Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Australia and New Zealand	NSW Police Check - Which Form?	Hi, I am from South Australia. Does anyone here know which police check shall I get? for the federal one? or SA is enough? (I guess the federal one now) i actually just got one police check but it is apparently not a full disclosure...i am glad that i saw this topic and realized that i might be wrong.... Hey 2011fall For South Australia, the Embassy website *Click Here* says: National Police Certificate & Fingerprint Checks (NPC) will only be prepared for those people who reside in South Australia. South Australian residents living overseas should refer requests to the Australian Federal Police website or via e-mail at vetting@afp.gov.au. Residents of other states should direct enquiries to the police service of the state or territory in which they reside. The standard timeframe to process a NPC is between 5-15 working days. The fee for a National Police Certificate & Fingerprint Check is A$140 (subject to change, please check current fee direct with SA police). Please find guidance and application forms on the South Australian Police website. I went to the website and had a look, the information page and link to the application form is here: National Police Certificate And the fee listed on the Canberra embassy website is now wrong, it's gone up to $159 Hope all this helps	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-04-16 04:51:00
Australia and New Zealand	NSW Police Check - Which Form?	Make sure you take the form with you... both police stations I went to only had the P799 and insisted it was fine. Until I showed them the website where it says P800 is required and then they admited they didn't do many and weren't 100% sure of the process. Made me wonder why they tried to change my mind if they didnt know what they were doing	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-04-16 04:40:00
Australia and New Zealand	Medicals with Sydney Panel Physicians	Thanks for letting me know! Great...ANOTHER NEEDLE....should have made my husband move here instead lol. Oh well....I guess I just need to toughen up....it will be worth it when I get to be with my husband for more than 3mths at a time! Thats it... focus on the goal I'm terrible with needles too, but I felt almost nothing when Dr millar gave me that flu shot	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-04-06 03:42:00
Australia and New Zealand	Medicals with Sydney Panel Physicians	Thanks Barbara! Guess it doesn't really matter then which one I go to ...they both seem fine. Guess it will just depend on which one has an availability to suit when I can make a trip to Sydney. Thanks all for the info - I appreciate it. Being organised and knowing exactly what needs to happen and when is making this process much more bearable. So glad I found VJ! I went to Dr Millar today... prices and experience was exactly the same as mentioned by curvebell Nice older guy with a quirky sense of humor too. One thing to be aware of though, as of April 1st, the consulate has decided we all need a flu shot. I had it done while I was there, cost $25. Not sure if your gp could do it for free on medicare or not? just wanted to get it over and done with, so i paid for mine and got it while I was there	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-04-05 07:54:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	I think the Approval you guys are talking about is the approval from csc or vsc??? Mine had a big red approved stamp right on the front of my file lol All good now, congrats on your approval so when do you fly out? Edited by Wayne-Rachel, 06 September 2011 - 06:46 AM.	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-09-06 06:45:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Oops sorry..should have been more clear! I meant the 'New Immigrant' line (secondary screening where they took my envelope, fingerprint, signed some papers and stamped my passport), that they sent me to after I had waited 45mins in the Visitors line for the intial screening lol! Ahhh ok my bad, lol I never had to go thru that bit, the officer at the initial screening took my envelope, fingerprints etc	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-31 06:01:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Well.... I MADE IT! POE last Wednesday through LAX - was very easy - I was the only person in the 'New Immigrant' line at 10.30am - that's gotta be a first lol! Damn, I didn't know there was a new immigrant line? I just went thru the lines for non us passport holders/aliens and the lines were soooo long lol...	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-30 05:19:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Visa in hand Awesome	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-29 08:01:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Nice one we had a wedding in our garden, was inexpensive but very nice still... Ahh lax huh? Me too... I didn't get many questions at the passport gate there I had one of those small trolley suitcases for my hand luggage and it had a pocket under the lid... I put it in a plastic document wallet from the newsagent then put it in there and it arrived nice and safe and undamaged	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-26 07:45:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	VISA'S IN THE MAIL! VISA'S IN THE MAIL! VISA'S IN THE MAIL!!!!!! Sorry, capslock is the only way i know how to express myself when i'm excited, lol. i think it's finally sunk in that i'm going home to my baby <3 only bad thing, it's friday so i'll have to wait til monday to get it Yeah, mine was in the mail Friday and received Monday too... don't forget not to open the yellow envelope and pack it safely in your hand luggage... You'll need to present it with your passport and the i94 you get on the plane where are you flying into?	