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[Mitexi 8]

Just got my NOA2 last night, so I'll be heading into the Aussie side of things now. =P I've read up on the police check thread and have been urging him to go get it done for the past few weeks since it seems to take a while. I don't think he has yet, but he's been busy helping his mum move house. I think we'll try that online version that was last posted.

I just have to wait for the NOA2 hardcopy to come now. I've got the tax transcripts, paystubs, and I-134's for both myself and co-sponsor. I still need to get the employment letters signed (was waiting for NOA2) and then I should be good. I'll give it a good week or so before I start calling the NVC for the case number. I'm just excited to FINALLY be moving on with this process!

[Vilya 5]

Just got my NOA2 last night, so I'll be heading into the Aussie side of things now. =P I've read up on the police check thread and have been urging him to go get it done for the past few weeks since it seems to take a while. I don't think he has yet, but he's been busy helping his mum move house. I think we'll try that online version that was last posted.

I just have to wait for the NOA2 hardcopy to come now. I've got the tax transcripts, paystubs, and I-134's for both myself and co-sponsor. I still need to get the employment letters signed (was waiting for NOA2) and then I should be good. I'll give it a good week or so before I start calling the NVC for the case number. I'm just excited to FINALLY be moving on with this process!

Hi there! I love your avatar--kookaburras are awesome. We had a kookaburra caketopper on our wedding cake. Love them.

I had the very same frustration with my husband--he put off that darn police certificate. I finally just told him that every day he put it off was one more day he'd be waiting for his visa. Maybe that worked, as he finally did get it sent out. He's in Canberra and I believe he was told it would take 4 to 6 weeks, so I'm guessing it will set us back a week or two. I hope your fiance gets his soon.

It sounds like we're at a similar place in the process. I just found out that our file made it to the NVC, and I'm also thinking I will call in a week or so to ask about the case number.

Nice to meet you, and best of luck to you!

Edited June 3, 2012 by Vilya

[Mitexi 8]

Hi there! I love your avatar--kookaburras are awesome. We had a kookaburra caketopper on our wedding cake. Love them.

Thanks! ^^ My fiance took that photo at his sister's house. There were kookaburras just chilling on the patio area with everyone. I think one of my favorite things about Australia was waking up to the kookaburras. They just sound so exotic and amazing. =) Of course, my fiance thinks that squirrels are some amazing thing here, so I guess it's all relative.

I had the very same frustration with my husband--he put off that darn police certificate. I finally just told him that every day he put it off was one more day he'd be waiting for his visa. Maybe that worked, as he finally did get it sent out. He's in Canberra and I believe he was told it would take 4 to 6 weeks, so I'm guessing it will set us back a week or two. I hope your fiance gets his soon.

Now that we finally have NOA2, I think he'll start getting things together. I don't want to push about it too much and make him irritated, but I'm getting really anxious now to get stuff moving. ^^;

It sounds like we're at a similar place in the process. I just found out that our file made it to the NVC, and I'm also thinking I will call in a week or so to ask about the case number.

Nice to meet you, and best of luck to you!

Good luck to you as well! I'll probably be checking back here often for advice and questions, so I'll likely see you around some more. =) Hopefully we can get the visas without too much extra trouble.

[Travis and Meghan 24]

Thanks! ^^ My fiance took that photo at his sister's house. There were kookaburras just chilling on the patio area with everyone. I think one of my favorite things about Australia was waking up to the kookaburras. They just sound so exotic and amazing. =) Of course, my fiance thinks that squirrels are some amazing thing here, so I guess it's all relative.

Squirrels are amazing! lol.

Congratulations on your NOA2!!!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Just got my NOA2 last night, so I'll be heading into the Aussie side of things now. =P I've read up on the police check thread and have been urging him to go get it done for the past few weeks since it seems to take a while. I don't think he has yet, but he's been busy helping his mum move house. I think we'll try that online version that was last posted.

I just have to wait for the NOA2 hardcopy to come now. I've got the tax transcripts, paystubs, and I-134's for both myself and co-sponsor. I still need to get the employment letters signed (was waiting for NOA2) and then I should be good. I'll give it a good week or so before I start calling the NVC for the case number. I'm just excited to FINALLY be moving on with this process!

Welcome! what about his medical? What state is he from? Some docs will let you book without a case number. Some won't but it's good to check. Maybe even to see how long the waiting time is.

How has he gone getting all the pics he'll need? Have you seen the P3 link here?: http://canberra.usembassy.gov/fiance_niv_appl.html That's the link he'll be emailed for P3 so he can get started on the forms to mail it back asap to get P4 and INTERVIEW :D

[Travis and Meghan 24]

Dr. Charles Okraglik in melbourne let me book without a case number. By the time i had the appointment though i had the number

[Mitexi 8]

Welcome! what about his medical? What state is he from? Some docs will let you book without a case number. Some won't but it's good to check. Maybe even to see how long the waiting time is.

How has he gone getting all the pics he'll need? Have you seen the P3 link here?: http://canberra.usembassy.gov/fiance_niv_appl.html That's the link he'll be emailed for P3 so he can get started on the forms to mail it back asap to get P4 and INTERVIEW :D

He's in NSW, about an hour from Sydney. And do you mean the passport photos? He got extra made when he did the one for the I-129F packet. I had noticed ahead of time that he would need more for future steps.

For P3 I had showed him the info on the consulate page here at VJ and what forms he would be filling out, but I'm not sure if he went to that actual site/page yet. I'll link him to it directly now. Thank you. =)

Squirrels are amazing! lol.

Congratulations on your NOA2!!!

Thanks. ^^ And lol! I'll have to tell him that someone else shares his enthusiasm for squirrels. =P

[Travis and Meghan 24]

I saw my first squirrel a few weeks ago and i totally freaked out, i was so excited, lol. Now i want to see a bear, lol.

