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RINGS....

WAY COOL YOUR GOING TO GET, WELL YOU KNOW!!! LOL...I'M DEFINATELY JEALOUS..BUT HAPPY FOR YA TOO....JUST WANTED TO POP IN AND SAY THANKS FOR THE INFO IN THE PRIVATE MSGS...I TALKED TO RON JUST A LIL BIT AGO AND WE DISSCUSED SOME OF THE OPTIONS WE HAVE AND WE BOTH ARE THINKING GETTING MARRIED OVER THERE IS DEF. THE WAY TO GO FOR US...SO NOW AT LEAST WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHERE TO START....JUST GOTTA FIND SOME DAMN $$$$$ TO GET ME OVER THERE AND 2 WEEKS WORTH OF WAGES TO COVER MY BUM WHILE IM THERE...AHHH!! I'M JUST GLAD WE ARE DISCUSSING OUR OPTIONS AND ACTUALLY GONNA START MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

OK, OK, WE ALSO DISCUSSED.....

READY FOR THIS..HAHAHA!!!

WHATS BETTER?

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY

OR

VEGGEMITE

WE HAD A GOOD OLE LAUGH ABOUT THAT ONE..I TOLD HIM I WAS GONNA TAKE A POLE ON THE FORUM TO FIND OUT...

SO ANYONE THAT WANTS TO LEAVE THERE COMMENTS ABOUT PB & J OR VEGEMITE..PLEASE DO SO..TRY AND HELP LIGHTEN UP THE INTENSITY AROUND HERE PHEWWWW...AND I'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN ALL THIS STUFF..HAHAHA!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS ALOT HAPPENING THIS WEEK FOR A FEW OF YOU....

AND RINGS...TRUST ME WE ALL CAN RELATE TO THAT MSG UP THERE...HEHEHEHE!

KATRINA.. AKA CHEESE AND KISSES

[jezz85 0]

THANKS!!! Sharyna, Hampster, patriciaofoz, jltan100, Rings, meowgirl and of course thanks Kath. Thanks for your well wishes and all your support and helpful advice guys. It’s very much appreciated

My consulate review is up. It’s too long (and dare I say boring) to post here, so if you’re interested head over to the review page to check it out. I have to say my experience was a 5 out of 5 experience. It was pretty quick and all the people I met from the security guys on level 10 all the way through to my interviewee were very friendly and approachable and not intimidating at all.

After I posted up my review I remembered a few more questions that she asked me, including “When do we plan to get married?” which I think was the first question and a couple more questions about wedding plans and dates. I had to say that we planned to get married pretty much straight away after I get to the US but that no dates are set in stone yet since we were told not to make plans until after the interview. Also the fact that his family is really keen for us to do a ceremony in his hometown which wasn’t the initial plan, since we were going to come back to Australia for a reception at a later date. (I’m pretty sure I babbled all of this to the interviewer too.)

Thats really great Jess!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

I take it you didn't need the 2nd Affidavit of Support?

Where abouts in USA are you heading to?

Hi! I’m heading to Maryland I July, you can find our place in space on the Aussies map to see exactly where in Maryland home is.

As for your question about a second Affidavit of Support… nope, I only needed the one I-134 along with its supporting documentation. Maybe I confused you because a couple of weeks ago I was saying that I was waiting for Tony to send me his notorized tax print out as the last thing I needed for the interview. He had already sent me the I-134, employment record and tax print out but he only had the first two notorized so he had to send it again to me after getting it notorized.

whooo hooooo jess congrats to you on a succesful interview..dont forget to put in your interview review mate..

are you going back tomorrow for it or getting it posted ...did they ask you if you had a choice?

was expecting alot more details jess lol stir stir

Thanks Kath! I hope you enjoy my interview review Since it was on Friday I wouldn’t be able to go back for it till Monday anyway. For me, getting it posted to me is easier than trekking all the way back into the city (I live about an hour and a half+ by public transport outside the city centre). They told me it’d be sent on Monday or Tuesday so I guess I’m expecting it Tuesday or Wednesday. (I’m a little excited)

I did have a choice and could have picked it up if I wanted, but since I had my big yellow satchel there it was obvious that I wanted it posted. My interviewee handed me a slip of paper at the end called “Instructions for receiving your immigrant visa”. It says “You have two options for receiving your visa” and outlines the via mail option (including instructions on where to purchase a satchel and who to give it to when you return if you didn’t bring one with you). The second option was to come back the following business day between 3.30 and 4.00 to come in and pick it up in person. My interviewee had ticked the box next to via mail.

