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[Dave and Shannon 9]

oh and Congrats to everyone going through there medicals! its an awesome feeling once you get approved and your not too far away.. the interview isnt that bad so dont stress over it, i got nervous as but it wasnt toooo bad!

[KLS2010 30]

i had my interview on the 14th of august which was a tuesday and i had to get them additional info after the interview which i did pretty quick and had the visa in my hand by tuesday of the next week... its roughly around 5 business days

Thanks for that.

My interview will be on a Tuesday too, and I'm thinking about flying out the following Thursday, but of course I am keeping in mind that we are warned not to book flights until we have the visa in hand in case something goes wrong. But the prices have just come back down again, and it may be cheaper just to pay the change fee if I have to, rather than pay a higher price by waiting until the last minute.

[Dave and Shannon 9]

oopse i meant i had mine the 14th of June haha oops... yeh well i didnt book anything until i had my visa in my hand, plus i had to give work notice.. i found my cheapest way here was flying from bris to seoul and then to the states.. and that ticket cost me like 1860... if i went from bris to syd to lax to chicago to charlotte it was gonna cost me like 2400.. i was like wow.. less planes and cheaper! so doing it haha.. prices arent cheap! but so totally worth it being with your loved one.. you should be right with the visa as long as it all goes smoothly and its the thursday of the following week ur going to be leaving

[KLS2010 30]

oopse i meant i had mine the 14th of June haha oops... yeh well i didnt book anything until i had my visa in my hand, plus i had to give work notice.. i found my cheapest way here was flying from bris to seoul and then to the states.. and that ticket cost me like 1860... if i went from bris to syd to lax to chicago to charlotte it was gonna cost me like 2400.. i was like wow.. less planes and cheaper! so doing it haha.. prices arent cheap! but so totally worth it being with your loved one.. you should be right with the visa as long as it all goes smoothly and its the thursday of the following week ur going to be leaving

Haha..yeah I caught that..but I knew what you meant lol!

I know.....the prices are crazy right now. They have come down about $300 for me at the moment, but still paying more for this trip than I ever have on the 5 trips prior to this one! But your right...totally worth it at the end!

OMG! bris to syd to lax to chicago to charlotte!!! that's just cruel!!! what are these airlines thinking lol

My first trip I did syd to lax to chicago to houston...and I thought that was bad!!

I'll probably leave it for a bit and see what happens. Just hoping we don't have any problems at the interview... we already got held up at the NVC...I don't want anymore delays please!

[Dave and Shannon 9]

Haha..yeah I caught that..but I knew what you meant lol!

I know.....the prices are crazy right now. They have come down about $300 for me at the moment, but still paying more for this trip than I ever have on the 5 trips prior to this one! But your right...totally worth it at the end!

OMG! bris to syd to lax to chicago to charlotte!!! that's just cruel!!! what are these airlines thinking lol

My first trip I did syd to lax to chicago to houston...and I thought that was bad!!

I'll probably leave it for a bit and see what happens. Just hoping we don't have any problems at the interview... we already got held up at the NVC...I don't want anymore delays please!

you will be alright.. i had so much info with me at the interview, i didnt even need it all.. they didnt even look at my evidence! haha. its not as bad as you think it will be.. oh well! yeh i paid something like 1800ish last year for a return ticket.. it cost me that and abit for one way this year! totally sucks #######!! try looking at flying via china or seoul.. i went by seoul and it was cheaper... i did the 4 planes last year and it drained me! i only did 3 this time which was better..

[KLS2010 30]

you will be alright.. i had so much info with me at the interview, i didnt even need it all.. they didnt even look at my evidence! haha. its not as bad as you think it will be.. oh well! yeh i paid something like 1800ish last year for a return ticket.. it cost me that and abit for one way this year! totally sucks #######!! try looking at flying via china or seoul.. i went by seoul and it was cheaper... i did the 4 planes last year and it drained me! i only did 3 this time which was better..

Thanks....I appreciate the vote of confidence lol! It's not so much me that I'm worried about - its them lol! We got held up at the NVC for 3weeks because our marriage 'license' was 'unacceptable'! Then, after 3wks of supervisor review, it was all of a sudden 'acceptable'! Go figure!

And thanks for the tip about the other airlines....I look into it!

