New to this forum- lots of questions.. sorry if they are silly

[aruadha 58]

Is there only the one Consulate for interviews? The one in Sydney? Will my fiance have to travel from Melbourne to Sydney for his interview?

Also, while we are waiting for NOA2 to arrive, can I travel over to Australia? And when they send the NOA2 out, does it come to both of us or just to me?

Thanks in advance.

Beth

[Lainie B 465]

Assuming you are applying for a K-1 (your profile says "other", please update it and your timeline so you can receive more accurate answers):

Yes, only Sydney does immigrant and K-1 visa interviews. He can do his medical in Melbourne though.

Yes, you can visit Australia. Your fiance can also visit the US.

The NOA2 goes to the petitioner (you).

Good luck!

[aruadha 58]

Assuming you are applying for a K-1 (your profile says "other", please update it and your timeline so you can receive more accurate answers):

Yes, only Sydney does immigrant and K-1 visa interviews. He can do his medical in Melbourne though.

Yes, you can visit Australia. Your fiance can also visit the US.

The NOA2 goes to the petitioner (you).

Good luck!

Yes, sorry, we are applying for the K1 visa. I will update my info.

Thank you for the reply

[darin&josh 18]

Welcome to the forum

If you haven't already, it might be worth reading through some of the Consulate reviews so you can get an idea of what to expect when you do eventually go for your interview in Sydney: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Australia

[aruadha 58]

Welcome to the forum

If you haven't already, it might be worth reading through some of the Consulate reviews so you can get an idea of what to expect when you do eventually go for your interview in Sydney: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?cnty=Australia

Cheers! I have read through some of those, and although overwhelming, it has given me an idea of what to expect. Right now, the waiting on NOA2 is nerve-racking.

[darin&josh 18]

Cheers! I have read through some of those, and although overwhelming, it has given me an idea of what to expect. Right now, the waiting on NOA2 is nerve-racking.

There is a lot of information to take in at each step in the process, and it is very overwhelming with all the unique terminology and abbreviations. Our approach was just to focus on the stage at hand and read the guides and the forums. and once that was done, to look ahead to the next step and start preparing for that. It is a lot less daunting that way, and more manageable. The wait for the NOA2 is the hardest part. Once that is done, the next steps move a lot faster and you have a little bit more control over the process.

[Rinni 3]

Slightly off topic: It -may- be a bit expensive, but if he's unsure about flying to Sydney, I can recommend taking the Melbourne XPT to Sydney. It will be an overnight train ride job, but at least the train will have him stopping at Central. From there it is an easy walk up Pitt street, or even George Street. It's very easy to find the MLC centre once you hit the Martin Place vicinity (take it from a country gal from Goulburn! - I dislike Sydney). Decent hike though. I only mention this as I didn't wish to drive in Sydney and found the train a lot easier. Bear in mind train tickets do fluctuate in School Holiday periods.

Otherwise, if he's familiar with Sydney, flying might be easier by all means.

[aruadha 58]

Slightly off topic: It -may- be a bit expensive, but if he's unsure about flying to Sydney, I can recommend taking the Melbourne XPT to Sydney. It will be an overnight train ride job, but at least the train will have him stopping at Central. From there it is an easy walk up Pitt street, or even George Street. It's very easy to find the MLC centre once you hit the Martin Place vicinity (take it from a country gal from Goulburn! - I dislike Sydney). Decent hike though. I only mention this as I didn't wish to drive in Sydney and found the train a lot easier. Bear in mind train tickets do fluctuate in School Holiday periods.

Otherwise, if he's familiar with Sydney, flying might be easier by all means.

Cool! Thanks Rinni. I will def talk to him about it. I know he has been to Sydney before but as far as being familiar enough, I don't think so.

Matt and I met online gaming as well btw We played WoW and Guild Wars 2 and are in ESO right now. Congratulations on your Visa!! I will appreciate any advice you have in this process.

Edited May 12, 2014 by aruadha

[kehills 217]

My husband did the Melbourne to Sydney thing for his interview; it was relatively painless and I believe he could have done the whole thing in a day if he hadn't opted to visit family, as well.

[Rinni 3]

Cool! Thanks Rinni. I will def talk to him about it. I know he has been to Sydney before but as far as being familiar enough, I don't think so.

Matt and I met online gaming as well btw We played WoW and Guild Wars 2 and are in ESO right now. Congratulations on your Visa!! I will appreciate any advice you have in this process.

Haha, that's awesome. We met on WoW of course, but we're currently suffering from end of expansion woes, so we've been playing a lot of Diablo 3 of late. He's getting into the Wildstar Beta so I think he'll end up playing that for a while when it is released. Haven't tried ESO yet though.

And for sure, any questions feel free to PM if you need. Most things are pretty straight forward for us Aussies. Just tell him to relax when it comes to the interview stage. Definitely nothing to be over nervous about - like I was!

[crymwest 6]

We're a WoW couple here too! Sisters of Elune and ugh I miss WoW. My new job has me working nights so I've been without a raid fix for almost 2 mths

[aruadha 58]

We're a WoW couple here too! Sisters of Elune and ugh I miss WoW. My new job has me working nights so I've been without a raid fix for almost 2 mths

Nice! Yea, we aren't playing atm lol. the time difference and work schedules don't allow much time.