I put my FBI background check application into the mail yesterday. Sent the request and fingerprint card to the FBI, and they'll verify that I have no record. I then bring that with me to the UK -- can't begin teaching without it. It normally takes 8-10 weeks, but I marked that I need it by August 1st, for school employment (they'll try to expedite it if you ask). Now I just have to wait . . . Right now the plan is to leave somewhere around the 25th of August (teachers start work September 4th).
I also need a work permit (sponsored by my employer) -- once I receive that, I add it to my visa application, and FedEx it to the British Consulate in Los Angeles, then wait for it to be approved and returned to me. Then, after those things are completed, I'm really, really, really going to England!
