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[CarolineM 0]

Well I am super excited:

We placed an order from simplyoz...

4 boxes tic tocs

4 boxes choclate ripples (bc Stew's going to make me a chocolate ripple cake...my favorite)

10 cans Solo

10 cans Schweppes

SUPER excited

[hampster 0]

Hi all..

Here are a few links to International Moving Companies,

http://www.ossworldwidemovers.com.au/welcome.php

If you are looking for an international removalist, are migrating to or emigrating from Australia, or even if you are leaving Australia temporarily, OSS World Wide Movers will provide comprehensive overseas shipping, airfreight and related relocation services to the highest international standards.

With offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and elsewhere throughout Australia and with carefully selected local and global shipping partners, OSS World Wide Movers has established a comprehensive global network of professional relocation associates with the capability of servicing the smallest domestic personal effects shipment up to complete management of more complex corporate relocation assignments.

With regular shipments to all countries including England (UK), America (USA) New Zealand (NZ), South Africa and China, and regions such as the Middle East and South East Asia, OSS World Wide Movers can quickly and efficiently pack, move and unpack your valued personal belongings anywhere in the World.

OSS World Wide Movers, the trusted name in 'International Relocation Services".

http://www.kingandwilson.com.au/index.php?...amp;pageID=6835

King & Wilson's services include:

Australia-Wide Interstate Removals <LI>International Moving <LI>Employee Relocation Services <LI>Local Moving (Sydney & Melbourne) <LI>Office Moving (Sydney & Melbourne) <LI>Furniture Removalists <LI>Relocation Services <LI>International Baggage Service <LI>Licenced Bonded Importation Services <LI>Packing <LI>Custom Crating <LI>Valet Unpacking <LI>Long & Short Term Storage <LI>Commercial Fine Art Transportation <LI>High-Security Fine Art Storage <LI>Insurance

and here is a link for insurance of your goods whilst in transit

http://www.luggageline.com.au/index.php?se...amp;pageID=3238

Transit Insurance is an important part of any international move.

Your household belongings are usually insured at home through a Home Contents policy. This policy is based on a low risk situation. However these policies generally do not apply to the goods when they are in transit.

All LuggageLine affliate companies are ASIC accreditated representatives of their licenced insurance broker. They are qualified to provide you with factual insurance information on our insurance product, which has been specifically designed to protect your goods during transit and/or storage in our warehouses.

Recent changes to the Commonwealth Financial Services Act mean that only selected removal companies, who hold AFRA membership are eligible to arrange insurance for their customers. All Luggage Line affiliate companies hold AFRA membership. Click here for more information from ASIC.

To give you piece of mind Luggage Line recommends that you take out transit insurance during the move and also for any period your effects are stored. A Luggage Line Moving Consultant will be pleased to discuss the insurance options available to you.

For more insurance information, download your closest Luggage Line affiliate's registered Insurance Documentation Booklet which contains a Financial Services Guide, Product Disclosure Statement, and Insurance Policy Wording.

• Insurance Documentation for NSW
  
• Insurance Documentation for Victoria
  
• Insurance Documentation for Qld
  
• Insurance Documentation for SA & NT
  
• Insurance Documentation for WA
  

You can download the Luggage Line Insurance Declaration applicable for all states.

Transit Insurance is an important part of any international move.

Your household belongings are usually insured at home through a Home Contents policy. This policy is based on a low risk situation. However these policies generally do not apply to the goods when they are in transit.

All LuggageLine affliate companies are ASIC accreditated representatives of their licenced insurance broker. They are qualified to provide you with factual insurance information on our insurance product, which has been specifically designed to protect your goods during transit and/or storage in our warehouses.

Recent changes to the Commonwealth Financial Services Act mean that only selected removal companies, who hold AFRA membership are eligible to arrange insurance for their customers. All Luggage Line affiliate companies hold AFRA membership. Click here for more information from ASIC.

To give you piece of mind Luggage Line recommends that you take out transit insurance during the move and also for any period your effects are stored. A Luggage Line Moving Consultant will be pleased to discuss the insurance options available to you.

For more insurance information, download your closest Luggage Line affiliate's registered Insurance Documentation Booklet which contains a Financial Services Guide, Product Disclosure Statement, and Insurance Policy Wording.

• Insurance Documentation for NSW
  
• Insurance Documentation for Victoria
  
• Insurance Documentation for Qld
  
• Insurance Documentation for SA & NT
  
• Insurance Documentation for WA
  

You can download the Luggage Line Insurance Declaration applicable for all states.

