TerriandEric

Thanks heaps Vanessa and Terri! Very informative . Yeah I've done stacks of reading!! LOL

I do hope you get your NOA2 soon Terri! It must be a horrible waiting game ... I know when the time comes for me, I'll be checking the progress everyday lol.

Vanessa I got to your Australian Beneficiaries page, thanks heaps for the tip I will have a read of it now and save it to my favourites also.

I read your POE review, how exciting for you! I didn't realise we'd be allowed to stand in the US Citizen line once the Visa was in hand, I just assumed we'd stand in the non US Citizen longggggggggggggggggg queues! lol

The wait is lonnnnnnnnnngggggg but the end is worth every second of it. I check progress twice a day...####### I know but its a habit now LOL.

There was an NOA2 issued today for someone from November 20...I am crossing everything available that our turn comes around just as quickly as theirs did.

Anyway, my brain is fried from reading some transplant stuff for my son..so I am off to sleep before spending my day tomorrow frantically packing.

Chat later all xxx

Somebody else asked this on another section of this site yesterday & the answer that was given then was no it shouldn't..I am hoping that remains the case.

WOW November 20 NOA2. There is hope for us yet.

Ok I've done lots of hours of reading. Now tell me, I know NOA is Notice of Assessment (I think?), so NOA1 and NOA2 are just notifications right?

After receiving NOA1, is there anything you have to file or do you just then wait for NOA2, which I think comes with Packet 3 and then you do your medical and police report stuff, getting it all ready for the interview? I am probably way off base, but that is the impression I'm getting from everything I've been reading and peoples little signature thingies lol.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, is there anything you need to file or get done in between receiving NOA1 and NOA2?

I hope I've made sense lol.

Oh and what does *touched* mean??

You have been busy reading LOL..

NOA1 is the notice you receive basically telling you that they have received your petition.

NOA2 is the notice saying they have approved the petition and it is being sent off to the NVC to be forwarded to the relevant Consulate. Once there they do a few other checks & it gets forwarded to the Embassy...when they receive it you will receive Packet 3 which will give you all your instructions regarding medical etc. You can do your Police Report in advance -- but it needs to still be valid at time of interview. I have dont mine last week prior to my son getting ill.

Between NOA1 & NOA2 you prepare all the paperwork for interview, your man gets allt he papers ready for the affidavit of support and continue life as per normal.

We are jsut waiting -- watching for NOA2 lol

CONGRATS Bacon!!! :dance:

Jamie I had to do the whole kid thing for this process. I rang the Family Law Court to find out what my options were because my ex husband has never furnished us with an address, he changes jobs faster then Child Support can catch him, and is in general a pain in the butt. I was advised that I had to make a concerted effort to find him -- think Electrol Roll, Family, Friends, last known employer etc. Once those avenues are exhausted you can apply to the courts for permission to take the children overseas for immigration purposes. IF you already have sole custody granted through the courts, you do not need the fathers permission. I managed to find my ex husband & got him to sign a Stat Dec stating he gives permission for me to take my children to reside in the USA permanently. If you get the stat dec make sure they also send you with that stat dec a copy of their photographic ID. You will need all of this for Interview stage....if you have to find him I would start now to save any headaches later.

Thanks Dowhatever -- He is doing much better today. He is sitting up in bed being the cheeky little so & so we all know him to be LOL More surgery towards the end of next week so he is in Westmead for a couple of weeks yet...long days for me.

Jamie I had to do the whole kid thing for this process. I rang the Family Law Court to find out what my options were because my ex husband has never furnished us with an address, he changes jobs faster then Child Support can catch him, and is in general a pain in the butt. I was advised that I had to make a concerted effort to find him -- think Electrol Roll, Family, Friends, last known employer etc. Once those avenues are exhausted you can apply to the courts for permission to take the children overseas for immigration purposes. IF you already have sole custody granted through the courts, you do not need the fathers permission. I managed to find my ex husband & got him to sign a Stat Dec stating he gives permission for me to take my children to reside in the USA permanently. If you get the stat dec make sure they also send you with that stat dec a copy of their photographic ID. You will need all of this for Interview stage....if you have to find him I would start now to save any headaches later.

Best of Luck to all those flying out over the next few days...enjoy every second you have left here.

So whats the difference between the 2 igor lists?? The one on here says i'm 244 & the Berkley one says 239....I'm confused...lol Excited about the Nov approval though...getting closer

I have no idea what the difference is. I have only ever looked at the one on this site.

