How solid is it? Is it literally "turn up for the interview and you're guaranteed a job"? If so, go for it. Even if it isn't, I'd still say go for it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. If you don't, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
tough choices..
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Remember that the above will not go away, even if you decide to live in NZ.
It may even come back and bite you in the arse if you apply for credit within NZ so just be careful.
Apart from that, go for it.
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doubly right.
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As others have suggested I'd probably be trying to see if I couldn't simply provide the paperwork and do a phone interview to confirm my eligibility from here as £500 for a ski attendants job is pushing it slightly. If the job is guaranteed provided you do this then maybe but it doesn't make much sense to have to travel out there for the sake of it when it could be sorted extremely easily over phone/fax. If they know your situation then I'd be surprised if they couldn't be a little bit accomodating.
However with all that said, if I could be skiing in NZ for a few months then I'd be off like a shot.
However with all that said, if I could be skiing in NZ for a few months then I'd be off like a shot.
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Worst advice ever. He's 21, i'm guessing his girlfriend is the same age. From experience I wouldn't pin your hopes on the girlfriend being around forever, go for it regardless of whether she goes or not.
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No, the worst advice ever is leaving her at home.
It depends on the relationship i guess, but i would be inclined to agree. Very very few couples of this age stay together, to base life decisions on the back of one could be rather short sighted.
Overall advice though is to definitely do it either way.
cheers for all of the advice guys,
me and the missus have chatted about it and decided we're gonna go to new zealand anyway. lol regardless of if i get the job, i have family over there anyway and i havent seen them since i was like 5 but ones really nice and the other one is a farmer i think, hopefully i can work on his farm or something.
anyway we're gettin the visa's next week and planning it all again, good thing i am yet to stop living out of me backpack eh. lol
oh and on the relationship front, yeah its fairly serious (dont get me wrong when i said 'settle down' i meant just not be living for a few weeks at a time in random hostels b4 gettin the nightbus sumplace else -- its a hard life i know right
)) she was all willing to break up with me when she flew off to australia but AHA! andy got a plane out like a week later mwahahahaha, worked out in the end its been almost 2 years lol.
so thanks ill keep ya all updated on the progress of the migration
me and the missus have chatted about it and decided we're gonna go to new zealand anyway. lol regardless of if i get the job, i have family over there anyway and i havent seen them since i was like 5 but ones really nice and the other one is a farmer i think, hopefully i can work on his farm or something.
anyway we're gettin the visa's next week and planning it all again, good thing i am yet to stop living out of me backpack eh. lol
oh and on the relationship front, yeah its fairly serious (dont get me wrong when i said 'settle down' i meant just not be living for a few weeks at a time in random hostels b4 gettin the nightbus sumplace else -- its a hard life i know right
)) she was all willing to break up with me when she flew off to australia but AHA! andy got a plane out like a week later mwahahahaha, worked out in the end its been almost 2 years lol.so thanks
ill keep ya all updated on the progress of the migration 
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lol yeah well they werent actually meant to start processing the app's before april 1st, dunno why they started early, and yeah i sent a email off earlier which tbh sounded absolutely terrifing if i was to recieve it in my inbox lol. asking them about a possibility of a phone interview, got the managers direct email in the email so sent it back to that. think theyre gonna start waking up over there soon so ill just wait and see
and about the writing a book thing, ive always thought id write my memoirs down one day, maybe i should start at the age of 21 lol, could breathe life into it being written so young haha
Well lets just hope you write emails better than you post on forums
I'm glad you have made a decision. Sounds awesome and I am insanely jealous
Is it easy to get working Visa's for NZ and Oz then?
Wait to see what happens with your girlfriend's application.
One menial job is similar to the next, but spending time with someone whose company you enjoy (and who doesn't treat you like crap) is a fair bit more valuable. A 50-hour £500 flight is a lot to put down for a job you can't be sure you will take anyway.
One menial job is similar to the next, but spending time with someone whose company you enjoy (and who doesn't treat you like crap) is a fair bit more valuable. A 50-hour £500 flight is a lot to put down for a job you can't be sure you will take anyway.
Well lets just hope you write emails better than you post on forums
I'm glad you have made a decision. Sounds awesome and I am insanely jealous
Is it easy to get working Visa's for NZ and Oz then?
lol on the writing of emails front no i really am rubbish at writing haha, one of the reasons i didnt continue with my a-levels.
and on the visa front, YES my friend. soo easy its almost laughable when you look back on it from a beach front bar it 30 odd degree heat in your shorts and flipflops. its ace. basically go to the immagration portions of the respective country you would like to apply for, look or search for WHV (or working holiday visa) and apply, you fill out some stupid questions, the best one being::
'are you or have you everr been part of any military or terrorist organisation?', now as im ex military this held my application up by 3 weeks. lol.
after you fill out the form it 'should' take less than 48hours to be granted a 1 year visa for oz, your looking at £10 an hour minimum in oz (and i mean minimum-my gf worked in a bar and was on £13 an hour)
for new zealand you get a 2 year visa but the minimum wage is less but the cost of living is sooooo much lower it works out the same.
roughly the prices for visa for oz is : around £80 i think, and £45 for new zealand. awesomeness.
