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[Ozgal 0]

OzGal - I was just in Orlando last week. I was staying in a HORRIBLE motel though. My best friend lives in a great neighborhood, even though it's RIGHT in Disney's back yard but I actually like it in Orlando!

i'm in Jacksonville! Do ya'll ever make it up this way?

Hey Karo, Haven't been there yet, I pretty much live in a small world of my own here in downtown Orlando,but we'll get there one day I'm sure. Glad you liked it, sorry about the sucky motel.Cheers Lindy

[aussie angel 0]

hey evereyone

went and got ssn yesterday in my married name had a few problems but i pointed out a few facts i got from on here and after a bit of discusion the lady did it how i ask her to and wow it worked so now just waiting for it to come in the mail

angela

[mwfaith1971 0]

score one for the good guys angela

matt

[Kath 0]

hi ya all

just a quick note to let ya know i arrived home safely...its damm hot..even though its only around 25c..lol..my body hibernated for winter an coming home to summer is a shock to the system lol..

flight went better than going to the states..slept quite a bit ..so im home now i gotta figure out what the hell am i suppose to do with all my stuff lol

mellie and scott will be in the air now...wench knowing my luck you will be outta oz by the time i get my interview date...but if it does happen when your still here i will sure give ya a holla...

talk to all soon going for a lie down...

take care

kath

[kaffykat 0]

Hi everyone, Just letting you all know, we finally got our NOA2 today!!! Just about ready to pull my hair out and there it was online A-Freakin-Proved!! YAHOO!!!

[CarolineM 0]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT!!!!

Hope it's a good one

[aussie angel 0]

KaffyKat

wow congratulations wont be long and you will be off to sydney for your interview

Kath&Rob

im pleased you arrived home safely you might have to have a big garage sale have a good rest

angela

[aussiewench 9]

Yayyyyyyyyyy Kaffykat....Congrats

Well done angela

Oh and Kath.....I could be here for few months yet. Its looking more like end of May early June instead of end of April as I had hoped If you aint got your interview by then they need a boot up the behind Glad you arrived home safe.....yeah tis hot hu

Lorelle

[Kath 0]

hi ya

well had a good sleep stayin up till my usual bed time been ok today...

congrats kaffykat was wondering about how you were getting along...good news for you thats for sure...

angela i know i will have to have one ..its finding the time to do it lol

aussie awwwwwwwww mate im sorry to hear that ...but will let ya know when mine is and im not bothered if its june for my interview cos were not leavin till late june anyhow lol but will keep you informed mate

take care you lot

kath

[StellaR 0]

hi ya

well had a good sleep stayin up till my usual bed time been ok today...

congrats kaffykat was wondering about how you were getting along...good news for you thats for sure...

angela i know i will have to have one ..its finding the time to do it lol

aussie awwwwwwwww mate im sorry to hear that ...but will let ya know when mine is and im not bothered if its june for my interview cos were not leavin till late june anyhow lol but will keep you informed mate

take care you lot

kath

Hi Kath, thanks for the invite to this Aussy stream. Now do I post questions here? I'm really not the best at this yet. Anyways I am starting to worry that what I thought was our NOA1 for the petition for K1 visa may not have been. It was titled 1-797C Notice of Action. I'm guessing we are not exactly a straight forward case as well so I will probably be adding more sticky questions after this. Must be something about these yanks we are all going through all this stressing & waiting for them. Thanks again Stella.

[Kath 0]

hi stella

welcome to the aussie thread mate....yes you can post questions here someone will always try and answer them...

that I-797 is your NOA1 (receipt notice)...the NOA2 is your approval notice..in notice type this time it will give you dates your visa application is valid for...

enjoy your waiting game along with many others around the world..and by the way if ya frustrated vent vent vent lol we dont mind one bit cos we know what you are going through...

take care

kath

[StellaR 0]

hi stella

welcome to the aussie thread mate....yes you can post questions here someone will always try and answer them...

that I-797 is your NOA1 (receipt notice)...the NOA2 is your approval notice..in notice type this time it will give you dates your visa application is valid for...

enjoy your waiting game along with many others around the world..and by the way if ya frustrated vent vent vent lol we dont mind one bit cos we know what you are going through...

take care

kath

Thanks again Kath,

Yes I'm sure everyone around me is tired of my "venting" already, so I'll try to leave it here.

