just popped in to let you all know that i got my greencard in the mail today...yaaahooooo.

talk to you later.

matt

Good on ya. Feels good hey? Fancy little thing, with all it's security measures. Can you see your signature on the back? That's the hardest to see IMO.

Okay, so my husband recieved Pkt 3 today and has been looking through it for a bit now. A few questions for those out there more experienced:

1. How much does this medical stuff cost?
2. Is it really as invasive as it sounds?
3. Any recommendations on which doc in Sydney?

Thanks!

YAYAYAY MAtt - that's so awesome! Congrats!!

1. Medical stuff is not cheap. I can't remember how much Stewart spend but it's a couple hundred...definitely over 100 - and it depends on what vaccinations he has to have and stuff. The chest xray is expensive too.
2. Not that he told me. He said it was easy and not invasive! But he could have lied to make me feel better I guess?
3. No Only melbourne!

wolvendove,

1. if the price hasn't gone up from last year then all up it should be about $210 for the medical (exam, blood and xray)
2. not it's not. you strip to your undies. (i've had worse at my GP)
3. go to Dr. Millar...he's old but quite pleasant and his secretary is absolutly fantastic.

thanks karo.

matt

Matt -- Congrats on your green card! That's marvelous.

And thank you SO much for the advice and info on the medical. My husband is already playing it up over the phone. Maybe he's just fishing for sympathy? I'll pass on the info to him and we'll get this ball rolling!!!!! He had one done here in the States already and it was easy, I have no idea why he's thinking this one will be so much worse . . .

One step closer every day!!!

hi all
MATT...congrats mate..what kinda work you gunna be looking for shame ya dont live closer to toledo jeep is hiring....

wolvedove

on page 25 of the original thread there are the jabs you need if you need to know..just go to page 1 of this thread and click on the link below that aussiewench posted...also within the embassey info at the top of this screen there are the doctors for australia....where did you get married in oz or usa...just wondering cos i thought DCF was that u had to get married in oz then file for DCF

Karo
not long before you come here hope your flight is a good one u must be getting excited huh...been hot here this week..well compared to your weather it is lol very warm nights...early mornings and late nights have been lovely outside shame about the mozzies..lol

take care
kath

We have the info on what's needed, just wondering about the stuff they don't tell you on the papers. Like, which doctor is actually a nice human being rather than an overwhelmed overworked exhausted person. As for DCF, luckily enough it doesn't matter what country you're married in, as long as you have the certified license. And in Sydney we're lucky enough to not even have residency restrictions for the USC! Yeah!

not a prob wolvendove.

hi kath,

later in the year i will (hopefully) be going to the police academy and joining the sherriffs department, so for the time being i will do anything that pays...although with the new families connections they are organising a job for me. don't know what or with whom, i just know that i've been told to wait.

matt

Really though that is cool. Has to make it easier when one has connections. Congrats on the green card too.

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1. Lots, can't remember the exact amount and after some tiring searching for my post which went into it I give up, be prepared to spend around 300... you may come out of it with change...

2. No. At least not with my experience in Sydney, the worst was having to undress and get into one of those lovely paper gowns and to drop it only for a minute. I've read in the UK women have had to have internal exams but I've read nothing like that for Sydney.

3. I went to Dr. English and I have to say go to the other bloke. He is reccommended here and while I have nothing really bad to report about Dr English my two complaints are (1) His office is further away than Dr. Millar's to the chest xray place... I believe Dr. Millar's office is in the same building as the chest xray place and (2) Dr English's receptionist insisted on not sending out my medical results and would only give them to me the day of my interview... an early interview and a delayed train made me stress a great deal, also I had no time to photocopy the sucker. Very glad I asked the receptionist to at least copy the vaccination sheet for me.

Good luck!

Thank you!!

Yeah Kath - 10 days til I leave...OMG I am just beyond excited. I have heard the mozzies are bad now....but I don't care. I'd brave anything to go get my man

No news here...It's getting warm...I love it. 10 days - that's all I can think about.

WOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!

I got packet 3 today!! This is unbelievable!!!

After months stuck in CSC, every week there is something more done, soo sooooo cool. Well of course it was sent off today as well...

i posted this in OT, but this is the last weekend i'll HAVE To be apart from my husband. YAYAYAYAY

congratulations kaffy and karo.

matt

wow Kaffy your on the move now hope the interview comes around quick as well

angela

Me toooooooo! Well not too quick, still waiting for the Police Certificate to show up and going by this week so far, something every day, (got all the paperwork from Mike for the I-134 today!) it should show up tomorrow I reckon.

