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[VanessaTony 3,567]

ahh sounds like your having a tough time kiwibird.. hope it works out for ya soon mate.....

Just a question, we just got ours approved through the NVC and its on its way to the consulate and they gave me a SYD##### number as my case number.. is this the number i use to get an interview or do i have to wait till i get my packet 3 for another number?? i just want to get this sorted out... and how long does a police check usually take? mines been 29 days now and still havent heard a thing.. i called up a number and the automatic thing said if you have applied within 6 weeks then yours will be still getting worked on... lucky i did this early! hope all this process goes quick!

The SYD number is your case number and will be your only case number.

Either you or your fiance will get the P3 email (in my case Tony got my P3 email and forwarded it to me) which gives you this link: http://canberra.usembassy.gov/fiance_niv_appl.html that tells you what docs to complete/get ready. Once you return the P3 docs you'll get emailed P4 with your interview date and time.

You don't organise the interview yourself, it's all organised once you return the P3 docs so make sure you have all the required stuff together and ready to mail off when you get P3 (doesn't matter if it takes you a while just quicker if you have it all ready) and then around a week or less later you'll know when your interview is There's a K1 thread in my signature that explains the P3 stuff in more detail.

Hope that helps

Edited April 20, 2011 by Vanessa&Tony

[Dave and Shannon 9]

The SYD number is your case number and will be your only case number.

Either you or your fiance will get the P3 email (in my case Tony got my P3 email and forwarded it to me) which gives you this link: http://canberra.usembassy.gov/fiance_niv_appl.html that tells you what docs to complete/get ready. Once you return the P3 docs you'll get emailed P4 with your interview date and time.

You don't organise the interview yourself, it's all organised once you return the P3 docs so make sure you have all the required stuff together and ready to mail off when you get P3 (doesn't matter if it takes you a while just quicker if you have it all ready) and then around a week or less later you'll know when your interview is There's a K1 thread in my signature that explains the P3 stuff in more detail.

Hope that helps

thanks mate... i have all that stuff on the website all filled in and ready to go... on the DS-230 form.. question 30, asks to list all places you live for at least 6 months since the age of 16... now ive lived only on the Gold Coast since i was 4yrs old, but have lived in a few different houses... do i have to put all those addresses there? because it only has city, province, country and dates from and to.. all i put was from the age of 16 till present in the 1 line.. i dont see a point in repeating it 5 times haha.. so with the case number we have now... seeing as though its on its way to the consulate.. the lawyer told me to wait till i get my P3 but i think i saw on here you dont have to wait as long as you have your case number you can get your medical done..? is that true? can i get it done now or should i wait for the P3?

Thanks

[Dave and Shannon 9]

Thanks for the reply kiwi And I got my interview date by e-mail this morning yay yay yay!!! Roll on May 17th! (I'm kinda stressed now though lol)

Good luck mate, keep us informed on how it goes, im sure you will be fine

[Wayne-Rachel 8]

thanks mate... i have all that stuff on the website all filled in and ready to go... on the DS-230 form.. question 30, asks to list all places you live for at least 6 months since the age of 16... now ive lived only on the Gold Coast since i was 4yrs old, but have lived in a few different houses... do i have to put all those addresses there? because it only has city, province, country and dates from and to.. all i put was from the age of 16 till present in the 1 line.. i dont see a point in repeating it 5 times haha..

I have lived in Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville & Cairns since age 16 and several addresses at each city due to rental housing. I only put the cities and it got accepted (so far at least, guess I'll find out more at the interview lol)

Good luck mate, keep us informed on how it goes, im sure you will be fine

Thanks!!! will keep posting here... gotta stop worrying tho LOL

Edited April 20, 2011 by Wayne-Rachel

[Snickerz 0]

.. the lawyer told me to wait till i get my P3 but i think i saw on here you dont have to wait as long as you have your case number you can get your medical done..? is that true? can i get it done now or should i wait for the P3?

Thanks

we have a lawyer too but they're kind of slow, so i don't exactly wait for their instructions haha but yes that's right you can get your medicals done and you don't have to wait for P3!

