Congratulations Tracey! Not long to go now! Have a wonderful trip!

Congrats, Tracy! Yay! Have a great time in the US as well! Lucky duck.

Congrats Tracy! Such good news. Glad I was able to help with the form. Have a good flight!~

hiya all
great to see so many smiling faces in here...with some great news in your posts...

congrats tracey for your aprrpval..and you will be on the plain right now heading over here...have a great time ...

hi pris
glad you had a great time here and your on your final legs of your journey to being over here permanently....good luck for the interview mate ....not long now before your back over here...

ok someone asked about what they should remember to bring over here with them when they finally get here..
i found my tax records came in handy...simply because when we applied for our loan for the house they wanted to make sure that i just didnt get a job over here to get the loan...im just glad i had it in a safe place and knew where to get my hands on it lol...also bring some of those folders that already have the plastic sleeves in them .. for the life of me i cant remember what they are called lol but i cannot find them over here.. i brought heaps of them over but they had all my stuff in them ... just saves buying folders and plastic sleeves..also dont forget your favourite potatoe peeler lol..hmmmm if you have a really warm coat in oz dont forget to pack it...(silly me didnt have room and so miss them)

ive still got my cold this is the 3rd week..cant shake the cough and the disgusting phelm business ....it clears up and then comes back lol...i do get email notification of your posts so i am keeping up with you lot just getting home from work later now and cant be bothered typing some nights lol i know im getting lazy or tired lol..
well take care you lot
kath

I know I'm not around here much but CONGRATS TRACY! I know it's a great feeling!!

Hope everyone is doing well! Stewart and I are lifting conditions now! His biometrics appt is on 2/22!!

Caroline

Heya Kath!

Sorry you aren't terribly well at the moment but with the weather warming up soon maybe it'll help.

Good to hear from you and thanks for the well wishes. You're probably sick of hearing about my never-ending case but I finally have the interview in less than two weeks..!!!

Thanks for those tips too I will remember to bring my tax details and plenty of those display books. I'm also bringing my favorite bottle opener from the days when I worked the bar.

I believe I have everything I need for the interview. It seems so simple and straight forward I'm worried I've forgotten something. I've paid the $175 processing fee and it says there's also a $455 visa fee also??? which we take in cash???

I do have one other query: I'm supposed to bring the I-864 Affidavit of Support to the interview but J said that the NVC office sent it all to Sydney Consulate so does this mean they have it and I shouldn't worry??? I'm thinking of emailing them just in case.

Much appreciated in advance.

Cheers,

Pris.

Hi guys!!

Kath it's good to hear from you.. have not seen you around for a while. Sorry to hear you are still unwell, I hope you get rid of that cold soon! You poor thing..

Exciting for your Pris with your interview just around the corner. We submitted our i-864 to the NVC before our paperwork was transferred to Sydney and like the instructions say, if you have already submitted it, you don't need to resubmit it. Unless you have updated information you need to provide. I was worried about the same thing so I took a spare i-864, as well as hubby's W2 from 2007. They didn't ask for it. I even offered the "updated" information (W2) and the consular officer was not interested in seeing it at all.

Also, I discovered there were no further fees required on the day of the interview. We had paid everything to the NVC back when they kept sending out requests for more $$. We are in the same visa catergory, so I'm backing you have already paid everything. But I would suggest you have your credit card handy at the interview just in case!

Just make sure you have everything on the "check list". If you have all of that, you'll be fine!

BEST OF LUCK! :-))

Oh sorry, I just have a question regarding tax returns for Aussies in the US.

I have heard that Aussies are required to lodge a tax return with the Australian Tax Office every tax year, as well as a US tax return?

Does anyone know what the deal is with this? Is there something additonal we are required to do?

Thanks, HD.

Heya HD!

Thanks so much for that. Good to hear about no extra fees!

Cheers,
Pris.

The following info is just to the best of my knowledge - and, I'm not claiming to be an expert by any means.

If you have no Australian income, and move overseas, you no longer need to file an Aussie tax return.

After I moved to the US, I still had some investments in Australia, and was earning Australian "income" (interest).

The information I eventually was able to get from the ATO was that while I was earning Australian income, I was required to submit an Australian tax return, just for the Australian income.

On my US tax return, I declared the Australian income (as foreign income), and then also got US tax credits for the Australian tax I paid.

