Kath

hiya all

well my visitors have been and gone..blew in and flew out with a wink of ya eye lol..4 days is just not right to come all this way for a visit lol..took them to some places they had a good laugh over outback steak house...it was good to speak to aussie's again and laugh with them..it was my ex-sister in law (22 years divorced from my bro) and my niece..my niece was a bit taken aback i think when i introduced cath as my sister in law to someone..lol..i dont think she realised how close we were actually...

had my biometrics today..travelled to detroit and they have major damm road works going on what should of only been an hour trip ended up being an hour and 40mins..i made my appointment by 2 mins lol..getting out of detroit was even a bigger nightmare got lost twice lol..so that is over and done with now...

hi sharyna congrats on finally getting your interview mate...gives you plenty of time to gather all that you need to take to your interview...good luck to you ..but i doubt you will need it ...as i have always told you..

welcome to the new faces i see in here...cant remember who posted about the 2nd affidavit of support question...we only needed one to take to our k1 interview...do you have a co sponsor .. is that what it is talking about..

hey susan welcome home from oz ... hope you had a great trip an will give you a ring next thurs mate ..i gotta get catch up on stuff here now that the visitors are gone..sleep being one..cath gave me a damm cold she had caught..told her not to give to me but she insisted on sharing lol..

talk to ya all later take care

kath

Just adding my Biometrics appointment.

UserName....Service Center...I-751 Date....NOA Date.....Biometrics....Interview......Approved...Remarks

Service Centre NEBRASKA

RussianGal........NSC........01/19/07......01/24/07......02/28/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Kearinne..........NSC........04/09/07......04/30/07......06/02/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

GKSYD1............NSC........07/25/07......07/26/07......09/06/07........none.........09/12/07

annelizabeth......NSC > CSC..08/15/07......08/17/07......09/28/07........none.........01/26/08

maguilart.........NSC > CSC..08/29/07......08/30/07......10/26/07........none.........11/30/07

Kitty0657.........NSC > CSC..08/31/07......09/02/07......10/26/07........none.........12/01/07

FVA...............NSC > CSC..09/10/07......10/03/07......11/01/07........none.........12/03/07

Michaelp..........NSC > CSC..10/09/07......10/11/07......12/05/07........none.........12/11/07

RaspberrySwirl....NSC > CSC..11/26/07......11/27/07......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Ron's_Wifey.......NSC > CSC..11/28/07......12/30/07......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

edandying.........NSC > CSC..12/31/07......01/04/08......01/31/08........none.........04/07/08

kaydee457.........NSC > CSC..02/07/08......02/11/08......03/07/08........none.........05/20/08

Minfay............NSC > CSC..04/01/08......04/03/08......05/02/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Service Centre VERMONT

Gringa............VSC........04/27/07......05/24/07......06/22/07........none.........10/24/07

stef and kel..... VSC........05/29/07......06/06/07......07/09/07........none.........12/07/07

thea..............VSC........06/09/07......06/25/07......07/06/07........none.........01/04/08

GalyasTorpedo.....VSC........07/23/07......08/08/07......09/21/07........none.........04/29/08

Alexpo............VSC........07/27/07......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Gemma12nel........VSC........08/07/07......09/04/07......10/02/07........none.........03/28/08

misterscn.........VSC........08/13/07......08/25/07......09/21/07........none.........02/19/08

DougandNancy......VSC........09/01/07......09/06/07......09/22/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Nina C............VSC........09/13/07......10/04/07......11/01/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

rrp...............VSC........09/27/07......10/14/07......11/09/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Supersonic........VSC........10/09/07......10/10/07......11/29/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

gatorubio.........VSC........10/31/07......11/05/07......12/13/07........none.........07/30/08

dnaleri...........VSC........12/04/07......12/19/07......01/12/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Hopeful...........VSC........12/21/07......01/03/08......02/15/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Lissa04...........VSC........12/26/07......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

kenk3z............VSC........12/31/07......01/03/08......02/14/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

mawilson..........VSC........01/14/08......01/16/08......02/25/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Kanyiri,..........VSC........01/29/08......02/05/08......03/12/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

merci08...........VSC........02/14/08......02/26/08......03/18/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

l.j./ 1999........VSC........04/08/08......04/16/08......05/31/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Service Center TEXAS

