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[Kath 0]

congrats ozgal...what did they name him..and yes thank goodness for all the technology we have these days...glad all is going well for you .. i will probably be the same when i get here permanently...

hey derek...i heard that from a friend in florida whose fiance' came from uk..she said the exact same thing...they were also told this..i was sceptical and you just confirmed it mate .. thanks for that.. im wondering if it is in particular states...seeing im in the states might pop in to social this week and check it out advanced warning is a great knowledge where working is concerned...good luck on the job front mate

take care all

kath

[Ozgal 0]

congrats ozgal...what did they name him..and yes thank goodness for all the technology we have these days...glad all is going well for you .. i will probably be the same when i get here permanently...

Hey Kath. They named him Lachlan James. (keeping our Scottish heritage alive) Cheers Lindy

[dark faery 0]

ok, I posted this in the "moving here and your new life in america" forum-- but I think it might get a more relevant audience here. So, maybe someone can help if I copy and paste? Pretty please?

Does anyone here have any advice on shipping belongings from Brisbane, AU to Los Angeles, USA?

My husband and I move back to America on April 14, so the time is approaching very rapidly. One company called us today, they're located near Brisbane international but want to charge about $1,400 to ship his belongings (which basically consists of books, DVDs, computer equipment, and misc. little items). Not to mention, they told me it'd take us about 14 weeks to recieve said belongings as its shipped via the UK. I'm shipping-stupid to be honest, but I think that is a bit steep. It'd be cheaper to pack it all up in luggage and have it charged as excess baggage on Qantas. MUCH cheaper.

So yeah, anyone know of any companies in the Brisbane area? If so, we'd be eternally grateful, as I have no clue where to start and he's at work nearly every day so I get to deal with most of it. I want to get this done ASAP,too. If possible,a month before our flight leaves so that stuff will have transit time before we even get to America.

Thanks.

[Kath 0]

hey lindy

nice strong scotish name they chose when ya reckon u will get to see him ...

take care

kath

[aussie&princess 0]

Where did u hear that u can start working without the EAD?? I have never heard that before that u can just work on the K-1 without an EAD. I was under the impression that in order to work before filing for the EAD, u had to get a temp stamp of the EAD at the airport and only JFK does that.

[mwfaith1971 0]

Does anyone here have any advice on shipping belongings from Brisbane, AU to Los Angeles, USA?

you might try OSS Movers

that's who i used and it cost me $1550.00 (including insurance) from sydney to akron, ohio.

i had 18 items all up. 13 boxes and 5 different items and it took about 3 months.

hope this helps.

matt

[Ozgal 0]

hey lindy

nice strong scotish name they chose when ya reckon u will get to see him ...

take care

kath

Not anytime soon Kath, maybe next year if we ever get finished with our renovations. Wee Lachy will be able to call me Granma probably by the time we get there but such is life.....

We'll be removing conditions in September and then I'll be starting the citizenship journey.

Meanwhile I'll be watching the forum waiting to get all you other Ozzies here safe and settled and a big congrats to those of you who have already made it.

Aussie and Princess, woohoo,the worst part is over, now just comes the settling in period, if you keep things in perspective and stay on track all will be fine.

Cheers y'all, Lindy

[lisa71 0]

Hi mwfaith1971, I posted the following on your other thread. Hope this may help.

I moved from Brisbane to the Bay area last October. After looking into shipping my books, CD's and photos with a shipping company I decided to simply pay excess baggage. I saved thousands! I flew Air NZ. So, I phoned them about 2 weeks ahead, advised I would have excess baggage asked the price etc. Upon checkin I handed over around AUD450.00 for around 10 pieces of luggage and all was well.

If you don't have tons of stuff, I'd recommend that route.

[aussie&princess 0]

Yep yep Ozgal

here our update

We made it!!!!! Aussie and Son landed on Tuesday. he had NO problems at all POE!! it was so much easier then what he had the last time. Their plane was even 40 mins early. We went today to get our marriage lics. and set up to get married tomorrow Morning!!! WOOHOOOOO

[Kath 0]

hi ya all

well we just got back from social security thought i would check what derek told us ..apparently it is so as long as we have our I-94 or a I-688B now i dont know what the latter is at the moment so will do some searching...the lady thought at first that we couldnt work without INS approval then she checked on a sheet and told me the above information..this is in the state of ohio-toledo ...so check it out guys to see if it is correct in your town...

congrats on setting your wedding date hope all goes well for you two...good to hear they had a safe arrival and hope all goes well for your family...

take care

kath

[meauxna 15]

hey guys.. on the work thing and the info you're getting from SSA:

There is a difference between "employment authorized" and an "employment authorization document".

K-1s are EA 'incident to status', and that lets them get a SS card.

K-1s without the EA stamp (which creates an EAD) will have trouble completing a form I-9, which every employer is required to complete at hiring.

Do a little more digging before you get overexcited; this is one of those areas of immigration rules with a lot of misinformation.

[Kath 0]

hi meauxna

well i did a bit more digging and i must of been reading this thread when you posted ...here is a thread that might help us understand it more...its confusing but thats what you get when dealing with the governments of any country...i dont know which way i will go on this issue its a touchy one for sure...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=481

take care you lot

kath

hey there matt

how is akron doin.. you had much snow that part of the state mate...we havent had much at all since i arrived in toledo raining at the moment..hope all is going well for you ..

take care

kath

[mwfaith1971 0]

hi kath,

it's raining here too. i'll actually have a shower shortly and then go to the driving range and work on my golf.

they say it's going to start snowing tonight and there's a possibility of getting between 6 and 10 inches. so it looks like it's finally going to do what it should have beeen doing all last month..

aside from that all is well. still looking for a job...well my new family is looking for a job for me. sounds weird i know but apparently they have connections and have told me that they will take care of it.

i've just realised that today i have been here exactly 6 months...god i miss my 2 girls.

matt

[aussie&princess 0]

we did it!!!!!! We Hubby and Wife!!!!

we did it!!!!!! We Hubby and Wife!!!!

[aussiewench 9]

we did it!!!!!! We Hubby and Wife!!!!

All the very best to you both and your family for a wonderful life together.