Then it's 'just' the medical to go through, now that looks scary, and that is next Wednesday.

Boom, Boom, Boom baby!!!! Fully sick.....

gee, everyone's gone quiet here.

matt

i know, what's up with that? i've been busy updating my new blog

hey everyone

well we got up this morning and i went out side and dam it had snowed i said to rudy its been snowing lol he said no its only thick ice but floating through the air was snow flakes not enought to do anything with but hey im in the dessert its not supposed to snow here lol

angela

hi angela
well i heard that said in the chatroom i go into also..but she was in vancouver she said..so the weather has gone hay wire huh...

we are still having very warm days here in melb ...

hi matt hows the swing going lol..

well this week i havent been in to type cos i really didnt wanna vent lol but just an update to whats been happening to me this week..i wanted to get my fingerprints done at a police station and post my application in instead of taking a day off work and going into the city...needless to say i got the run around by two police stations...after me having an email from melbourne stating the stations would be able to still do it even if they have gone electronic...one said no ink/no female on duty..other one said no forms to put prints on....then had melbourne tell me i had to have a federal one done in latrobe street...rang them they said cant do till april..so i emailed sydney they just stated that as long as it is a police check done with fingerprints that will be fine..emailed the melbourne police dept she said to ring the head team leader...i should of had the day off yesterday ..i didnt read her email till 7pm so now i gotta wait till tuesday for anything to happen lol..so there ya have it i was so disappointed and MAD...took me two days to get over it..and i still feel like requesting a free police check for all the inconvience i have had but i know i wont get it ...there is more to it but that is the short version...
venting over.... takes bow and exits the stage..lol
take care all
kath

Hi all,
Just a question for the future about driving licence, when I get to the US. Before I went there last year I got me one of those International Drivers Licences, but Fiance (ex-cop) says I should be fine on just my Aussy Drivers Licence untill I am able to go for a US one. The international ones only last a year so I will have to get another before I leave if needed. Of course we are trying to think of all ways to save expenditures so does anyone have any tips here? We will be living in Missouri.

Kath, sorry to hear of your finger print check frustrations. I have rung my local police station (country town) about this check and they sounded like they had never even done one before for this immigration bussiness so I'm guessing I may have similar frustations.

I've been here every day, but quite. A very bad week for us of anxiety and sadness. Also fiance has been trying to get a loan organised for a house he has fallen in love with but has been having nothing but the run around with it. We did have plans of waiting to do this after I got there, as he wanted me to help in the choosing of our new home but as we have almost identical tastes in almost everything he just knew I would love it too. I think knowing how lonely he has become with me not there, and being a single Dad with a very difficult ex, hurts me more than my own pining heart.

Thanks Stella.


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Stella & Shadow

28-4-2005 Met On-line. Love at first sight (know that can happen now).
8-8-2005 Met in person in the US. Visa Waiver.
22-10-2005 Engaged.
2-11-2005 Flew back to Sydney. Many tears!
5-11-2005 Began visa journey.
2-12-2005 Shadow (Andrew) posts petition.
7-12-2005 NOA1 dated the 5-12-2005.
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Hey Stella

The yanks dont care about international licenses at all really, I've been pulled up once in the city and once in the sticks and no probs. THe theory is that you should normally get a local one after 3 months inside Oz but over here you cant legally get one until you have a SSN which means several months for many of us, so no rush! Stick with your Oz one while you can, always helps with getting out of fines ! ;-) They say that (in Cali anyways) once you have a job/SSN you are required to get a Cali license within 10 days, kinda strict but who knows with Missouri.

ciao

spike

Yeah, thanks Spike. One less expense.

Love your photo's. Especailly the beach one (I'm a Jervis Bay girl). You got some talent there boy. Beautiful colours too. And you and Heather look so beautifull together.

Stella.

Weelllll, I don't know if I should tell you Kath, but I got my Police Certificate yesterday, took just over two weeks......

It was all a pretty simple process up here, and the police station knew what I was talking about to a point, they just weren't sure about the fingerprint side of it, but after being on here I knew I had to do name and fingerprint.

Anyways, it turns out I am a good girl after all, got the all clear...

And she told me she was naughty

I yam, I yam. There is just no record of it!!

