Kath

RUNS IN AND WAVES TO EVERYONE....HIIIIIIIIIIII GUYS N GALS

niph why dont ya email the embassey and request them to confirm what you need to know..i would rather get confirmation of what you think your understanding to take along to your interview..wouldnt hurt mate..

and yes i agree that the consulate should update alot of their information from the website to the stuff they send you out...try not to stress too much you will do fine...

sharyna do i have your email addy mate .. over time i have created many notes on what to do within the visa journey..so if ya like will email it all to ya...things like the aos cover letter to ssn requirements...

hi vylex...how u doing mate...

life is going great ... back to the normal life of work sleep work lol....house is coming along nicely we have slacked off a bit ...got all my aussie stuff up family photo's and curtains all done...doing quite a bit of overtime at work at the mo but i do get the emails when ya post so have been keeping up with everyone ...

hope the ones that have arrived over here settled in well..if ya getting bored at home why dont you do some volunteer work close to home...it does help in getting you out of the house/appt..and gets you involved with the yokele olkles lol

miss you guys talk soon

kath

hi ya omeysgirl

if your faxed letter of request of extension had all your details in it .. send them an email to confirm they received the fax....this will at least help you put your mind at rest...i wouldnt worry about the form as long as you put in your letter what it was for and all your details..good luck to you...

HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO everyone...

i know i been M.I.A for like ages..but i have been keeping an eye on your guys lol..

a big CONGRATS to those who have got interviews set and also those who have received their EAD's things are going great for you guys...

vylex what wonderful wedding pictures you posted ... and what a lovely couple you make...hope all goes well for ya now and in the future mate...

all is going well here..the job is going well still feel it aint up the standards im use to but its a job and it gets me out of the house...my driving is going well..has any other aussie's got their licence over here yet...

the house is going well ... were still not fully organised just little things that ya think where the hell am i going to put that kinda stuff lol...its just so nice to sit in the backyard in the early hours of the morning and see the stars and think this is so wonderful...been painting some concrete boarders for the garden...making some curtains...housey stuff lol...robbie even put me a clothes line in until i can get my hills hoist...lol..ohhh the joy of hanging out washing..you woudlnt think you would miss that huh lol

will come in more often now im more organised with my work times and stuff...waves to all the guys and gals in here

have missed ya...

take care

kath

hi david

the medical and the police certificates are valid for 1 year each..so you will be fine mate...

shame about the jan date for you interview....bet there is a big backlog now cos of the APEC summit huh...

take care

kath

hi david

damm sorry about the delay...thats the APEC summit putting them behind I bet...

did you request an earlier interview if a cancellation comes open mate...that might be an option.. i think it was sharyna did that and got an earlier interview...

fingers crossed for you

kath

hi there

when you have your interview at sydney you need the original copy of the NOA2 with you...also orginal affidavit of support with accompanying documents..eg. bank statements, employer letter and tax transcripts..

i dont see any prob with the u.s. citz being in oz while waiting for an interview...from what i have read in the aussie thread sydney are scheduling interviews at the moment for december 07 and january 08....

you could get someone to post your NOA2 over to you in oz... and if your having a co sponsor they will need to send you all documents for your interview...

your quite welcome to come into the aussie thread there is heaps of info in about the different visa journey's aussies are going through...

good luck whichever visa you decide on...

take care

kath

ps if you were in london for more than a year .. the australian has to get a police certficiate from london as well as australia....forgot to mention that part to you...

hi there

you need the national police check..that has name and fingerprinting..you will have to have your fingerprints done on a card and post it over to them...

the last few days there has been discussion on this in the aussie thread..with some pics to show the certificate from various states...

also if you have lived in costa ricca for more than a year you will have to get one from there also...

good luck

kath

hi ya all

sharyna ..ya stress head..lol...its valid for a year the police check..mine wasn't in the wee hours of the morning mine was while i was at work...mind works overtime and no time while at work to do anything lol

and yes got a big front and back yard...ya dont know how much you miss a house until you live in an apartment for 15months or so..lol...still got heaps to do but i have slowed down ..just computer boxes to go through now and gawd my hubby has so many clothes lol....

hey kellie ... how did you go in your driving test????

waves to jess vylex niph and vik...how u all doing..thanks for all the congrats on the move..if you plan to move dont do it within a week of getting notice you can move in...lol..start earlier lol...

jess there is a thread that has been going for a few years now of the ones transferred to CSC...look for updated CSC transferee list and get your name on the list ..you can also see how long others have had to wait since the fee hike...