After a year or two I signed a statement at my Australian bank declaring I was a foreign resident, this way the bank automatically deducted 10% of my interest payments, and submitted it directly to the ATO. I no longer was required to submit an Australian tax return. I continue to declare my "foreign income" & foreign tax paid on my US return.

The US tax year is jan /dec. It gets a little complicated with the differnat "years", and the exchange rate - but, I just submit all the info to my tax agent here to the best of my ability.

On the flip side, if you continue on & become an American citizen, you are required to lodge a US tax return - even if you no longer live in the US. I have no idea how much this is enforced.

HTH - feel free to ask more question.

Hi Pris, just like HD said no fee. Vy and I were ready to cough up some more dough when the consulate dude said we were all paid up. Woohoo more money to spend on celebrating.

The people that usually pay at the Consulate are the ones doing Direct Consular Filing since the USC is living abroad and he/she doesn't go through the NVC like we do.



They should have it already. However, I brought another copy with me and had some additional paystubs for proof of continuing income. They never asked for any further evidence though. If you can have your husband mail or fax you some additional pay stubs and his latest W-2 (he should've just got that from his employer). I had emailed them the same question before.

See my email thread...read from the bottom up.

From:"Sydney, IV" <SydneyIV@state.gov>
[Add to Address Book]

To:
Subject:RE: CR-1 application:
Date:Friday, September 21, 2007 12:36:16 AM

You could fax to your wife your most recent pay stub to accompany your employment letter.

If you have already submitted your 2006 Tax Returns to this office or to NVC, you don’t need to submit another copy.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Visa Assistant

U.S. Consulate General

Immigrant Visa Unit
Level 59 MLC Center
19-29 Martin Palce
Sydney NSW 2000

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From:
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 5:28 PM
To: Sydney, IV
Subject: RE: CR-1 application:

Hello,

Thank you for the confirmation.

1) I had submitted the letter of employment which was dated in July of 2007. Do I need to submit another one dated in September now? Also, can I send recent paystubs from my employer to prove the July letter is still valid?

2) When I submitted the I-864EZ, I also included a copy of my 2006 Tax return (with photocopies of the W-2 forms) as well as 2005 and 2004 Tax return transcripts. However, I gave the original W-2s to my wife for the interview.

Please let me know if this is enough.

Kind Regards.
-Vylex

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Sydney, IV" <SydneyIV@state.gov>

If you have already submitted an I-864 to NVC you will not need to do another, however, the supporting documents must be updated, that is:

Verification of current U.S. employment, position, date of hire and salary.
2006 U.S. Federal Income Tax Returns and
assets, if they were submitted as well.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Visa Assistant

U.S. Consulate General

Immigrant Visa Unit
Level 59 MLC Center
19-29 Martin Palce
Sydney NSW 2000

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From:
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:01 PM
To: Sydney, IV
Subject: CR-1 application:

Hello,

We have reviewed the interview letter instructions and it states for my wife to bring the Affidavit of Support I-864 with her. Do I need to fill out another one and send it to her? I just sent it in to the National Visa Center last July in order to complete our case.

Please let me know if you require another I-864 from me to give to my wife during the interview.

Kind Regards,

-Vylex


So close now.
-Alex

Thanks so much Alex. You're a gem

Hey all! This is gonna sound like a really dumb question (but I'm really paranoid at this stage)... I'm going to send off my Readiness To Be Interviewed paper on Thursday (yep, Valentine's Day. Haha.). Does the consulate only want the single sheet attached to the back of the visa instruction list, or the whole thing altogether?

Just wanted to make sure... Our petition will be very close to expiring (March 28th) when I finally get a date, so we can't afford to make mistakes.

(Gah. I feel like I'm going INSANE. )

I emailed the Sydney consulate today...

We're going to have to get an extention for our petition because it'll be too close to the expiration date - or have expired - by the time I get an interview.

I hope they approve it...

I don't understand Katz; you started yours after us how can your be expired yet?

Your sig says you started July, shouldn't that mean you have at least till July???

We have four months from the approval date to get the visa... Unfortunately everything just dragged out for us.

Our approved petition is going to expire on March 26th... According to the email reply from the consulate, our petition will have expired - or be very close to expiring - by the time I get an interview date. We would have been fine if I didn't have to wait over three weeks for a damn finger print appointment (and some other annoying circumstances that was beyond our control... >_>) I still haven't even received my police clearance yet. Probably won't for another week or two.

