I’m still unemployed. I’m looking for jobs and travelling between Bournemouth and London weekly for interviews. It’s getting to the point where I don’t care what I do as long as I can get a job to get the visa application for my wife into full gear.
Skype is being a real lifesaver. It allows for daily chats and videocalls where I can see my family and sing to my baby. There’s a great post over at my favourite blog lifehacker about the best online file sharing services which was well-timed. With those services we’ve shared pictures of my baby suffering through chickenpox which I was powerless to do anything about and a video of her post recovery squealing with delight on a teacup ride at a local playland.
My old school friend is getting married June 28th and that’s the target we’ve set for the family to join me. I went clay pigeon shooting and go-karting on the stag do last weekend which was great fun.
I borrowed an old point and shoot camera off my friend last night that I’ll be able to take everywhere I go and which should mean I can put up more photos of England soon.
I went through the same thing. I found out part way through that there is an out for spouses. Our immigration system is different than the UK, but in Canada, the spouse does not actually have to be working to sponsor an immigrant. It sure helps pay the bills, and it looks good in the case files if you are employed. Good luck Si. It’ll work out.
I couldn’t imagine being without my little one for longer than half a day at the moment. If you feel the urge to play with a little one one of these days, drop by, you seem to be in the area anyway!
Good luck with the job hunt!!!
I had wondered what had happened to you over the past few weeks (no posts?!) Good luck with the hunt, and hope you find a job soon!