Well scud my lugs...

So, remember that in order for our visa to be granted, we needed the nomination form approved in Melbourne, and that two weeks ago Melbourne said that due to a change in regulations, Nick needed to register with the Victoria State Medical Board before the nomination could be approved..

And that we could enter on tourist visas but we would all then need to leave the country for a minimum of a week in order for the work visa to be processed and granted.

Well, yesterday we got an e-mail stating that Nick's application for registration with the VSMB would be considered at a meeting on July 3rd - so definitely not in time for entering Australia. So we e-mailed all concerned to say that we would definitely be entering on tourist visas and that Nick would not be able to start work as planned on July 1st. And I spent most of last evening trying to work out where we could go for a week with four children that wouldn't cost us thousands...

And last night we got an e-mail from Melbourne to say that the nomination had been approved... and SIX hours later our visas were granted.

Eh???