LAND DOWNUNDER

[jezz85 0]

Very nervous, very excited Look at me, procrastinating again! hee hee hee.

Edited July 8, 2007 by jezz85

[Kym 0]

Very nervous, very excited Look at me, procrastinating again! hee hee hee.

...But what a great nervousness feeling to be experiencing....

[ashleyandjonoz 3]

G'day

Long time reader first time poster on this thread.

Backgound on me: well i'm an aussie who went to America for a holiday and met the love of my life, i stayed there longer then she came to Australia where i proposed. Now we are in the process of getting a K1 Visa for me. I got the NOA 17th may 2007 and now are waiting for the NOA2. I am actually flying back to America on August 1st as i couldnt wait any longer!! all i have to do is get through the immigration and i can finally see my girl.

My question relates to people who are allready in the States really...I have read conflicting things on this: When can i work over there once i land with the Visa in my hand?

Has anyone got the POE, EAD stamp? or is that wishful thinking?

Thanks heaps

Jonathan

[jezz85 0]

Hi JonOz! Welcome to the DOWNUNDER thread!

To answer your question... You can work in the US only once you have actually received your greencard. This can take varying amounts of time and you will read about people who get it within the first couple of months, and others who wait a year or more. I'm not sure what the current situation is and others may be able to shed more light on this time frame.

The other alternative is to send in the form 1-765 (Application for Employment Authorization) at the same time as you send in your Adjustment of Status stuff. The current cost of this is $180 but it is set to rise before you get to the US, so this may come into play when you decide whether it is worth it, on the off chance that your greencard takes ages to arrive.

As for the EAD stamp at point of entry... its pretty much a magical unicorn at this point. I hear that you can get it in JFK still, but since I'm not flying to JFK I haven't followed this up at all personally.

[Kym 0]

Darryl went for his medical with Dr. Waks last week. (whom he really liked, btw). Anyway, Darryl had a drink driving charge 20 years ago and they got to talking about that. Dr. Waks told him that starting next year (don't know the specific date) they are changing the rules and if you have had a recent drink driving charge or even a couple of them, you will have to see a counselor before going for your interview.

Has anyone else heard anything about this?

[Rings 10]

Sorry I have been away a bit... Loke and I are wrapping things up for him to come home and I have been paranoia cleaning lol.

He is flying home July 15th YAY!

[Kym 0]

He is flying home July 15th YAY!

WOW...just 1 week to be together again. That will be awesome for you....many happy days ahead for you both...congrats.

[Rings 10]

Hang in there Kym. I know how hard it is... it's so f#cking hard to do this. I know that you will make it through and once the interview comes, things start falling into place. I remember the wait and we were there too and soon it will end and you two will be together again *hugs*

[Kym 0]

Hang in there Kym. I know how hard it is... it's so f#cking hard to do this. I know that you will make it through and once the interview comes, things start falling into place. I remember the wait and we were there too and soon it will end and you two will be together again *hugs*

Thank You!

I DO know this...and try to remind myself of this very same thing....daily!!!! Darryl is the best...he knows what a hard time I am having over all this...and although he is too, he tries to be so supportive and opptimistic for me. It's really sweet.

We originally filed on June 12, 2006 and have now been waiting 391 days (as if I'm counting?). Not only that it has been such a roller coaster on the emotional side of things. Seems everytime I get excited, I get slapped back down again.

But as Darryl tells me...we have been through so much bullsh** before we even get to marry that once we are married and run into problems, they will seem like a piece of cake compared to all this!