6901..............TSC > CSC..07/09/07......07/24/07......09/12/07........none.........09/20/07

Mahal.............TSC > CSC..07/27/07......07/27/07......09/28/07........none.........11/22/07

Jo1973............TSC > CSC..07/27/07......08/20/07......09/21/07........none.........11/01/07

Metta.............TSC > CSC..08/04/07......08/30/07......09/28/07........none.........11/28/07

guapitoyguapita77.TSC > CSC..08/14/07......08/30/07......10/12/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

eau_xplain........TSC > CSC..08/18/07......08/21/07......10/11/07........none.........11/14/07

marksala..........TSC > CSC..08/21/07......08/24/07......09/28/07........none.........11/26/07

crommm............TSC...CSC..09/26/07......09/27/07......11/17/07........none.........01/09/08

BETTI29...........TSC > CSC..10/05/07......10/06/07......12/15/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

AlNRosa...........TSC > CSC..10/22/07......__/__/__......12/21/07........none.........05/07/08

RichardS..........TSC > CSC..11/05/07......11/08/07......01/08/08........none.........03/26/08

Kajikit...........TSC > VSC..12/10/07......12/27/07......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

xtin..............TSC > VSC..01/08/08......01/26/08......02/22/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

micius............TSC > VSC..01/15/08......01/18/08......02/23/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Fu&Laur...........TSC > VSC..02/16/08......__/__/__......03/29/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Kathryn41.........TSC > VSC..02/28/08......__/__/__......04/19/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

ramc75............TSC > VSC..03/04/08......__/__/__......04/19/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Jayde.............TSC > VSC .03/11/08......03/21/08......04/22/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

sukie175..........TSC........04/08/08......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

honeyblonde.......TSC > VSC..04/09/08......05/13/08......05/07/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

mcmpd.............TSC........05/01/08......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Service Center CALIFORNIA

BASIL.............CSC........07/28/07......__/__/__......09/07/07........none.........09/17/07

gandagirl505......CSC........08/08/07......08/08/07......09/19/07........none.........10/31/07

Ca_babe...........CSC........08/16/07......08/17/07......09/28/07........none.........11/15/07

edisheri..........CSC........09/17/07......10/14/07......10/23/07........none.........01/29/08

Hawco.............CSC........10/__/07......10/15/07......01/04/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

bryand1...........CSC........11/17/07......11/19/07......12/26/07........none.........01/31/08

Babonsi...........CSC........11/17/07......11/19/07......01/04/08........none.........02/01/08

samsbs............CSC........11/26/07......12/13/07......01/03/08........none.........03/27/08

Jasman0717........CSC........12/14/07......12/20/07......01/17/08........none.........05/08/08

a great person....CSC........01/02/08......01/15/08......01/31/08........none.........04/07/08

aussie angel......CSC........03/12/08......03/17/08......04/16/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

newoption.........csc........03/27/08......03/31/08......04/26/08........none.........07/28/08

Kath.......................csc.............08/11/08....08/2/08.........09/04/08

Kweli.............csc........08/12/08....08/14/08

g'day to ya

welcome to vj..i felt the same way when i found this site..it has helped many going through this process..

as the other post said read the guides..and also take a look at the embassey info for australia it explains alot also..it also has a link to the sydney consulate in there..

we do have an aussie thread on here too..many questions that you might have about the journey just might be in there...

im originally from melbourne and have been in toledo ohio for 2 years now..

take care

kath

hi you have been added

here is the link to the CSC removal of conditions list

CSC I-751 THREAD

good luck

kath

hiya kaffy

so be looks of it they didnt post it out until a day before you received it..must have a hell of alot of visa issues going on and they are back logged..but you would of thought they would of answered your email at least...

your probably in the air as i type this or just touching down...hope it was an uneventful POE for you..

thanks for the well wishes for the removal of conditions..i expect no problems really unless they decide to choose us for an interview lol..fingers crossed that i get my biometrics letter next week so i can get them done early ...

no news here..my relo's arrive wednesday night ...looking forward to it..

take care all

kath

hi emma

welcome to vj

there is a c.s.c. may filing thread..here is the link for you..

csc may filers thread

also there is an aussie thread on vj too..

