To have birth and marriage certificates attested they must have a GRO number. I still don't know what a GRO number is but basically if a certificate is signed by hand or issued prior to 1991 it probably doesn't have a GRO, therefore at the cost of £9.50 each I've ordered new certificates online.
What we do have?
We have a date for the removal company to pack and for shipping.
We have ordered all the documents we need to relocate and taken photo copies.
We have an appointment in the UK to get the youngest sons passport.
We are taking the cat and the dog to the vets tomorrow for their injections.
My flight to the UK is booked, so is car hire and the return stop off in Dubai and hotel, to go house hunting.
I have 3 people interested in buying my car, one viewing tomorrow.
What don't we have?
Hubbies passport
What is left to do?
Complete Insurance documents for shipping and air freight.
Decide what's going in the air freight and pack suitcases.
Arrange a sitter for the cat and dog while we are in the UK.
Get the cat and dog wormed 2 weeks prior to moving.
Export and import permit for the cat and dog.
Measurements of cat and dog for the crates.
Book flights for cat and dog.
Book our flights to move to Dubai.
Book flight for the kids to come to South Africa one last time to say their goodbyes and move with us to Dubai.
Visit UK solicitor for copies of documents to be signed as originals.
Send all documents by recorded delivery to the Foreign Office and wait 4-5 days for their return.
Visit the UAE Embassy in London for documents to be attested.
Submit application for visas in Dubai.
Once we move to Dubai we have to have medical checks and activate the visas, within 30 days.
All of the above is running or will run concurrently. *pours another gin*
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