Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Police Checks	Hi there, For Australia you DEFINITELY need to get the name AND fingerprint check done - I've just been through the interview process and the form which is sent from the Sydney Consulate in Packet 3 states that that is what you need. It says to contact the Australian Federal Police if you are not in Australia in order to organise this - otherwise you can go to your state police within Australia. Good luck!	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-04-03 06:21:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Police certificate	SORRY ... incorrect info. Apparently you DO need the fingerprint check now as well - I just had to get mine today. The information says to contact the Australian Federal Police if you are overseas: http://www.afp.gov.au	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-03-08 21:49:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Police certificate	You should only need the name check. When I applied for mine from the Victorian Police (using the online form), there was a box to tick to indicate what the police certificate was required for so they know which one to send you, and there was a specific option for "visa" - the certificate I was supplied with was just the name check.	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-02-15 09:24:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Police certificate	Hi, I'm not sure which state you are from in Aust. but most of the Police Departments will allow you to download an online form to request a police certificate so you should be able to apply for one while you are still in the U.S. Victorian Police will allow you to do this and I know the Queenland Police will allow you to telephone from overseas to request a form. So you can get the process happening before you return to the Australia! Edited by Jen&Aaron, 12 February 2007 - 09:36 PM.	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-02-12 21:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where is my NOA2.......	Not quite panicking yet ... give me a week or two to work up to that! Just mild anxiety, I think triggered by looking at the Visa timelines for Texas filers and seeing only ours and two others with missing NOA2s for late October. Those Visa timelines are a blessing and a curse! It's not a 'problem' - they (CSC, I mean) only started approving the late-October filers less than 48 hours ago - hardly time to start panicking! Apart from anything else, there are still tons of people who filed before you who are yet to receive theirs... Relax... it'll come. Look at me, I'm calm! Not that I wouldn't be very happy indeed to get ours, of course!	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-19 11:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where is my NOA2.......	That's funny, I was wondering the same thing because, when I looked at the Visa timelines, it looked like it was mainly people from the Asia Pacific region who hadn't got their NOA2s yet ... but I think it's just coincidental ... funny how being anxious can make us start reading into things!!! Yes, same thing for me! I'm starting to feel anxious too ... our NOA1 was dated 24 October 2006 and filed at Texas then transferred to California ... in the Visa processing times I can see other people who filed at Texas and California with the same or later NOA1 dates (even November dates) and they have already received their NOA2 ... but our file hasn't been touched at all! The USCIS website says they process the petitions in the order that they receive them but it doesn't seem like it to me ... I wonder if they seperated them from different countries, then look at them by different groups of people... that might make it slowly? Well I'm happy to see those who filed in Nov. getting theirs these days, but I'm getting worried	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-19 11:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where is my NOA2.......	Yes, same thing for me! I'm starting to feel anxious too ... our NOA1 was dated 24 October 2006 and filed at Texas then transferred to California ... in the Visa processing times I can see other people who filed at Texas and California with the same or later NOA1 dates (even November dates) and they have already received their NOA2 ... but our file hasn't been touched at all! The USCIS website says they process the petitions in the order that they receive them but it doesn't seem like it to me ...	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-19 08:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2---- Still waiting	Okayy, thanks for that ... had a feeling it might work something like that. So I guess they aren't exactly processed like it says on the USCIS website: "To be fair to all our customers, we process cases that are the same type based on the order of when they were filed." Oh well, will just keep waiting ... [quote name='ELW' post='671680' date='Jan 19 2007, 10:10 AM'][/quote] the order of receipt!???? Well, isn't it kind like the date they received our files? [/quote] I read somewhere in this forum about how they bring in a whole batch of files and they are distributed in batches to all the employees. Each employee goes through their stack - some may be more complicated, some may have RFEs, and some may have a whole stack of easy ones that they get through fast. So our fate depends upon whose stack we are in and where we