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RUNS ROUND THE BOARD SHOUTING AND DOING THE DANCE OF JOY!!! :dance::dance::dance::lol::lol:

"""I GOT IT""" and whispers to all the aussies else where in the country .. ya lucky ya dont live in ohio hehehehe...cos there is a mad aussie on the roads now lol

CONGRATS KATH!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!

ohh vylex would flying over some ocean or country by now ...on his way to oz..hope you arrive safely vylex...

take care you lot

kath

Thanks so much Kath! Flight was great. I love flying Qantas. Those little video screens in the headrests really make the flight go by quickly. They have amazing service too. I was ok with United but Qantas has them beat by a mile. There were about 14 or so family members and friends on this flight so it was fun.

We all got to Sydney safely. Other than a few little tantrums by my cute little 2.5 year old nephews on the short stretch towards LAX it was fine. It was so cool having so many family members on both sides landing in Sydney the last few days. Now we are scrambling with the finishing touches for the wedding this Saturday yikes!

It's great to be back in Sydney. Weather gets a little chilly in the morning and late night but it's downright gorgeous mid day (around the 70s).

A bunch of us will be staying in downtown Sydney mid week so we can't wait! I can't wait to show them around LOL...a Yankee showing other people around Sydney haha.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

I-130

02/17/2007 - I-130 Express Mailed to VSC via USPS. (ETA 2/19/2007)

02/22/2007 - I-130 received by VSC.

06/12/2007 - NOA2 approval email received!!!

06/15/2007 - NOA2 letter received in the mail.

NVC

06/19/2007 - NVC receives case and assigns a case number!

08/27/2007 - CASE COMPLETE!!!!

09/06/2007 - Case forwarded to Sydney

09/14/2007 - Wife receives Packet 3. Received NVC letter confirming case forward to Sydney.

10/26/2007 - Interview - VISA GRANTED!!!!! WOOO WOOO!!!!!!

11/18/2007 - Enter the US via LAX (POE). No issues thankfully. 20 minutes of processing.

11/30/2007 - Welcome letter (two of them) received.

12/19/2007 - CR-1 Green Card received.

USCIS - I-751

09/23/2009 - Express Mailed Removal of Conditions application

09/24/2009 - USPS confirmed delivery to VSC

09/29/2009 - Check cashed by USCIS

10/01/2009 - Received NOA I-797C dated 09/25/2009

10/10/2009 - Received Biometric appt letter for 10/29/2009

10/29/2009 - Biometrics taken. Whole process took about 40 min including the wait

12/22/2009 - Approved for ROC!

01/08/2010 - Received text and email: Card production ordered

01/15/2010 - Received Green Card in the mail!

USCIS - N-400

04/22/2011 - Express Mailed Application for Naturalization

04/27/2011 - Check cashed by USCIS

04/28/2011 - Received NOA I-797C dated 04/26/2011

05/27/2011 - Biometrics taken. Process took approx 35 min with wait

07/29/2011 - Received Interview Appt letter scheduled for 09/01/2011 dated 07/26/2011

09/01/2011 - Interview and Oath. Now a USC! The VJ is over!

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lol I totally get that bacon thing, I always end up not putting enough bacon in the pan since you cook a lot of the fat off and lose 60% of the bacon you started with...after 3 rashers there's so much fat in the pan you're practically deepfrying anything else...but the bread thing, I have no idea what you're on about, I am not tasting anything sugary, but we tend to buy wholegrain bread etc, so perhaps that helps ;)

and I don't need to get a texan license until june 2008 yeah!! us occers may drive for up to a year on our australian licenses...as long as I'm not driving commercial vehicles, which won't be a problem. Not that I have an issue with driving, or am afraid of failing a driving test, just yayy for being able to be lazy about it for a year! :dance:

I can't remember who posted it, but the right hand turn at red lights tripped me out for a while, but I don't mind it...what annoys me is 4-way stop signs :huh: Moonchild doesn't believe me that roundabouts are much more efficient at keeping traffic flowing

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Hi everyone hope you are all settling in and adjusting over here

Kath how you doing mate cong on the licence and job your just zooming ahead

SHARYNA i think this was you hope this helps

Someone asked about california drivers licenses I got mine last year basically once you have your social security numb and your green card you take all that and you passport, marriage cert to dmv and sit your written test. well thats once you get the handbook from your local polic station and read it lol. I didnt have any problems at all I went for my driving test about 1 month after i got my learners and it was easy.

