aus2tx

There is a whole new crew of you guys, but I am happy to report that we are DONE!!!

No secondary @ LAX, just stamped his passport and said 'Welcome!'

I wish everyone else good luck in their journey and know that the time will pass and you will be with yours soon!

13 hours ago, GiggsMcGill said:

MY HUSBAND WAS APPROVED TODAY!! Finally after 28 months - approved!! =D 

 

He was the only one in the entire embassy for his 8am interview time - he was there for an hour 20 min. They asked several weird questions like why had I hyphenated my last name, but then normal ones like did I (The US spouse) live in the US? What did I do for work? How did we meet? 

 

Weirdly enough my husband got an interviewer who said we hadn't needed my parents to sponsor (I make only $25,000 per year... barely above poverty level). So it seems the financials at the moment completely just depend on who you get...

 

For those who have filed the Aus exemption - what did you use as proof to leave? @zochu @aus2tx

Congratulations!!

when his passport arrives it’ll come with a letter from the embassy to send to BP. It’s really easy now and those issues from months ago shouldn’t happen anymore

1 hour ago, B&ANZ said:

Hubby is now with me in the States! For those with or having a LAX POE, the immigration process was about 5 minutes long. Customs was also quick minus a delay due to the baggage carousel breaking down. Wishing everyone speedy interviews and safe travels! The planes were all booked to capacity so there wasn't any social distancing, which was not ideal, but he made it here!

Congratulations!!! We are also flying in through LAX

thanks for all of your advice and help, and thanks for letting us be part of your journey as well! Many well wishes for you both!

On 9/12/2020 at 2:49 AM, Sharni said:

Hi @aus2tx  congratulations on getting your Visa.  Could you keep us informed about the travel exemption?  Do you know if any immigrant travel exemption requests are being declined?   It seems getting the expedite and interview is only part of the stressful process.  Next comes the travel exemption and flight bookings!!!

 

 

We got an approval to leave like within 24 hours. Super quick and easy, especially with the consulate letter

3 hours ago, Spencer_Kyle said:

Hello! So you didn’t need to email the Sydney embassy for the expedite ? And how long did it take for your case to get from USCIS TO NVC? 

I had a very drastic process for no reason

i emailed NVC (nvcexpedite@travel.state.gov). Took a week to be acknoweged and a week to be approved. Took about 1.5 weeks to go from NVC to Sydney. Interview was scheduled for 2 weeks later. We were delayed due to eMed issues with the consulate, so another 2 week delay.

all in all, took about 1.5 months from when we applied for the expedite to getting our visa in hand. Which isn’t BAD, just unexpectedly 

longer than other experiences here

where are you in the process? Still waiting on NOA2?

@MissOphelia Isn't it SO NICE when you're just rIGHT THERE???? I hope your passport arrives quickly! It took 3 days for the passport to be delivered to Sydney CBD -.-

@ChelseaLAllen JK you're a K-1, no you won't be passed around between the two. It'll be a yes or no, and if yes, you'll be moved to the consulate for your interview.

@vincentamosa It's just an email you send over! If you're applying on grounds of emotional hardship, there's nothing you need to provide except for a well crafted sob story email

nvcexpedite@travel.state.gov I believe

1 minute ago, GiggsMcGill said:

Right! (Well, husband is lol) Stoked!

Gosh y’all have been doing this process forever! I wish you a MUCH speedier interview process!

4 minutes ago, GiggsMcGill said:

I feel you on that it's always something!! It's literally always something! Actually, because of what you guys are going through with the medical delay, we asked for a later interview date to try and have extra time for that medical to get to the consulate!

It’s fixed now, of course lol! You’re scheduled for the end of the month, right?

3 minutes ago, GiggsMcGill said:

How long have you been waiting now?

We finally moved to AP on sept 1, after 2 weeks of their eMed tech issues. It’s just this entire process it’s been something y’know? 
 

@zochu maybe they’re just having a hard time licking the mailing stamp to the envelope 😉

1 minute ago, zochu said:

admin processing means they are printing your visa.

 

once printed, it’ll turn to “issued”

 

don’t be concerned 

But zochu... why are their printers sooo slowwww 😩 (still waiting lol)

10 hours ago, Gloria Hernandez said:

Thank you!! My husband called the county yesterday and was told the same thing. 

Good luck with the process! Don't forget to update your timeline as you move along.

Wishing you and yours the best through the process ♥

@Letspaintcookies is correct!

my partner and I did a Texas courthouse wedding too - as long as you’ve got that seal of approval you are good!

I know my grandparents have their Marriage License on display in their home - also a license and not certificate, that’s just how Texas does it

ITS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING TIME BOYS

1 hour ago, zochu said:

 

I think it depends. Mine took 4 days whereas there are people recently who waited 10 days. 

Haha ha.... 

@Jade.gardgive it a week plus a few days for the medical to be sent & approved. They recently had the eMed system down for 3 weeks so there may be a backlog as well at that time

21 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

 

no idea what to do now... going to the interview is so tempting other than the need to quarantine 

Might be quicker lol

12 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

Grrrrrr after rejecting my Expidite back in February got an email this morning saying my Expidite has been approved and all my stuf has been sent to Sydney 😡😡😡 

 

hate immigration... left hand never talks to the right... my stuff is meant to be getting sent to New Orleans 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

FWIW the consulate responds to emails in a very timely manner. But man, I feel for you!! Keep us updated

12 hours ago, MissOphelia said:

Were you at the consulate today? I think you were 2 people in front of me hahah

our interview was on the 18th! We got notice on our delay via email request. I don't think my husband stopped by the consulate today haha

That said, we do think we crossed paths with Entheos at the interview!

5 hours ago, Lala Toussaint said:

Hi aus2tx. Congratulations on getting your expedited case approved. May i ask on what ground and if i can get a template?? I m thinking about requesting one for my hubby. Thanks

There's no real body template I can give you, except for just to type a compelling reason. If you'd like to type something up I can look it over for ya

If you’re wanting to file for an expedite, the email is NVCExpedite@state.gov, and we also put our case info at the start of the email.

subject:

Request for Expedite - Consulate, Country

body:

case: SYD420698008135

visa class: IR1

applicant: Australian partner name

Good morning,

plz expedite

Thank you,

Me

2 hours ago, zochu said:

Oh my goodness! I know someone else who interviewed 18/8 and they are also having “technical issues” with the medical 🤦‍♀️

Ohhh very interesting. Do you know if they also had their medical in Sydney?

@GiggsMcGill @Sharni - “We are still unable to access the medical exam that was submitted  by the panel physician. We have already been in contact with our IT department in the US to have this issue fixed. No further action is required on your behalf.”

So submitted, but unable to be read. Whatever, I guess... what’s another week, amiright? 💁‍♀️

Update on our case!

they’re having tech issues with our medical 😩

Just now, zochu said:

mine went from refused to administrative processing and then issued. 
 

i assume yours will do the same. 

Fantastic insight. Thank you!