Calling US Consulate in Sydney, AU

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I have a question also. I have my NOA2 (July 22) and am waiting on the whole worker ants to send it to NVC then onto the Sydney Consulate (I am from Brisbane though). I wanted to get my medical and police background check done before i leave for the US on the 6th Sept for 2 1/2 months to see my fiance. I thought the medical and the police check were both valid for 6 months?

I want to try and have the medical and police check ready before I leave (fingers crossed) the packet 3 paperwork should arrive just before i go. So, in a perfect world I thought that we could have the paperwork, police check etc all sent off before I leave and schedule my consulate interview first thing when i get back to Brisbane.

Yes you can get your medical and police check done before you leave. Medical and police check are valid for 12 months.

I have to ask, why are you visiting now instead of delaying your trip to visit and using that flight as the "move over" trip? Your interview should be scheduled, and your visa issued, before your return in Nov/Dec... Once you have the visa you have 6 months to use it (or less depending on medical validity), so I would wait. Up to you of course though, I'm sure you have your reasons

[Pinkinsight 3]

Yes you can get your medical and police check done before you leave. Medical and police check are valid for 12 months.

I have to ask, why are you visiting now instead of delaying your trip to visit and using that flight as the "move over" trip? Your interview should be scheduled, and your visa issued, before your return in Nov/Dec... Once you have the visa you have 6 months to use it (or less depending on medical validity), so I would wait. Up to you of course though, I'm sure you have your reasons

Thanks for your help.

We originally had no idea how long this whole process was going to take and i didn't want to wait 10+ months to see my fiance when i could afford to go over. I am finishing up at work in August, so September seemed like a good time to go, plus my fiance's birthday is in October and mine in November so we could spend it together. We also are organising a bunch of wedding stuff while i am over there rather than the last minute "90 days to sort everything out and invite friends and family from overseas to come last minute" or blindly long distant. I wanted to spend Christmas with my grandparents so I was always coming back to Australia so the flights would have happened regardless really.

Unfortunately I didn't think that my visa stuff would be delayed so long with the Petition side of things in the US and as quick as it is on the actual Sydney consulate end. So it is just bad timing really.