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[hawaiiandreams 0]

Hey!

Does anyone know if packet 3 contains instructions on obtaining a police certificate? Or do they just send you to the link on the state.gov website?

We are almost at the stage of our case being completed at the NVC. I want to go and get the certificate (just to get organised), but I'm not sure if you have to take instructions sent by the embassy along to the Police station? Do I have to wait?

Can anyone help?

Thanks

Hey!

Does anyone know if packet 3 contains instructions on obtaining a police certificate? Or do they just send you to the link on the state.gov website?

We are almost at the stage of our case being completed at the NVC. I want to go and get the certificate (just to get organised), but I'm not sure if you have to take instructions sent by the embassy along to the Police station? Do I have to wait?

Can anyone help?

Thanks

[Kath 0]

hi hawaii

below i have put a link that takes you to a webpage that tells you all the states that you get police certficates from

depending on which state your in about the police stations...if you read some of the posts in here about police certificates might help too mate..and yes in packet 3 they send the same kinda info for ya

POLICE CERTFICATES IN AUSTRALIA

also for the medical info is in the embassey information...you can also download the forms off the Thailand embassey they are the same as the australians need..heaps of info in that embasey info mate take a look...

hope this is a bit of help to ya...

take care

kath

[hawaiiandreams 0]

hi hawaii

below i have put a link that takes you to a webpage that tells you all the states that you get police certficates from

depending on which state your in about the police stations...if you read some of the posts in here about police certificates might help too mate..and yes in packet 3 they send the same kinda info for ya

POLICE CERTFICATES IN AUSTRALIA

also for the medical info is in the embassey information...you can also download the forms off the Thailand embassey they are the same as the australians need..heaps of info in that embasey info mate take a look...

hope this is a bit of help to ya...

take care

kath

Hey, Thanks for the info Kath.. as always! Will check these out..

[Niphredil 0]

I have returneth... WITH VISA!

I can't help but feel really disappointed though. I suppose I got to such a heightened sense of anxiety and borderline OCD that finally getting to the consulate, and coming face to face with what I would class as the most boring and dull place that I have ever witnessed, that I crashed.

Granted, I don't go out of my way to find boring and dull rooms, but dear god, that was just... depressing. I was so high strung out I didn't even think to take in the view, even though I was there for 2.5 hours.

Even now, I still can't seem to settle down. I guess it's due to the lack of my passport, which was my only form of photo ID till I got an 18+ card *which I HAD to get to get my passport x.X*, and no physical visa.

They didn't even ask me any questions! Just took my fingerprints, asked me if everything in the ds-230part 2 was true (no raising my right hand or anything), signed it, then asked if I had trouble getting an appointment for my medical. Whats that got to do with the price of cheese in France? I dunno, maybe it was some sort of weird immigration lingo question to test to see if I was fair dinkum or something *shrugs*

I'm glad its mostly over now though...

[hawaiiandreams 0]

I have returneth... WITH VISA!

I can't help but feel really disappointed though. I suppose I got to such a heightened sense of anxiety and borderline OCD that finally getting to the consulate, and coming face to face with what I would class as the most boring and dull place that I have ever witnessed, that I crashed.

Granted, I don't go out of my way to find boring and dull rooms, but dear god, that was just... depressing. I was so high strung out I didn't even think to take in the view, even though I was there for 2.5 hours.

Even now, I still can't seem to settle down. I guess it's due to the lack of my passport, which was my only form of photo ID till I got an 18+ card *which I HAD to get to get my passport x.X*, and no physical visa.

They didn't even ask me any questions! Just took my fingerprints, asked me if everything in the ds-230part 2 was true (no raising my right hand or anything), signed it, then asked if I had trouble getting an appointment for my medical. Whats that got to do with the price of cheese in France? I dunno, maybe it was some sort of weird immigration lingo question to test to see if I was fair dinkum or something *shrugs*

I'm glad its mostly over now though...

Fantasitc Niphredil!

I have logged in a few times today as I have been waiting to hear your brilliant news :-))

Can't believe you didn't get any questiosn though! I am already tied in a knot about it all.. and have a stack of evidence up to the ceiling!

So happy for you.. so did you get the visa in your hand on the same day? And when are you leaving for the States?

Well get ready for the next phase of your life girl.. you can finally be with your other half.

Take care..

Lexi

I have returneth... WITH VISA!

I can't help but feel really disappointed though. I suppose I got to such a heightened sense of anxiety and borderline OCD that finally getting to the consulate, and coming face to face with what I would class as the most boring and dull place that I have ever witnessed, that I crashed.

Granted, I don't go out of my way to find boring and dull rooms, but dear god, that was just... depressing. I was so high strung out I didn't even think to take in the view, even though I was there for 2.5 hours.

Even now, I still can't seem to settle down. I guess it's due to the lack of my passport, which was my only form of photo ID till I got an 18+ card *which I HAD to get to get my passport x.X*, and no physical visa.

They didn't even ask me any questions! Just took my fingerprints, asked me if everything in the ds-230part 2 was true (no raising my right hand or anything), signed it, then asked if I had trouble getting an appointment for my medical. Whats that got to do with the price of cheese in France? I dunno, maybe it was some sort of weird immigration lingo question to test to see if I was fair dinkum or something *shrugs*

I'm glad its mostly over now though...

Fantasitc Niphredil!

I have logged in a few times today as I have been waiting to hear your brilliant news :-))

Can't believe you didn't get any questiosn though! I am already tied in a knot about it all.. and have a stack of evidence up to the ceiling!

