Australian Beneficiaries - Packet 3 to Interview date

[Giggles 1]

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! Alex just called me and I can't stop crying!!!!!

Tell you what, the buggers at CSC had me worried. The last touch we received on the 27th was our approval, but they didn't update the system to reflect that, it just looked like another touch! Alex got the NOA2 in the mail today. I'M SO HAPPY!

Congratulations!!! It's so exciting when you get the approval.

At the rate our case is going, you'll have your Packet 3 and interview before me so I'll be able to see if there are any problems with getting your police check sent to you. We still don't know what's happening with our case.....USCIS have put a tracer on our file and they better locate it soon!

[alex and astrid 38]

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! Alex just called me and I can't stop crying!!!!!

Tell you what, the buggers at CSC had me worried. The last touch we received on the 27th was our approval, but they didn't update the system to reflect that, it just looked like another touch! Alex got the NOA2 in the mail today. I'M SO HAPPY!

Congratulations!!! It's so exciting when you get the approval.

At the rate our case is going, you'll have your Packet 3 and interview before me so I'll be able to see if there are any problems with getting your police check sent to you. We still don't know what's happening with our case.....USCIS have put a tracer on our file and they better locate it soon!

Yeah, I am going to head to Indro Station in a little while to get that set in motion. I'll tell you everything they tell me. And hopefully your case is found soon, or they will have a hoard of angry VJ'ers after them :/

[VanessaTony 3,567]

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! Alex just called me and I can't stop crying!!!!!

Tell you what, the buggers at CSC had me worried. The last touch we received on the 27th was our approval, but they didn't update the system to reflect that, it just looked like another touch! Alex got the NOA2 in the mail today. I'M SO HAPPY!

Congratulations! It's all so fast from here so you'll be with Alex in no time! Good luck!

[alex and astrid 38]

Thanks Vanessa! And the countdown is on for you, a week til the wedding!

So, just went and got my police check done. Went to Indooroopilly Station with my mum, spoke to an officer about getting the check. He expressed suprise that I was the one requesting the check, as according to him, US visas usually involve the FBI asking for the check. But after I explained to him that all Fiancee Visa beneficiaries are name checked through US databases when they originally petition, he understood. He also explained to me that it didn't matter if I got the check sent to myself or directly to the consulate, it was our choice, as it is just the certificate and nothing else.

I then filled in the form, got my Mum to witness it for me, and then had to write my full name, DOB and address on the two sheets on fingerprint paper. Then the officer took me into the back of the station and did two sets of prints on me. He poked a bit of fun at me too, since I was wearing a white singlet and pale skirt...not the perfect combo for black ink! But, the outfit remained unscathed After we were done, he told me if I had not heard anything in a month to come in and ask them where it was.

Too easy, apart from the $158.45 fee.

[zaskar 0]

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! Alex just called me and I can't stop crying!!!!!

Tell you what, the buggers at CSC had me worried. The last touch we received on the 27th was our approval, but they didn't update the system to reflect that, it just looked like another touch! Alex got the NOA2 in the mail today. I'M SO HAPPY!

congratz

[Miss Natalie 0]

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! Alex just called me and I can't stop crying!!!!!

Tell you what, the buggers at CSC had me worried. The last touch we received on the 27th was our approval, but they didn't update the system to reflect that, it just looked like another touch! Alex got the NOA2 in the mail today. I'M SO HAPPY!

Thats Awesome!! Congratulations

[Deb+Steve 13]

WE GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! Alex just called me and I can't stop crying!!!!!

Tell you what, the buggers at CSC had me worried. The last touch we received on the 27th was our approval, but they didn't update the system to reflect that, it just looked like another touch! Alex got the NOA2 in the mail today. I'M SO HAPPY!

Congrats!! ... I feel like cryng with you!!

[alex and astrid 38]

Thanks for all the congrats! Such a feeling of relief to get that NOA2. Thinking happy thoughts for all of you too!

[kaffy 2]

congrats on the approval and glad to hear you got your police check done!

have you made an appointment for your medical exam yet?

[kaffy 2]

After we were done, he told me if I had not heard anything in a month to come in and ask them where it was.

If it's not convenient for you to pop by the police station there is a number you can call at Police HQ (who process the prints) and they can tell you exactly when it was completed and sent back. It should be on your receipt somewhere, otherwise if you can't find it let me know and I can get it for you

[alex and astrid 38]

I'm going to call and book the medical today. And I'm lucky, the police station is next door to where I work so I can duck my head in there when I go to and from

[zaskar 0]

how long from when you get the visa do you have before you have to leave Australia and enter the US? I had heard 90 days or 3 months but not sure how accurate this is and just want to check as I want to enter on or about the 12th Feb so just want to try and time stuff as it looks like I could get my interview pretty quick once lodged based on others times.

[NewYorkSydney 0]

how long from when you get the visa do you have before you have to leave Australia and enter the US? I had heard 90 days or 3 months but not sure how accurate this is and just want to check as I want to enter on or about the 12th Feb so just want to try and time stuff as it looks like I could get my interview pretty quick once lodged based on others times.

You have 6 months to enter the US from the date your visa is granted..

[Miss Natalie 0]

Hi guys

Just a quick update

I got the visa in my passport and that mysterious brown envelope today! I can finally relax

Bri gets here on Thursday and I can't wait to see him!

Hope you are all having a good week. Good luck to those who are having their interviews tomorrow and in the coming weeks

[alex and astrid 38]

Booked my medical today, for November 12th, with Dr Yates in Brisbane. Total cost looks like $481, which includes the Medical, Chest Xray and Blood test. A $100 deposit is required to be paid, nonrefundable and must be paid at least two days before my appointment. If I don't show up, I lose the deposit.