Interviews in Australia set to be reduced with some cancelled

[KittyKat3072 235]

22 minutes ago, Cilllah said:

This makes me think there’s no point calling them. I really need a SSN like everyone else of course! Worried as I need insurance. 

I'll let everyone know if or when I hear back from the senator. And/or if I hear anything from the offices. We're running out of time to get his SSN prior to filing the EAD.

I wonder if we could file the for the EAD and then ask for an expedite on it which would provide him with a SSN.  Hmm.

[Entheos 95]

I don't know how or why but I got an email from the NVC last night that my K1 case has left the NVC!!  I'm dancing, I'm crying, I'm elated!!  confirmed on the ceac website just now that it shows as 'in transit'.  Not sure what changed, but I'm beyond excited right now!!  Just gotta sit tight and wait for it to hit the consulate and get the interview date to book the medical...  Hopefully this is a sign that they are starting to process K1 visas at Sydney along with spousal visas!!!

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[ECCK 211]

1 minute ago, Entheos said:

I don't know how or why but I got an email from the NVC last night that my K1 case has left the NVC!!  I'm dancing, I'm crying, I'm elated!!  confirmed on the ceac website just now that it shows as 'in transit'.  Not sure what changed, but I'm beyond excited right now!!  Just gotta sit tight and wait for it to hit the consulate and get the interview date to book the medical...  Hopefully this is a sign that they are starting to process K1 visas at Sydney along with spousal visas!!!

That’s awesome news!!! You’ve been sooooo patient!! So excited for you! 😀

[KittyKat3072 235]

1 minute ago, Entheos said:

I don't know how or why but I got an email from the NVC last night that my K1 case has left the NVC!!  I'm dancing, I'm crying, I'm elated!!  confirmed on the ceac website just now that it shows as 'in transit'.  Not sure what changed, but I'm beyond excited right now!!  Just gotta sit tight and wait for it to hit the consulate and get the interview date to book the medical...  Hopefully this is a sign that they are starting to process K1 visas at Sydney along with spousal visas!!!

Yay! Congrats! Hopefully that means they will be processing visas and doing interviews again. Thats exciting news!

[Lelly 65]

59 minutes ago, Entheos said:

I don't know how or why but I got an email from the NVC last night that my K1 case has left the NVC!! 

So fantastic!!! 

[Reagbutts 4]

18 hours ago, Rosie_Emma91 said:

Hi Emma  

I have an appointment on base in a few weeks so I can get added to his paperwork - I hope they actually let me enter the base. I will surely let you know if he has any luck calling the SSN Office on my behalf. 

 

Thank you  I am enjoying life here so far and happy to be married! 

The dogs have been staying in a pet hotel for the last few weeks as they were able to get a direct Qantas flight from Sydney to LA on 22 July  

Hii sorry to but in but was it easy taking your dogs? 

I have a chihuahua to fly from Aus to LA, do they have to quarantine ?

Also is your husband in the marines, camp pendleton? Thats where i will be too 

[ECCK 211]

2 hours ago, Reagbutts said:

Hii sorry to but in but was it easy taking your dogs? 

I have a chihuahua to fly from Aus to LA, do they have to quarantine ?

Also is your husband in the marines, camp pendleton? Thats where i will be too 

There's no quarantine for dogs coming into the US. My cat flew with me from Aus to US in June. The hardest part is finding a spot on a flight for your pet during Covid. I would recommend you looking into it early because there aren't many flights flying between the AUS and US. You might also want to get your dog their rabies shot if they haven't, as some airlines require it. 

[Reagbutts 4]

39 minutes ago, ECCK said:

There's no quarantine for dogs coming into the US. My cat flew with me from Aus to US in June. The hardest part is finding a spot on a flight for your pet during Covid. I would recommend you looking into it early because there aren't many flights flying between the AUS and US. You might also want to get your dog their rabies shot if they haven't, as some airlines require it. 

Thanks so much for the info! 

[Cilllah 476]

19 hours ago, KittyKat3072 said:

I'll let everyone know if or when I hear back from the senator. And/or if I hear anything from the offices. We're running out of time to get his SSN prior to filing the EAD.

I wonder if we could file the for the EAD and then ask for an expedite on it which would provide him with a SSN.  Hmm.

Please keep us updated! We are filing in September as that’s when we can get health insurance at his new job but I wanted this SSN way before that.