JUST A NOTE TO REMEMBER

ALL STATES HAVE DIFFERENT RULES WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVING ON YOUR AUSSIE LICENSE.

IN CALIFORNIA IT STATES IN THE HAND BOOK FOR NEW RESIDENTS WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR HOME IN CALIFORNIA YOU MUST APPLLY FOR YOUR CALIFORNIA DRIVERS LICENSE WITHIN 10 DAYS. ( thats if you want to drive )

That means once you have your green card you can no longer legally drive with your aussie license. now if you happen to get pulled over by CHP and they ask for id you show your green card you must be driving with a calif license. they will want to see it. and on a nother note some dmv offices will take your aussie license from you if it is still valid as you are not allowed to have both once your a resdient. so i didnt tell them and i now still have it as a long lost memory

hope that helps if you need anythink just let me know

angela

SENT K1 VISA APPLICATION--- 7/17/05
NOA1--- 7/27/05
DAY 78--- 10/14/2005 APPROVED
LEFT NVS--- 10/24/2005
RECEIVED PACKET 3--- 11/09/2005
RECEIVED PACKET 4 --- 11/24/2005
INTERVIEW --- 12/02/2005 APPROVED
RECEIVED VISA--- 12/08/2005


SENT AOS--- EAD--- 02/28/2006
received noa for AOS and EAD-------- 03/07/2006
biometrics done-------- 04/26/2006
Touched for both AOS @ EAD------- 05/03/2006
EAD APPROVED----------------------- 05/19/2006
EAD received in mail ------------------- 05/24/2006
AOS APPROVED -------------------- 06/14/2006
RECEIVED GREEN CARD IN THE MAIL 19 JUNE 2006

SENT REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS----------- 03/12/2008
check cashed---------- 03/19/2008
NOA Dated----------- 03/17/2008 receive in mail 03/20/2008
biometrics ------------ 04/16/2008
APPROVED ----------- 06/13/2008

vylex Community Regular

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Sounds great vylex, glad you had a safe and happy trip. Give Sydney my love won't you? Have a fantastic time :)

Thanks Jezz!

Thanks too Elle!

I'll definitely give my love to Sydney! :thumbs:

Hope you newlyweds are living it up!

T-minus 3 days and counting. :wacko:^_^

I-130

02/17/2007 - I-130 Express Mailed to VSC via USPS. (ETA 2/19/2007)

02/22/2007 - I-130 received by VSC.

06/12/2007 - NOA2 approval email received!!!

06/15/2007 - NOA2 letter received in the mail.

NVC

06/19/2007 - NVC receives case and assigns a case number!

08/27/2007 - CASE COMPLETE!!!!

09/06/2007 - Case forwarded to Sydney

09/14/2007 - Wife receives Packet 3. Received NVC letter confirming case forward to Sydney.

10/26/2007 - Interview - VISA GRANTED!!!!! WOOO WOOO!!!!!!

11/18/2007 - Enter the US via LAX (POE). No issues thankfully. 20 minutes of processing.

11/30/2007 - Welcome letter (two of them) received.

12/19/2007 - CR-1 Green Card received.

USCIS - I-751

09/23/2009 - Express Mailed Removal of Conditions application

09/24/2009 - USPS confirmed delivery to VSC

09/29/2009 - Check cashed by USCIS

10/01/2009 - Received NOA I-797C dated 09/25/2009

10/10/2009 - Received Biometric appt letter for 10/29/2009

10/29/2009 - Biometrics taken. Whole process took about 40 min including the wait

12/22/2009 - Approved for ROC!

01/08/2010 - Received text and email: Card production ordered

01/15/2010 - Received Green Card in the mail!