click on forums,sroll down to regional discussions, click on asia pacific then click on land downunder..last post will take you to the recent page..

good luck in your journey..which state you in...

kath

CONGRATS TO YA AUSSIELAD..I KNOW YA WAS SWEATING ON IT A BIT...ABOUT TIME TOO..

hope all goes well with the naturalisation journey..good luck to ya..

take care

kath

adding my information to the growing list

UserName....Service Center...I-751 Date....NOA Date.....Biometrics....Interview......Approved...Remarks

Service Centre NEBRASKA

RussianGal........NSC........01/19/07......01/24/07......02/28/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Kearinne..........NSC........04/09/07......04/30/07......06/02/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

GKSYD1............NSC........07/25/07......07/26/07......09/06/07........none.........09/12/07

annelizabeth......NSC > CSC..08/15/07......08/17/07......09/28/07........none.........01/26/08

maguilart.........NSC > CSC..08/29/07......08/30/07......10/26/07........none.........11/30/07

Kitty0657.........NSC > CSC..08/31/07......09/02/07......10/26/07........none.........12/01/07

FVA...............NSC > CSC..09/10/07......10/03/07......11/01/07........none.........12/03/07

Michaelp..........NSC > CSC..10/09/07......10/11/07......12/05/07........none.........12/11/07

RaspberrySwirl....NSC > CSC..11/26/07......11/27/07......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Ron's_Wifey.......NSC > CSC..11/28/07......12/30/07......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

edandying.........NSC > CSC..12/31/07......01/04/08......01/31/08........none.........04/07/08

kaydee457.........NSC > CSC..02/07/08......02/11/08......03/07/08........none.........05/20/08

Minfay............NSC > CSC..04/01/08......04/03/08......05/02/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Service Centre VERMONT

Gringa............VSC........04/27/07......05/24/07......06/22/07........none.........10/24/07

stef and kel..... VSC........05/29/07......06/06/07......07/09/07........none.........12/07/07

thea..............VSC........06/09/07......06/25/07......07/06/07........none.........01/04/08

GalyasTorpedo.....VSC........07/23/07......08/08/07......09/21/07........none.........04/29/08

Alexpo............VSC........07/27/07......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Gemma12nel........VSC........08/07/07......09/04/07......10/02/07........none.........03/28/08

misterscn.........VSC........08/13/07......08/25/07......09/21/07........none.........02/19/08

DougandNancy......VSC........09/01/07......09/06/07......09/22/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Nina C............VSC........09/13/07......10/04/07......11/01/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

rrp...............VSC........09/27/07......10/14/07......11/09/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Supersonic........VSC........10/09/07......10/10/07......11/29/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

gatorubio.........VSC........10/31/07......11/05/07......12/13/07........none.........07/30/08

dnaleri...........VSC........12/04/07......12/19/07......01/12/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Hopeful...........VSC........12/21/07......01/03/08......02/15/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Lissa04...........VSC........12/26/07......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

kenk3z............VSC........12/31/07......01/03/08......02/14/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

mawilson..........VSC........01/14/08......01/16/08......02/25/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Kanyiri,..........VSC........01/29/08......02/05/08......03/12/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

merci08...........VSC........02/14/08......02/26/08......03/18/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

l.j./ 1999........VSC........04/08/08......04/16/08......05/31/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Service Center TEXAS

6901..............TSC > CSC..07/09/07......07/24/07......09/12/07........none.........09/20/07

Mahal.............TSC > CSC..07/27/07......07/27/07......09/28/07........none.........11/22/07

Jo1973............TSC > CSC..07/27/07......08/20/07......09/21/07........none.........11/01/07

Metta.............TSC > CSC..08/04/07......08/30/07......09/28/07........none.........11/28/07

guapitoyguapita77.TSC > CSC..08/14/07......08/30/07......10/12/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

eau_xplain........TSC > CSC..08/18/07......08/21/07......10/11/07........none.........11/14/07

marksala..........TSC > CSC..08/21/07......08/24/07......09/28/07........none.........11/26/07

crommm............TSC...CSC..09/26/07......09/27/07......11/17/07........none.........01/09/08

BETTI29...........TSC > CSC..10/05/07......10/06/07......12/15/07......__/__/__.......__/__/__

AlNRosa...........TSC > CSC..10/22/07......__/__/__......12/21/07........none.........05/07/08

