into the letter otherwise the NZIS might ignore her!
Old Costs=£2687.06
New Costs=£120.00
Total Costs=£2807.06
Since the last posting I have had a series of blood tests and I am now beginning to feel like a pin cushion. My liver function tests were out of kilter so I had them done again, after coming off statins which lower my cholesterol.
I went to see a specialist, at the behest of the NZIS medical adviser, which cost me £120 at a private hospital. I could not get an NHS appointment as it was not "urgent". Well it depend on your definition of urgent!
A week after seeing the specialist I had the repeat tests done, which showed that my liver function tests results had dropped significantly. These results I took to the specialist and he has written a letter stating that the abnormality was statin related! YIPPPPPPPPPPEEEE!!
Now I have to speak to my doc as the Urine Protein test came back abnormal, so she upped my medication which will pull this back in line but I will need a note to say this. I must impress on her that it she has to put "Specialist" into the letter otherwise the NZIS might ignore her!
Old Costs=£2687.06
New Costs=£120.00
Total Costs=£2807.06
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