~~This whole APEC thing has blown my mind now~~ On July 4th I was at my brothers house and was FINALLY allowing myself to get excited once again that we were actually going to have a wedding soon. After we had to cancel the first time around it was very devastating for me...so I have been too afraid to allow myself the pleasure to get excited. We had a very eleborate wedding planned the first time around and decided on something small this time! My brother and sis-in-law has graciously offered their house to have our wedding...we were thrilled. They live in a very nice area and have plenty of room...and was going to leave their swimming pool open until our wedding so it would be even more beautiful. We thought Oct. 6 would be perfect....enough time for Darryl to get here (if it weren't for APEC) and before it got too cold. On July 4 I finally opened up and allowed myself to start to get excited, me and my sis-in-law was even doing some planning of how we would decorate n such. (Of course the martinis helped to make it easy to get excited...lol). Anyway, it was a great day...until I got home and read Sharyna's post that evening about how APEC is now hitting and her interview is not until Oct. 10. Darryl's will probably be about a week after hers. Now I'm kicking myself in the a** for getting all excited once again and allowing myself this huge let down...again.

Ok...whew...that felt good....sorry about the vent there...LOL.

Oh well...we have waited over a year...whats a few more months. right?

[Rings 10]

Hey sweety, don't let this be a let down for you until you have the facts ok. You have Congressional Inquiry and you will be put in front of others. Do not be sad until you know okay. You will likely get squeezed into an earlier interview slot. Chin up and do not think sad thoughts until the interview date is set okay. *hugs*

[meowgirl 0]

Congratulations on all of the approvals!

I have to admit that I'm also a bit dismayed to hear news of Sharyna's October interview date. Meowboy has his medical on July 23, so we won't be able to send the statement of readiness until August, probably, which might mean a date in November!! This process is frustrating.

[Moonie 0]

Hello mates!

I have been gone a minute but so much as happened and I have not had as much time to keep up. I think Kevin is enjoying it here. I have asked him a couple of times if he misses Australia and he says no...so I have to assume he is doing ok. I am so happy that he is here and I enjoy him being here. He has made my life much easier and happier. He is a good man.

We will be getting married on 7/14 on a beach in Galveston Tx here. We are being married by an British Reverand. Teehee. It is not going to be a fancy affair. Casual just a couple of friends watching us get married on a beach. This will be a 10 day planned wedding as we barely got cracking on it last week. We are determined to finish this out and have his AOS in the mail before 7/30 so we are cutting some corners and cutting it close.

[Poi_n_J 0]

Hello mates!

I have been gone a minute but so much as happened and I have not had as much time to keep up. I think Kevin is enjoying it here. I have asked him a couple of times if he misses Australia and he says no...so I have to assume he is doing ok. I am so happy that he is here and I enjoy him being here. He has made my life much easier and happier. He is a good man.

We will be getting married on 7/14 on a beach in Galveston Tx here. We are being married by an British Reverand. Teehee. It is not going to be a fancy affair. Casual just a couple of friends watching us get married on a beach. This will be a 10 day planned wedding as we barely got cracking on it last week. We are determined to finish this out and have his AOS in the mail before 7/30 so we are cutting some corners and cutting it close.

Yay! Congrats again Moonie..

Best wishes for the wedding day....hope it's grand...!

[tonyr7 0]

Hello mates!

I have been gone a minute but so much as happened and I have not had as much time to keep up. I think Kevin is enjoying it here. I have asked him a couple of times if he misses Australia and he says no...so I have to assume he is doing ok. I am so happy that he is here and I enjoy him being here. He has made my life much easier and happier. He is a good man.

We will be getting married on 7/14 on a beach in Galveston Tx here. We are being married by an British Reverand. Teehee. It is not going to be a fancy affair. Casual just a couple of friends watching us get married on a beach. This will be a 10 day planned wedding as we barely got cracking on it last week. We are determined to finish this out and have his AOS in the mail before 7/30 so we are cutting some corners and cutting it close.

Yay! Congrats again Moonie..

Best wishes for the wedding day....hope it's grand...!

congrats and enjoy galveston beach is a great choice for your nuptials i met my wife in clear lake city and we both miss htown all the best

[valkyrieshewee 0]

Congrats on the wedding being so soon, Moonie!

Jezz, so glad you get to move over in a few short days That's amazing, exciting and I'm very happy for you all.

You know.. I didn't believe the wait for the interview would be the most stressful time.. but it is, lol.