Cheers....Hope this helps anyone looking for Movers and ( Shakers ) Insurance

Paul

Edited March 16, 2007 by hampster

[meauxna 15]

Not sure if this is correct - But I have a IR1 visa and would ultimately get issued a 10yr greencard - is it true I have to leave the US once a year?

hi Elle,

Any Permanent Resident (anyone with a Green Card, CR, IR etc) has all the same rules & responsibilities applied to them. There is NO requirement to leave the US each year; we certainly went a couple of years without leaving the US before Naturalization with no trouble.

You can read more about your new status here:

Now That You Are A Permanent Resident

There is also a good document on this page called Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants

Resources for New Immigrants

[vylex 0]

Vylex - Actually I think the issue with my name was it should have matched my birth certificate - which was First, Middle and Maiden Name. It just so happened that I did fill out the forms including my middlename.

My middle name is my mums maiden name - I was blaming her last week for the extra stuff I had to do lol. I was being a real brat! Didnt you mention that your wifes middle name is also her mother's maiden name? Shes not of Filipino descent by any chance?

Not sure if this is correct - But I have a IR1 visa and would ultimately get issued a 10yr greencard - is it true I have to leave the US once a year?

Hi Elle,

Yep, the wifey and I are both of Filipino descent. Her mom decided to migrate to Oz while mine went to the US. Damned if I knew I'd meet her one day and fall in love.

Vy is in the same situation as you. Her (Filipino) Birth certificate states her First, Middle (Mother's Maiden) and Last name. However, all her Aussie docs are just First and Last. I filled out the I-130 and G-325A with her First Middle (Mother's Maiden) and Last (her Maiden) name. Now she is in the same boat. However, we have the fortunate (or unfortunate) case of having time to take care of this. When IV Sydney wrote back, they said they only needed to see the Name Change Certificate. Is this true?

As for having to leave the US on a CR-1/IR-1, that is not true. You can sit yourself at the Raven's stadium for years if you want.

[Elle 0]

Thanks Mo Last night I was reading about the POE thread ya started. It was very useful. I wish more people would post their experiences on there. Doubt Eric will be with me when I enter the States. He might be visiting late May then I follow like 2 weeks laters, so Im a bit nervous with that.

Vylex - IV Sydney gave me a visa denial form and I had to get either a name change certificate so it shows my First and Last name (so it matches my passport and explains the change in my birth cert). OR I could change my passport so it showed my First Middle and Maiden Name.

The latter had more changes to be made but I wanted to keep my middle name and I wanted it to match to my forms. Although again, name change certificate would have fixed that. Since IV is saying they will issue her visa in her married name and if at the POE she can just show her marriage cert for why her passport dont have her married name but her visa does, then ya guys should be right with just a name change cert to First and Maiden Name.

Hope I made some sense lol.

WOOT WOOT i'll be in the States for training camp. B)

[Elle 0]

Thanks for the moving links Paul

OOh Caroline...let us know when ya get your goodies. Chocolate ripple cake sounds delish!

[vylex 0]

Thanks Mo Last night I was reading about the POE thread ya started. It was very useful. I wish more people would post their experiences on there. Doubt Eric will be with me when I enter the States. He might be visiting late May then I follow like 2 weeks laters, so Im a bit nervous with that.

It isn't possible for Eric to time it with you? Unless Vy gets her Visa while I am there for a month in August, she will be flying in alone as well. I think you'll be fine. Treat it like just another trip to the US.

Vylex - IV Sydney gave me a visa denial form and I had to get either a name change certificate so it shows my First and Last name (so it matches my passport and explains the change in my birth cert). OR I could change my passport so it showed my First Middle and Maiden Name.

The latter had more changes to be made but I wanted to keep my middle name and I wanted it to match to my forms. Although again, name change certificate would have fixed that. Since IV is saying they will issue her visa in her married name and if at the POE she can just show her marriage cert for why her passport dont have her married name but her visa does, then ya guys should be right with just a name change cert to First and Maiden Name.

Hope I made some sense lol.

Thanks again Elle! You made plenty of sense. I think we will do the additional work and have Vy add her middle name to them. It will make it plain and simple come interview time.

WOOT WOOT i'll be in the States for training camp. B)

LOL! Good luck to the Raven's this year!

[girlfrmoz 1]

Congratulations Elle!!!! sorry for the delay in replying I've been a bit busy and haven't been online for a couple of days.

As for my shoes....my thoughts were to take two suitcases (32kg) with clothes and paperwork, and an extra sports bag for my shoes. I thought even if I have to pay some excess it won't be much surely if its just continental airlines in the USA and the international flight is already covered. I will ring up and check though and I will let you know how I go.