So... We're gonna have to extend it to be safe. :\

hi katz
dont stress too much about the extension mate...what must happen is your fiance (u.s. citz) is the only one that can request the extension...we also had to have an extension...

my fiance (now hubby) wrote a letter sent it to me then i faxed it to the consulate and we got an extension....
all your fiance has to do is state why he is requesting the extension..state your circumstances that has happened ..we extended ours because robbie was coming over in june to get me and wanted to be at the interview...im sure you wont have any problems mate...just get it in asap...

if you want i can email you a copy of our extension letter ...and will look on here if there is an example for ya too

just send in the sheet that states the readiness on it katz...

hope that is some help to ya katz...

hi to all by the way.. hope ya all keeping warm and cool where ever you are...lol...
its -8c here at the moment...and the snow is staying on the ground with it being so cold lol

hey kelli have you heard anything from walmart yet mate...

take care
kath
example extension letter

found it .. look under K1 example forms and its the bottom one mate...

Kath, thank you SO much. If you could email me a copy, that would be wonderful. My email address is: professor_katz@yahoo.com.

Will and I saw the example earlier... But we were a little confused by the "9FAM 41.81 N3.1 (Period of validity)" bit. Oh, does it have to be notarized as well? The email from the consulate didn't say anything about it needing to be. Also... The "I-797 approval notice number", is that the beneficiary number on the NOA2?

By the way... It's 36 degrees here at Perth at the moment. Can I please have some of your snow? LOL.

Hi Katz,

I emailed the Consular today also, told them my expiry date 05 April and I am close to sending my statement to them. Asked if I should send it ASAP or I am safe to send it in the last week of February. Their reply was to send it when I'm ready but they did give me instructions as to what to do if I need an extension. Perhaps send your Statement back, you should get an interview date within a week and then you can determine if you need to apply for an extension or not.

Also, I am yet to receive my police clearance stuffies. 3 weeks tomorrow and if nothing, I'll call them on Friday.

I share your anxieties too

Hey Kath.....
They are bloody hopeless over there . After I handed in my app the guy called me up and said would I be interested in doing the 2-11pm shift. ...I said yeah, he just had to call my references back at Big W....well, a week passes , I go in....he still hadn't called them. ....he called a few days later and said the number wouldn't work, so I gave him the number again, had to call him at 4pm the next day to remind him to call ( he asked me to remind him... ). It turns out they can't ring international, so I gave him references from here, telling me he would call them. Well, in this time my hubby has been employed by them...I gave him an international calling card today to call my peeps back home, and he told hubby that he was going to call my references here

So, I am a bit over them at the moment....

End of rant!

I hope that everyone is doing well!

The police clearance... That's exactly what I'm waiting to get back. It's been two weeks tomorrow, and still nothing... It's so frustrating because I'm all ready to go. Just my luck I'd get an interview before the police clearance... Not good. So, I'm gonna email the consulate tonight to ask if they've extended it. Just to be sure... Then I can relax just a little.

I reckon you should ring to find out where your police clearance is. Did you have to send off for one with the finger prints to the Federal Police in the ACT like I did?

Gah... I just want it to be over with already. :|

Hi there KATZ - I had similar concerns as at some stage I didn't think my medical was going to be ready in time for the interview.. i ended up emailing the consulate to ask them if they would need to re schedule my interview as there was a possibility that i would not have everything required for the interview. They replied saying not to worry about it, as long as I had everything else I would be fine. I should still go for the interview on the scheduled date and I could simply mail the missing information when I received it and they would then complete my visa and mail it to me once they received it from me.

You might still receive it on time, but i agree that you should call the police satation and follow it up in the mean time! Good luck!

HD.

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The police clearance... That's exactly what I'm waiting to get back. It's been two weeks tomorrow, and still nothing... It's so frustrating because I'm all ready to go. Just my luck I'd get an interview before the police clearance... Not good. So, I'm gonna email the consulate tonight to ask if they've extended it. Just to be sure... Then I can relax just a little.

I reckon you should ring to find out where your police clearance is. Did you have to send off for one with the finger prints to the Federal Police in the ACT like I did?

Gah... I just want it to be over with already. :|
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Katz, I called the Criminal Records Department here in NSW who process the checks/fingerprints and they received my fingerprints, etc and a week later they finalised it and sent the results to the Consular. I've had no word at all and it's been 3 weeks today (they advised 15 working days for completion) since the local station faxed my prints/info. Hence why I called them.