are in the pile (and of course, the complications & details of our own case). [/quote]	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-19 11:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2---- Still waiting	Don't worry, you're not alone in the dark ... our NOA1 was 24 October and still no news, even though I can see everyone around us in the Visa timelines for Texas and California getting theirs ... November NOA1s are starting to get theirs ... Hope ours arrive soon! I don't understand why the delay if they are processed in order of receipt ... ? very HAPPY that so many people got approved today, but even more concerned/panic about my own case now .... My NOA1 was 10/20/06, anybody out there in the same situation as I am , please follow the thread, at least this will let us know that we are not alone in the dark. I used to think USPS is the slowest gov agency, but I guess it's CSC now lol...... CheEr UP PeoPLe!	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-19 08:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Guys guys guys GUYS!!!!!! NOA2 for us!!!!!!!	Congratulations!!! I'm glad it's finally arrived for you!	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-21 04:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 email received!!!	Hooray!!! Congratulations!	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-25 00:32:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	October and waiting...	Not that I'm a regular poster but I'm a late October filer (24/10). I've been stressing out waiting, looking at the Texas timelines and seeing I was the only one left in October not to have received my NOA2 ... then just about half an hour ago I received three emails to say it had arrived!!! No touches at all. So yours MUST be coming very soon. I know how you feel though, wondering how you managed to get in the slow pile. It seemed like everyone was getting approved before me! Seems like a very odd filing system is used at the CSC, that's all I can think! Since the last thread started by and for October NOA1s still waiting, it appears as though I'm the only October (regular poster) who is still waiting. Am I alone? I know it's all about patience, but when you are the only person you know left, and they've seemed to move quickly in November, you gotta wonder. No touches, no nothing.	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-25 22:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Finally!!!!	Congratulations! I was really feeling for you, I'm glad it finally arrived! Today was the 90 day mark, but I just got 6 e-mails saying that we had been approved!!!! I was sooooooooo worried! Today is fantastic!	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-30 02:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	NOA2 COMES IN , WITH TEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	OH WOW - congratulations at last!!!!! Gosh, I hope that also means ours will arrive very soon ...	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-01-25 00:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of relationship on K1 visa app.	I now realize that I may not have provided sufficient proof of relationship on my K1 visa app. I provided three photos of us, one each from each of our trips to meet each other. I dated the photos and specified the location taken, however, after reading this site, it appears that may not be sufficient. Assuming that additional proof of relationship is going to be asked of me, is it something that I can provide in advance, or do I have to wait until requested? In other words, can I supplement my petition right now (before being asked)? Is this wise? Also, does the level of proof of relationship required vary by country? In other words, do certain countries raise more "red flags"? Hi Duke, I'm not sure of the entire proof of relationship you provided but just thought I'd let you know what we provided for the petition seeing as your fiancee is also from Australia (though I don't think there is any variance from the USCIS between one country and the next). Most importantly, we didn't get any RFEs. The evidence we provided: - a letter written by my fiance detailing how our relationship formed and how he proposed - copies of about 10 emails/internet chat transcripts over a period of six months - a copy of my passport photo page and passport page showing the date I entered the US - a copy of my eTicket and itinerary for the US (this was just a printout of what I received via email from the travel agent as I didn't get a printed ticket) - about four photos of us together, dated on the back That's it! Hopefully what you've already provided will be enough - they just need to see proof that you've been together in person within the last 2 years. You *may* make August for your proper wedding. It took our petition 93 days to be approved and we filed at Texas (transferred to California) in October. I think we got in a slow queue as many petitions filed in November at Texas/California were approved ahead of ours. We then had a four week wait for it to get to the Sydney consulate, sometimes it only takes one - two weeks. Also, I didn't have my medical/fingerprinting done beforehand so there won't be that delay for you guys either. At present it looks like the wait time for the consulate interview appointment is about 28 days once they receive your packet 3. So it may all work to schedule! Best of luck!	Jen&Aaron	Female	Australia	2007-03-22 07:07:00