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| Sydney, Australia |  Review #6153 on June 1, 2010: |
Sassyandswoop
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Overall, I found the Sydney Consulate to be very efficient, fair and a pleasant place to end your visa journey.
Getting to the consulate in Sydney is very easy. Due to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, there are guide posts littered all around the city showing a directory with maps and places of interest. The MLC Centre is depicted on the map and in the list of places of interest, finding your way there will not be a problem if you don't have a map on you. Once you arrived at the MLC Centre, look for the enormous "triangular shaped squary" building as my Dad described it jokingly, however it's a Octagon shape, and as I said earlier, it's enormous, so you can't miss it.
Once inside, you need to find the lift that will take you to level 10. The button will look different to every other button, it'll have "9 10" in smaller text and be positioned below everything else. Once at level 10, you need to go to suite 1010, so go left, and keep going left, you'll pass sui... read complete review
| | | Sydney, Australia | Review #6150 on June 1, 2010: |
Deb+Steve
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My interview last about 2 minutes, the pre-screen about 5 minutes. Everyone was lovely. Make sure you have your medicals (no Xray needed at interview), passport and 3kg Express Post satchel + any other docs they may have requested.
I had a mountain of evidence. Seriously, about 100kg and they didn't look at it. He asked me:-
How did you meet?
When did you get married?
Have you both been married before? I say 'yes' ... he says, 'we seem to have misplaced his divorce decree. Do you have a copy'. I did, and I gave it to him.
He then asked my daughter what grade she was in.
Asked me what I did for a living and if I wanted to continue doing that.
Asked me where we wanted our green cards mailed to.
Handed me 2 sheets of paper (one for me and one for my daughter) which read - CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR VISA IS APPROVED.
All the staff I spoke with were lovely. They may not have asked for our evidence bu... read complete review
| | | Sydney, Australia | Review #6128 on May 26, 2010: |
John and Sarah
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· 1 person found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My journey began in Brisbane. I decided fly to and stay over the night before in Sydney to ensure I was there the morning of the interview. I stayed in the Travelodge in Phillip St, I can recommended that, good price (for Sydney CBD!) and courteous enough. It is 2mins walk from St James train stop which has trains directly from the airport for $15 (expensive!) and 3mins walk from the MLC centre. (The MLC centre (center) is actually the corner of Castlereigh St and King St, NOT Martin Pl as the address would have you think)
I ended up waiting in the downstairs foyer of the MLC centre until at least 10:30am (appointment was 11:00am) before going up, I feel like you could actually come to the 10th floor much earlier than that, as the 10th floor is just security and a holding room. After you pass through security (no mobile phones people) they direct you to the 59th floor (which has an awesome view of the harbor bridge and opera house!) where the nice lady's behind the bulle... read complete review
| | | Sydney, Australia | Review #6043 on May 10, 2010: |
Breezie54
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Interview Time was 11am we arrived at the consulate at 10.25am went to 10th floor through security leaving handbag and tote bag mobile phone with security who were very curteous. was only allowed my wallet and documents upstairs. went up to 59th floor took a number, we were called up within 15 minutes, checklist was done and i was finger printed staff were very friendly and helpful. We were asked to sit down and only had to wait 15 mins for our interview, he asked how we met, talked about my optus phone bill, how many visits had i made to the US interview was over in less than 20 minutes and i had my Visa approved, we had submitted tons of proof of relationship evidence tho so make sure you include plenty.. all in all we were only in the embassy for just under an hour then we went out to celebrate
| | | Sydney, Australia | Review #5884 on April 6, 2010: |
TerriandEric
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· 3 people found this review helpful
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I was asked a few questions and spent my time waiting talking to another lady who is married to the USC. They hired an Immigration Lawyer and she said they have given them nothing but grief & lots of misinformation. I told her about all you amazing people here on VJ and she said she had heard of this site but never came here.
I was asked:
Q. How did you meet?
A. We met in Second Life.
Q. Whats that?
A. An online game.
Q. When are you planning on travelling?
A. We are hoping for this weekend.
Q. What does he do for work?
A. He is a Windows System Administrator/Infastructure Analyst or I affectionately call him the IT Geek. (she laughed)
Q. How do you keep in touch?
A. We keep in touch via phone,email, msn, Skype whichever web cam program works best on the day really.
Q. DO you have any proof of the relationshi... read complete review
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