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Very beautiful pictures :)

Whilst it wasn't diving, I did get my husband into the Pacific Ocean at the Gold Coast. I warned him about the dumps... wasn't enough :P We left with him having a stomach full of salt water and not feeling all that good, but he had a great time :)

Vylex: I'm wondering, what e-mail address did you use? When I e-mailed them, I went to their site and used the immigration sydneyiv@state.gov address. I'm thinking it was the wrong one now as I still have nothing. Eh, I'm still concerned :P I'd like for them to know that I'll be bringing my police certificate with me so they're not waiting for it.

The Beginning

September 29th, 1999 - 'hooked' up with Dave after chatting with him for about a year online.

October 23rd, 2004 - September 29th, 5 years to the day, he proposed to me =D

July 23rd, 2005 - Dave comes over for the wedding on July 27th at the beach :)

Sometime in December, he sends off I-130 to Texas and promptly leaves me in the dark like a mushroom x.X...

The Saga Continues *dumdeduuummm*

August - phone NVC. intriguing :\ Phoned again, ah hah! the truth... no record of us >< losers... Go and visit Dave for 3 months...

End of January, we sent the petition back in again. 2 weeks later, we actually get a number in our hot little hands.

April 5th - NOA2 approved!

April sometime, received and sent back Choice of Agent

May 18th - Received IV Bill

May 28th - Sent IV Bill MO back

June 11th - DS-230 generated

July 12th - Received and sent back DS-230 packet

July 19th - NVC Sent Husband checklist of AoS. They forgot to fill in N/A fills with.... N/A x.X

July 23rd - DS-230 entered

July 26th - NVC received checklist regarding financial suppliment (ie, got a talking to on the phone :P)

August 1st - sent financial papers back

August 3rd - (Automatic msg) Financial records lacking! ARGH!~

August 7th - Received actual fixed paperwork - 'processing'

August 17th - NVC COMPLETED CASE!~

September 10th - Received packet 3

September 17th - Medical in Brisbane

November 14th - Interview VISA GRANTED

December 8th - Landed in USA

December 24th - GreenCard Arrives

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Vylex - 5.5 weeks yay!!! we cant wait.... my sweetie has like a to do list of what he wants to do with me, where to take me yadda yada lol......

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I received a phone call from Sydney last week about my appointment... I HAVE MY VISA IN MY HAND!!!!! I bloody cant believe it but in a week and a half I am out of here! So a big THANK YOU to everybody who has answered all of my questions on VJ and I hope Sydney gets around to you soon. I think I got in early because we filed the i-130 months ago in April but I am just guessing. But thanks to everyone and hopefully I can meet up face to face with fellow VJers! :dance:

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:dance::dance:CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance::dance:

TIME LINE 2007

01/12/07-I Fly to Australia

01/25/07-We Got Married!

07/15/07-Point of Entry (K3 Visa)

K3 Time Line for the I-130, I-129F, EAD and AOS

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Lifting Conditions Timeline

11/06/09- Mailed Petition Via USPS Certified Mail

11/09/09- Your item was delivered at 11:08 AM on November 9, 2009 in LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677.

11/12/09- Check Cashed

11/12/09- Return Receipt Arrives in Mail

11/13/09- Touched

11/16/09- NOA Received

11/27/09- Received Appointment Letter

12/18/09- Biometrics

12/21/09- Touched

01/08/10- Card Production Ordered (E-Mail)

01/09/10- Touched

01/14/10- Greencard Received

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congrats to all and god speed to the rest

im home in jacksonville

dont know of any local bars that will show the games caroline?

my wife renee told me about a couple of aussie stores right here in jax

you guys ever get there?

the missus reckons they sell good pies, figure were going to try today

got an appointment with a lawyer today to start the next steps in our journey, AOS and work rights

not lookin forward to going back into that southside uscis office, so we figure having representation this time will stop them railroading us

anyway guys all the best and thanks to all for the support and best wishes

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Very beautiful pictures :)

Whilst it wasn't diving, I did get my husband into the Pacific Ocean at the Gold Coast. I warned him about the dumps... wasn't enough :P We left with him having a stomach full of salt water and not feeling all that good, but he had a great time :)

Thanks LOL! I want to visit the Gold Coast on my next trip. It's close enough for a few days getaway on Jetstar for cheap. Glad he had a great time!

Vylex: I'm wondering, what e-mail address did you use? When I e-mailed them, I went to their site and used the immigration sydneyiv@state.gov address. I'm thinking it was the wrong one now as I still have nothing. Eh, I'm still concerned :P I'd like for them to know that I'll be bringing my police certificate with me so they're not waiting for it.

That's the correct address. Just email them again. Also, if you have spam protection check the folder. Did you get the autoreply back when you sent (usually received within the hour after emailing them). If not, it might be in the spam folder. Resend it too if they didn't reply. I bet you hear back pronto.

In any case this is what they wrote to me when I asked about a NSW Police certificate.

Dear Sir:

Those documents are not required until the day of the interview. Therefore, your spouse can bring it with her to the interview. We will require the original certificate with a photocopy.