has anyone been watching the world cup womens soccer...australia beat ghana 4 to 1...referee was so hopeless...i was shouting at her ..my hubby was quite amused lol...if ya havent noticed im a soccer nut lol have been since i was about 12 years old...family was involved and lalter on my kids played and i managed the teams and coached the womens team for 2 years....

take care

kath

ps did you hear that hills hoist is selling in america now...if ya want an email addy to find out where give me a yell..i enquired while the contracts were being drawn up so got to hear all about it ages ago...

hi ya all

well were in our house gawd what a drama that was....never ever live in an apartment on the 2nd and half floor lol

got heaps to organise in the house but at least we have walk ways through rooms lol...its great being in a house again .. the kitchen is amazing....upstairs is our storage area at the mo but will get to that on the weekends...

great to read all that has been happening in here....

hi sharyna

AOS stands for Adjustment of Status (meaning your changing your residental status to permanent resident)

there is a number of reasons that there could be a denial...

not enough evidence to prove you have a bonafide marriage

not answering to a RFE quick smart....they would think you have abandoned your application..

your sponsor pulls out or cancels the sponsorship like what they said happened to on of the aussies and was deported ..remember...

i think there was a thread on denials on vj...the above are just what i think could happen ...

anyone else got anything to add...i wouldnt worry on it too much as long as your honest with the application you got nothing to be scared of....

hi ya vylex

lol @Den Mother... i think im the oldest here lol good to see you...so happy to hear all went well with the wedding and your finally relaxing with your wifey and honeymooning....cant wait to see the pics...how did they like the video mate..

ohhh aussie driving is less stressful than over here.. it seems you have to be on your toes all the time on the roads here...my driving is improving im getting more relaxed but still very cautious still..nice to hear from you mate and i hope like you do that your application is complete very very soon ....

*waves to jess** hi ya how are you going...liking it over here ...

ohhhh a bit of news here...were moving on the weekend..couldnt believe its only gunna cost us $29.95 and 85cents a mile to high a U-haul truck to move.....now to figure out how were gunna get 2 couches a huge 50" tv down 3 flights of stairs....lol...

take care

kath

hi katz

no the visa journey doesnt help in that department mate..that is the couple's responsibility to organise..

which county will you be living in...i found a link with all the county's address and phone numbers you might give them a ring to find out the facts..cos sometimes the internet can mislead you mate...

in Ohio which isnt far from indiana...we just went into the marriage licence place showed id and got the licence ...then you have to wait 24 hours before you get married and that was it..lol..no blood tests either..

i was reading that you would have to have a medical by a local doc too in indiana...

info on marriage licences in indiana

hope you find out something different than you did mate with a phone call...at least you have 90 days to organise this stuff.. i would apply for the marriage licence as soon as you arrive...that way you have heaps of time up your sleeve...

kath

hi ya david

how you doing...

the packet 4 is described in the embassey info for Australia..also there is other info you might like to know in there like where you can stay in sydney near the embassey..

its the interview date letter (which you take with you to the embassey in Sydney)

what to take with you and which order to place them in...

the medical you either pick up yourself or get posted out to you... dont forget to get a copy of it for your own records..also the police certificate is sent out to you also...

did you read my reply about the vaccination question you posted awhile back...

you can send the readiness form back before your medical and police check..but calculate roughly how long it will take for you to receive them before sending in the DS 230 form...its just a time saving step by doing this..because when you send in that form they take about a week or so to send you the packet letter and then you have also some time up your sleeve to the actual interview...if ya get me...lol

hope you get it all together ok and there isnt any delays for you..

kath

hi rings

will be watching the newspapers lol....whooo hooo on you beating the fee hike mate...good on ya...

you could always contact them to see if you can get another appointment if he can't...what date is his return ticket?

he has around 18 days up his sleeve lol...

hi katz

yep depends on what state your in..ours only took about a week...then they got the date wrong on when we were married so we rang them up..went in and got a new one handed to us and two arrived in the mail the following week lol...

do a search on your county and look for county court marriage records..something like that..

i see you have had two touches fingers crossed it means an approval soon

take care

kath

hi rings

did you get a new hairstyle...you expecting.. is loke home and ya smiling...ya home from work...