[KittyKat3072 235]

So. I was thinking today about our SSN options and what I could do to get him one. I thought, hmm what proof would they need for a public health care need to get an appointment? Knowing how disconnected all these offices are just with their own information and rules I doubt they would know too much about the visa/green card rules with public benefits,  also the public market place is "public health care". So I thought, what if I told them he needed public healthcare for this type 1 diabetes. So I did just that. I called them and told them my fiance came here a little bit ago and he's looking for ssn for public health care. They asked if it was a dire need and I said yes and told him about the diabetes and the short length of time we have to get him a ssn. He talked to his supervisor and took his name and number told me what he needed to bring with him to the appointment. Then he said that someone would contact him this week about scheduling an appointment. I mean I dunno if it will actually pan out but there's some hope. 
I still haven't heard anything back from the senator or anything. But I will keep you guys posted if and when I hear anything *fingers crossed*

[Cilllah 476]

On 7/22/2020 at 1:08 PM, KittyKat3072 said:

So. I was thinking today about our SSN options and what I could do to get him one. I thought, hmm what proof would they need for a public health care need to get an appointment? Knowing how disconnected all these offices are just with their own information and rules I doubt they would know too much about the visa/green card rules with public benefits,  also the public market place is "public health care". So I thought, what if I told them he needed public healthcare for this type 1 diabetes. So I did just that. I called them and told them my fiance came here a little bit ago and he's looking for ssn for public health care. They asked if it was a dire need and I said yes and told him about the diabetes and the short length of time we have to get him a ssn. He talked to his supervisor and took his name and number told me what he needed to bring with him to the appointment. Then he said that someone would contact him this week about scheduling an appointment. I mean I dunno if it will actually pan out but there's some hope. 
I still haven't heard anything back from the senator or anything. But I will keep you guys posted if and when I hear anything *fingers crossed*

Please let me know how this goes as I would try it to! What are you saying about the short length of time to get a SSN? 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

3 hours ago, Cilllah said:

Please let me know how this goes as I would try it to! What are you saying about the short length of time to get a SSN? 

Basically, in normal times you have 76 days to apply for an SSN on a K-1 (90 days - two weeks) or you have to wait until EAD or green card to get one.

[ECCK 211]

On 7/22/2020 at 2:08 PM, KittyKat3072 said:

So. I was thinking today about our SSN options and what I could do to get him one. I thought, hmm what proof would they need for a public health care need to get an appointment? Knowing how disconnected all these offices are just with their own information and rules I doubt they would know too much about the visa/green card rules with public benefits,  also the public market place is "public health care". So I thought, what if I told them he needed public healthcare for this type 1 diabetes. So I did just that. I called them and told them my fiance came here a little bit ago and he's looking for ssn for public health care. They asked if it was a dire need and I said yes and told him about the diabetes and the short length of time we have to get him a ssn. He talked to his supervisor and took his name and number told me what he needed to bring with him to the appointment. Then he said that someone would contact him this week about scheduling an appointment. I mean I dunno if it will actually pan out but there's some hope. 
I still haven't heard anything back from the senator or anything. But I will keep you guys posted if and when I hear anything *fingers crossed*

I just got a call from our local social security office today and they've scheduled an appointment for my interview next week so that I can get a SSN! We called about two weeks ago and they said they would call us back one week later (last week) to schedule an appointment but we didn't hear anything from them. I assumed it fell through but we chased them up this morning to check if we could still get an appointment. Around 2 hours later the supervisor called me back and has scheduled me in! When I originally spoke to them about my need to get an SSN, I told them that I needed it so I could be included on my husband's health insurance and also that I wasn't able to get on the Navy base due to covid restricting visitors. I told them my K1 was going to expire in September and that I could possible get one through the EAD process but that was likely going to take half a year. They were really helpful and said they'll see what they can do to help me get my SSN while my K1 was still valid. If you don't hear back on the appointment, I would definitely suggest calling them back and check! 

[Cilllah 476]

I called my local office and they said literally the only way I can get one is with a job offer. I mentioned health insurance but it was a no go. Maybe I’ll try calling again but I’m not optimistic.

[Gii 48]

I just got an exemption to leave Australia to visit my partner. I haven’t done the interview or medical yet in Australia due to the closures obviously. 
Does anyone have any tips of what documents I should take with me to show that I intend to return to Aus? My trip will be for 3 weeks and then I have 2 weeks in quarantine in Brisbane. 
I have my full time work contract and my casual work contract, but I don’t have a rental agreement as my work supplies me with accomodation.  I fully intend on returning because I don’t want to screw up this process and have to restart.