RichardS..........TSC > CSC..11/05/07......11/08/07......01/08/08........none.........03/26/08

Kajikit...........TSC > VSC..12/10/07......12/27/07......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

xtin..............TSC > VSC..01/08/08......01/26/08......02/22/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

micius............TSC > VSC..01/15/08......01/18/08......02/23/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Fu&Laur...........TSC > VSC..02/16/08......__/__/__......03/29/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Kathryn41.........TSC > VSC..02/28/08......__/__/__......04/19/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

ramc75............TSC > VSC..03/04/08......__/__/__......04/19/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Jayde.............TSC > VSC .03/11/08......03/21/08......04/22/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

sukie175..........TSC........04/08/08......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

honeyblonde.......TSC > VSC..04/09/08......05/13/08......05/07/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

mcmpd.............TSC........05/01/08......__/__/__......__/__/__......__/__/__.......__/__/__

Service Center CALIFORNIA

BASIL.............CSC........07/28/07......__/__/__......09/07/07........none.........09/17/07

gandagirl505......CSC........08/08/07......08/08/07......09/19/07........none.........10/31/07

Ca_babe...........CSC........08/16/07......08/17/07......09/28/07........none.........11/15/07

edisheri..........CSC........09/17/07......10/14/07......10/23/07........none.........01/29/08

Hawco.............CSC........10/__/07......10/15/07......01/04/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

bryand1...........CSC........11/17/07......11/19/07......12/26/07........none.........01/31/08

Babonsi...........CSC........11/17/07......11/19/07......01/04/08........none.........02/01/08

samsbs............CSC........11/26/07......12/13/07......01/03/08........none.........03/27/08

Jasman0717........CSC........12/14/07......12/20/07......01/17/08........none.........05/08/08

a great person....CSC........01/02/08......01/15/08......01/31/08........none.........04/07/08

aussie angel......CSC........03/12/08......03/17/08......04/16/08......__/__/__.......__/__/__

newoption.........CSC........03/27/08......03/31/08......04/26/08........none.........07/28/08

Kath.......................CSC.............08/11/08...........08/12/08

hi kaffy

thanks goodness for that...what postmark did the package have? now you can relax a bit and only have to worry on what to take over and say goodbye to your relo's..spend as much time with them as you can and take plenty of photo's of you with them..

dont forget to pack any goodies you might miss it will help ..

good luck an safe journey across the ocean..

take care

kath

p.s. received my NOA with 1 year extension of my greencard, now waiting on the biometrics letter..

hi claire

some else asked the same question awhile back

check the below link to see some of the answers..

if i was you i would ring them before you go in to make sure where you stand..and if they say you can renew it with no problems get their name so you can quote them at the dmv office.

expiry of drivers licence

good luck with it..in ohio i got a 3 year one so i am a lucky one..

take care

kath

hi mate

sorry to hear you are having a hard time with your daughter's AOS..

I remember another aussie having the same problem it was Kaffykat...

she applied on 23rd aug 06 and didn't get it approved till jul 07..

i know it isnt much comfort for you ..but you could send her an email to see how she

handled it..might be something she tried that you haven't..

hope all is well in cleveland otherwise..

take care

kath

hi kaffy

hopefully your visa arrived on friday..this is why we stayed the weekend and picked my passport up on the monday..we didnt want to take the chance of extra stress of it not arriving on time for us to leave..

have you emailed the embassey..did you have some kind of tracking for the envelope..if you do see if you can find it on the australia post website..at least that way you know exactly where it is..

hi jon and welcome ..

not being good at paperwork is one thing will change for you by the visa journey end...when you are getting this all together dont forget to make a complete copy of what you send into them for your own records..there have been many people who have received RFE's and they swear it was included in the package..be overboard about it all..read..ask questions..and just learn..that is all the advice i have really for anyone starting this process..

you found the right place to help you out with it at least mate and thats a start..

good luck

kath

CONGRATS TO YOU KAFFY ON YOUR APPROVAL IN SYDNEY...WAY TO GO GIRL..HAVE A SAFE TRIP OVER HERE...

was there any changes or new hints for the ones going for their interview mate..im sure they would appreciate it...