[Travis and Meghan 24]

Thanks for the congrats....i'm too lazy to quote things right now, lol

FINALLY got my police clearance, emailed sapol two days ago, no reply. called today and she was very helpful and said i should get it by tuesday, if not call back and she'll chase it up. Got hom, had my clearance in the mail, checked my email....and they finally replied to me, go figure, lol.

Anddd, on a side note, should get my medical results next week so i can send packet three and now i am officially terrfiedddddd, lmao

[KLS2010 30]

Hi everyone!

Just curious as to what airlines you all have used in the past.

I've usually used V Australia or United.

Was looking at United again....but they have now decided to start charging $70USD for the second checked bag for flights from the 15th August. Thanks United - you couldn't wait another few days lol! I am looking at flying around the 18th August, and of course, this trip I have three suitcases to move all my ####### lol. My mum is coming so I was going to put one bag under her allowance....but now we will have to pay another $140 for our 2nd bags.

Any suggestions?

[Travis and Meghan 24]

i'm interested in this aswell actually. I flew united last time as i was quite happy with them. but what i did was went into my travel agents, told here the dates i wanted to leave and return and just told her to find me the cheapest flights possible, lol.

I wanna know about checked baggage aswell, i'm going to be taking two or three suitcases also.....

[gc955 2]

Hey guys. Some exciting news. My fiancé in the US called saying her mom opened a letter saying our petition got approved on the 12th of july and we have to marry before the 12th of November. This is the noa2? 90 days from July is October 12th true? I'm so excited

[Wayne-Rachel 8]

i'm interested in this aswell actually. I flew united last time as i was quite happy with them. but what i did was went into my travel agents, told here the dates i wanted to leave and return and just told her to find me the cheapest flights possible, lol.

I wanna know about checked baggage aswell, i'm going to be taking two or three suitcases also.....

I flew delta myself, I got two cases from Sydney to Dayton free of charge and I was able to put 23kg in each (50 lbs). I had a third piece that they charged me for, but it was way way way oversized so it cost me a arm and a leg lmao... The flights were comfortable and good service too, but pay the $150 extra for comfort economy upgrade, there was a heap more legroom and complimentary booze from Sydney to LA

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Hey guys. Some exciting news. My fiancé in the US called saying her mom opened a letter saying our petition got approved on the 12th of july and we have to marry before the 12th of November. This is the noa2? 90 days from July is October 12th true? I'm so excited

Sorry they're confused. Your petition is approved, not the visa, and is valid for 4 months, not that you have to marry by then.

Your file will now be sent to Australia, then you'll get P3, return those documents (medical, police checks etc), then you'll get an interview letter and when you get approved there and receive your visa you'll have 6 months to use the visa, and 90 days once you enter to marry.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Hi everyone!

Just curious as to what airlines you all have used in the past.

I've usually used V Australia or United.

Was looking at United again....but they have now decided to start charging $70USD for the second checked bag for flights from the 15th August. Thanks United - you couldn't wait another few days lol! I am looking at flying around the 18th August, and of course, this trip I have three suitcases to move all my ####### lol. My mum is coming so I was going to put one bag under her allowance....but now we will have to pay another $140 for our 2nd bags.

Any suggestions?

The way I figure it, even paying $70 per bag for 23kgs is HEAPS cheaper than mailing/shipping stuff.

i'm interested in this aswell actually. I flew united last time as i was quite happy with them. but what i did was went into my travel agents, told here the dates i wanted to leave and return and just told her to find me the cheapest flights possible, lol.

I wanna know about checked baggage aswell, i'm going to be taking two or three suitcases also.....

I flew united because it was cheaper. I'd gladly pay $70 per extra bag next time I fly (not that I don't love free bags) because there's a few things I need to bring back and shipping last time was $160 for 8kgs... so $70 for 23kgs? totally worth it!

[gc955 2]

Sorry they're confused. Your petition is approved, not the visa, and is valid for 4 months, not that you have to marry by then.

Your file will now be sent to Australia, then you'll get P3, return those documents (medical, police checks etc), then you'll get an interview letter and when you get approved there and receive your visa you'll have 6 months to use the visa, and 90 days once you enter to marry.

I have a problem, I move from my current apartment beginning of august how can I change my address?

Do you guys think I will have this sorted before the 10th of October and visa in my hand from experience? We have our wedding date planned for October 29th

[Travis and Meghan 24]

i moved not long after our noa1 one and all i'm going to do is email the embassy and tell them. i think this is what a lot of other people have done aswell. it shouldn't be a problem, you will get your p3 by email anyway