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[MzMo1102 0]

I just tried and it says "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"

Ok great - thanks for that Kaffy!

[Cham 3]

Okay UPDATE

Cant get an earlier appt I Just am so fustrated I see a few folks who got it sooner then we did and we sent ours in sooner then them..gotta LOVE that..ANYWAY it is calling it super close and panic has officially set in my gut.

What if they say a new law says we cant except your ssi as extra income..or you dont have enough Tax forms for the last three years

I only had ONE and have not filed yet...I am waiting to file till the very end because I want to use THAT money for the AOS...SOOOO AHHH I did write an explanation on why i only had one and its a CRAPPY one as I just started to go back to work since my accident. PLUS my ex filed the one before that..so anyway I am in panic mode.

I think we will be okay I sent the email they wrote me saying we could use it and we are above the 125% plus a letter from my boss saying she will help me meet the guidelines and so on..

I JUST NEED TO BREATHE AND RELAX!!!

ANYWAY his interview is april 7th and there are two lovely holidays so WONT Get his visa till weds or thurs..so having him fly in on a sunday night

[Matt-and-Annie 0]

Okay UPDATE

Cant get an earlier appt I Just am so fustrated I see a few folks who got it sooner then we did and we sent ours in sooner then them..gotta LOVE that..ANYWAY it is calling it super close and panic has officially set in my gut.

What if they say a new law says we cant except your ssi as extra income..or you dont have enough Tax forms for the last three years

I only had ONE and have not filed yet...I am waiting to file till the very end because I want to use THAT money for the AOS...SOOOO AHHH I did write an explanation on why i only had one and its a CRAPPY one as I just started to go back to work since my accident. PLUS my ex filed the one before that..so anyway I am in panic mode.

I think we will be okay I sent the email they wrote me saying we could use it and we are above the 125% plus a letter from my boss saying she will help me meet the guidelines and so on..

I JUST NEED TO BREATHE AND RELAX!!!

ANYWAY his interview is april 7th and there are two lovely holidays so WONT Get his visa till weds or thurs..so having him fly in on a sunday night

Hiya Guys

How are you all keeping?

Cham, I understand the frustation, some people were getting approved before me for the k-1 but hey think of the positive! you got your interview date SET! so that is the main important thing! Hope it works out for you!!

Today is/was Anne's interview!! she is in my prayers! I am sure she did fine! so we will just have to wait till she comes back with how she was 'treated'

[MzMo1102 0]

Okay UPDATE

Cant get an earlier appt I Just am so fustrated I see a few folks who got it sooner then we did and we sent ours in sooner then them..gotta LOVE that..ANYWAY it is calling it super close and panic has officially set in my gut.

What if they say a new law says we cant except your ssi as extra income..or you dont have enough Tax forms for the last three years

I only had ONE and have not filed yet...I am waiting to file till the very end because I want to use THAT money for the AOS...SOOOO AHHH I did write an explanation on why i only had one and its a CRAPPY one as I just started to go back to work since my accident. PLUS my ex filed the one before that..so anyway I am in panic mode.

I think we will be okay I sent the email they wrote me saying we could use it and we are above the 125% plus a letter from my boss saying she will help me meet the guidelines and so on..

I JUST NEED TO BREATHE AND RELAX!!!

ANYWAY his interview is april 7th and there are two lovely holidays so WONT Get his visa till weds or thurs..so having him fly in on a sunday night

Hiya Guys

How are you all keeping?

Cham, I understand the frustation, some people were getting approved before me for the k-1 but hey think of the positive! you got your interview date SET! so that is the main important thing! Hope it works out for you!!

Today is/was Anne's interview!! she is in my prayers! I am sure she did fine! so we will just have to wait till she comes back with how she was 'treated'

Hi there!

Doing ok here...just got the cold like most people in the office have right now. Looking forward to getting the medical examination over and done with tomorrow morning.

Yes, Anne's interview was this morning so I cant wait to hear how that went!!

[jldut80 0]

Hi,

I am expecting my NOA2 approval any day now and was wondering if there is anything i can do now to prepare for interview in sydney to speed the process up. I have already started working on the I-134 but is there any point getting my police check and medical done soon or should i just wait until i get the information from Sydney.