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-26 06:47:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Awesome! you'll be on your way soon... Congrats guys	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-23 09:17:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	nice... I wanted to leave aus via Bangkok or phuket, but the airline I flew with didn't have flights from bangkok to lax so I would have ha to double back on myself to Australia before heading to la sucks big time...	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-20 08:28:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Yeahhh, i'm actually feeling oddly calm right now. i know i'm as prepared as i can be and theres nothing else that i can really do right now, lol. saw my travel agent to 'tentatively' book some flights the other day too, i'm going Adelaide to Auckland to LAX to Phoenix......never been to new zealand before, lol Yup, that's about how I was too lol but the night before the interview I so couldn't sleep lol Nz huh? I haven't been there either, but don't forget to order fush and chups at sux o'clock bro, and put the liftovers in the frudge lol hahahahahha	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-20 06:35:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Lol... You'll be fine and over here in no time	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-19 07:05:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Lol I was hoping the same thing, but not only was there nobody from here interviewing, the other people up there were already married and going for cr1. So at that point I was all alone in my mission lol	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-19 05:52:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Hey guys Can anyone update me about paying for K1 visa as to where about in SYDNEY you paid it. I went to my local Aus Post and the lady tried for almost 45 mins and said she cant work out how to pay for it. I paid for mine at the post office in narellan town center and the lady knew exactly what to do otherwise, there is a lady from England at Liverpool westfields post office who is very knowledgeable but I cant remember her name :|= Can you tell me a Aus Post branch in SYD which you paid at and knew what to do ?? Thanks for helping in advance. Sean Ooops i put my reply in the middle of ur quote lol... Stupid phone lol	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-16 10:16:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	soon soon... Good luck but you'll be fine	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-12 21:40:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Paid my visa fee today note to anyone in south australia, i paid mine at the Unley post office and the lady who served me knew exactly what i needed when i told her i need to pay the K visa fee no hassles, was well pleased, lol Awesome when is your interview???	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-12 07:07:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Yay! He passed his interview today! It won't be much longer until we are together again! Yay congrats... He will be Back soon, great feeling isn't it?	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-02 06:37:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Thanks everyone for the compliments and best of luck for the interview Ashton & Ben	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-08-01 06:42:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Thanks guys	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-29 10:06:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Okie... here's some pics now I'm not being so slack LOL (sorry, this is going to take a huge chunk up on this page lol) My baby girl, Erin Elizabeth Beattie And one of our wedding pics July 23rd, 2011 Edited by Wayne-Rachel, 29 July 2011 - 08:51 AM.	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-29 08:49:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Ooops...may not have posted very clearly lol....I'm not pregnant...not yet anyway! Hoping to be stateside by the end of August....so hopefully will be changing that real soon lol. Awww...that is so cute!!! I going to have to get one of those lol! Oooppssssieee.... My bad, sorry! LOL	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-29 08:23:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Congrats on your baby boy! I was wondering how you went. Wow...so many Aussie/American babies born lately! Hope I will be having one of my own soon enough! That's great news thought I'd share this with everyone here http://www.cafepress...a_bib,436737806 Edited by Wayne-Rachel, 29 July 2011 - 07:33 AM.	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-29 07:32:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Congrats! She is adorable. I had a baby boy on May 5th. They induced even though I wasn't due yet. My age made me high risk (apparently). Congrats to u too then lol between baby on the 7th and wedding on the 23rd i forgot to put a pic of Erin up on here... Will do that soon, she is having a feed right now lol	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-29 07:01:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	We set up a separate email that we both had the password and hence access to... So in our case, we both got it at exactly the same tine lol.	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-29 00:43:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Congrats guys!! I got a new puppy.. does that count? sure does!	