awwwwwwww sharyna a baby girl...dont forget to post some photo's of her when she arrives mate..

as for your aos i know the waiting is gruelling as was the visa but at least your over here with your hubby and to me the wait was much better being with robbie than being apart...

good luck to you and hope you hear something soon..

take care

kath

hiya sharyna

there go...that would work for you...hows the waiting for the new arrival going...hope all is well for you..

have you heard anything about your green card lately?

kath

hiya all

can i be added to the list thanks..

my greencard was approved at the californian service centre

I-751 posted off to Calfornia on 11th august 2008

good luck to all..

take care

kath

hiya all

just thought i would let ya know i have sent in my removal of conditions pettition today..so the waiting game yet again starts over for me...

sharyna..

the only thing i can think of is if you have an account in australia still open to get it directly deposited into there..or

get your cousin to send you the cheque you sign it over to him/her and post it back that way it can be cashed over there and the money wired back over to you by western union maybe..

you could google cashing international cheques to find out what the process is mate..they might charge a large fee to do it also and not be able to touch the money for awhile until it cleared..

hope everyone else is going well..not much other news here just working gardening and all the normal stuff like ya did in oz lol just living life..

take care

kath

Hi Poss

yeah its been asked before but dont worry on that stuff changes all the time...go to the embassey information at the top of this page and click on the Australian Embassey there is alot of information in there that will help you..also go to the below link to the Sydney Consulate website..on the left hand side there are listings of things you need to get for your interview...

Sydney Consulate information

the police check when i was doing it was valid for 1 year...this also went for the medical..someone who has done it recently might be able to correct me is this is wrong...also with his medical and police checks tell him to make copies of police check and ask the doctor to make a copy for his records ...also tell him to get his blood tests done by his local doctor to see what his ammunity is ..that way you dont get unneccessary vaccinations and get the results printed out you can get them put on medicare..these will help with costs at the medical..

The AOS is Adjustment Of Status...which is done within 90 days of arriving in the states and after you get married...I think you were thinking of the Affidavit of Support that you as the Sponsor has to fill out and send tax transcripts and employer letter and bank statements..

Evidence you can start collecting for him to show at the interview are photot's of you together...phone bills...letters...cards...boarding passes from trips to both of you...if you sent parcels to each other the cover...the list is endless really of what you can think of that will prove you have a relationship...engagement ring receipt...um any wedding plan receipts you might have...just to name a few...

hope your NOA2 is soon to arrive...good luck

well i have started getting my stuff together for my removal of conditions....damm that 2 years went fast...will be sending it off in a couple of weeks...

went down to kentucky for a week to see robert's aunty..didnt get good news though..was a shock to the system actually...we knew his uncle had been in hospital and his aunt is in the early stages of alhzimers....she had forgotten to ring us or anyone else around her that he died on june 2nd..we turned up at her home and the relatives and church memebers were sorting out all their belongings ...the family had put her into a retirement home ..the niece had her living with her but she kept wandering off and needed 24 hour care..so to walk into that was a big downer on the trip..we went to see her in the home she recognised my hubby but as the visit went on she was not remembering him..and she thought she had met me before which she hadn't...its about the saddest thing i have experienced over here...so now i am compiling a photo album for her to send down to her and a few other things for her...

so we didnt get the answers to roberts family tree that he was hoping to get...yesterday i discovered his father was adopted...then disappears from that family within 10 years...so the search continues..and to make things worse..the cemetery robert remembers his father being buried in told us they have no record of him being there...so we have to go over to michigan to find out for ourselves...

ok enough of the rambling of me

hope everyone is doing well..

hiya sharyna....gawd mate i still would do the info pass ...if it is close by that is..but i do hope they are able to help you with any questions you fire at them...

take care

kath

edited due to a condition they call forgetfullness lol forgot to put the link in lol

hi ya all

how u all going? been ages since i have been in but keeping an eye on you lot through emails from this forum..been busy in the garden, working and just enjoying life with hubby..just finished building a deck out back and we are now maintaining a huge vegie patch...im sick of pulling out maple trees out of it ..lol...the maple tree sheds these werley things that are seeds they are all over the patch and the lawn...

congrats to all those visa approvals and to angela and susan on getting your 10 year greencards...i will be doing mine at the end of july...bet its a great feeling to not worry about USCIS for 10 years lol...

