LAND DOWNUNDER

[Kath 0]

just got in here to see if you had posted paul lol

whoooo hoooo hammy ... good for you mate...

im still waiting for kmart to ring me to go in to sign forms...

3rd shift huh...receiving wont be too bad some is back braking stuff but you will do fine...

thought you were going in for security...

good to hear you will be gainfully employed by next friday...

whats this about the toilet paper..i noticed no difference mate lol...

tis good news paul congrats mate..

just lyndel to see how she goes on monday...good luck mate...you will do fine im sure ...was good to talk to you too ...

kath

[hollywood79 0]

Hey all,

Well after nearly 7mths I have my visa, at least I am 99.99% sure!!

The Consular Officer never said Congratulations, you have a visa or you are approved. She just said, everything looks good and you should receive your passport by Mon or Tues. There wasn't much of an interview either. I had my hubby and son with me and all she asked were simple formalities and how old our son was. She also aslo clarified with me how long I had been in Japan. I was there about 355 days in total and was told a few weeks ago I would need a police certificate for Japan. Thankfully, I didn't!!! That was it.

The interview took about 3mins. We were in the actual consulate, after security for about 30mins. Not bad at all.

Thankyou all who have helped me and best of luck for those you are still on your journey!!

Also, best of luck for those of you with job interviews!!

[Kelli 0]

Thanks Paul, Moonie, Elle and Poi_n_J for the congrats!!

Hollywood-Congrats on getting you visa!

Lyndel-Good luck with Verizon, my fingers are crossed for you!

Paul-My fingers are also crossed for you! Hope things work out!

Just a quickie.....with the whole 6 month thing on the visa, does that mean that I have to get married within those 6 mths, or just into the US????

Take care..

Kell!

[Kath 0]

whooo hoo congrats hollywood on the visa mate... glad it went well for you.. yeah i know what ya mean about it only taking a bit ours was about 5 mins too...shame they cant look at your paperwork then ring you up huh lol

safe journey home when you planning on leaving oz...

hi tristessa

the 6 months thing is relating to the visa...you have 6 months to leave oz and enter the states...on entering the states you have 90 days from your POE entry to get married...then you have to do your AOS before your I-94 expires...but some have got approved after the expiry date..

take care

kath

[jezz85 0]

Congratulations Hollywood! Thats great news!!!

[vylex 0]

Wow...CONGRATS TO EVERYONE! There are too many to name and too many topics.

Congrats to all the Visa holders, Job holders, Tim-Tam eaters, etc!!!!

[Rings 10]

Vylex - Call this number and use your receipt number from your petition to see if NVC has received your case and assigned a number. If they have received it, you can obtain your case number and if they have not recived it, then you will be told by the automated message that they have no record of it and it is still at CSC

603 334-0700

The USCIS got slammed with more HIB applications this year than they ever have. They issued a press release on it. These employers pay the big bucks to get people pending workers visa's processed faster. This hit on USCIS has literally stopped processing for all other pending visa's. There are a lot of people at CSC who have been approved and petitions sent to NVC without an NOA2 having been received yet. They claim that they will catch up with the NOA2's. However you can call the NVC and check to see if your case is there.

[Kelli 0]

Hey guys!

Hope everyone is doing well...

Just another quickie!

My medical expires on the 17th of November, and I am just wondering, should I get to the US before this expires, or will I have to go through it all again? Because I was looking at flying over in November.

Silly me thought all the hard stuff was over with!

[Kath 0]

hi ya tris

Well it is going to be a tight squeeze for you mate..If your not coming over till november you will have to get over here before it expires get married and get your AOS asap..

The medical has to be still valid when you apply for the AOS..otherwise you might have to have a complete medical over here in the states ...Im wondering if you should email the embassey about this..ask them if you go for another medical before you leave would that be ok.. because from what i have read the medicals can be awfully expensive over here...the only thing you really need for the AOS is the vaccination sheet the medical examiner filled out...

hope that all made sense to you ..

kath

[Kelli 0]

Thanks so much Kath!

So how soon should I get there, because if it has to be valid for my AOS, I am wondering if I should get there with a few weeks up my sleeve as it may take time?

[jezz85 0]

Kath or anyone else who has already AOS'd,

A question about the vaccination worksheet... The doctor only gave me a photocopy of the vaccination sheet is that okay for AOS or do I somehow need an original? I also heard that you need to get a doctor in the us to transcribe the vaccination stuff onto a different form to send in to the AOS, is that right, or is the original vaccination worksheet sufficient?

Thanks!

[Moonie 0]

I have been a cleaning fool!

Yesterday and today was marathon washing and it is still going on! I had to do some heavy duty shredding I had bills filled away from 1995 I also went out and got some new sheets and a new shower curtain. I think I want to paint my bathroom but I might wait, he may be bored while I am at work and need some things to do

I can't believe this Friday my sweetie bear will be here.

[Kath 0]

hi tris and jess

I definetly would give it at least a couple of weeks or even more before the medical expires...that way you have time to get married..fill out all the paperwork and send it express post next day with signature confirmation and tracking delivery to get it into Chicago before it expires...its the vaccination shet they are interested in

There has been alot of posts about the vaccination sheet..when I did my AOS i sent in a copy of the vaccination sheet and on my coversheet for the packet i sent in i put original handed in at my POE...i didnt get an RFE about it..but others in here that have just sent the copy of the original have had RFE's stating they need to get it transferred by a U.S. medical examiner onto a I-693A ... so its such a catch 22.. on what to do..might be a good idea to get your fiance to fill in the AOS forms now to save time ..it took me about 4 days to get it orgainised after we couldnt find his orginal copy of his tax return for 2006 luckily we had copies to send off for our petition..

jess the brown envelope contains your original pettition your medical paperwork and that gets sent to USCIS so you dont need the original they will have it..

I know i probably didnt answer you directly cos this one is a sticky one...AussieAngel advised me about the POE thing and it worked for her and myself...and many others...

take care

kath

[Poi_n_J 0]

Vylex - Call this number and use your receipt number from your petition to see if NVC has received your case and assigned a number. If they have received it, you can obtain your case number and if they have not recived it, then you will be told by the automated message that they have no record of it and it is still at CSC

603 334-0700

The USCIS got slammed with more HIB applications this year than they ever have. They issued a press release on it. These employers pay the big bucks to get people pending workers visa's processed faster. This hit on USCIS has literally stopped processing for all other pending visa's. There are a lot of people at CSC who have been approved and petitions sent to NVC without an NOA2 having been received yet. They claim that they will catch up with the NOA2's. However you can call the NVC and check to see if your case is there.

Ooh interesting Rings, thanks for that update. Maybe that's also why ours took a while to be assigned at NVC. I still have my fingers crossed for you guys and Vylex..hopefully that is the case that they have been approved.

Well, we finally have our case number - Yay..! Except I'm a little unsure cos it starts with CJD instead of the usual SYD for Sydney which is strange will have to check in the NVC string to see if that's the norm... so now we wait a couple more weeks for the forms to be generated but I have my job to do of putting together the barcode for the I-864 bill to send in when we can and putting together the email for the DS3230 when that has been generated.

Otherwise, it's the Queen's birthday this weekend coming up so cleaning the apartment is on the agenda and getting it ready for the big Garage Sale the following.

A big hello and best wishes to everyone else on their journey.........

[SharynY 2]

Got an email from NVC...

they've sent off our petition to the consulate here in sydney!!

yay!! any day now i'll get packet 3!!