I also checked out shipping some time ago. I will get you the link later, for some reason yahoo is playing up for me tonight and I can't get into my email.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

Cheers

Lyndel

[hampster 0]

Congratulations Elle!!!! sorry for the delay in replying I've been a bit busy and haven't been online for a couple of days.

As for my shoes....my thoughts were to take two suitcases (32kg) with clothes and paperwork, and an extra sports bag for my shoes. I thought even if I have to pay some excess it won't be much surely if its just continental airlines in the USA and the international flight is already covered. I will ring up and check though and I will let you know how I go.

I also checked out shipping some time ago. I will get you the link later, for some reason yahoo is playing up for me tonight and I can't get into my email.

Hope everyone else is doing well!

Cheers

Lyndel

Hey Lyndel..

i posted some links below in a earlier posting re moving /packing/ sending stuff over..

Here are a few links to International Moving Companies,

http://www.ossworldwidemovers.com.au/welcome.php

If you are looking for an international removalist, are migrating to or emigrating from Australia, or even if you are leaving Australia temporarily, OSS World Wide Movers will provide comprehensive overseas shipping, airfreight and related relocation services to the highest international standards.

With offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane and elsewhere throughout Australia and with carefully selected local and global shipping partners, OSS World Wide Movers has established a comprehensive global network of professional relocation associates with the capability of servicing the smallest domestic personal effects shipment up to complete management of more complex corporate relocation assignments.

With regular shipments to all countries including England (UK), America (USA) New Zealand (NZ), South Africa and China, and regions such as the Middle East and South East Asia, OSS World Wide Movers can quickly and efficiently pack, move and unpack your valued personal belongings anywhere in the World.

OSS World Wide Movers, the trusted name in 'International Relocation Services".

http://www.kingandwilson.com.au/index.php?...amp;pageID=6835

King & Wilson's services include:

Australia-Wide Interstate Removals <LI>International Moving <LI>Employee Relocation Services <LI>Local Moving (Sydney & Melbourne) <LI>Office Moving (Sydney & Melbourne) <LI>Furniture Removalists <LI>Relocation Services <LI>International Baggage Service <LI>Licenced Bonded Importation Services <LI>Packing <LI>Custom Crating <LI>Valet Unpacking <LI>Long & Short Term Storage <LI>Commercial Fine Art Transportation <LI>High-Security Fine Art Storage <LI>Insurance

and here is a link for insurance of your goods whilst in transit

http://www.luggageline.com.au/index.php?se...amp;pageID=3238

Transit Insurance is an important part of any international move.

Your household belongings are usually insured at home through a Home Contents policy. This policy is based on a low risk situation. However these policies generally do not apply to the goods when they are in transit.

All LuggageLine affliate companies are ASIC accreditated representatives of their licenced insurance broker. They are qualified to provide you with factual insurance information on our insurance product, which has been specifically designed to protect your goods during transit and/or storage in our warehouses.

Recent changes to the Commonwealth Financial Services Act mean that only selected removal companies, who hold AFRA membership are eligible to arrange insurance for their customers. All Luggage Line affiliate companies hold AFRA membership. Click here for more information from ASIC.

To give you piece of mind Luggage Line recommends that you take out transit insurance during the move and also for any period your effects are stored. A Luggage Line Moving Consultant will be pleased to discuss the insurance options available to you.

For more insurance information, download your closest Luggage Line affiliate's registered Insurance Documentation Booklet which contains a Financial Services Guide, Product Disclosure Statement, and Insurance Policy Wording.

• Insurance Documentation for NSW
  
• Insurance Documentation for Victoria
  
• Insurance Documentation for Qld
  
• Insurance Documentation for SA & NT
  
• Insurance Documentation for WA
  

You can download the Luggage Line Insurance Declaration applicable for all states.

Transit Insurance is an important part of any international move.

Your household belongings are usually insured at home through a Home Contents policy. This policy is based on a low risk situation. However these policies generally do not apply to the goods when they are in transit.

All LuggageLine affliate companies are ASIC accreditated representatives of their licenced insurance broker. They are qualified to provide you with factual insurance information on our insurance product, which has been specifically designed to protect your goods during transit and/or storage in our warehouses.

Recent changes to the Commonwealth Financial Services Act mean that only selected removal companies, who hold AFRA membership are eligible to arrange insurance for their customers. All Luggage Line affiliate companies hold AFRA membership. Click here for more information from ASIC.

To give you piece of mind Luggage Line recommends that you take out transit insurance during the move and also for any period your effects are stored. A Luggage Line Moving Consultant will be pleased to discuss the insurance options available to you.

