Saturday, September 18, 2010

Li From China

Li is an architect. He lived in China for 25 years. He finished his studies there and decided to immigrate to Australia. He went to the Australian embassy and got a form to apply to become an immigrant. He took the form home and read it carefully. He filled in the form and went back to the embassy to lodge it there.

He paid the application fees and after a few months, the embassy contacted him. Li got a letter from the embassy asking him to do an English test to see how well he could speak. He passed the test because he had studied English for some years. He was also asked to undergo medical tests to make sure he was well enough to start his new life in Australia. Not long after that he got his visa to immigrate.

He went to a travel agent’s and booked a plane ticket to travel to Melbourne. The travel agent gave him a discount. His family and friends went to the airport to see him off. He felt nervous about leaving his home country and living in Australia. The plane took off and Li flew for ten hours before finally landing in Melbourne. He collected his bag and went through customs.

The customs officer checked Li’s passport and asked him some questions before allowing him to pass. Li was very happy to finish his check out. He took a taxi and went to stay in a friend’s house for a few days.