the email

Yesterday an email popped into our inbox. It was from the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Canada.
It advised us that our application seems ok and we should post a copy of the application together with all the supporting documents to London for processing. When I saw this, I cried. Let me explain...

We have been trying to decide what to do come April when we have to leave Germany, and choosing between New Zealand and Canada as our future home proved impossible. We changed our minds every day! How on earth can one choose between stunning scenery, lack of crowds, and a gorgeous, laid back lifestyle versus stunning scenery, fantastic winter activities and a great outdoors lifestyle? Impossible, I say. Impossible! Both places have equal positives and negatives going for and against it.

There are of course also many, many other factors to take into consideration, but there are too many to mention here and I don't want to be responsible for you slitting your wrists from boredom. To cut a long story short, after much anxiety and changing of minds, we have decided to give Canada a go.

So what happens next?

We will be posting the application (copy) and the supporting docs to London. Processing time should take between 6 and 8 months, we think. Meanwhile, we will relocate back to London in March/April where we hope Mr Fluff will find a temporary contract, and we will stay there until the end of his contract. This could be anything from 6 - 12 months. Obviously the sooner we can get to Canada the better, but we will have to see what happens. And there you have it, at least now we have a plan, and now you know why I shed a few tears. It is just such a relief to finally have a plan and destination in mind. A huge load off the shoulders.

We will give Canada a go, and hopefully it will be the right place for us to grow roots, and we will give it our best shot. If not, we will have a few years to play with before our Australia/New Zealand residency expires, and then we can always move there or back to Europe. We do hope that plan A will work out, and I can't imagine that we won't be very happy there. Let's just hope we don't get eaten by a bear, cougar or pack of coyotes! *grin*

I will update this blog as and when things happen with regards to our relocation and anticipated emmigration.
Love to all of you and if you have any spare good luck, please send it our way. xxx