Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	ahhhhhhhh so should i tell them i have everything? because my fiance has mailed me so i'm waiting on that to arrive.... and the medical stuff they will have by end of week............ i might add on my name change certificate just incase they dont like my birth certificate which has that info on it..........	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-19 22:15:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	i opened mine... and its addressed to you and concerns you so why shouldnt you open it? :-P i'm just reading your timeline and it says Mailed packet 3 back to sydney for K1 its so different as they wrote in the letter that i'm not to mail them anything of the requirements as i need those to present at the interview............	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-19 21:53:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	ooh that would of hurt.. i have no marks on me.... i'm sure if i drink some more liquids i'll be like that coke ad and have it coming out of every needle hole in my body lol..... congrats kath on your learners!!! we do drive on the RIGHT side... americans sheesh.....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-19 21:08:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	thanks rings! so glad its over.... now to wait for the paperwork and then tell the consulate we are ready for our interview!! yay!!!! i miss my honey sooooooooooooooooo much......	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-19 04:14:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	OI OI OI lol.. yeah it was a good day.... even with it being cold, windy and rainy!!!	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-18 23:17:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	ok! just got home after having my medical... Dr Waks is lovely!! he's very helpful and very informative - gives you the pros and cons on everything - but you need to ask questions - poor guy probably thought i'd never shut up.... the physical was good - he didnt do anything you know... personal - just poked and prodded - made you turn, bend, twist, flap yadda yadda.... makes you take a urine sample - for sugar and protein levels (if you dont do the urine sample before ie for syphillis test) you may have to do that one too.. but i did all mine weeks ago... vaccination - he told me he wanted to give me the MMR vaccination - just in case - because the consulate can be picky.... did my chest xray - walked up the hill in the rain... thank god for down hill return!... all up medical was $270 - and no i cant claim that on medicare or anything.... and he was mailing it all off to the consulate today (since i didnt need blood tests).... he said they would have it by end of week... so now all i'm waiting on is my fiance - he posted all his affadavit stuff to me today with financial support docs.... mortgage on house, how much owing, value of property yadda yadda... so yeah thats me......... now i'm so tired!!	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-18 22:46:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	yeah the receptionist told me i'd have to have another blood test.... i hate needles i really do lol!! nothing i like as far as you can see. my appt is at 10.15am - calling in sick to work so i can go do this. some people know how to take blood - others dont.... i hope whoever takes my blood doesnt leave a bruise.... :-)	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-18 06:20:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	well i guess i better make sure i shave my legs then huh? rofl... i think i'm glad i'm going alone to the medical....just me to be embaressed for lol... i guess they need to be thorough.... Dr Waks is a guy right?... lol....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-18 05:13:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	you mean they check your privates?.... are you kidding me? even less reason for me to like them!!! kath - i emailed the embassy - if i dont hear from them tomorrow (i emailed them yesterday).... i'll call them.... and talk to someone...	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-18 03:29:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	hey loke! thanks for your reply - yeah my birth certificate from the registry states everything and its signed for by some high dude there... my medical is tomorrow..... i'm nervous.... 10.15am with Dr Waks. nervous... very nervous.. i dont like doctors at all...	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-17 21:54:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	ok this is a important question... on one of the papers that lists what requirements you need to give them - ie birth certificate, police check etc etc... someone wrote on there - deed poll, -my first surname-, to the surname i am using now... i dont understand what this means - what do they need? my birth certificate states clearly both - the one i had when i was borne and the one i am using now (i'm not using my dad's surname anymore...- long story) when they were changed - and to the one i am using now - its from the Births deaths and marriages registry where i changed it and they mailed me the new certificate... so do i need anything else?.... if anyone cna answer this it would be great!!	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-17 04:04:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	wow rings.. i thin its good you got someone who was helpful in some shape or form.... Kath did you have a minute to read my post? i just want to make sure i havent missed anything... oh and i got the police certificate on friday!! yay!!!! medical on tuesday (calling in sick to work)....