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-24 11:50:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Hey Nick I lodged my etax on 2 July and it was in Mum's bank account on the 11th! She then transferred it through to the US. Ted and I are delighted to announce that our little girl, Isabella Joy, entered the world on Wednesday 20th July. She was 3 weeks early but I was having blood pressure issues so the Dr decided it was time. She is utterly gorgeous and between my accent, Bella's beauty and my husband's sense of humor we've had a fun few days at the birthing hospital. However we are very much looking forward to being discharged and going home today!!! Wow, congrats to you guys will you be posting a pic soon for us all to see ? Will post a couple on here of us soon.... Yesterday was our wedding day, a small and simple ceremony in our back yard and July 7 we had our little girl enter our lives, she was a few days late and we named her Erin Elizabeth Edited by Wayne-Rachel, 24 July 2011 - 07:45 AM.	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-24 07:40:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	i'm interested in this aswell actually. I flew united last time as i was quite happy with them. but what i did was went into my travel agents, told here the dates i wanted to leave and return and just told her to find me the cheapest flights possible, lol. I wanna know about checked baggage aswell, i'm going to be taking two or three suitcases also..... I flew delta myself, I got two cases from Sydney to Dayton free of charge and I was able to put 23kg in each (50 lbs). I had a third piece that they charged me for, but it was way way way oversized so it cost me a arm and a leg lmao... The flights were comfortable and good service too, but pay the $150 extra for comfort economy upgrade, there was a heap more legroom and complimentary booze from Sydney to LA	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-07-17 00:08:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	You'll need us size passport photos for the medical since they fill out forms for the consulate too...	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-30 21:39:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	I believe it depends on the doctor. I know dr Millar here in Sydney will do it without the case number, but I have heard some other doctors won't... Don't forget your medical expires too (12 months I think it is) so don't get it done too early or it might expire before you file your AOS and then you'd be stuck paying for another in the US I believe it depends on the doctor. I know dr Millar here in Sydney will do it without the case number, but I have heard some other doctors won't... Don't forget your medical expires too (12 months I think it is) so don't get it done too early or it might expire before you file your AOS and then you'd be stuck paying for another in the US	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-30 02:01:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	For the question regarding what occupation you intend to work in, (32 not 22) I just put unknown at this time and they seemed happy with that	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-29 14:54:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Excellent news buddy, been waiting to hear some news from you also lol I know what you mean about being busy, the time between approval and flying out goes real fast huh?	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-26 07:02:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Wooohoo you'll be fine mate, I guess if they wanted anything else they would send you a letter or email, that express post bag is only for them to return your passport, visa and the sealled envelope ( don't open it!!!) Good luck man, enjoy your flights and reunion I'm off to the social security office today, then baby and wedding over the next four weeks phew busy time for us LOL Edited by Wayne-Rachel, 20 June 2011 - 07:46 AM.	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-20 07:45:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Ok, so I mark the allowed to work box, bit I can't work till I get my green card right?	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-19 12:04:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Good luck with it all mate hope it all sorts out for you soon... Where are you flying into? Oooo I have a question too... The SS-5 form says in the instructions for the question about your reason for needing a ss number that if you mark the box "non-immigrant, not allowed to work" that I need to provide proof that I need a number. Will my k1 visa and I-94 be enough for them?	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-19 07:29:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Think it is what you are hoping it is do I remember you saying you didn't leave your passport with them when you went for the interview? If not you'll need to get that to them for the visa sticker to go into also Congrats mate, hope you'll be able to fly out soon	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-17 23:12:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Been on VJ for a few months now and I'm just not finding this forum? Ugh, I'm a little slow! Welcome then	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-15 15:28:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	Man so sorry to hear this as far As I know, the co-sponsor does have to be family, but I could be wrong there, we didn't have to use one thankfully but as for the letter about a job after approval? I think she was on drugs at that stage lol The few times j have emailed them, I have got A reply within a couple of days so you should be fine did they get you to leave your passport with them ?	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-14 06:31:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	That's what I was hoping for god knows we have waited enough for everything else, would be nice to be at the front of the queue for a change lmao	Wayne-Rachel	Male	Australia	2011-06-12 14:25:00