hi ya susan..not long before your off on that plane home mate..hope you have a great flight...will ring ya before you leave...

hi kaffy

not sure on what the dcf for sydney is doing now a days..you could always email the consulate to give you a rough idea of the waiting time...you will do fine im sure...

hang in there sharyna...we all know what your going through..the waiting is the hardest to do i reckon in this whole process from start to finish..

on the 25th i have been here 2 years gawd i dont know where those years have gone..i just spoke to my sister in law in oz and she said it only feels like you left last week lol..i have relatives coming over in late august so that will nice to talk to other aussies for a while lol .. its amazing how u miss the accent ...not a day goes by at work without one customer saying to me ..ohhhhhhhhh i love your accent...drives me nuts cos they just want to chat to me and i cant do that on the registers lol

well take care will make more time to drop in ...

kath

hi k3

The part about sending all documents into the consulate to get an interview date is a new thing..to me there is not much known about the rules ...

I would email the sydney consulate to verify if this is possible..there is usually a waiting time to get a medical appointment..which state your fiancee from...the consulate is very good at answering emails.. can you let us aussie's know what the answer was to your question cos it could help someone else in the same situation as you down the tracks ..thanks mate..and also on the visiting usc ..you have to write a letter explaining why you want a particular date for your interview..my husband wrote a letter stating he wanted to be with me at the interview for moral support and we got the date we wanted.. ohh one hint look at the days as well as the date when thinking up one..if you ask for a friday you either have to go back on monday and pick up the visa or get it posted out...friday's just adds to the expense of hotels flights and such...

hiya patrica

how u doing...

hello to all the others ...i know i read somewhere someone got an interview date.. congrats to you.. im on a page where if i go back to read the post i will loose everything i have typed here so do forgive me for not naming you..

hope everyone else is going well and enjoying spring...to the aussie's its your turn to freeze ya butts off ..*if ya in a cold state that is* lol

take care

kath

hi heather/jimmy

welcome to VJ

Im a bit out of touch with the time frames of the service centres..but i do hope your dream of a winter wedding does eventuate...

there is an aussie forum you can visit on VJ..there is lots of moral support in there.. we have all been through the wait and frustrations of it not going fast enough for us....as for patience tis the time to learn it and learn you will ...it is so out of our hands this part of our journey ..and the easiest part of the whole process is the interview at sydney as long as you have all documents asked for ...

which state is your fiance from..im from melbourne...living in toledo ohio...been here nearly 2 years now...

here is the link to the aussie forum for you..

LAND DOWNUNDER FORUM

Just click on the last post and your there..heaps of pages to read and packed with information about aussie side of things..

take care and good luck

kath

G'day mate

ow's ya going? welcome to VJ...

thought i would let you know there are other aussies on this site

there is a forum called Land dowunder..which you can find by clicking on the link below then click on the last post..

LAND DOWNUNDER FORUM

heaps of info in there ...

hope your journey is a good one and not too frustrating for you both

hi julie

lovely pics ya got there...where in melbourne were you from? i use to live in melton ...western subs..

take care

kath

ps dont forget to fill in your timeline...this helps with the stats on here and also for people to help you with your questions and keeps a record for yourself of your journey...

hi ya all

liam/sam

interviews are conducted on any day actually..mine was on a friday...When you send in your readiness form also enclose a letter from the U.S. citz stating i will be in Australia between such a date and state you would like an interview while you are visiting for moral support of your fiance...We did this and we got the date we requested..our downfall was that we had it on a Friday not thinking about the weekend and stayed the weekend plus monday in sydney..so we could pick up my visa from the consulate on monday..which took 5 days out of our packing and seeing family in Vic although i stayed with my daughter in sydney. So if you can arrange it for a day where you could go back the next morning go for it.. the consulate are very obliging and try and help out any way they can..