Oh, and expect A LOT of details in my interview review Kath! You will NOT be disappointed stir.

Good luck Paul! I’m so excited for you! Enjoy your reunion with your wife! You deserve it after all this time! Wishing you a safe journey and a smooth POE and adjustment to the great land Up Over!

Good luck to you guys too Rings and Loke. Have an awesome time together you guys and savour ever moment. I know you will! And if I didn’t know it already… Rings… thanks for posting and making it clear for us all jk, it was awesome. Have a great time!

And best of luck to everyone else on their various stages of this crazy Visa Journey!!!

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Hi Katrina!

I'm really sorry to say it but... I'm a turn coat. I hate vegemite so PB&J wins in my book.... mmmmm PB&J. I've made it before a handful of times with seedless blackberry jam... it was amazing, but definately not a staple... more of a personal experiment.

[Rings 10]

Thanks you guys you rock! lol

GO PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY!

[SharynY 2]

Peanut butter rocks.. i have a huge jar at home!

[cheese_and_kisses 0]

Wooohooooo....

I was happy to report to Mr. Ron over in the land down under that PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY is hit on the forum....I tried telling him that i would win....

Hahaha

Katrina

[CarolineM 0]

YAY JESS! I was MIA all weekend, but such good news.

I vote PB and J....stewart votes just PB

What's with Fairy Bread??? I have NEVER heard of that until I met Stewart!

[girlfrmoz 1]

Hey All,

BIG CONGRATS TO JESS!!!! YAY!!!! bet you are over the moon!

Paul sending you hugs...safe journey and happy reunion with northern girl! Don't forget to pack some choccy!

Happy reunion to you Rings and Loke, hope you have the most wonderful time together!

Hey Kath, still here just am madly applying for jobs and spending a lot of time with Jake. Hope you and Rob are well and happy and yr job is going well. I love being married and in the same country! To all those married and doing it long distance..I wish you a speedy reunion and visa journey!

Adjusting to the food...so rich! Applied for my SSN and now working on AOS. Ew ew ew ew...I hate paperwork!

Cheers

Lyndel

[hollywood79 0]

Hi everyone,

I just found out my husband in CA has received docs from Sydney. He said that the case number is the same as what the NVC assigned us. Does this sound right? It is for CR-1.

thanks, and congrats to all who have recently received their visa's!!

[jezz85 0]

It sure does! Your case number stays the same all the way through

Thanks for the congrats

Congratulations to you also! Getting the package from Sydney is really exciting!

Edited May 8, 2007 by jezz85

[jezz85 0]

Thanks for your congrats also Caroline and Lyndel!

I'm anxiously looking out the window for my post sachel, its due either today or tomorrow and the mail should be here any time now

[SharynY 2]

hi everyone i'm confused...

btw congrats to all who have visas and noa2's!!

if your moving to the US.. would the embassy from sydney send something to your other half in the US? (who made the petition?)

if so - why?..

if not ... then just give me some peanut butter lol

[Kath 0]

hi sharyna

when your pettition is sent to sydney from NVC they then send the packet 3 to the the aussie...then you send the necessary forms back saying you are ready for your interview then you (aussie) receives the packet 4 which is your interview date and what to bring to the interview..

ohh by the way katrina...robbie is the peanutbutter and jelly nut in this family...i use to have peanut butter on toast ..but the bread isnt that great and your peanut butter is too creamy comapared to the aussie type...even the crunchy is too many peanuts in um lol...

congrats hollywood on getting your packet in the mail your on your way now to organising your interview date...

take care

kath

[hollywood79 0]

Hi Kath,

What is this check list?? My husband only received a bunch of medical forms (which he is priority mailing me) and a cover letter that has my case number SYD.......... and my interview date and time. There is no mention of sending anything back to the Consulate, only to bring it all with me to my interview.

[SharynY 2]

thanks Kath!!

seems i only rear my head when i'm confused!

lol.... i'm actually also hanging out on the feb fliers thread as a heap of applicants are getting NOA2'S! which is good news for everyone!!