For more insurance information, download your closest Luggage Line affiliate's registered Insurance Documentation Booklet which contains a Financial Services Guide, Product Disclosure Statement, and Insurance Policy Wording.

• Insurance Documentation for NSW
  
• Insurance Documentation for Victoria
  
• Insurance Documentation for Qld
  
• Insurance Documentation for SA & NT
  
• Insurance Documentation for WA
  

You can download the Luggage Line Insurance Declaration applicable for all states.

Cheers....Hope this helps anyone looking for Movers and ( Shakers ) Insurance

Paul

[serendipitous 0]

Well I am super excited:

We placed an order from simplyoz...

4 boxes tic tocs

4 boxes choclate ripples (bc Stew's going to make me a chocolate ripple cake...my favorite)

10 cans Solo

10 cans Schweppes

SUPER excited

I've never had chocolate ripple cake before, but it sounds really yum! Can you send me a slice

Wooah, I was just going to ask about the whole international moving thing, and there you guys are one step ahead of me

Thanks much hampster for all the information, although my fiance doesn't have too much, he says he's going to leave somethings or sell off things, but I figure having that information anyways will be very helpful.

[Kath 0]

hi seren

chocolate ripple cake is yum...

found the recipe and a pic for ya seren....

chocolate ripple cake recipe

went shopping today and got ourselves new keyboards..they are rubber they can be rolled up and washed...its great taking a bit to get use to typing on but they are great...

elle

you will be fine at the poe mate...they just take your passport and your filled in i-94 ...ask you a few questions ..dont take long at all...they enter your details in the computer for your greencard and you should get that within weeks of entering the country from what i have read....no big deal at all...just like comin here on a visit...

take care

kath

Edited March 17, 2007 by Kath

[serendipitous 0]

Ohhh thanks for that That does look as good as it sounds!!

Too bad I'm going on a crash diet for the next 4 months

Ragh, I hate dieting! lol, but it just has to be done.

[hampster 0]

Well I am super excited:

We placed an order from simplyoz...

4 boxes tic tocs

4 boxes choclate ripples (bc Stew's going to make me a chocolate ripple cake...my favorite)

10 cans Solo

10 cans Schweppes

SUPER excited

I've never had chocolate ripple cake before, but it sounds really yum! Can you send me a slice

Wooah, I was just going to ask about the whole international moving thing, and there you guys are one step ahead of me

Thanks much hampster for all the information, although my fiance doesn't have too much, he says he's going to leave somethings or sell off things, but I figure having that information anyways will be very helpful.

serendipitous, You are more than welcome

If I can give back to VJers that information .. all good as a lot of members,

have helped myself and Cheryl ( NorthernGirl) My Wifee ,

With our Visa JOURNEY.

Anything else I can help you or anyone else with just holla .. lol

As we are coming to a end to Our Visa Journey,

AS MY CR1 VISA APPOINTMENT IS ON,

FRIDAY THE 13TH APRIL IN SYDNEY AT 10.00AM

AND MY VISA PHYSICAL IS TOMORROW,

MONDAY 19TH MARCH, HERE IN ADELAIDE

WHAT I EXPERIENCE I WILL ADD TO THE BOARD TO HELP ANYONE ELSE,

ABOUT TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS IN AUSTRALIA.

SO ALL PEEPS NEEDING INFO ON THE PHYSICAL AND INTERVIEW,

SIDE OF THINGS HERE IN AUSTRALIA FOR A CR1/IR1 VISA,

CHECK BACK SAME BAT TIME AND SAME BAT BOARD

AND I WILL KEEP ALL POSTED ON WHAT HAPPENS

CHEERS

PAUL

P.S THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHARGE.. FOR WEARING A TRENCHCOAT ,

THROUGH CUSTOMS TO BRING ALL THE AUSSIE PRODUCTS ...

LIKE TIM TAMS, CHERRYRIPES, HAIGHS CHOCOLATES,

ICE COFFEE ( FARMERS UNION ) FISH AND CHIPS,

MEAT PIES, SAUSAGE ROLLS, PASTIES AND OTHER OZ PRODUCTS.

Edited March 18, 2007 by hampster

[girlfrmoz 1]

Thanks a million Hammy, I will check it out.

What I wanted to do was take one extra bag as excess luggage so that I have what i need to dress professionally when i get there and then send the rest via shipping cause it's stuff that I won't need for awhile.

Jake and I are checking out fly fishing ideas, how cool is that. Can't wait to get to colorado and try it!

[girlfrmoz 1]

PS. Oh my god Kath and Caroline, that cake looks like heaven...mmmmm.....choccy!! I don't think i can make it cause i will eat the whole thing! BURP! lol