USCIS - N-400

04/22/2011 - Express Mailed Application for Naturalization

04/27/2011 - Check cashed by USCIS

04/28/2011 - Received NOA I-797C dated 04/26/2011

05/27/2011 - Biometrics taken. Process took approx 35 min with wait

07/29/2011 - Received Interview Appt letter scheduled for 09/01/2011 dated 07/26/2011

09/01/2011 - Interview and Oath. Now a USC! The VJ is over!

Moonie Enthusiast

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I can't remember who posted it, but the right hand turn at red lights tripped me out for a while, but I don't mind it...what annoys me is 4-way stop signs Moonchild doesn't believe me that roundabouts are much more efficient at keeping traffic flowing

:angry: But we make up for that with 6 lane highways... We don't need no stinkin roundabouts :P

11/27/2006 Filed I-129F

12/01/06 received at CSC NOA1

12/09/06 checked cleared

02/28/07 touched!

02/28/07 NOA2 via email 3 of them!!!!

03/01/07 touched

03/09/07 NOA2 received via snail mail

03/20/07 Received email from Sydney that packet 3 should be mailed out tomorrow

03/26/07 Fiance received packet 3

4/26/07 Fiance medical appointment

5/01/07 New date of medical appointment

5/14/07 Fiance interview date!

VISA APPROVED!

6/8/07 My fiance arrives in America

7/14/07 Wedding day!

SharynY Community Regular

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some people i've seen on the road dont know how roundabouts work and that you need to use your blinkers (indicators for the US peeps?) to show which way your going and when you leave it you need to indicate that you are.

Moonie Enthusiast

Moonie   0

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Sorry no roundabouts here just stop signs. Yield to the right and you should be just as alright. :star:

11/27/2006 Filed I-129F

12/01/06 received at CSC NOA1

12/09/06 checked cleared

02/28/07 touched!

02/28/07 NOA2 via email 3 of them!!!!

03/01/07 touched

03/09/07 NOA2 received via snail mail

03/20/07 Received email from Sydney that packet 3 should be mailed out tomorrow

03/26/07 Fiance received packet 3

4/26/07 Fiance medical appointment

5/01/07 New date of medical appointment

5/14/07 Fiance interview date!

VISA APPROVED!

6/8/07 My fiance arrives in America

7/14/07 Wedding day!

SharynY Community Regular

SharynY   2

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yield to the right.....

and you drive on the other side of the road........ thats bad enough to get used to lol...............

altho we yield to the right here i think.... havent driven for about a month since i sold my car.............

SharynY Community Regular

SharynY   2

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:whistle: hi guys...

i've found one importer website - simply australian something or other but i think or am pretty sure there is another website floating around, i did have the link saved but since i got a new cmputer here at work...that link is now history...........

can anyone help?

:help:

Kath Proficient

Kath   0

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hi ya all

sharyna is this the site your looking for

SIMPLY OZ WEBSITE

this is the one that robbie uses to get stuff for me

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS WEBSITE

roundabouts hell i wish we had them here in toledo.. there is one that i have found.. and they use it so incorrectly lol..

all well here ... work is going well...but hell the first time on the registers and nowt but probs lol things they hadnt told me about and stupid stuff not taking the percentage off lol ... but i battled through...

hi ya vylex.. whoooo hooo not long now for you two...2 more days im estimating..lol and ohh it would of been a fantastic flight having all those relo's on there with you...

talk to ya all soon

take care

kath

REMOVING CONDITIONS

11th Aug 2008 - Mailed I-751 to CSC.

12th Aug 2008 - Application received

14th Aug 2008 - Cheque cashed

18th Aug 2008 - Received NOA-dated the 12th

26th Aug 2008 - Received Biometrics letter

4th Sept 2008 - Biometrics-Detroit-Complete-'Touched'

5th Sept 2008 - 'Touched'

1st Dec 2008 - APPROVED-Card production ordered -112 days

8th Dec 2008 - USCIS mailed approval notice.

8th Dec 2008 - Received my 10 year Greencard in the mail. took 2 days.

Although I have the above date for approval my card actualy states the

2nd December..

 
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