Stella

[kaffykat 0]

Okay now for the questions...

Would I be jumping the gun if I went and starting organising my police certificate now, or would I be best to wait til the petition has left the NVC?? I am pretty sure I read somewhere that they have a 12 month validity.

I need to get a tetanus shot done, gawd knows when I had my last one so I may as do that now as they last 10 years. All the other stuff, well heck I can't even remember when I had them done, let alone by which doctor...

Is there anything else I need to be worrying about right at this point in time, or do I just sit back and enjoy the fact that my NOA2 finally came through??

oh oh forgot one more, very important thing.

I am also going to be doing K2 for my daughter. I know she doesn't need to do the blood tests or xrays. She is 13, what vaccinations are they likely to focus on for her?? She had all the shots when she was a baby/toddler and the ones they did at school. She is due for an MMR & tetanus when she is 15, but this is about it I think.

Does Mike need to do a separate I864 for myself and my daughter?

Okay Okay I am an organisation freak, so shoot me..... Now you know why I found the wait so aggrivating, I couldn't do anything but needed to.

[Kath 0]

hi ya

your most welcome stella ...and dont worry about the venting people around you are just as excited as you are about this journey and probably sharing your feelings about it all....

hey there kaffy

if you go to the first page of this thread you will find the archives of the last one.. in there ..there are copies of the vaccinations you need..if you cant find them i will scan my copies out of my packet 4 for you an email them to you...what you might like to do is get a blood test to check up on your ammunity for the vaccinations we have to have..then when the results come through get your doctor to give you a copy of the results..i got my tetnus on medicare...i am also going to see if i can get my HIV blood tests done also on medicare...

as for the police check yes you are right it is valid for 12 months..the same with you medical ....

dont worry on the organising friek i am the same way ... you should see all the different folders i have with stuff in them robbie cant believe it...

im not sure on the I-184 as yet..maybe do a search on the website search engine above to find out...

take care

kath

[purplesneakers 0]

Okay now for the questions...

Would I be jumping the gun if I went and starting organising my police certificate now, or would I be best to wait til the petition has left the NVC?? I am pretty sure I read somewhere that they have a 12 month validity.

no way, infact i'd say jump on it as soon as you can, some unlucky buggers have mistakes or absenses on them, so best to get it as soon as you can... you'll have plenty of time.

I need to get a tetanus shot done, gawd knows when I had my last one so I may as do that now as they last 10 years. All the other stuff, well heck I can't even remember when I had them done, let alone by which doctor...

i think if you go to your gp they can do a blood test and tell you what you've had and what you haven't... and then give you what you need... i got a letter from my doc stating what i had and took this to the medical so the physican could tick it off on his sheet.

Is there anything else I need to be worrying about right at this point in time, or do I just sit back and enjoy the fact that my NOA2 finally came through??

well i'd sit back and take a breath anyway.. and definitely no worrying! but it depends on how much of a hurry you are to get over there... when my noa2 came i had my ds-2301 ready to go so the day my letter from the sydney consulate came all i had to do is date and sign it and i put it in the mail that day...

i also had my medical done w aaaaay before my noa2 came... so you could get that over and done with if you wanted to...

if youre bringing your daughter with you, you require child custody documentation too... so a court record or a signed affidavit from the other parent including a copy of photo idea or a death certificate...

oh oh forgot one more, very important thing.

I am also going to be doing K2 for my daughter. I know she doesn't need to do the blood tests or xrays. She is 13, what vaccinations are they likely to focus on for her?? She had all the shots when she was a baby/toddler and the ones they did at school. She is due for an MMR & tetanus when she is 15, but this is about it I think.

Does Mike need to do a separate I864 for myself and my daughter?

are you sure you don't have to do a I-134? i know sometimes people do a I-864 but im unsure myself under what circumstances you are asked to complete one instead of the other... so all i can tell you is that sydney asked me for a I-134... as for having to do two... again i'm unsure but i know that someone here could help you out with that....

Okay Okay I am an organisation freak, so shoot me..... Now you know why I found the wait so aggrivating, I couldn't do anything but needed to.

Congratulations on getting it Kaffykat!