So I'm confidant the Consular has my police check by now. Medical is complete. My fiance will send me his docos soon so I'm about set to send off my Statement of Readiness!

They sent your police clearance off to the consulate? That's... weird. I thought you are supposed to get it back in the mail? I'd definitely email the consulate to make sure anyway. Couldn't hurt... Peace of mind and all.

I might ring the Fedeal Police on Monday to see if mine's been sent off...

Congrats on getting close to sending off for your interview! How exciting. Wouldn't it be funny if we received the same interview date? Hahaha.

THANK YOU so much for this information, very useful. I was wondering how it would work out...

Well, update from me is I finished with work today (very very sad moment, I love my job A GREAT DEAL) and it's only TEN MORE SLEEPS before I get on that Melbourne>LAX>St Louis flight!!!!! And 6 weeks before we get hitched!

Happy travels, all. And all the best with everybody's "things!"

Hmm, I find that interesting as well. When we went to the Penrith Police station (NSW) to get the fingerprint / police check, we had them send it back to my wife's place. We then brought that in with us to the interview.

I'd definitely confirm if that's what they did. I believe it took a little over 3 weeks before we got it.

AusCal thanks for the information. I think I may have missed it.. it's really helpful! :-)

True, I'd get to finally meet you! I will probably send it off on Mon/Tues.

According to the instructions for NSW and QLD residents, our police records are sent directly to the US Consulate (I even filled in their address on the form to send it to). I just didn't receive notification that this happened. Since you're in ACT, yours will def. be sent to you.

Ohhh... I see... It's much different for Western Australia. We have to go the Australian Federal Police here in Perth to get our finger prints done (local cop shops don't do it anymore), and then send them off with the police clearance to the AFP in the ACT.

I just received by email correspondance from the Consular an updated 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS' as attached. Anyone recently receive this in a Packet 3??

I happened to send them a query about my police clearance and they responsed today w/ these updated instructions

Not sure what to make of this yet as my head is in a spin. But if I am missing something as per the instructions or overlooked anything, or getting too chicken little over this, would appreciate your input.

Will let you know their response as I told them I was missing forms DS-2001 and DS-230 Part II. They may just send these to me or ask me to get them online. Sigh what a pain!

Hmmm...the instructions you got are definitely different from the one they sent me (and I'm K-1-er too). But that's not a bad thing, I think this is their way to be "clearer". Oh, who knows. No need to panic just yet, just wait for that email from the Consulate and follow their instructions. They know better than anybody.



As for me...well, it's only THIS MUCH LONGER before I get reunited with my Zach. I'm sooooo very excited. And very sad at the same time (yipe, still feeling the same way I did a month ago). I've finished work, I'm gearing up for my Going Away Bash this Friday & I've packed ONE bag so far. I'm doing some more packing tonight (my Grandmother is watching my every move &, of course, is giving her own "packing opinions"). I'm not really sure if I'll be able to pack everything in 3 luggages, but I sure will try! Zach said pack as much Summer clothes as possible because everything wintery is on SALE at the moment. He just gave me permission to go shopping!

I'm psyching myself up for my POE at LAX. Any of you guys go through LAX?

Patricia....LAX was a breeze to get through....the guy just took my paper work, looked through it, then sent me on my way! Don't worry about anything, just hope that you don't get stuck in a long line!



Well, good news......I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!

I went for my interview at Wal Mart yesterday, did my drug test and I am just waiting for the call for orientation!!! I can't wait!

That's great Kelli - CONGRATULATIONS!!

Congratulations, Kelli! Great news.

And thanks for the LAX comment. I'm sure everything will go smoothly for me too. Maybe my biggest challenge is trying to figure out WHICH line to go to. And I'm actually quite anxious to see just what LAX is like. I mean, I've seen it in so many movies and Zach has told me all about it. About time I see it for myself!

Arghs, so they responded and sent me another updated set of instructions Form DSL-1076 which I believe to be the correct one for K1 immigrants. Must have been a different person yest. who sent me instructions for other immigrant visa applicants But now seems we must send all our docos to the Consular before they send us the visa. Any thoughts?

Yeah, I think they want us to send all the documents to them with the statement of readiness to crack down on people who go for their interview with incomplete paperwork. Annoying, but I can understand. I sent the consulate an email yesterday afternoon with some other questions. So I'll let you know what they say.

Oh! Kath, I got your email the other day. Thank you for sending me your example! The consulate extended my petition.