[Snickerz 0]

Thanks for the reply kiwi And I got my interview date by e-mail this morning yay yay yay!!! Roll on May 17th! (I'm kinda stressed now though lol)

Grats and good luck on the interview!!!

hmmm, so the interview date now appears to be approximately a month after the receipt of P4

we're still waiting from NVC, the last time we called the operator, it wasn't in the system yet...oh well hopefully we'll get it next week!

Have a great long Easter weekend everyone!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

thanks mate... i have all that stuff on the website all filled in and ready to go... on the DS-230 form.. question 30, asks to list all places you live for at least 6 months since the age of 16... now ive lived only on the Gold Coast since i was 4yrs old, but have lived in a few different houses... do i have to put all those addresses there? because it only has city, province, country and dates from and to.. all i put was from the age of 16 till present in the 1 line.. i dont see a point in repeating it 5 times haha.. so with the case number we have now... seeing as though its on its way to the consulate.. the lawyer told me to wait till i get my P3 but i think i saw on here you dont have to wait as long as you have your case number you can get your medical done..? is that true? can i get it done now or should i wait for the P3?

Thanks

Yep. You have the case number and that's all you need for the medical. Some doctors will let you do it without that number but some want/need it. So I'd go right ahead and book your medical and get it done.

The address stuff makes sense for the DS-230 but when it comes to the G-325A that's when I'd list all the little ones.

[Dave and Shannon 9]

thanks everyone for the responses! will book it today yay!

[Dave and Shannon 9]

all booked in for May 3rd.. so not too far away.. i asked about the price and i was shocked as when she said arond $500 all up, im like wow man, i thought maybe 300 something but for that.. gees louise! but i suppose only one dr i can go to unless i fly to cairns in qld or some other state!! #######! now just gotta wait for this police check that has been 31 days already since i done it and for my P3 to come... theres another fee ill have to pay at the post office.. is that much??

cheers

[Wayne-Rachel 8]

all booked in for May 3rd.. so not too far away.. i asked about the price and i was shocked as when she said arond $500 all up, im like wow man, i thought maybe 300 something but for that.. gees louise! but i suppose only one dr i can go to unless i fly to cairns in qld or some other state!! #######! now just gotta wait for this police check that has been 31 days already since i done it and for my P3 to come... theres another fee ill have to pay at the post office.. is that much??

cheers

Fee at the post-office for visa issuance is USD$350...

as for the medical fee's, I paid: $445 in total, comprising of:

$242 - Medical examination

$25 - Flu shot (new requirement for all applicants, regardless of age from April 1st)

$31 - Pathology lab for blood tests

$65 - Chest X-Ray for TB

$82 - Boostrix shot (Pertutis, tetanus, polio & Diptheria, since my childhood vaccinations were incomplete)

$0 - MMR shot, free on medicare(Measles, Mumps & Rubella, same reason as Boostrix)

$0 - Varilix shot, free on medicare (Varicella, same reason as Boostrix)

Regards, Wayne.

[Dave and Shannon 9]

Fee at the post-office for visa issuance is USD$350...

as for the medical fee's, I paid: $445 in total, comprising of:

$242 - Medical examination

$25 - Flu shot (new requirement for all applicants, regardless of age from April 1st)

$31 - Pathology lab for blood tests

$65 - Chest X-Ray for TB

$82 - Boostrix shot (Pertutis, tetanus, polio & Diptheria, since my childhood vaccinations were incomplete)

$0 - MMR shot, free on medicare(Measles, Mumps & Rubella, same reason as Boostrix)

$0 - Varilix shot, free on medicare (Varicella, same reason as Boostrix)

Regards, Wayne.

hey

my medical is $271, X-ray $110, Blood Test $75.00 plus any vaccinations... i have them all as far as i know, tetanus i havent had for a few years but im going to my dr soon so i might see if i can get another one or get proof, not sure how long they last... so its not far off your cost in the end but i havent got any shots! #######! bloody qld is expensive.. do i have to pay the $350 at the post office in american dollars or can i use my travelex card? lucky i saved some money haha

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Fee at the post-office for visa issuance is USD$350...

as for the medical fee's, I paid: $445 in total, comprising of:

$242 - Medical examination

$25 - Flu shot (new requirement for all applicants, regardless of age from April 1st)

$31 - Pathology lab for blood tests

$65 - Chest X-Ray for TB

$82 - Boostrix shot (Pertutis, tetanus, polio & Diptheria, since my childhood vaccinations were incomplete)

$0 - MMR shot, free on medicare(Measles, Mumps & Rubella, same reason as Boostrix)

$0 - Varilix shot, free on medicare (Varicella, same reason as Boostrix)

Regards, Wayne.

