NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!

[cdneh 3,112]

Well I had to go back to the doctors because they found I wasn't immunized against measles or mumps... so now the medical is officially over, almost $500 later! Did it cost that much for any of you??

I also forgot to sign the police clearance form (whoops) and I only just received it back in the mail on Saturday. I couriered it to the consulate today although seeing as my interview is on Thursday, I doubt they're going to get it back from the police in time anyways. Should I contact them to reschedule my interview or do I just wait and see what happens?

Congrats on getting the medical done and that all went well the medical cost me $125, then $50 for tetanus (like Kim, i had to have one aswell), $80 for xrays and $31 for blood test. So in total $286!

Very best wishes with your interview this week!! let us know how you get on!!

I had the titre test done, which was a couple of hundred plus, but it did show all i had to have was the tetanus. I got mine at my doctor after the lab results were back, so I got it for 10$

Wishing you luck for the interview! We will be waiting to hear back

[that_girl 9]

Hi everyone!

So, I filed our I-129f about a month ago, and I was just wondering if you all have any advice about things my SO might be able to get a jump on to makes things easier once we get our NOA2 and things start rolling.... He's in Christchurch, so getting to Auckland to do anything before he's there for the interview is a bit of a mission, but if you have any advice about things we should start getting underway, it would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Megan

[cdneh 3,112]

Hi everyone!

So, I filed our I-129f about a month ago, and I was just wondering if you all have any advice about things my SO might be able to get a jump on to makes things easier once we get our NOA2 and things start rolling.... He's in Christchurch, so getting to Auckland to do anything before he's there for the interview is a bit of a mission, but if you have any advice about things we should start getting underway, it would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Megan

He can have his medical in Christchurch, which is good. He could make sure he has a copy of his vaccinations record ready for that. I am trying to remember what I did and when, but our case ended up in AP for nearly 8 weeks so I had a bit of extra time to kill. I know I assembled things like email printouts, and chat logs, evidence of an ongoing relationship sort of thing. I probably lugged 10 pounds of paper in to my interview

Below is the listing for the doc in Christchurch, from the Embassy link

CHRISTCHURCH:

Dr. Wilson / Dr. Brown (03) 366 0235 248 High Street, High St Mall

Medical Center, National Mutual Arcade

[that_girl 9]

Hi everyone!

So, I filed our I-129f about a month ago, and I was just wondering if you all have any advice about things my SO might be able to get a jump on to makes things easier once we get our NOA2 and things start rolling.... He's in Christchurch, so getting to Auckland to do anything before he's there for the interview is a bit of a mission, but if you have any advice about things we should start getting underway, it would be much appreciated! Thanks!

Megan

He can have his medical in Christchurch, which is good. He could make sure he has a copy of his vaccinations record ready for that. I am trying to remember what I did and when, but our case ended up in AP for nearly 8 weeks so I had a bit of extra time to kill. I know I assembled things like email printouts, and chat logs, evidence of an ongoing relationship sort of thing. I probably lugged 10 pounds of paper in to my interview

Below is the listing for the doc in Christchurch, from the Embassy link

CHRISTCHURCH:

Dr. Wilson / Dr. Brown (03) 366 0235 248 High Street, High St Mall

Medical Center, National Mutual Arcade

Thanks, cdneh! I'll make sure he hunts down that vaccination record.

[kiwibelcanto 3]

Hey guys, well I've been conditionally approved pending my police report clearance, which I'm sure will be fine lol.

There was a loooooot of waiting around! The lady who gathered my documents was really lovely, and I think I actually spoke to the interviewer man for about 5 minutes, he just asked me the regular questions - how we met, how many times we've met in person, what he does over there, what I do over here, what our families think, etc.

So hopefully I'll have my passport back with my visa in it sometime next week

[cdneh 3,112]

Hey guys, well I've been conditionally approved pending my police report clearance, which I'm sure will be fine lol.

There was a loooooot of waiting around! The lady who gathered my documents was really lovely, and I think I actually spoke to the interviewer man for about 5 minutes, he just asked me the regular questions - how we met, how many times we've met in person, what he does over there, what I do over here, what our families think, etc.

So hopefully I'll have my passport back with my visa in it sometime next week

Congratulations!!! Excellent news! I was wondering how it went

Have you decided when you are traveling yet?

[kiwibelcanto 3]

Congratulations!!! Excellent news! I was wondering how it went

Have you decided when you are traveling yet?

Thankyouuuuu!!! I brought heaps of evidence with me like chat logs and photos and emails, but he didn't ask to see any of it, which I took to be a good thing. Although I don't think I'll feel truly relieved until I have the visa in my hot little hand! lol

I'll be leaving NZ around late March/early April as that's when my SO can come over during his spring break and have me go back with him. It gives me a few months time to save up as much money as possible and spend plenty of time with my friends and family before I go, because we won't be able to afford to come back for a while

Is it getting really cold where you are? Auckland has been having this awful humid and overcast weather, but definitely isn't feeling like summer yet!

[kiwiana 2]

Hey guys, well I've been conditionally approved pending my police report clearance, which I'm sure will be fine lol.

There was a loooooot of waiting around! The lady who gathered my documents was really lovely, and I think I actually spoke to the interviewer man for about 5 minutes, he just asked me the regular questions - how we met, how many times we've met in person, what he does over there, what I do over here, what our families think, etc.

So hopefully I'll have my passport back with my visa in it sometime next week

Congratulations!!!!

Which state will you live in usa? I'm in California and it is getting a little chilly in the evenings and early mornings now but still have lovely sunny days.

[cdneh 3,112]

Hey guys, well I've been conditionally approved pending my police report clearance, which I'm sure will be fine lol.