That Nov approval has me all excited...maybe the wait wont be much longer for us..but I am not counting on it.

yeah isn't it amazing!? the email said:

"Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

On January 20, 2010, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283."

I actually grumbled when I first saw it b/c I assumed it was an RFE!

WOWSERS!!! Congrats!! Now if only CSC would hurry up!

Things seem to be moving (on Igor's list at least) . We've moved about 10 places in the last week so I guess that everyone else has too! Yipee... I'm suffering at my job because it's awful so I can't wait to be able to tell them where to put it and move over to be with my lovely man!

I had noticed that Igor's List was moving too...we have jumped 14 spots this week..that has been the bright spot in my week. My son is in hospital and will be there for the next few weeks...at least it is passing the time until NOA2 arrives

Thanks everyone for the ohms & well wishes. My son had his surgery yesterday and was in agony for the msot part of the night. They have put the Vas Cath into his jugular on the right side of his neck. He is extremely uncomfortable with it, they removed his PD Catheter as well but they will insert a new one of those next week sometime. They put a NG tube in for supplemental feeding as well. He has a PCA for managing his pain levels which helps immensely. I am doing the daily shuffle of into Westmead for 9 hours then home again to attempt to pack & get some sleep.

Wont be around for a couple of weeks as we are looking at a minimum stay of 2 weeks in there...thank heavens there is a Starbucks in the lobby!

Hey all,

Thanks for the well wishes for my son. Things are not looking good at all. He was meant to have surgery today to fix his PD Catheter, but due to unforeseen emergencies his surgery was shuffled to tomorrow. We at least know now the course of action they are taking. They will remove his PD Catheter and insert a Vas Cath so he can begin Haemo Dialysis tomorrow afternoon. They will also insert a nasal gastric tube so he can have supplemental feeding as he has lost almost 2 kilos over the last couple of days. He is resting semi comfortably...he has his PCA button to give pain relief via the drip pump...so he is in pixie land most of the time which is the best thing for him at present. He will have to have the Haemo Dialysis over the next 6 weeks or so and that means hospital visits 3 days of the week for 6 hours a day...I am trying to keep a semi normal routine for my 12yo daughter but thats not happening. I have shielded my other kids from all his medical visits over the years but now they have been confronted with it ad Bek is shocked and wide eyed at all her brother has to endure.

Anyway, just wanted to update a little..nothing new on the USCIS front *#######* hope everyone is enjoying their weekends

The child has to be mentioned at the interview stage not on the petition. Also you MUST have a signed affidavit from the biological father giving permission for the child to live permanently in the USA OR court papers granting sole custody to the mother. Without these things, the child CAN not be granted K2 derivative status nor can they travel. You also need the father to sign on the passport application, without that the AUS government will not issue the passport..once again you can also have permission from the Family Courts granting permission for the mother to make all travel arrangements regarding the child in question.

I know all this as I have just had to get it all done for my son & daughter.

On the petition, do not fret as the first place you will mention the child is on the I 134...and again on the paperwork for Packet 3.

CORRECTION - Sorry you do mention ALL children on the petition but you do not specify who is travelling with you when you leave.

I apologize -- I am exhausted as my youngest son was hospitalized yesterday with a severe bout of peritonitis and after very long days at the hospital I am off there again tomorrow as he needs surgery to fix his PD Catheter. At this stage it looks like we will be spending the next 6 weeks in Westmead Childrens Hospital..at least by the end of that we should have NOA2 lol.

From what I understand, all you have to do is make sure your 8 1/2 y/o is mentioned in your K1 petition as a person that is going with you. I know there's also something about the child's father signing something for permission but that might happen at the P3 stage. Hope those links give you something to work on.

The child has to be mentioned at the interview stage not on the petition. Also you MUST have a signed affidavit from the biological father giving permission for the child to live permanently in the USA OR court papers granting sole custody to the mother. Without these things, the child CAN not be granted K2 derivative status nor can they travel. You also need the father to sign on the passport application, without that the AUS government will not issue the passport..once again you can also have permission from the Family Courts granting permission for the mother to make all travel arrangements regarding the child in question.

I know all this as I have just had to get it all done for my son & daughter.

On the petition, do not fret as the first place you will mention the child is on the I 134...and again on the paperwork for Packet 3.

Current Status: Approval notice sent.

We received this at 9:30PM tonight. Woohooooo we are so happy.

