LAND DOWNUNDER

[Lunamel 0]

Congrats Kath!!! I'm glad the wait is over for you -- you must be so relieved!!

I'm off for my interview on Tuesday! I'm sure it will be ok, but I'm still a bit nervous. And it's a good reason for me to head up to Sydney and visit some of my mates too. Wish me luck, and I'll let you know how it goes!

[mwfaith1971 0]

congratulations kath!!! no interview either, you sure beat my time.

matt

[CarolineM 0]

GOOD LUCK LUNAMEL!

LET Us know how it goes

[Kath 0]

thanks everyone for all the congrats.. an year it was fast huh matt..

lunmel .. you have probably been for ya interview by now mate...how did it go...

post soon looking forward to hearing your results mate..

take care

kath

p.s. do you like the pumpkin i card the other night.. it my first time i ever done one .. look way cool with the candle in it ..lol

Edited October 31, 2006 by kath&rob

[Poi_n_J 0]

Goodness, typical to Melbourne style we've just experienced a whole lot of lows after such a good start to Spring...no wonder I caught the flu...

A belated congrats Kath..!!! Robbie sounds like a darling. It must be hard being away from your boys, will they be joining you soon..?

Congrats Matt on the bun in the oven....a sis of mine just had one and another sis has her first on the way...how exciting...

Goodluck Lunamel...hope it all went well.....

[Kath 0]

hi there pris (if you dont mind me shortenin yourname)

thanks for the congrats...i heard all about the cold snap melb is having when i rang my mum to tell her about the greencard...10c she said it was at like 11am..shame ya got the flu..hope you get better soon...

an yes my hubby is a darlin wouldnt trade him for anything...i have one boy 20 an one girl 21...for their 21st birthdays i will be bringing them over for a hol..but with dj's being this year i have to save to bring her over so i dont know if i will have um together or not cos they are like chalk an cheese ...an it would be nice to spoil each of them seperate i think...

hope the weather improves

kath

[Poi_n_J 0]

Hi Kath,

No no, don't mind Pris at all. Yeah, if only cold meant rain...for the farmer. I was talking to my nanna last night who lives in Wagga and she said many up there were committing suicide over the drought...!!!

Wow, 20 & 21...all grown up. I bet they'll be looking forward to visiting no matter when.

Only 9 weeks & three days till J comes over...

[densusan 0]

Belated congrats Kath............a long awaited rest from the process for a while now......what a nice feeling!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE

[Kath 0]

hi pris

yeah my mum was tellilng me that they are tellin them to get off the land because of the drought...and our weir is dry....i cant imagine that big damm weir dry...when robbie went over in 2004 i took him there an you could see where water had been but still had water in it...an our council damm well took us off restrictions because we had a good downpour...idiots...and here robbie tells me have as long a shower as u want hun we got lake erie an that aint emptying just cos u want a longer shower....they just dont understand it...

yep all grown up pris...i didnt want to leave oz until they were and robbie understood an waited patiently for me...

hi ya densusan..

thanks for the congrats..im patiently waiting for the postman to delievery it ... would be a nice birthday pressie if it arrived tomorrow...

was funny last night i was looking in my diary to write in when i got approved...and on the 26th i had wrote when i first posted the petition in...APPROVED YES/NO??? it spooked me when i read that lol ..should be used to it by now but sent shivers for sure lol was a day off my prediction...how is life since you got approved by the way?

well i better get some tea started for when robbie gets home...

take care you lot

kath

[David A. 0]

I posted this on the Australia DCF thread, but I was wondering... is there anything on the I-130 checklist that needs to be notarized?

And on the part of the G-325 that asks:

This form is submitted in connection with an application for:

-Naturalization

-Status as Permanent Resident

-Other

Which box should I select if I'm trying to bring my wife here to the US? is it the Permanent Resident box?

[Lunamel 0]

Hooray -- had my interview on Tuesday and I was approved! And I picked up the visa yesterday, so now I'm all set for my departure on 14 November. DCF in Sydney rules! It was really speedy in the end -- I arrived at the Consulate just before 7.30am, managed to get out of the lift at Level 59 first (thanks again Kath!), got the first number, and was out of there by about 9.10am! I'll post some more about my embassy experience under the Embassy Reviews, but I'll just reiterate what everyone before me has said about being organized, as it's the best tip of all. The woman who we saw at the counter both times (who I assume was Rose) was very nice to us, and even praised us for having all our documents in such good order. But I also heard her giving other people a hard time for not having things in the right order or knowing much about what they were supposed to do, so be prepared!

Thanks to everyone who has helped out with advice -- I couldn't have done it without all the info here at visajourney!

David A.: nothing that needs to be notarized when filing the I-130. In fact, nothing to notarize at all anymore -- it was just the I-864 in the past, but that no longer needs to be notarized. In relation to your G-325A question, you're right, it is the Permanent Resident box that you need to tick.

[Kath 0]

hi luname

been waiting anxiously to hear how you went..an you did it kiddo...great news from you an good luck in all your packing...hint get people to come see you lol it gets hectic when u have to run around sayin goodbye to everyone lol

have a good last few weeks in melb ...smiles...dont forget ya melb souveniers either...lol

you take care on your trip home and enjoy your life with your hubby...

kathl

[CarolineM 0]

YAYAYAYA Luna! Congrats! Told you it'd be easy!! So glad it worked out!!!!

[mwfaith1971 0]

congratulations lunamel!!

matt

[densusan 0]

Congratualtions Lunamel!!!!!!!!!!! Kath is right about people visiting! I tried to fit it all my goodbyes into one day and was physically and enotionally exhausted at the end of it.

Hey don't forget to bring the vegemite!

Take care and have a safe trip,

Susan

either my spelling or my typing suck, excuse the silly mistakes