Thanks Jodie

[Chris & Mara 0]

I hate to be a a sad sack here but dont expect anything anyday now when the US government is involved, check out my siggy or jump in the 6th month waiting room, there are plently of people who have had issues with their visas even from countries considered low fraud.

For your sake I hope you dont end up in my boat (its a farely miserably one some days) but I do caution you against getting your hopes up too high this early in the game.

In prep for your NOA2 however you can do the following;

Get a report that lists all your vaccination and make sure that any MMR, tentus, Guardasil, etc shots are up to date.

Start printing off any Emails, Instant msger logs and online call logs that have occurred between you.

Begin putting together a nice little collection of photos of the two of you with dates on them and a written location if possible.

Download the forms you will have to fill in for packet three (from http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1forms ) and look to gather any additional evidence you will need for them.

Organise to get copies of the US Fiance's tax returns over to you, I believe they need the last 3 concurrent years, through check out the guides for a better response.

Remember that your fingerprints and medical, although they could be done now, are only valid for 6 months from issue so you are much better off waiting till you get your NOA2 or packet 3 in the mail to organise to have them done. From what ive seen it really only takes 2 or 3 weeks to have the results for both of those once you undertake them

Hope this helps you somewhat.

Mara

[AnnexoxShay 1]

Hi Guys! .... Just got back from the interview ... Im staying with friends soo they took me down to the harbour and got some pics of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge etc....

I arrived early at the embassy and went up to the 10th floor and went thru security ... they gave me a number and kept my handbage and let me keep my paperwork... I was then called and told I could go up to the the 59th floor for my interview ...

When I got there (15min early) I had to take a number and was soon called up and spoke to a young lady who took my finger prints and went thru my paperwork and asked for my passport, visa receipt and envelope ... when she was done she told me to go sit down and that I would soon get called up for my interview .... by 9.15 I was called up and spoke to a really nice young man...

He asked me when I was getting married and I said the 2nd of May and were and I said in {Town} Oregon he asked me if Id ever been to the states and I said no and that Shay had been to Oz for 5 weeks... he asked me if I thought I would enjoy country life and I replied that I didnt know because Id never lived in a country town before but I was sure looking forward to seeing the wildlife, except the bears, Id be more then happy to pass on the bears ... he then asked me what Shay did for a living I said he was a Chef and he asked me what I intended to do in the states and I said have babies and explained that Im 38 and his 39 and we both really want to start a family asap ... thru the whole encounter he seemed to be smiling in all the right places and seemed to be satisfied with my answers and said that he was going to approve my visa and that I would receive it in the mail in a few days ... I asked him when he thought it may arrive and he said more then likely end of the week or the beginning of next ... I said thank you very much and was there anything else and he said no that, that was it and that I had 6months from date of issue but it sounded that we had more current plans and he wished us all the best ...

Overall a very good experience, I wasnt made to feel at all anxious and thats saying something because I a few minutes earlier I had watched a guy have his denied because he had a pending court date...

Soooo Yay! we got our visa approved!!!

[MzMo1102 0]

Anne Congrats!!!!!

Im so glad to hear everything went well …I knew it would anyway! When exactly do you leave for the states again? Woohooo…how exciting!!!

[Chris & Mara 0]

Grats Anne

Good luck with getting over there asap and working on your new job

[kaffy 2]

yay congratulations!!

and welcome to the pacific northwest

[Matt-and-Annie 0]

Hi Guys! .... Just got back from the interview ... Im staying with friends soo they took me down to the harbour and got some pics of the Opera House, Harbour Bridge etc....

I arrived early at the embassy and went up to the 10th floor and went thru security ... they gave me a number and kept my handbage and let me keep my paperwork... I was then called and told I could go up to the the 59th floor for my interview ...

When I got there (15min early) I had to take a number and was soon called up and spoke to a young lady who took my finger prints and went thru my paperwork and asked for my passport, visa receipt and envelope ... when she was done she told me to go sit down and that I would soon get called up for my interview .... by 9.15 I was called up and spoke to a really nice young man...