I wish everyone gets approvals soon!!!

CONGRATS!! :dance:

We have gone from 229 up to 214 today WOOHOOO!

I have intiated my police check here...should have it in two weeks.

Hope everyone else is doing well...I am trying not to refresh the USCIS site too often...I check at the beginning of the day for the US and the end of the day lol.

Visa approved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, it went quickly and smoothly. i was nervous as all heck but it was extremely painless. Thanks to everyone for their support.

Congrats to you too Colin. I'm sure i probably saw you there sometime this morning.

:dance: CONGRATS!!!

CONGRATS Janet & Simon

CONGRATS!!!

I am with you Y&E, lots of foot tapping & wringing of hands while we wait....hopefully they will hurry through them all.

CONGRATS Colin!! AWESOME news!!

I went & started the ball rolling for my police check this morning..another thing ticked off my list...now if only I could find a fairy to have my house packed when I wake up!

From what I understand your fiance also needs the NOA2 for the interview, which you receive after the 129-F is approved here in the US...correct me others if this is wrong So if you have someone who can send it to you if you are leaving soon Best of luck.

Monica

Hey & Welcome!

You also need to provide all the relevant paperwork for the Affidavit of Support that your fiance will need at her interview. So before you leave you might want to get that all in order.

I went and got my Police Check started here in Australia today...it should take 2 weeks to get back to me. Eric is off to his bank tomorrow to get the relevant statements & papers ordered from them.

Now to finish packing up the house *groan*

Good Luck to those with interviews or medicals tomorrow.

I have been packing madly to be prepared to move back into my parents house in 3 weeks...I just arranged for most of my scrapbooking stash to go to a new home...so that is a relief that it will go to someone who will appreciate it all. The rest is slowly being packed, clothes have been given away to the Salvation Army and we have only what we will wear over the next few months. Kind of nice to be cleaning house this way LOL

HELP!!

Everyone's talking about Zooper Doopers on FB and it made me look for them... but I can't find a stockist here in the US. Anyone know of one? Or Sunny boys?

I have just had a quick search of all the Australian shopping sites I have links for & I turned up nothing. Sorry Vanessa

I did notice FB has a Zooper Doopers pages on there.

Facebook was just as good, I guess!

As for photos, lined up our photographer the other day....same guy who did our engagement photos. We're very lucky that someone that knows us well will be shooting us, makes the day much more stress free!

My mother announced our engagement on Facebook within 10 minutes of Eric proposing lol...was rather funny but all our extended family found out that way.

Having a photographer who yu have worked with before makes it that much easier too. Anything that makes that day a little less stressful works for me.

Lol. I vetoed (or tried to) a couple of things like the photos but Tony's mother said she "may as well not come" if she couldn't watch and take her own. Actually really pissed of our photographer that she kept bogarting people for HER pics. As it turned out the photog's photos weren't all that good so it was good to have her pics but still!

Good on your for doing it your way finally! I look forward to pics when they're available

The one thing I am a stickler for is the photography aspect. We are both amatuer photographers anyway and with scrap booking being my hobby of choice, photos are important. When the dust settles & the years pass, they are the things that remain..and every bride deserves great ones. The girlfriend of mine who took our engagement photos in October around Sydney Harbor is originally from Seattle, as she will be 'home' around our wedding she will fly out to take the photos..so I have no stress about finding a photographer who will get the shots I want.

Once it is all said & done I will be completing the photographers course I want to and that will become our home based business...in a few years anyway lol

OMG Vanessa...it sounds like every brides nightmare. There is nothing worse then that 'guilt' trip of 'we travelled so far to be here etc' I had that exact thing said to me when I married my ex husband. His Aunt travelled from QLD to the Hunter Valley for the occassion. She arrived a week prior & expected that I would just drop everything & take her sight seeing -- excuse me..not a chance love! The day of my wedding to him his mother kept insisting on accompanying us to the photoshoot after the ceremony...she wasnt happy when I vetoed that one either.

As this is Eric's & my third wedding each we have opted for a very low key affair on our 3 acres at home. There will be no more then 20 people in attendance including us & my daughter. There wont be a honeymoon because of my daughter but once school gets out for the summer we are going away as a family for a weeks vacation. We have tentatively set a date, and our officiant is fluid as she has been through the K1 process & understands about delays etc....but USCIS willing & all going smoothly...our date is set & I will be with my man for my birthday this year