Here are some things I have purchased to take home with us...tiny awesome cuteness :D
Good to have a double up I guess for your handbag, car, office and/or other rooms through out the house.
I wanted our NZ family to get a feel of whats available in India and Indian stuff I reakon quite a bit of it is world class.
Loads of whitening products as is across Asia which doesn't tickle my fancy :) . Products for thick long black hair, various talc powders for the summers and cold creams for the winter and so forth. However, my fave product and am obsessed with is Rose water, used as a toner.
These are not samples and are available so that anyone with a few rupees can get their essentials plus more....approx NZ .25c - $1 a pop.
Are these available in the Indian Shop, maybe in Auckland? Let me know.
Can I please have a couple of these Sir/Madam...pretty please :)
Today marks 2 months of awesome Visa waiting time…yay not.
I really thought it would have been max. 1 month, especially with our circumstances however, nope.
We applied for a New Zealand tourist visa for Abdullah and Ayana, who are Indian.
The visa had been submitted with the help of a travel agent because we weren’t sure of the procedure. Although, the travel agent was also a first timer (with our type of case)...great.
So, with the application as advised by the travel agent and not entirely mentioned in the form.
Here was what was initially submitted:
· Visa tourist form
· An email from Abdullah’s mother-in-law announcing a family reunion.
- Mother-in-law's bank statement for 3 months.
· A letter from Abdullah of his plans in New Zealand.
· Copy of my New Zealand passport.
· Bank account statement to insure you can support your entire trip.
· Visa photos: with white background
· And passports
This was Submitted in early February.
An email from the embassy had been received in late February asking for more information:
· Wedding photos and Video.
· Marriage Certificate
· Child’s Birth Certificate.
· Some form of evidence that we live together e.g. shared bank account.
In late March we had contacted again to see what the status was. A reply was received and he’ll be back to us with an answer at the end of this week.
As a New Zealander, first I applied for an Indian tourist Visa. It took 2 weeks and I showed no paper work other than the form itself and passport.
Now really New Zealand Embassy, just for a tourist visa? Even if we were to stay, everything is legal…we’ll bring money into the economy…peace of mind for family and friends…blaaahh
Please come on man, I just wanna go home with my family.
We live in Lucknow, India and
this will be our first trip home to New
Zealand.
My name is Jasmine, I am a New
Zealander and had moved to India to be with my Indian Husband. (This is
actually stated in my visa form “Aliens who wish to stay in India”) and have
been here for over 5 years now…Alien, umm okay ;)
My husband Abdullah (an Indian
citizen) has never left the country. That’s where the good old Internet chat
and a bit of luck had brought us together. By profession he is a Computer
engineer and through his family, a Farmer. He is disabled from a childhood
accident which, damaged his spinal cord and therefore, has limited control over
his legs.
Together we have a daughter
Ayana (an Indian citizen), who is a toddler. She is bilingual (English and
Hindi) and is craaaazzzzzy as ever.
And also together we are
entrepreneurs in the field of education. We began and head OUTSHINE an
institute for Personality Enhancement. In other words, create and improve life
skills to get ahead in the game of life.
Both my lovelies have not meet
my family in person. Beside the time I had came to India previously with my mum to
meet the Ghauri Family. After life changing events and managing to collect the
moola, now we finally have the opportunity to go home.
Here are a few reasons why I’m
here:
Memories for our girl.
I had a class trip to
Japan (over 10 years ago). I only took photos and could only remember
my experiences vaguely…damn
My family, friends and
who ever reading can get the latest up-tos and knowhows.
They may relate to
different aspects such as,
travelling with a young family, disability, toddlers, Muslims,
trip procedures, intercultural exchange, expat returning home after a few years
etc….
Brush up on my writing
skills.
and it’s a fun hobby.
Have you been there done that?
Any advise would be much appreciated!!!