[Mitexi 8]

I saw my first squirrel a few weeks ago and i totally freaked out, i was so excited, lol. Now i want to see a bear, lol.

xD I haven't even seen one of those. At least not in the wild. I know there's some around here though. Not sure about this exact area, but definitely the state. Plenty of squirrels everywhere though to keep Mr. Aussie happy, haha! His favorite is wolves, but...those aren't anywhere near here. )=

Have you been around much snow yet? We had some bad storms while he was here last time and I swear he would move us to Alaska to live in an igloo if I let him. =P

[Vilya 5]

Thanks! ^^ My fiance took that photo at his sister's house. There were kookaburras just chilling on the patio area with everyone. I think one of my favorite things about Australia was waking up to the kookaburras. They just sound so exotic and amazing. =) Of course, my fiance thinks that squirrels are some amazing thing here, so I guess it's all relative.

I know what you mean. When I'm there, I'm always so amazed to see flocks of cockatoos waddling around. I can never get over how big (and loud) they are. It really makes me realize I'm on the other side of the world. As for squirrels, my husband was fascinated by them when he was here. He was really excited when I told him how I had twin newborn fawns come wobbling up to me in my yard the other day. For him it's exotic wildlife, for me it's just another day in the country. But then, I nearly drove him nuts hoping to see wild kangaroos when I was there last.

In visa news, he received his police certificate today! We were shocked that it came so quickly. I hope everyone else gets theirs just as quickly.

[Mitexi 8]

I know what you mean. When I'm there, I'm always so amazed to see flocks of cockatoos waddling around. I can never get over how big (and loud) they are. It really makes me realize I'm on the other side of the world. As for squirrels, my husband was fascinated by them when he was here. He was really excited when I told him how I had twin newborn fawns come wobbling up to me in my yard the other day. For him it's exotic wildlife, for me it's just another day in the country. But then, I nearly drove him nuts hoping to see wild kangaroos when I was there last.

In visa news, he received his police certificate today! We were shocked that it came so quickly. I hope everyone else gets theirs just as quickly.

Ah, the cockatoos. That was definitely awesome as well to see those just flying around wild. I did get to see one wild kangaroo/wallaby last time I was there. ^^ Couldn't tell which exactly because it went across the road so fast. It was kind of strange though to be somewhere that doesn't have a large variety of mammals running around everywhere. Seems most of their stuff is birds or more active at night/hard to find. I'm used to seeing more wildlife on a daily basis, lol (I'm out in the country like you are). However, it's nice to see my fiance get so excited about things I usually take for granted here or don't normally notice much. It's kind of like getting a whole new outlook on life every once in a while. =) I took a year of Wildlife Management at college, so I'm happy to help identify anything he points out from animals to insects to plants. Even random bones he might drag in from the woods, lol.

Congrats on getting the police certificate so fast! One less thing to worry about. I told him to get his started today, so we'll see how quick it gets processed. Maybe we'll get lucky too.

[Travis and Meghan 24]

xD I haven't even seen one of those. At least not in the wild. I know there's some around here though. Not sure about this exact area, but definitely the state. Plenty of squirrels everywhere though to keep Mr. Aussie happy, haha! His favorite is wolves, but...those aren't anywhere near here. )=

Have you been around much snow yet? We had some bad storms while he was here last time and I swear he would move us to Alaska to live in an igloo if I let him. =P

Ohio? I think that's where my Husband's Aunt and cousin live, can't remember exactly where though. Ooooo, wolves, didn't think of those! I ant to see a skunk too, and a road runner. I never even knew that road runners are a real animal until my husband mentioned seeing one one day, lol.

Haven't been around snow yet, we're presently stuck in disgusting Arizona, it's hotter than hell here, even winter is hot :/ Buttt, we have plans to move to Seattle in the next few months so hopefully they'll get a decent amount of snow this year, i'm soooo excited!!!!

[Mitexi 8]

Ohio? I think that's where my Husband's Aunt and cousin live, can't remember exactly where though. Ooooo, wolves, didn't think of those! I ant to see a skunk too, and a road runner. I never even knew that road runners are a real animal until my husband mentioned seeing one one day, lol.

Haven't been around snow yet, we're presently stuck in disgusting Arizona, it's hotter than hell here, even winter is hot :/ Buttt, we have plans to move to Seattle in the next few months so hopefully they'll get a decent amount of snow this year, i'm soooo excited!!!!

Ohio, yep. I'm out in a farmland/cornfield/woodsy type area. Seattle would be awesome! Washington is one of the states we're thinking about moving to, too. I want ocean, he wants woods/cold, and Washington has nice coastal forest areas, so it's a happy medium. =P Not to mention all the cool lighthouses! Oregon or Maine would be nice too for what we want.

You want to see...a skunk...? x_x Are you sure, lol? I smell them way too often around here. They get hit on the road, and then the entire area stinks for ages. Not to mention when the dogs get sprayed... Bleh! >_< I did see a lady who owned pet "de-scented" skunks though. That was interesting.

Visa News: He tried to get the police check yesterday but they had someone in custody. I guess he'll have to try again today... Any idea when I should start calling the NVC to see if they got my petition? It will be a week on Friday. Maybe call Monday?

[Travis and Meghan 24]

Mhmmmm, that's what we want too, beach, forest and cold. He is originally from Oregon so we were going to move to Portland originally but changed our minds. now just hoping we'll get transfers to one of the stores that we want (we work at Walmart, lol).

hahah, i just want to see one once so i can be satisfied that i've seen one

Just try calling whenever. My husband called after a week i think and then they told him to call back a week later so he did and got the number

[gc955 2]

Got my Green Card today!

So happy.