There was a loooooot of waiting around! The lady who gathered my documents was really lovely, and I think I actually spoke to the interviewer man for about 5 minutes, he just asked me the regular questions - how we met, how many times we've met in person, what he does over there, what I do over here, what our families think, etc.

So hopefully I'll have my passport back with my visa in it sometime next week

Congratulations!!!!

Which state will you live in usa? I'm in California and it is getting a little chilly in the evenings and early mornings now but still have lovely sunny days.

Lucky you! I'm in Virginia..and out side of sun yesterday we have had nothing but rain and cold temps

[Kim & Chris 0]

Congratulations!!! Excellent news! I was wondering how it went

Have you decided when you are traveling yet?

Thankyouuuuu!!! I brought heaps of evidence with me like chat logs and photos and emails, but he didn't ask to see any of it, which I took to be a good thing. Although I don't think I'll feel truly relieved until I have the visa in my hot little hand! lol

I'll be leaving NZ around late March/early April as that's when my SO can come over during his spring break and have me go back with him. It gives me a few months time to save up as much money as possible and spend plenty of time with my friends and family before I go, because we won't be able to afford to come back for a while

Is it getting really cold where you are? Auckland has been having this awful humid and overcast weather, but definitely isn't feeling like summer yet!

Well done, told you it would be ok

I'm in Arkansas and it's been cold, there was snow in West Little Rock today, but just rain and freezing winds where I am, about an hour north from there. Overnight lows for the next week are as low as -4 I'm hoping it snows here....................where are you going to be over here?

[kiwibelcanto 3]

Oh wow we're all going to be really spread out - I'll be in Washington state, I love it there, reminds me a lot of NZ. My SO's town is about a 3 hour drive southeast of Seattle and is a hell of a lot drier than the rest of Washington - 300 days of sunshine a year though! I love the consistency about that because the weather changes every hour in Akld and it's driving me nuts

[Kelvan 0]

Hey congrats on passing your interview Zeddess! Not long to go now

I have a friend who lives in Washington state, in a place called Port Angeles I'm in Olathe, Kansas. I looove our apartment, and I am actually dreading going to work now cos I love being in it so much hehe! We went for a walk tonight and it was 0C!!! ZERO! Can't wait til it snows! The first time is always the best I think hehe.

[kiwibelcanto 3]

Hey congrats on passing your interview Zeddess! Not long to go now

I have a friend who lives in Washington state, in a place called Port Angeles I'm in Olathe, Kansas. I looove our apartment, and I am actually dreading going to work now cos I love being in it so much hehe! We went for a walk tonight and it was 0C!!! ZERO! Can't wait til it snows! The first time is always the best I think hehe.

Yay thanks! Whoa Kansas is a long way from the ocean! Do you ever miss it? I really want to go to Port Angeles because Twilight was filmed there hehe (shameful I know!)

Snow is awesome! It snowed in Richland, my SO's town, on Christmas day last year and it doesn't often snow there, so that was pretty neat, felt just like being in a sno-globe.

Where did you guys all live back in NZ? I can't wait to move from a big city to a small town

[Kim & Chris 0]

Hey congrats on passing your interview Zeddess! Not long to go now

I have a friend who lives in Washington state, in a place called Port Angeles I'm in Olathe, Kansas. I looove our apartment, and I am actually dreading going to work now cos I love being in it so much hehe! We went for a walk tonight and it was 0C!!! ZERO! Can't wait til it snows! The first time is always the best I think hehe.

Yay thanks! Whoa Kansas is a long way from the ocean! Do you ever miss it? I really want to go to Port Angeles because Twilight was filmed there hehe (shameful I know!)

Snow is awesome! It snowed in Richland, my SO's town, on Christmas day last year and it doesn't often snow there, so that was pretty neat, felt just like being in a sno-globe.

Where did you guys all live back in NZ? I can't wait to move from a big city to a small town

I lived in Auckland all my life (grew up in Mt Albert and later moved out south) and travelled to work in peak hour traffic, every day.

Between that and the months spent going through the immigration process, getting rid of all your stuff and leaving family behind, I felt pretty burnt out by the time I arrived here and was looking forward to life in a smaller town. Most of it has been really good and I've been here for a year now. But being in Searcy Arkansas, (a bit bigger than Pukekohe), I miss the ocean and I miss a bigger variety of shops, and being small town it's not so easy to get a job, but I don't miss the traffic one bit and the people all wave as they drive past you and they're all really friendly so it's not so bad. We'll be moving out west to Portland Oregon hopefully sometime next year mostly for the reason that it's climate is more like home and it's not too far from the ocean. I couldn't bear to do another summer here, the heat's unbearable!!! We got -3 coming tonight and -5 on Friday night.....I'm really hoping for snow

Edited December 3, 2009 by Kim & Chris

[Kelvan 0]

Yay thanks! Whoa Kansas is a long way from the ocean! Do you ever miss it? I really want to go to Port Angeles because Twilight was filmed there hehe (shameful I know!)

Snow is awesome! It snowed in Richland, my SO's town, on Christmas day last year and it doesn't often snow there, so that was pretty neat, felt just like being in a sno-globe.

Where did you guys all live back in NZ? I can't wait to move from a big city to a small town

Yes Twilight was filmed there xD

I lived in Bucklands Beach, Auckland all my life until now. I miss Auckland, but I don't miss the ocean as much as I thought I would. I think I have adapted quite well to Kansas! However, we are thinking about eventually moving to San Francisco, similar climate to Auckland and way more jobs

Does anyone here plan on ever returning to NZ to live one day?