Thank you

Immigrant Visa Unit®.

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Sharyna, I bet you'll have the best time! Hahahah that's so awesome. :thumbs: I need to start planning what I will do with the wifey when she comes over too. OOOOOH AAAAAAAH. :lol:

CONGRATS DAVIDOZ!!!!!!! What day was your interview if I might ask? We lodged our I-130 back in February so once I confirm the medical has been sent and recieved by the consulate I will ask them again for the next available cancellation.

Caroline, LOL! I just realized I misread your post about the Grand Final. Hahaha good luck to the Cats. I'm a Swans fan for obvious reasons. ;)

I-130

02/17/2007 - I-130 Express Mailed to VSC via USPS. (ETA 2/19/2007)

02/22/2007 - I-130 received by VSC.

06/12/2007 - NOA2 approval email received!!!

06/15/2007 - NOA2 letter received in the mail.

NVC

06/19/2007 - NVC receives case and assigns a case number!

08/27/2007 - CASE COMPLETE!!!!

09/06/2007 - Case forwarded to Sydney

09/14/2007 - Wife receives Packet 3. Received NVC letter confirming case forward to Sydney.

10/26/2007 - Interview - VISA GRANTED!!!!! WOOO WOOO!!!!!!

11/18/2007 - Enter the US via LAX (POE). No issues thankfully. 20 minutes of processing.

11/30/2007 - Welcome letter (two of them) received.

12/19/2007 - CR-1 Green Card received.

USCIS - I-751

09/23/2009 - Express Mailed Removal of Conditions application

09/24/2009 - USPS confirmed delivery to VSC

09/29/2009 - Check cashed by USCIS

10/01/2009 - Received NOA I-797C dated 09/25/2009

10/10/2009 - Received Biometric appt letter for 10/29/2009

10/29/2009 - Biometrics taken. Whole process took about 40 min including the wait

12/22/2009 - Approved for ROC!

01/08/2010 - Received text and email: Card production ordered

01/15/2010 - Received Green Card in the mail!

USCIS - N-400

04/22/2011 - Express Mailed Application for Naturalization

04/27/2011 - Check cashed by USCIS

04/28/2011 - Received NOA I-797C dated 04/26/2011

05/27/2011 - Biometrics taken. Process took approx 35 min with wait

07/29/2011 - Received Interview Appt letter scheduled for 09/01/2011 dated 07/26/2011

09/01/2011 - Interview and Oath. Now a USC! The VJ is over!

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Congrats David!!!

Our interview is Friday morning and I'm just so excited! We're hoping for a snowy January wedding...

6/22/2010 Sent I-751 to CSC

6/28/2010 NOA1 date

7/06/2010 Received NOA1

8/17/2010 Biometrics appointment

9/07/2010 Approval

9/13/2010 Received card!

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Hope the snow comes for you Meowgirl!

TIME LINE 2007

01/12/07-I Fly to Australia

01/25/07-We Got Married!

07/15/07-Point of Entry (K3 Visa)

K3 Time Line for the I-130, I-129F, EAD and AOS

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Lifting Conditions Timeline

11/06/09- Mailed Petition Via USPS Certified Mail

11/09/09- Your item was delivered at 11:08 AM on November 9, 2009 in LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677.

11/12/09- Check Cashed

11/12/09- Return Receipt Arrives in Mail

11/13/09- Touched

11/16/09- NOA Received

11/27/09- Received Appointment Letter

12/18/09- Biometrics

12/21/09- Touched

01/08/10- Card Production Ordered (E-Mail)

01/09/10- Touched

01/14/10- Greencard Received

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Good luck you will go fine. My interview was really painless! I had to sit around for a bit but no dramas and the only questions I got were "so you were married last year?" and "is your wife in Australia?" apart from that they looked at all my paperwork and said yes and I have my visa in my hand! But good luck once again, enjoy the snow and hopefully the flight goes by quick! All the best, david :thumbs:

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Hey Tony - no where in town that I know of. Come to Ft. Lauderdale with us :) As for the places in town the only one we know about is the Walkabout Cafe which is ok. They sell four and twenties, so Stewart gets those sometimes. They have a pretty cool Australia Day celebration with live music and such.

Finally finished with immigration in 2012!

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my sweetie has like a to do list of what he wants to do to me

I had one of those too!! :devil:

I haven't forgot about the paint job either. :whistle:

11/27/2006 Filed I-129F

12/01/06 received at CSC NOA1

12/09/06 checked cleared

02/28/07 touched!

02/28/07 NOA2 via email 3 of them!!!!

03/01/07 touched

03/09/07 NOA2 received via snail mail

03/20/07 Received email from Sydney that packet 3 should be mailed out tomorrow

03/26/07 Fiance received packet 3

4/26/07 Fiance medical appointment

5/01/07 New date of medical appointment

5/14/07 Fiance interview date!

VISA APPROVED!

6/8/07 My fiance arrives in America

7/14/07 Wedding day!

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