He asked me when I was getting married and I said the 2nd of May and were and I said in {Town} Oregon he asked me if Id ever been to the states and I said no and that Shay had been to Oz for 5 weeks... he asked me if I thought I would enjoy country life and I replied that I didnt know because Id never lived in a country town before but I was sure looking forward to seeing the wildlife, except the bears, Id be more then happy to pass on the bears ... he then asked me what Shay did for a living I said he was a Chef and he asked me what I intended to do in the states and I said have babies and explained that Im 38 and his 39 and we both really want to start a family asap ... thru the whole encounter he seemed to be smiling in all the right places and seemed to be satisfied with my answers and said that he was going to approve my visa and that I would receive it in the mail in a few days ... I asked him when he thought it may arrive and he said more then likely end of the week or the beginning of next ... I said thank you very much and was there anything else and he said no that, that was it and that I had 6months from date of issue but it sounded that we had more current plans and he wished us all the best ...

Overall a very good experience, I wasnt made to feel at all anxious and thats saying something because I a few minutes earlier I had watched a guy have his denied because he had a pending court date...

Soooo Yay! we got our visa approved!!!

Anne!!! Congrats!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

So glad it went great for you!!!!

[densusan 0]

[/size][/color]CONGRATS ANNE.................Great news. So glad it all went well for you! It's like a big weight off your shoulders isn't it!!???!! When do you fly out of Australia to be with your guy?

Cham, I'm sure everything will be fine so try not to stress too much. We all understand what you are going through because we have all been through it or are going through it, so you know you have lots of support on VJ. It's a tough thing dealing with all the immigration stuff but you'll get there. Sends us all a little

Take care everyone

LOL......................Not sure what happenned there????? Oh well.

[AnnexoxShay 1]

Hi Guys! Thank You for the kind words and the congratulations ... Shay and I spoke last night and we booked the airline tickets for the 14th of April .... I couldn't believe the prices of tickets had doubled in a span of a week to week and a half!

Seriously thou, the interview is nowhere as scary as we work ourselves up to believe ... The people are really nice and they just get to it, no fluffing around... The first lady I saw went thru all the paperwork that I submitted for the pack 3 and put it in the correct order, asked me when I was planning to fly out etc ... Really basic, general stuff...

The same with the actual interviewer ... the questions are really simple that you should know about your partner already ... I had a mountain of evidence with me and they didn't even ask to see one thing, not one letter or phone bill, nothing! ... the only things they asked for were the envelope, visa application fee and passport ..

All in all I was there for 1hour and 15min ... There was 7 immigration visa before me, 3 of which were fiance visa's and they all got approved the only one not approved was the guy with the pending court date but thats not surprising .. so they gave him a piece of paper and told him to send in the court papers etc after the court hearing in May...

[jldut80 0]

I hate to be a a sad sack here but dont expect anything anyday now when the US government is involved, check out my siggy or jump in the 6th month waiting room, there are plently of people who have had issues with their visas even from countries considered low fraud.

For your sake I hope you dont end up in my boat (its a farely miserably one some days) but I do caution you against getting your hopes up too high this early in the game.

In prep for your NOA2 however you can do the following;

Get a report that lists all your vaccination and make sure that any MMR, tentus, Guardasil, etc shots are up to date.

Start printing off any Emails, Instant msger logs and online call logs that have occurred between you.

Begin putting together a nice little collection of photos of the two of you with dates on them and a written location if possible.

Download the forms you will have to fill in for packet three (from http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1forms ) and look to gather any additional evidence you will need for them.

Organise to get copies of the US Fiance's tax returns over to you, I believe they need the last 3 concurrent years, through check out the guides for a better response.

Remember that your fingerprints and medical, although they could be done now, are only valid for 6 months from issue so you are much better off waiting till you get your NOA2 or packet 3 in the mail to organise to have them done. From what ive seen it really only takes 2 or 3 weeks to have the results for both of those once you undertake them

Hope this helps you somewhat.

Mara

Thanks Mara. I know, im getting a little ahead of myself Thanks for all of your help.

[kaffy 2]

Seriously thou, the interview is nowhere as scary as we work ourselves up to believe ... The people are really nice and they just get to it, no fluffing around...

I totally agree. This Consulate knows what it's doing and they aren't there to waste people's time

You better get packing girl! the 14th is going to roll around in no time