Random qn... have you had your second varicella shot? Or are you waiting till you get to the US? While you are up to date enough to get the K1 you'll need to see a CS in the US to get your shots (including the 2nd varicella shot) transcribed into an I-693 (Part 1, Part 2 (vaccination table only) and Part 5). Whether you have the next varicella shot in Aus or the US (I'd do it in Aus if you haven't left yet 'cause it's not cheap here I'm sure) you'll need to take proof of that shot as well as your copy DS-3025 to the CS. You probably already knew this but just a heads up for you and anyone else if you/they didn't.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

all booked in for May 3rd.. so not too far away.. i asked about the price and i was shocked as when she said arond $500 all up, im like wow man, i thought maybe 300 something but for that.. gees louise! but i suppose only one dr i can go to unless i fly to cairns in qld or some other state!! #######! now just gotta wait for this police check that has been 31 days already since i done it and for my P3 to come... theres another fee ill have to pay at the post office.. is that much??

cheers

Yep that's about right. My medical was around $400. Here's my explanation of the process: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/page__view__findpost__p__3129330 Someone else posted they were able to get some missing shots on Medicare so hopefully that'll lower any costs for you. Have you found your immunisation records? Or did you get a blood titre done so you know your immunities?

As someone else said when you get P3 you'll need to pay the visa fee which is US$350 but you'll pay it in Australian dollars in the amount that's listed on your P3 letter/email. In my case I paid back when the visa fee was US$131 BUT they don't do the exchange rate CURRENTLY, they pick it at some random time (I think a couple of times a month) so even though it was close to even exchange wise I STILL paid AU$170 because that's what they asked for that's what I had to pay... didn't matter that the exchange rate was better than that. For info on paying the fee here's my experience: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/page__view__findpost__p__3191047

Anyway hope this helps. Not cheap, but worth it

[Wayne-Rachel 8]

Random qn... have you had your second varicella shot? Or are you waiting till you get to the US? While you are up to date enough to get the K1 you'll need to see a CS in the US to get your shots (including the 2nd varicella shot) transcribed into an I-693 (Part 1, Part 2 (vaccination table only) and Part 5). Whether you have the next varicella shot in Aus or the US (I'd do it in Aus if you haven't left yet 'cause it's not cheap here I'm sure) you'll need to take proof of that shot as well as your copy DS-3025 to the CS. You probably already knew this but just a heads up for you and anyone else if you/they didn't.

As far as I was aware, I only needed to start the courses and they didn't need to be completed? This is from the technical instructions for civil surgeons on the CDC website:

Because completion of the vaccine series often requires several months, applicants are not required to have received all doses of the ACIP-recommended vaccines to fulfill the vaccination requirements for adjustment of status to U.S. permanent residence. Rather, they are required to have received at least one dose of each recommended vaccine, and they are encouraged to follow up with their primary health-care provider to complete the series.

Also, I think (if memory serves me correctly) from the info I was given by my gp, the second Varicella shot was 6 mth's after the first one, so with my current time line I'll be over there by then. So if I end up having to get it, it will be mega-expensive

[Wayne-Rachel 8]

hey

my medical is $271, X-ray $110, Blood Test $75.00 plus any vaccinations... i have them all as far as i know, tetanus i havent had for a few years but im going to my dr soon so i might see if i can get another one or get proof

I am pretty sure you should be able to get it free under medicare from your GP??? I paid for mine, but only because it was contained in the boostrix shot that had other i had to have. I know last time I had a tetanus shot because I was injured, it was free, but not sure for those of us who just wander in and lasked to be jabbed LOL (then again, I got MMR & Varicella free that way)

but i suppose only one dr i can go to unless i fly to cairns in qld or some other state!!

Fly to Sydney and have Dr. Millar do it They are really nice and everything you need is in the one building... Dr. Millar has a really strange sense of humor though LOL