My interview is TOMORROW..!!!

I fly up tonight!!!!!

Here I go..........

Good luck! Let us know how you go!

hi all
sorry i havent been around much...been researching my family tree..and seeing im stuck were on roberts which is even harder with not many relo's alive to ask questions...

first off patricia...lax is easy..if you are still concerned look in the poe reviews at the top of this page...and when you get there just ask which line you go in..some send you to the us citz line and some just send you through as normal..i went thought the us citz line with my hubby..and make sure you get the I-94 white card from the steward on the plane...the one i had insisted i didnt need on and had to go out of the line and fill one in..gawd was i mad after me insisting i needed one....also ...if you have really warm coats bring them with you lol...i have lost track where everyone is heading to now...lol...

hey kelli congrats..you will have to send me some emails to let me know how u get along and what the differences are compared to our store we worked in mate...hope it works out great for you..although i am fairly happy at k mart i would of preferred walmart even if they do get the bad publicity...

pris i have waiting along time for you to say your on your way up to sydney...will be sending positive vibes your way for your interview ..not that you need it..you will do just fine im sure mate...good luck and enjoy the view...

ohhh i had an email from one of our aussies that came here before me.. densusan ..and i thought it might be of some interest to you lot also..
when we moved susan and i we did an online change of address...susan saw in removal of conditions a post about the sponsor (either husband or relative) has to do a change of address also...i hadnt heard of this either..so she rang uscis and they informed her that the sponsor has to fill out and send in a I-865 sponsors change of address..

so just keep that in the back of your mind if you move addresses over here...i have refilled out a change of address and filled out robbies and sent it together with an explanation to why it wasnt done...the thing is in my way of thinking..when you look up change of address it should tell you to do the sponsor one at the same time..i either missed it or its not there lol..
katz your quite welcome with the email..did they do it automatically as i said they just might do for you...

knew there was something else to comment on....can one of you ladies clarify what the changes are that the consulate is talking about...are they saying they want everything for example...affidavit of support .. evidence of relationship or is it just all the forms filled out and sent to them to ...will do some research on this one to see if they have put anything on their website and let you know if there is anything there...

take care its bloody cold here at the mo that wind is icy...
kath

ok had a look on the sydney consulate's website..
and was looking at the forms webpage and took a look at the readiness form...highlighted are important facts on what forms to send back..might be on the right track but let me know will ya...

forms for immigrant visas

i dont know if we have any of you just got their noa2 but on the left hand side of this page there are other links that might be of interest to you eg. police certificate info and medical forms...

other than the above i havent read anything else on the consulates website about sending all the stuff in before interview..

ohh and...i did another change of address online to see if they do inform you about the sponsors responsibilties..
at you have sent it in online they send you to a page and at the bottom of the page they state in small print that the sponsor has to mail in their change of address ...i missed it because they ask if you have any pending applications and i clicked on no and it took me to another page saying thank you for completing the onlinen change of address..so with me not scrolling down further on that page i missed the bit about the sponsor...lesson learned lol..i still think it should be in large print where you would likely to see it...lol

just thought i would let ya know what i found out...
kath

Thanks Kath & Kelli, I daren't speak till it's over but I might whisper 'we almost there!'

Sorry I can't help Katz. I didn't even receive packet 3 only packet 4 with the interview letter and instructions so luckily I've been on here a while and had done the police certificate etc already.

Good luck though, you should be interviewed shortly though? Good luck and will let you know how mine goes.

Cheers,

Pris.

Congrats on the Walmart job offer Kelli!

Best of luck on your interview Pris! I am looking forward to hearing good news!

On a different note, the wifey got her driver's license! Luckily in NJ they don't make you wait 90 days from permit to road test (even with her expired NSW driver's license). Once she got her permit the guy asked if she wanted to take the road test right away lol. Instead, we scheduled the road test 3 weeks after. Most of that time was spent on parallel parking practice. In the end she nailed it one shot. She got so nervous during the exam that her right leg was shaking badly lol. Watch out folks, another Aussie driver is loose on the US roads.

Hi Kath, nice to hear from ya!

Take care everyone, keep the positive vibes flowing.

Good luck with your interview today Pris!

