QUOTE(Nicoxcx @ Jul 16 2008, 06:39 AM)

The good thing is the UK police certificate you will probably get in a couple of weeks, they are pretty efficient, I am going up to the registry office today for my birth certificate, I have had the same one since I was born and I lost it this year !.
Are you ordering your UK certificate just now to? I was going to do that also, to give it plenty of time to get to me
I called the only place here that does non-criminal fingerprinting and they said they could only fit me in the the 29th...but Im so happy cos I sweet talked/told them my case....and they are seeing me tomorrow!! So fingers crossed, I can mail it all out then and receive the clearance back from Aus before my checklist needs to be sent

Thank God for human kindness overcoming evil bureaucracy

...if only i could do the same for my visa

Definitely get your birth cert now, and request a FULL one.
Im waiting on police clearance till I get my NOA2 - I went to the police station here and chatted to them and they said it doesnt take that long, and the stated time of a month is only if your case gets passed to some moron, unlikely! Just make sure you do the new police forms- they JUST came in, and now require 2 pics signed by your GP or someone similar

Anything to make it more complex lol- it used to be a one paged form!!
Im not sure what the expiry is like on the police forms- anyone? so thats why Im waiting in case my NOA2 and then the NVC and Embassys take their sweet time in getting everything to me!