Spring is here finally in Toledo .. have had some lovely weather ..5 months of cold weather just aint nice especially to an aussie lol...so were out in the garden finally organising the vegie patch and planting seeds...and tonight robbie put the flyscreens back in reason..i had the storm door open for fresh air to flow throw..and he said wrong thing to be doing kath..lol..i said why..he said racoons, squirrels, moles, deer.. gawd and here i thought he was going to say intruders..lol....

great wedding pics patrica and hd...love them..good to hear all is going well with you two..

hi ya vylex...cant wait to see the blossoms here in toledo.. our trees are just starting to get leaves back on them..i so missed seeing leaves hate bare twigs lol

no other news here..

take care

kath

hiya all

sorry havent been in for like forever..ya seem to get busy around this place your either working sleeping or relaxing with hubs..

first off i would like to say hi to angela..good to see ya.. doesnt seem like yesterday i was posting you the sheets and sheets of stuff to fill in to get over here an now your doing removal of conditions...all is going well here no complaints..missing family quite a bit now...i have family coming over in august so that will be nice to see them..my sis inlaw and my niece so looking forward to that...

congrats to you katz ..wont be long before your over here with your loved one...

hi susan...how u doing..will have to give you a ring soon miss that aussie accent of yours...

hi joyjoey

welcome to the forum

get your birth certificate certified for sure..i would be inclined to get a copy of the orginal and the translated one too..just to cover your back...in doing my documents i was a stickler for over information for them and i didnt receive anything from them regarding more information..read the guidelines for K1 on vj to what needs to be certified ... i dont think we have anyone from north carolina here in this forum ..i have a friend in north carolina who is an aussie in raleigh....dont be too scared about the racism mate...you will have the support of your future hubby and im sure people will greet you with open arms over here...what were they like when you came here for visits?

hi poss

welcome to the thread..i know its a bit hard to find us..i usually send new aussie's a message telling them about the thread but i have slacked off..might have to talk to the admins here to see if we can get our thread to stand out more...what ya reckon guys and gals...

hiya liam and sam

welcome to the thread

before liam gets any vaccinations you can check what he needs on the australian consulate website for his age group..alot of us aussies go to our local doctors with our lists of vaccinations and ask the doc to do a blood test to see what we are ammuned to first this can be put on medicare...the results are to be on offical letterhead of the doctors office...tell him also to keep a record for himself also for future visits to the docs over here in america...

also take a look at the embassey information page on VJ .. its at the top of the page its packed with information about the medicals the doctors u can go see ....it also has the address of the consulate on there too..

i would like to say hi to all my mates on here...promise will be in here more often to help out..waves to all...

take care u lot

kath

Hi jennybenni

good to see you.. thanks for updating mate..was lovely to find out all is well with you two and your lives are complete..

how is he enjoying the weather...ohh ask him for me..being a male over here..has he got homesick yet and does he have all the ladies swooning over his accent lol..

hi D.man

nice to see you found us..

my advice to ya is to go to the embassey reviews for sydney at the top of this page...

there are many aussie's that have gone through the interview and posted reviews..the positive and the negative side of it all..and hints too for the day..

i came here in 2006 on the K1 visa...we got approved rather quickly compared to some..but we delayed the interview..many things can delay you in getting to the interview stage...not having all the paper work in your hands..medical..police checks..and vacations over to the states...

this thread has so much to offer you..but it takes a lot of reading lol..gawd i been on this website for 3 years now and im still learning and reading lol..

my experience with the interview at sydney was to us we could of done all this over the phone and saved hundreds of dollars...lol that is how quick your actual interview is lol....but as HD said they are a friendly bunch ..the worst part of it is waiting to be called up ..but the view of sydney is fantastic lol..just have all your documents in the order they want and have everything..

dont hesitate to ask any questions in here there is heaps of lovely aussie's in here that will help ya out..

good luck

kath

hi smiles

Your fiancee will have list all the places she has lived since she was 16 years old.. doesnt matter how long she lived at one address..i had a heck of a do with mine remembering all i had lived..so i looked at all my paper work i had kept over the years to do a timeline of my homes...

the police certificate is national...if you go to the embassey information above then click on the sydney consulate webpage you will find all the information about police certificates for each state...

also looking ahead for you..tell your fiancee she can get blood test taken at her local doctor to find out what she is amuned to...these can be put on medicare...there is alot of information about the australian side of things in the land down under thread we have on here...quite a few aussies in there that have posted question that you might have..

land down under thread

http://canberra.usembassy.gov/consular/visas/iv/faq.html

good luck in your journey hope its not too long for you both

take care

kath