Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	America/Australia March Posting	It's 3.15am here in Adelaide and received one excited call from Bill. He received a text saying that our case had been updated. I logged on and guess what we have received a RFE, Not sure what for yet no doubt we will receive an email from our Lawyer. Vermont Service Center Sent I-129F 2010-01-06 Received NOA1 2010-01-13 Touched 2010-01-17 Received RFE 2010-05-13	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-05-13 13:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	America/Australia March Posting	Hi Gypsy Good to hear that all is ok with you and hope that everything now progresses quickly. As for us nothing as yet but hanging in there and praying everyday we will hear soon. It's been nearly 4mths since our NOA1. I want this wait to be over but so do all of us on here and I wish everyone well. Kathy	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-05-05 17:23:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	America/Australia March Posting	Hi All Tell me if I should be getting worried. I know Vermont is taking longer to process K1 NOA2 than California but I am seeing were some couples are receiving their NOA2 and they submitted their application to Vermont after us. I have been checking if our application has been touched and it was only once on the 17th Jan 2010. We received our NOA1 on the 13th Jan 2010. Hope someone could put my mind to rest. Kathy	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-04-15 14:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	America/Australia March Posting	Hi Terri and Eric so happy that you are finally together and settling into a routine. I can't wait till I can do the same. Still waiting on my NOA2 from Vermont. They have had it now 3mths so hopefully soon. Hey Gypsy. How exciting another grand child. I have 5 grand children the youngest born on 27th Jan this year. It is going to be so hard leaving them to live in the USA but I feel that this is now my time and with technology today when it wants to work we can still keep in touch. Great idea about the vacumn bags for taking clothing over. I will look into getting some. Keep in touch Kathy	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-04-13 17:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	America/Australia March Posting	Hi another Aussie here waiting patiently in South Australia. We receieved our NOA1 on the 13th Jan 2010 but still waiting on our NOA2 hopefully it won't be too much longer. We filed with the Vermont office and I have seen a few on here that have already received their NOA2 and they submitted their paper after us. I am just praying that no news is good news and there is nothing wrong with our application. It's good to be hearing from other Aussies so I will keep an eye on this thread. Kathy	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-04-07 22:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Shots/Vaccines needed to get for K1	Hi....I too have no records of my vacinations so I decided to have all the required vacinations by my local General Practitioner. I have completed all what is required and once I get a date for my medical i will get a copy of what I have had and take with me...I have read that you can wait till your medical but I want things to run smoothly and thought if I have them now it will not casue any more delays.	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-03-28 01:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What is the Adam Walsh ACT	Thanks for the information on this....We received what our RFE was about and the lawyer did not explain that all it was. Was that hubby to be did not tick a box on page 2 of the F129 form. You would think in paying money to a lawyer they would be checking and double checking forms before they are sent in.	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-05-18 15:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What is the Adam Walsh ACT	Hoping someone can shed some light on this..... We received a RFE and our Lawyer has contacted us saying it is to do with the Adam Walsh ACT... She said it is part of a new form USCIS is making people resond to. Has anyone else had to respond to this and what is it???? Confused	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-05-17 20:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help!!	Hi There ..We received a RFE too. The reason was because a box was not ticked..We received it in a few days you will get notification once they receive it back. We are still waiting for our NOA2. Good luck	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-06-03 06:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Help!!	Yes, you have to wait. Perhaps you missed something when filing out the form, maybe they need some documentation. You won't know until you get the actual piece of paper. Sorry, this is not an easy process. We got an RFE too and it was about 2 weeks before we got the paper saying what we had to send in Good luck	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-06-03 06:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	After Visa Interview in Australia	Hi Barbara...Welcome to VJ I had the same problem when i went for my interview on the 3rd Aug. It seems that they send all Visa's out on Thursdays so if you didn't get it today you should get it next Friday. I wish you all the best for your wedding on the 11th. I leave for the States on the 14th Sept can't wait it's been a long time coming like everyone else on here. Kathy	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-08-27 06:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	POE OK	Hi Barbara Great to hear that you are home in the U.S. I wish you all the best for your wedding on Saturday and for the the years ahead with the man of your dreams. Kathy	USAand OZ	Female	Australia	2010-09-07 03:21:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	QUOTE (hampster @ Apr 9 2009, 07:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (hampster @ Apr 6 2009, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi All .. well it's that time now.. to send off our I-751 Removal of Conditions 1 Question , do we organize my 2 passport style pictures for the Application and attach them to it, Or do we do it when they do the Biometrics? Congrats to one and all who's Visa's have come through And to those who are still waiting .. believe me the wait is more than worth it Thanks Paul anyone Paul, when i filed my removal of conditions last year i attached the two passport photos to the application. When they sent me the letter for biometrics they took my photo at their office, thats a standard thing they do. Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2009-04-09 15:10:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Removalist	Thanks for the hint sadie and thanks for the info Matt, i contacted them and they gave me their Adelaide affiliate	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-03-06 00:02:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Removalist	Hi Folks, I was just wondering if anyone in Adelaide has used a removalist here to get their furniture and stuff over to the US, or could recommend one, i am sure it is quite expensive, but, must be done Any idea would be appreciated AG	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-03-05 01:37:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Interview :)	Hi guys just wanted to share the good news, got the interview date today from Sydney only 29 days away, i still have to get my police check from London done as i lived there for 17 months in the early 70's and that takes 40 days apparently, eeeeek, it may not arrive in time for the interview, has anyone had this happen with a police certificate? as i was only notified by the Sydney embassy that i have to have one, not much notice given as it was by mail the day before i got the interview letter Cheers AG	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-03-10 05:19:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Police clearance	Thanks aussiewench, put my mind at rest , this last leg of the journey seems more stressful than anything prior to it, I just wish my husband was here with me for the interview. Cheers AG	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-04-03 04:29:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Police clearance	Hi Guys My police check from London will not be here in time for my interview for my immigrant visa this week when i fly to Sydney, does that mean they will not issue a visa to me? has anyone had this happen to them. AG	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-04-03 00:54:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Had my interview :)	Thanks folks for the congrats, it is nice to to share with people who understand the feelings of what all this means Cheers AG	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-04-11 18:07:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Had my interview :)	Hi folks, just wanting to share my good news with you all. Flew to Sydney for my CR1 interview on Friday, went fantastic, took just over an hour with all the waiting time, the consulate officer was great. I walked out of there with a big grin on my face and very very happy that all this nearly 13 months of paperwork and being apart from my husband is just about finally finished. So next step is booking airfares for my hubby to come over, get the furniture and stuff and of course my pet parrot over there and we will be flying out in June. Cheers AG	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-04-08 08:14:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Arrived in USA :)	Hi everyone Just thought i would update you on my adventures. I am now in the Durango. CO, wonderful feeling to be with hubby permanetly. Coming through LA PO was so quick and easy, they just checked my brown enevelope. got me to sign papers and that was it, took all of 5 mins. Some info that may assist anyone. I used Grace Bros in Adelaide to ship all my furniture and stuff, i highly recommend them they were fantastic, only took 3 weeks to arrive in LA and it will be delivered in 2 weeks to home, very reasonable cost too. My parrot arrived well and happy, was in quarantine for 1 month, he is home now tho. I used Animal transport in Adelaide to handle him and Jets n Pets(Gary Wingate) in LA who was fantastic. Thanks for all the info that was shown on this site to make one aware of what was to come. i really appreciated it all and eased alot of stress. Be well all and take care Parys (AGal)	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-07-20 11:52:00
Asia: East and Pacific	hotel in Sydney	After i checked the Travelodge online prices i rang them and they gave me the room for $130 instead of the $155. Cheers	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-10-02 10:57:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Australian Products	Hi All Just thought some of you may be interested in this link for purchasing a good range of Australian items in the USA. Meat pies look nice http://about-austral...p.com/index.php Cheers	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-10-18 16:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	How many People from ADELAIDE / SOUTH OZ?	Allo Hampster I lived in Glenelg, moved to USA June 2006 finally after the longgggggg process	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2007-01-08 15:36:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Aussies - where are you living in the USA	Howdy folks I am a Brit that moved to Australia/Victoria when i was 11, lived in Victoria in various places for years then moved to Glenelg in South Australia in 2000, loved it there and miss that place heaps. Now living in Durango Colorado with hubby, my American sweetie I miss chocolate teddy bear bickies and royales......constantly. I even miss vegemite even tho i did not eat it alot..lol I miss my Aussie friends......and the accents. I wish i had bought my pudding steamer....as some of you may have read that already somewhere else..grin every australian needs one Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2007-11-27 16:47:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Trying to find a.........	StillThePrettiest, Some of the moving Companies probably will say they have to pack, i think the reason being is due to all the stuff coming through customs and may be easier that way so customs do not unpack it all and do the search thing I would suggest you talk with a moving Company and see what goes. Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2007-12-05 17:14:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Trying to find a.........	Thanks Tracy, very much appreciated Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2007-11-29 13:30:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Trying to find a.........	