yvonme

6 hours ago, JustineC85 said:

The way I see it is that at the very minimum it is good that Sydney is still processing K-1 even though there is a lockdown. Meaning that they are putting people on waitlists to get their interviews once they are open and ready to resume. Its better than the alternative which is other countries whose consulates are just flat out not processing at all. Our time will come, hopefully it will all get sorted by August. 

We havent heard of a waitlist. We were told they will contact us when the restrictions lift.

11 minutes ago, J&D1008 said:

So sorry. Did they give you a reschedule date? 

No.  

Interview canceled. 

Anyone recieving any luck with rescheduled interviews due to the NSW lockdown?

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Most of us who are busy professionals here on VJ did it without help or RFEs.   Paying someone doesn't actually save time.

Ok. Just sharing my story bud. It saved time for me. It. Was. Awesome 🤣😆 OP. Go for it! PM for my referral if you’d like. 

I sent both BC's.

I got help because I'm a busy professional and also didn't want to recieve any RFE's. It was a great experience, did not recieve RFE in the process and the document prepartion didn't impede into my life. I'll likely be using some aid one way or another for all my immigration matters.

5 hours ago, JustineC85 said:

Update: Sydney emailed me this morning to let me know they had received our petition, but due to the lock down they are delayed in processing. They said I should get a follow up me with as soon as they get through the back log. So that is promising. 

 

Do I have to do the DS-160 before they will schedule my interview? 

 

EDIT: My status of CEAC is still in transit so, I guess they do not update. 

Yes, you have to do the DS160 before scheduling. You’ll need to bring the DS160 confirmation page to the interview. 

23 minutes ago, AishaniA93 said:

Due to Sydney consulate being closed is the NVC still sending the petitions to Sydney as normal? 
 

also why wouldn’t it go to ready status 😕 just trying to prep myself for when it’s our turn  

I'm not sure. They emailed us and to confirm our appointment and advised it wont be reflective on our status. The NVC agent told me if the embassy is accepting K1 visas, the application will be sent. 

9 hours ago, JustineC85 said:

I haven’t done the hack yet. 
 

Will I was waiting for it to go to Ready to do any of my submissions.

Ours never went to Ready and Sydney confirmed it wouldn't. I wouldn't wait on the website to get started on the DS160 bit and scheduling your medical

4 hours ago, JustineC85 said:

This is so hard because my case was sent to Sydney on the 8th, and has been in transit since then. Was hoping for a Aug/Sept interview. But this lock down is giving me serious anxiety. 

Its been in transit since June 8th? (per the DHL hack?) 

Let’s hope it’s only two weeks🤞🏽 

Ope, never mind just read the thread. Frightening. Ours is the 20th. 

On 6/24/2021 at 12:33 PM, AishaniA93 said:

I didn’t know this either. I’m in Sydney so I can get to the consulate easily. Thank you for the info! 

You’re welcome! It was a tip someone told me. Not sure if it works - but worth to mention it. Sydney is on lockdown, does anyone know how this effects the Consulate?

On 6/11/2021 at 2:20 PM, Jsilva718 said:

Hello, How long it take to receive the welcome letter after your case arrived at the embassy? Was it it sent via mail or email? We are also waiting for the letter

Within a day and it was sent by e-mail

20 hours ago, Nuvana said:

Thank you! We initially received an email  saying there are no available appointments and that they put him on a wait list. Thankfully 2 weeks later we got a date for 29th. 

Now wondering what questions they will ask in the interview. 

 

Nice,. You should totally update your timeline and help other Australians with data. June or July? How are you guys doing with the states closing to Sydney right now?

18 hours ago, VJ0 said:

yvonme, do you know where your fiance is planning on getting tested? 

 

 

 

He is going to a pop up or his GP

I had to provide a negative covid test result before boarding American Airlines as a USA requirement after my holiday trip in Belize. My fiance has been advised to get tested before arriving from Australia. 

On 6/10/2021 at 8:43 PM, Nuvana said:

Anyone know how to find out what the wait time of interviews is in Sydney Australia? 

Appreciate and advice. Thank you 

Little over 2 months. I was good to go in May but we didn't get an appointment until July. A member in the Australia subforum recommended advising the embassy if youre open to cancellations and can traveil within x amount of time. 

On 5/28/2021 at 8:24 AM, Kitty1 said:

I need advise or suggestion how many many pages per month should i include from start of 2019- to  oct 2021 this year. I  know its not require i know this. But i want to send as much as i can with the I129f.

 

Like what is the suggestion do we take screenshots of the text logs with our phone and put in a word document showing dates.

 

Like for example for Jan 2019- should i screenshot like 6 logs of pages that month or less or more.

 

can someone show me the example you did like load the file to see.

 

FIANCE LIVES IN CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA.

 

 

I included 50 pages, however long that took. I believe it was from May to March the next year 😄 I just editted some of the inappropriates...

My confirmation of employment letter as a salaried, exempt professional  did not include the word permanent. 

On 5/21/2021 at 9:12 PM, KayyWafflee said:

Dang, unfortunately i still cant find that. I've listed mine as the "3 months" option. They have made this process VERY difficult. I thought getting the VISA was going to be the hard part!

Sorry girly, the website was updated from 8 days ago indicatingCommonwealth Statutory declaration is required. 

39 minutes ago, KayyWafflee said:

Hello lovely! I am currently trying to apply for my exemption to leave the Aus (Have been approved for my VISA and have it in hand) I have already been declined once and I am trying to add in as much information as possible for my second attempt. I did not see the option for immigrate anywhere, could you be more specific as to where that was located if possible please! Thank you in advance!

I found it under Australians and Permanent Residents. In the bullets you can see “For immigrate or moving abroad”. 

I believe a Stat Dec is required as many websites mentioned that I’ve googled. I haven’t gotten to that part yet in my K1. 

8 hours ago, xxlian said:

I'm in a same-sex relationship with very conservative Senators and Representatives, and they helped our case (NOA1 in June 2020 and NOA2 in April 2021). It may be worth giving it a try, honestly. Their offices were very kind throughout the process.

I asked this in one of my posts Congressman and it was such a mixed bag of "yes they can help" and "don't waste your time". 

Good to know your local Representatives were able to help you!

Highly recommend two letters, been following the September filers group and RFE's popped up due to joint letters. 

We did two seperate letters.