HE WAS APPROVED!!!

[Austramerican 83]

Well I got a short email when I woke up, he wrote it from Sydney airport and he got on the flight from Sydney to Melbourne about an hour ago so I don't have any details (until he gets home and talks to me!) but he was APPROOOOOVVVVEEEEDDDDD!!!! They said it would be a few days until he gets his visa but that they would email him when they send it off. I can't wait, he could be here in two weeks or less!!

[ghanalover 7]

Congrats its a good feeling hearing those words.

[Austramerican 83]

Thank you!!! Oh another question I had, with his POE, we found a cheap one way flight but it stops off in South Korea before heading onto the US, is this bad for his POE? SHould we avoid this?

[Lainie B 465]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

South Korea en route = no problem for POE

[Athena13 10]

Congrats! Usually no problem with approving yay~~~

Yah im still waiting for mine.... they sent the email saying it's been sent off on Thur (May 3) 2 days after the interview, now it's been one week i still haven't got it.

Did you provide an express envelop? I didn't. Just registered my address on that website they told me to.

[Worried2012 1]

Thank you!!! Oh another question I had, with his POE, we found a cheap one way flight but it stops off in South Korea before heading onto the US, is this bad for his POE? SHould we avoid this?

South Korea is nice stop for your POE-- especially if it's a direct flight (long hours with KE) to the east coast(friendly atmosphere) - JFK or Newark-- I don't want SFO much- most immig officers there are chinese quite unfriendly...as to my experience...

[Jamie and Sveta 18]

Congratulations!!!!!!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Congrats!

[Skyenz 3]

Congratulations!! We were also approved yesterday, it was soooo exciting!!

To anyone else about to have an interview at the Sydney consulate, I was told something very interesting by the lady who initially went through my documents. She said that since I fly next week and need my passport back quickly I should have brought in an express post bag, despite being told to create a profile in my Packet 4 email. She said that creating a profile would take about a week to get my visa to me whereas with a post bag I would get it the next day. I was lucky that she waited while I ran to the post office in Martin Place.

Moral of my story, if you want to be in the US yesterday, make sure you take a 3kg platinum post bag to your interview in Sydney(they insisted that it be that exact type!)

Cheers

[Athena13 10]

Wow thank you for that information! Wish I knew before I went for my interview!

[Danneh 2]

Congratulations!

[Athena13 10]

Today I went to talk to consulate about my 'missing passport', luckily i got to talk to a lady who chased it up for me.

---i asked her why some officers allow pick up while others don't. She doesn't know why.

---I asked if not providing our own envelop is ok, she said yeah, provide your own is an extra step for their staff, so contrary to what Skyenz said.

all those different regulations/standards/rules among the officers are just so frustrating!

and my visa and passport is still at Baulkham Hills Post Office!!!!! jeez.... she said it's their distribution centre.

[Skyenz 3]

Wow! That is SO frustrating!! Fingers crossed you get your passport soon.

Austramerican -have you guys had your email yet to say your visa has been printed? I haven't and was just wondering if anyone else who had an interview this Tuesday has gotten theirs?

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[Austramerican 83]

Thanks for the congrats guys!!

No I've been checking my email like a madwoman ever since lol no email yet My fiance didn't bring the right envelope according to them so they are going to use their own...they said it would probably take 5-7 days to print and they would email when it has been shipped....I WANT IT NOOWWWWW lol we have a friend's wedding on the 20th and I want him to be here by the 18th or the morning of the 19th at the latest so we can both attend!!! They need to hurryyyyy lol