Hi Folks This post was supposed to go into the Aussie thread..ummm... duhhhh she must have pressed the wrong thing. THANK YOU!!! for your replies Kath and Jodee thanks for the suggestions, i really appreciate it and thanks MelindaandTarek for not knowing..lol, but, nice of you to post a reply I have been so obessed with this the last week. Phewwwww, i feel i can relax now. Durango being such an isolated place to get things one feels like one is going nuts when i try to find things. Tracy that sounds bloody marvellous what you offered, definatly like that idea. If you could let me know cost etc and how i can pay you....I do have a Paypal acc and can transfer it that way to you. We solved our DVD issue by buying a large flat screen for the pc and watch our movies that way, so much easier for us as we do not own a TV (we did not want one) so that serves two purposes..for my artwork and movies. I had every international moving CO in Adelaide out to give me quotes and i found Grace Bros the best for our needs and the cheapest. We had approx 15 CM's...88 boxes of all sizes and some furniture that cost us just over 10 grand. They were very professional and nice to deal with, We recieved it in 5 weeks, no damage to anything. I did bring some electrical items as well and got a power convertor, they are much cheaper here. Whoo Hooo... Thanks Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2007-11-20 11:49:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Trying to find a.........	Hi fellow Aussies Can anyone suggest where i can get a Pudding Steamer in this Country, i have looked high and low and its is driving me bloody crazy I have been asked...what is that...ummmm. I had a couple in OZ land, wish i had bought the dam things with me Any suggestion would be appreciated Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2007-11-19 12:21:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Happy Australia Day	G'Day Happy Australia Day to everyone Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2008-01-25 13:30:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi Fellow Aussies Just wanted to share my good news with you all Just been approved for the 10 year Green card, Yahhhh!!!! This is my time line if anyone is interested to know: 3 April - Posted 1-751 8 April – Received at Nebraska Service Center 17 April Documents returned due to not filling out correct amount on cheque 18 April re sent documents and cheque 22 April received at California 25 Cheque cashed 29 April received NOA extended 1 year stay 5 May received letter for biometrics 16 May Biometrics in Albuquerque 16 May touched 18 May Touched 23 Sept RFE 14 Oct Sent RFE Documents 17 Oct Received at California 23 Sept Card Production ordered Cheers parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2008-10-24 11:28:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi fellow Aussies Nice to read and keep up on what is going on with everyone Wishing everyone all the best in where you are on the journey. I am in the Removal of Conditions process, just thought you may like to know my time line with it. The waiting game Cheers Parys 2008 18 April sent documents and cheque 23 April received at California 25 April cheque cashed 29 April received NOA (extended 1 year stay) 5 May received letter for biometrics 16 May Biometrics in Albuquerque 16 May touched 18 May touched	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2008-09-17 11:45:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	Hi Folks I read this forum all the time, nice to see all the posts and fellow Aussies i dont contribute much as i never know what to say. Good luck with your interview Paul and I wish everyone else going through their journeys and where they are at all good stuff and thanks for all the recipes. If anyone is ever is in Durango let me know, be nice to meet Take care Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2007-04-10 12:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	David, I used Grace Brothers in South Australia to ship all my stuff to the US, found them very good,professional,fast and reasonable cost.	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2006-09-13 15:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Returning to Aus for a Holiday	Yes, I am an Australian citizen yohina. Thank you for the replies, much appreciated and puts my mind at rest Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2011-02-05 20:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Returning to Aus for a Holiday	Thanks for the reply Inky. I was meaning do i need a return visa to enter back into Australia for the holiday as i have been out of Australia for nearly 5 years. Thanks parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2011-02-05 01:26:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Returning to Aus for a Holiday	Hi Folks I will be going back to Aus for a holiday in April for approx 3 weeks. Seeing as i have not been back since i moved to the US in June 2006 do i need to get a returning visa at all? or, can i just travel back with no issues happening at the Aus end? Just a bit concerned about this. as i want to book the trip. Thanks Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2011-02-05 00:55:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	10 year Green Card	QUOTE (Traditions Way @ Oct 26 2008, 10:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations! What was your RFE? They requested further evidence of updated bank statements, tax stuff and other documents that showed both of our names on it. Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2008-10-26 15:52:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	10 year Green Card	Hi Folks Just wanted to share my good news with you all Just been approved for the 10 year Green card, Yahhhh!!!! This is my time line if anyone is interested to know: 2008 3 April - Posted 1-751 8 April – Received at Nebraska Service Center 17 April Documents returned due to not filling out correct amount on cheque 18 April re sent documents and cheque 22 April received at California 25 Cheque cashed 29 April received NOA extended 1 year stay 5 May received letter for biometrics 16 May Biometrics in Albuquerque 16 May touched 18 May Touched 23 Sept RFE 14 Oct Sent RFE Documents 17 Oct Received at California 23 Sept Card Production ordered Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2008-10-24 11:32:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Request for more evidence - what else can we send them?	Merp, we had the same thing happen recently with an RFE. and we had a lot of evidence too. So all we did was send in copies of exactly what we sent prior, chucked in a few Xmas cards from Australia, updated and current copies of our bank account statements and a current electric bill in both names. 7 days later got the 10 year GC in the mail, no updates showed on their website for it. I personally think they had lost some of our info, so just needed it again. Cheers Parys	AussieGal	Female	Australia	2008-12-30 12:26:00