I will jsut have to keep account of it for myself

Ooooooooooo I'm gonna get a Mikey Record....

And if you are really bad you will get a Mikey Lollypop too!!!!

OMG!!! Geeeeeeeeeeeez!!

How long before you two are together again?? Soon I hope cause it's getting pretty hot around here.
Luv Ya Both.

Stella.

For anyone in NSW......... I downloaded the Application for National Criminal History Record Check Form P799 a while back that no longer seems to be available on their website. I have also attached Form P826 which is an extension of P799 if it is required.

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Thanks Aussiewench,
You are so helpfull,
Stella.

hi kaffy
its ok mate i will eventually get mine just disappointed in my officers at the moment ... i actually stated to one officer what the hell you gunna be doing when the electronic side of it fails.she just shrugged...
have you heard anything from sydney about your interview date yet..
should hear summit around the 28th mate i reckon...

medical coming up on the 29th i just hope i dont have any hassles about that lol...
take care
kath

hi all,

hope everything is improving with people's fingerprints, medicals, interviews etc.


my swing is improving every day and i have my next lesson on wednesday...so we'll see what the pro thinks.

matt

hey everyone

we got our noa for our aos and ead yesterday and we are in the system

matt have fun with the golf i tried it once and never again lol it was a disaster

Kath & Rob how are things going with you how did your blood tests go?


angela

hi angela
congrats on the NOA...one step over another to come mate...
yeah did the blood test got the doc to print them out..and got it done on medicare..will wait and see if they send me a bill lol..but i doubt it..

a few hiccups last week but im over it an movin on to the next step in getting these damm fingerprints done lol

talk to u soon mate
take care
kath

not long to go now I am very excited and nervous. I wasn't going to take much proof of relationship but now I am after reading a post that they asked for it in Sydney.

This will be the longest 4 days EVER.

Karo
always better to have to much than not enough if they dont want to see it fine but if they do and you havent got it-----------------
you must be geting excited

angela

Angela, I'm not far behind you with my NOA1s for AOS/EAD/AP. It'll be interesting to see how our cases progress. Good luck!

Karo, have a safe trip, take care, and I wish you the best of luck with the interview.

hi karo
i can just imagine your excited .... im just getting excited over a letter from rob arriving for me to send to sydney lol...

you have a safe journey and a happy reunion good luck for sdyney but ya wont need it all will go well for you im sure..

would love to hear from you while were in the same city..
take care
kath

Aww thanks everyone ((((((((HUGS))))))))) I promise to pop in as soon as I can after it all goes down.

I probably won't be around much the next few days with so much to do before I leave.

Hope you all have a great week.

hey everyone...

congratulations to everyone who's had some good news the past week...

I'm still waiting for ead/ap/aos here.. keeping myself busy with volunteer work though...

just thought i'd share with ya that my belongings are on their way, and my folks back in oz.. found an incredibly cheap shipping company to do it through

www.scorpioninternational.com

i had 20 Ctns @ 330.0Kgs / 1.300M3

and it came to, $760... before they found scopion the quotes were coming back at over 4 grand... i think that was for air freight though...

theyre based in newcastle nsw, so although i may not suit everyone, just goes to show it's definitely worth looking around a lot before you hand over huge amounts of money to any one company..... i thought i did while i was at home, but i missed this gem...

take care all,

jodie.

Interesting info on shipping, just might ask them for a quote eventually too.

Some little news. Andrew rang the USCIS today and they said our petition was in the active part now and we may hear something in 2 weeks. My spirits are lifted a little.
Stella.

Well had the medical today in Brissie. The ladies there were lovely, contrary to what I had heard and braced myself for. The doctor was a really nice man, a human even!!! All in all a day in the City with just a couple of pricks to put up with, had my MMR & ADT done whilst I was there hehehehe. Should have the results by next Monday!!!

Which is a good thing, cause when I get home, checked the mailbox and GUESS WHAT!!!!???? PACKET 4!!

INTERVIEW IN SYDNEY 10TH APRIL!!!!!! Oh. My. God.

Yayyyyyyyyy Kaffy almost a done deal.


Great info re the shipping jodie Newcastle is less then 2 hours north of me and I do have things to ship. Do you know what the timeframe is from departure to arrival?


All the best for to all of us waiting.....hope we all get good news soon on the stages we are up to.

Lorelle

hi ya kaffy