It's just past midday so I would imagine you're amost walking out of there with that ear to ear grin! :-))

Share your good news with us all soon!

hiya vylex
nice to see you too mate...bet your wifey was rapt as when she passed her driving test...just let her know if she does a turn as if she was in australia ..for her not to feel too bad its just habit lol...when i first got mine i kept saying right side right side to myself ..and when i stopped doing that i turned a corner late at night and was on the left hand side lol luckily there was not many cars in close proximity lol...so i think we at one stage has that experience..

it is amazing how getting your licence gives you more freedom..not from our spouses but for us to adventure out amongst the natives lol..although i dont adventure too far from the roads i know ..there is plenty for me to do on the way home from work or dropping robbie off at work...last time i adventured i ended up in michigan lol..did a u turn and found where i went wrong lol

am always interested in what us aussie miss...and how they are settling in over here...

come on pris ya us on hold here ... how did you go mate...
sorry to gabble on
take care
kath

Hi to Everyone,


Kath you beat me to it about the I-865..... LOL. Thanks for that and after having a look at the instructions on the I-865 form this is only applicable if at any stage you have filed an I-864 which from memory is something you do when filing your K-1. I hope I have this right! Anyway I have recovered from my meltdown and decided the best thing to do was include the I-865 Sponsors notice of change of address (inclucing a letter of explanation as to why it wasn't done)with my I-751 Petition to remove conditions on Residency. After a stressful few days I mailed it off to Vermont Service Centre today and have updated my timeline. It was an honest mistake, so hopefully they will understand. I also re did my change of address AR11 on line and got a confirmation number. Hope all this makes sense.

Thankfully the visa journey for us is nearly over but those of you starting, in the middle or almost done I hope all goes smoothly for you and is as stress free as possible. Kath it will be your turn to remove conditions soon, so you will be able to check on my timeline and see how things are going with us.

bye for now, Susan

Hi

Well, this is probably going to be my last post from Australian soil. Tomorrow (Sunday) will be my last full day in Adelaide and I fly off Monday morning. I'm nearly done packing - only have 1 final luggage to fill up - and I'm all psyched out about facing not only LAX but also the Midwestern winter. Hopefully it's not too wintery enough to cancel/delay my flight. And I don't want Zach to be driving the 2-hour drive to St. Louis airport in disgusting weather.

I had my farewell last night, my little sister's bday today and then a family farewell dinner tomorrow evening. Zach's advice was to get as tired as possible tomorrow so that I zonk out on the plane. I'm sure I'll be fine. I'll be wearing comfortable clothes, I have an aisle seat and enough books to read. I'm as ready as I'll ever be!

Thanks again everyone for all your advice. Wish me luck on my venture to the other side of this whole "journey"

The very best of luck, Patricia! You'll do fine.

Hello!

Thanks for the well wishes. This place has been amazingly supportive and helpful for those going through this challenging process and has made what would otherwise be a harrowingly confusing process really straight forward and simple and I thank you all and this wonderful site.

The interview went well, although I wouldn't call it an interview as such. I really think that's the wrong word for it as you don't sit down with someone and chat about things in typical interview style but is really a series of processes where you get called up to the 'window' and then sat down and then called up to another window and then sat down and then called up to another window for the final 'welcome to America' line after a few nosey questions lol... Things did go smoothly and the series of processes was very well orchestrated and professional.

I didn't however, get my visa as if I would be continuing on I would need to get another police check as mine was done in March last year and I wasn't looking to be travelling till May. So, they said all I needed to do was get another one and send it in and asked whether I preferred for them to be keeping my passport till then or whether I would send it in with the updated police check; unfortunately I knew then and told them I would keep my passport although I did not inform them and have yet to inform them I will not be in need of the visa.

Yes, suffice it to say we have broken up and I will not be travelling to the States.

I wish everyone else well on their journey and to my friends made on this journey best wishes for a happy future.

P.S. KATH - The wiggles were there again also but I wasnt' happy when they were called up before me although they were in line after me lol..

hi pris
awwwwwwww sweetie im so sorry to hear your news mate...very sad indeed..you ever need to talk just email me and i will ring you..

you have been a great member in here and was a pleasure meeting you..take care sweetie ...i hope in hope you can work your problems out mate...

thanks for all your input pris...you been wonderful...

kath

Thank you so much Kath; I will definitely keep that in mind. For now, this is just as sudden for me and will take a bit to sink in even if I did call the shots, so to speak.

You are too kind; your extended help and wealth of knowledge to everyone here is what keeps this place going so well.

Maybe I will check in every now and again to see how my abroad fellow aussies and their lovelies are going.

xo