Current mood:
restless
Hey everyone! Still stuck here in England at the moment, but I know some of you have been and are curious about when we'll be moving back to Roseville. Paula and I have talked and set out a timeline of the next year about the process so I'm going to post it here to keep you guys in the loop and let you know what's going down, when.
Sept/Oct:
The first step is to start Paula's immigration process. That is initiated by submitting a bunch of forms that basically declare your intent to apply for a visa.
December:
We'll put up the house for sale sometime in December. Not many people buy in the winter, but we're hoping 6 months is enough time for it to sell, and having it going in Spring will be best.
Feb/March:
It'll take around 5 months for them to process the intent to immigrate forms, after which they'll send me a visa packet full of more forms for me to fill out and send back. They process this packet within a few weeks, after which they'll give us an interview date for Paula to attend.
April:
Paula will probably have her interview in London sometime in April. It's going to be a pain in the ass having to go to London for that as it's pretty far from us. Not only that, but a few days before the interview, she has to have a medical exam so it means a stay over in London, which is difficult with a toddler. We also at some point in this timeline have to make an extra trip to London to get Jack's American visa. Blech. But the good news, if all goes well, Paula will get her Visa.
May:
Hopefully we'll have an offer in on the house by May, and the Visa secured. If so, May is when we'll be packing up what we're taking and getting into the mindset of an international move.
June:
Land in Roseville! We'll start off either renting somewhere in Roseville or shacking up with my parents at first. Most of June will be spent looking for jobs and getting settled in Roseville, and for me, reconnecting with my buddies.
So there you go guys. That's the official timeline and hopefully we'll stick to it if all goes well. I hope that the 4 years I'll have spent in England haven't put me so far out of the group that I won't be able to come back in. I miss you all and can't wait until we're able to BBQ, shoot the shit, or just play some video games together.
Leave a comment if you have any questions or want me to bring anything back for you from England.
hopeful