So happy for you.. so did you get the visa in your hand on the same day? And when are you leaving for the States?

Well get ready for the next phase of your life girl.. you can finally be with your other half.

Take care..

Lexi

[SharynY 2]

congrats niphredil!!!

my new news is that yesterday we got our marriage license.... our wedding is next month on the 15th december... ooh yay!!

[hawaiiandreams 0]

congrats niphredil!!!

my new news is that yesterday we got our marriage license.... our wedding is next month on the 15th december... ooh yay!!

Good for you Shryna! Very exicitng.. where are you located? What will the weather be like in December?

I got married in Melbourne in the middle of Winter. My (Hawaiian) husband was frozen.. ;-) Don't know why we didn't have a beach ceremony in Hawaii..LOL. But it was beautiful all the same.

Congratulations and best of luck!

[Niphredil 0]

The one thing I was worried about they never asked about, so I didn't upset the waters. The only hiccup I had, was that when I was called up for the second time, they said it looked good, except they needed the Joint Sponsorships evidence of US Citizenship, which I had.

I gave them a letter from my husban'd workplace earlier, showing he now makes more and thus doesn't need JS, but I guess since they had the paperwork, they just decided to just go ahead with it *Which, again, grr, NVC didn't want it, but now you guys do?*

Oh well, overall, a decent experience. I guess all I can say is just make sure you have your paperwork in order, take any and all proof that you can find, and CHIIIILLLL. That last bit needs to be taken more seriously imo

US consulate PS: Please make the ticket vending machine more, oh I dunno, NOTICABLE. SO many people walked right past it *including moi ^^;*. I mean, yes, a sign saying "PLEASE TAKE A TICKET" at eye level should be enough, but painting it bright neon pink and purple glittery stars will do wonders too

[SharynY 2]

congrats niphredil!!!

my new news is that yesterday we got our marriage license.... our wedding is next month on the 15th december... ooh yay!!

Good for you Shryna! Very exicitng.. where are you located? What will the weather be like in December?

I got married in Melbourne in the middle of Winter. My (Hawaiian) husband was frozen.. ;-) Don't know why we didn't have a beach ceremony in Hawaii..LOL. But it was beautiful all the same.

Congratulations and best of luck!

california - ...... the weather is starting to get colder.....

but thankfully its indoors and ceremony and reception is all in the same place!! "phew"

[vylex 0]

CONGRATS NIPHREDIL!

It is kinda anticlimactic isn't it? We were gearing ourselves up for some mental battle and it felt like the DMV (or RTA I guess). I almost wanted them to ask more questions and look at the 10lbs of paperwork and evidence we brought in LOL. In any case it's done and I am happy! Once we get through POE at LAX I'll be even more relaxed. It seems like there is ALWAYS something to worry about LOL.

Hi to everyone else! Keep chugging. Like Kath said, time is certainly flying!

[Kath 0]

whooo hooo congrats to ya NIPHREDIL!

great news ...i agree with the ticket machine in there..we followed like sheep to where others were getting theirs...should be as you first go through the door...

am glad it went well for you ... we all keep sayin its no big deal kinda a let down when ya get to the window to the amount of time you spend with the interviewer compared to how long the damm date takes overall lol

enjoy the rest of the time in oz..cherish every moment with family and friends and get everyones email address and phone numbers...i bought some phone cards in oz for the family before i left for them to use cos its cheaper to phone here than us to phone there....

getting colder here no snow as yet...work is going well im off registers and am doing christmas department...

take care

kath

[Niphredil 0]

We found a nifty Telstra offer. Basically, you pay $10 to be a part of it, and if you only make $10 worth of calls, thats all you pay. The thing is, it's 0.02 cents a minute! An hour costs $1.20! Thats if you use the 0011(whatever) number, not the 0018 one.

Don't know if they use Telstra, but if they do, get them to call and ask them about it. My phone bill went from 10 calls at $80+ *I talk too much * to 35+ calls and $15 (including the initial $10). It's kind of funny to see the bill, as every call is listed and most are 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 cost

Don't really want to promote Telstra (privatization wasn't a good thing to us x.X), but this is a pretty good deal. We also use Telecard. I can call America, cell phone to cell phone, for the same price as landline, as it gets routed through the home *australian* phone number.

[jodee 30]

ok,..dont know if anyone really cares,..but I finally got around to changing my name in my passport today, and getting new ones issued for my girls. Went in and got me Aussie friendliness, at the Australian consulate in Frankfurt. It was so good to hear someone else speaking like the girls and I do, some eone else that understands the little bit of Aussieness that slips into day to day speak,..im sure you know what I mean, not slang per se, but just the way we phrase things sometimes, make people look at us strange, and it was so nice to not have that weird look,...even if it was just for 30 minutes.

Anyways, just wanted to share. I had a nice day

[aussie angel 0]

Sharyna

Wow your in Barstow im in California City about an hour from you i think yah another Aussie close by

angela

Jodee

Congrats on geting you passport done. When are you heading back this way?

angela

[Kath 0]

hiya angela

how u doing...when do you do your removal of conditions...

hi jodee

good onya for changing ya names in the passports...and i know exactly how ya feel about talking to other aussies mate...although heaps of customers and co workers say oh i love your accent...i talk my usual way and they dont understand what im going on about...met an old lady who had been here 62 years and she still had the aussie accent was lovely to talk to her..lol held up a line for it too hehehehe...

we just got a different way of expressing ourselves..

hey niph .. when you heading over the big pond...

well im going back to watch the ohio state and michigan game .. were ahead at the moment...slow start..

take care

kath