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT IS ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!! LOL

yep kim wait a few weeks so all daryl's information is in their system...just take his passport birth certificate..or a state id ...

come on rings what is new mate..!!!!

waving all confused now..

kath

ohh bloody hell.. i looked at your signature and just noticed loke got his biometrics appointment..will he be home in time for it mate...am i right...lol

hi ya

if your going to be seeing each other before he moves here ..make sure it's before he receives the visa in his passport...because if he comes here (states) with a visa in there at the airport officals may look at it as him activating his K1 visa..(if you get me) and there is only time you can use that visa... but you would be ok to go visit him...

so just keep that in mind when visiting each other...better to be safe than sorry

good luck in all you do through your journey..

take care

kath

hi ya

i dunno.. i am wondering how people go with mail boxes at houses...i know i put my name inside the box at our mailing boxes down stairs we live in an apartment...

in oz the mailman delivered everything for that address regardless what name was on it.. and it was up to the resident to send it back or if no return address throw it or catch the postman and tell them...

hope you get approved soon..

take care

kath

hi ya

i knew i read what i wrote somewhere..new rules came in october 2006

take a look at this link .. in there someone put up the link to social about the new rules and there is some interesting posts also...

ssn after marriage thread

kellie if you can go to the social security today or go monday and get it in your maiden name that way at least you have your ssn card mate...

take care

kath

hi ya kellie

awwww mate how can we get sick of our aussie mates...some of us have already gone through the AOS stuff so heaps of help for ya here...

also on the social security office turn up about an hour before they close that works.. they work faster to get themselves out of work too.. i have done this twice and its true lol...ours has a security officer that shuts the doors i think it was half an hour before closing gawd it was 15months ago now i cant remember lol..

also read the instructions there might be a thing about you have to have your EAD to get your SSN..read on VJ somewhere too .. but i would go for it and have a go to get one mate...dont forget your passport with your I-94 and go before the 76th day i think it is before expiry..

take care

kath

hi there

the above is correct..the only one that can request the extension is the U.S. citz...we had an extension done on our NOA2 for a month and my husband had to write a letter to the consulate in Sydney stating why we need the extension and for what date we were looking at having the interview...Robbie went to Ausralia to be with me at the interview that was the reason..

so include all your details Case number and date expires and the reason...give USCIS a call to see how long you can extend it for..but the 6 months after the interview is something to consider too..

good luck

kath

hi there

anything from USCIS comes in the normal mail with USPS...if your name isnt on the mail box please put it there just to be on the safe side...although it didnt happen with USCIS correspondence i dont know how much mail sent to me from overseas didnt come because my name wasnt there...

i never even thought of it until i saw it mentioned in here...and i caught the postman one day and asked about some mail that i was expecting from australia..

good luck hope it all happens soon for you

take care

kath

hi kellie

welcome to america mate...hope all is well and your happy as mate...below are the link you will need to read up on for the AOS and SSN..

k1 adjustment of status, ead and ap

getting a ssn on k1 visa

welcome to america website

welcome to america for new immigrants

the last two are about stuff you might like to look at..different things in there ...

and big congrats on the up coming wedding on saturday i hope it is a memorable and happy one for both of you..

take care

kath

hi there

if it was me i would do both.. fill out the AR-11 online and send a letter to your fiancee to take to her/his interview that way you are killing two birds with one stone...

good luck when the interview comes around..

take care

kath

hi there

there is a military hotline that uscis has set up for military families about applications..you could give them a call to see if they can help you

military hotline

if you cant get through see if someone here in the states can enquire for you...

good luck

kath

Hi holly and brett

dont stress too much.... if your still concerned about it email the embassey they do answer the emails..another aussie sent hers in and just got her interview date for september .. if you like come into the aussie thread and take a look at some of sharyna's posts..

also dont forget they have this APEC thing going on at the moment also...which would put things back with them.. so dont stress too much mate...just email them..you wont get through to talk to anyone.. i remember trying when i was going through the process i never got through its all automated selections...

good luck

kath

hi ya all

i get USCIS email of their updates on regulations and laws and anything else thats going on..

i got one this morning and was scimping through the titles and came across one that the military people in here might interested in...they have set up a helpline for you guys to call if you have questions here is the link to it for you..i didnt read all of it so if its nowt to do with you guys i apologise..now im going to read it all lol

MILITARY HELPLINE

take care

kath

hi ya rings .. sorry to hear about a death in the family..

take a lok at this might help mate...i think it was nia something 3rd post down in that post...

this is what she/he wrote:

You have posted this in the K3 forum if you are approved for a K3 visa you do not need an AP until the K3 has expired (2 years after entry to the US)..

good reason for an AP

so be looks of it Loke can travel back to oz and get back in on his K3 visa cos it hasnt expired mate..i would take a copy of the NOA1 with me to show at the POE to get back just in case they ask for it and anything else that has his american home address on it...

hope the above helps mate ....

take care

kath

ps if your still concerned about it you can always mate an info pass to get the facts right or ring USCIS about it...