LAND DOWNUNDER

[Kath 0]

hi karo

congrats on everything going smoothly and that your together at last...not long before i know how u are feeling...havent heard anything as yet was hoping for friday but nothing in the mail..

matt

well i mentioned it to the receptionist that i wasnt informed an she didnt reply that ohh i rang several times so i am assuming they didnt inform patients..i got a thank you from sydney to letting them know in an email...the shoulder will be fine im sure just scaring me a tad at the moment never had surgery before..

well its saturday morning here an we have had rain in melb....been about a month since we have had any i led awake last night listening to it was really nice to hear...

take care

hopefully next time i do a post it will to inform ya's i have an interview date lol

later

kath

[StellaR 0]

Aah Karo, so nice. Can't wait till I'm your Scott , tucked up in Andrews bed, getting over the flight and smiling inside.

Interesting too the LA airport 2 hour thingy, cutting it fine but great.

Yeah, know nothing about Bursitis. Sounds painful though.

One question from me. I lived in Sweeden for nearly 9 months, 1990 till 1991. Do you think it is too early for me to get my Police Check from them or should I wait till I get those packets after approval???

Stella.

[Kath 0]

hi ya stella

why dont you enquire how long a sweeden police check is valid for and how long it would take for one to be sent to you...i know the australian one is valid for 12 months along with the medical...maybe get them at the same time that way you dont have to worry about one ending before the other...it takes roughly two weeks to receive your australian one stella...

it is painful but i have been a good girl an not taken any drugs for it..lol i use my wheat bag if it gets too painful an that seems to help greatly..

take care

kath

[mellie 1]

they took away my internet at work.... boooohooooo.....

Not much new to report. Scott finally has his ss... after actually having to go to the SS office and apply for it. He never got into the system even though we ticked the stupid box... UUGGHHH..

Other than that... sleeping, puking and working have been my motto!! And Scott got a job and starts next week. Life is good!!!

Take care everyone!!

Mellie

[StellaR 0]

Yeah, your right I should wait and do it together. I have emailed the Swedish Police , it takes about the same, two weeks I think.

Stella.

[kaffykat 0]

AUUUUUUUGGGHHHHH!!

I say that a lot on here......

One week til 'da interview'. Seriously crappin my undies here.

I'm a teapot, I'm a teapot.... (what can I say, it relaxes me)

[aussiewench 9]

Mellie,

Hopefully the morning sickness will pass soon. I cant say I ever experienced it but it has to be awful. Great news about Scotts getting a job so soon....WOOHOO Congrats Scott

Kaffy,

You are gonna do just fine. Let me know the date and time and I will see if I can get in there. All depends on my schedule but would love to come in if I can. I met up with wolvendove (angela) and her hubby yesterday and also Mellie and Scott. Sadly I missed Karo's and Chicky's husbands interviews so didnt catch up with them

tip: take a spare pair of undies just in case

[CarolineM 0]

Ooooh fun! How were they?? She seems so nice!

Mellie I can't beleive Scott got a job so quickly - what is he doing? Stewart starts applying this week.

Kaffy - you'll be brilliant no worries.

[Kath 0]

hi ya all

well low an behold i get a letter from sydney....not the letter i really wanted but i got one...

sydney has not replied to our letter of extension to have our interview in june but given me a packet 4 letter stating my interview date is 11th april...

i have emailed them stating what we had sent to them an our request so there ya have it...and attached the letter of extension from robbie

so now i got robbie worrying if he dont get all this support stuff to me if they insist on me having the interview on tuesday if he will get it to me in time...

so we are in a pickle to what to do.. im so disappointed that this has happened...why on earth have they not taken any notice of our extension letter an given me a damm interview date that i didnt want in the first place...

maybe i should auction it off at ebay see what i get for it ...lol

robbie was so wanting to share this part of the journey with me as all the other achievements and hurray'ssss we were apart like most of us on this journey...

well will wait an see if i get a damm reply from them

by the way is there anyway i can call these idiots an sort this out .. i remember trying before i left for the states last time and all i got was a recoreded message...any ideas would be gratefully suggested on the phoning side of things...

an dont worry too much on us we will be fine got this far with no trouble which we were thankful for...

take care

sighhhhhhhhhhh

kath

[kaffykat 0]

Kath,

geee you get the date I really wanted...

Anyways, have you tried faxing them? You can also email them, as Mike did and actually got a reply from them pretty quick, this is the address he used:

sydneyiv@state.gov

Hope you get somewhere with it.

[Kath 0]

i emailed them twice tonight mate

[kaffykat 0]

Well hopefully you will get an answer in the morning, Mike got one the next working day, when he emailed them on the weekend.

[StellaR 0]

Kath, There is a number for the embassy, you can find it on their site. But it does cost some. Last time I rang and just spoke for a few minutes it cost $25. Yeah but they are pretty quick at answering emails too.

I hope this is the place you mean I have copied down below. I think you call the Sydney number.

U.S.Information Resource Center Canberra

National Press Club Building

16 National Circuit

Barton, ACT 2600

Hours: 10AM to 12:30PM and 1:30PM to 4:30PM

Please call ahead as the IRC may be closed for a program.

Tel: (02) 6214-5874 (then press 4)

Fax: (02) 6273-2297

Email: info@usembassy-australia.state.gov

U.S. Information Resource Center Sydney

American Consulate General

Level 59, MLC Centre

19-29 Martin Place

Sydney, NSW 2000

Tel: (02) 9373-9228

Fax: (02) 9221-0551

Email: usissyd@uunet.com.au

Note: Please do not send visa questions to the IRC mailboxes.

Visa questions should be directed to AMVISA@state.gov

[Kath 0]

thanks .. will give them a ring tomorrow..

might end up having the day off too...not a happy chappy..

take care

kath

[Niphredil 0]

*sigh* FINALLY got some answers. After missing the first day since my Husband had problems 'being awake' on his day off, the second day, didn't fare good either.

Again, slept late, but I was on his butt about it and made sure he called them. So he called the 1800 National visa customer service number.

He wrangled out of them something about the Affidavit of support and that it could possibly be filled in by someone OTHER then the spouse/sponsor. Like, the visa sponsor and Affidavit sponser can be 2 seperate people. Does that sound correct?

I'm still unsure about it, but when he wanted to find out information about the I-130 and what Texas had done with it, he was put on hold for over an hour before he hung up, at 6:15 pm. They close at 6.

*sigh*

Okay, cue to next day. He says he'll wake up really early and get all the information. Okay great. I call at *his time* 2pm. No-one. 3pm, no go. 6pm. ARGH, still no-one. So I ring at 9pm. I get his brother. He went out with friends. grarkfhjkahdfjkashdjkahjkdash It's a good thing he's on the other side of the world at this point

But in the end, victory! They have it, they have the money, they just forgot to send out the NOA1. yay for heart attacks...