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-16 18:18:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	hey kath i'm doing ok considering... i'm getting more and more impatient..... just want it all over lol.... i called Police HQ - they told me that they had sent my criminal history to me on wednesday.... so am hoping ot get it soon.. i also mailed back to the consulate the biometric or biographic data form (whatever that thing is called lol)..... i've filled in online the part I or part II of that other form - and printed it out (the one you have to sign in front of the consular officer at your interview).... and my fiance is mailing me his affidavit and bank statements etc - info on the mortgage of his house - value of it etc.... to give them more then enough info... i've got my medical on tuesday - got all my vaccination boosts.... and the doctor at the medical centre did a letter on letterhead for them, and wrote down all the injections he gave me (he had a field day when he gave me all those boosts lol).... so .... so far.... so good... after reading all this if you think i've missed something from your own experience please say so.... oh and on the weekend i'm printing out the pics from my holiday with my fiance at kodak... more evidence.... and i'm getting more passport photos done for the medical - they told me they need 4..... so have i missed anything?..... sharyn :-)	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-14 07:31:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	congrats everyone who bears good news since my last post!! thanks Paul!! and Kath!! i mailed them my biographic data form yesterday since they wrote in the letter they wouldnt start processing my case until they had it and i hsould send it to them asap.... medical next week... am chasing the police for my criminal history... 2 weeks and nothing from them.... and am filling out one of those forms out online as per instructions.. then printing it out to be signed in front of the consular officer..... and i've finished getting all my boosts..... polio shot last night... no side effects thank god....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-12 19:42:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	well i'm mailing off the biographic form to the consulate since they said in their leter that i should do it asap... and i've got my medical next week... yay!!! congrats on everyone doing so well!! on all fronts! and for those newly arrived in the US!!	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-11 21:11:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	no worries rings. i really appreciate your help that you've given me in the last few days...... i'll make a copy of that form - mail it, and then also hand it in when i have my interview.... tuesday i'm calling for the medical........ to get an appt.......... and my fiance is getting together his mortgage stuff - value and what he owes.... maybe i'll even get him to send me his bank details showing how much he has in th ebank......... seriously.... all this stuff is private stuff.... oh well....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-09 18:57:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	got it rings.. thankyou!! i'm just so ... nervous i guess. i want to get it all right........... and my last question!! then i'll be quiet for a bit... **the form DS-230I - immigrant visa application part I - biographic data - ***..... i need to send this in asap right? thats what the letter says but i want to make sure its right............. ** i know they wont send me a interview date until i sign and send the other form that i'm ready with all documents..... hope your all having a fabulous long weekend....for those of us here in australia....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-09 11:03:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	oh and something that just popped into my head... the affidavit of support - apart from him sending it to me.... does he have to file it with USCIS after its notarized? - its just something i read on the USCIS website for that form....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 22:17:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	hey kath no i havent .... thats on the USCIS website i gather? i'll go dig that up.............. thanks for the reminder.. i got two vaccinations done today... plus a third this week to get done.............. just boosters really..... dont want to give them a excuse to say no to me.....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 22:04:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	thanks everyone!! i'll have a chat with my fiance today - and give him the good news about spilling the beans on his finances lol.... its raining here (again)................ does it always rain this time of year?	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 17:07:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	i'll see if i can go to my GP - if i need boosts for those other ones i'll get them done.... i'm not chancing not getting the visa because of some boosts.... thats what i'll do - better safe then sorry.... thanks guys!! for your patience.	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 08:28:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	ah k ... that form was not on the original attached.... its sitting behind the medical requirements thing that has the doctors numbers etc... got it!! my GP did my blood tests and i'm vaccinated against everything - even got a tetanus boost - but the doctor asked me if i wanted a rubella boost, polio boost and another one but he said i couldnt get pregnant within 6 months... so i opted not to have it - not that i would fall preggers but are these three really needed? i had vaccinations of them as a child/school. my childhood is very far behind me lol... so i have no hopes of getting any records - tending to have moved around a lot... but i'll go to my GP again and verify it all... Edited by sharyna, 08 June 2007 - 08:13 AM.	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 08:10:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	thankyou Rings!! ah ok so the assets thing refers to him... okay... well thats fine... he owns a house, a car ..... and works full time at um NASA... ok question people and pls bear with me... on one of hampsters posts he wrote: "when you reciever the brown envelope from the consulate, with all the info and your interview date..... look carefully at the medical paperwork, there is a page where the USA doctor signs, and the xray tech signs, and the person taking the blood tests signs as well. if your local doctor took the blood,remember to have him/her sign it and date it for when the blood was taken.." ok now to my question: what form is that? the "medical examination for immigrant or refugee applicant page?" or medical history and physical examinaton worksheet? or chest xray and classification work sheet? (highly unlikely its this one) or vaccination documentation worksheet? i just dont understand the medical giberrish...... i appreciate any direction... last resort - get my doctor to sign all pages!!! lol....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 07:25:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	he's got the affadavit of support with him - he's filled it out and notarized it, he's sending it to me with his letter from his emplyer stating his job, position, how long he's been with the company and how much he earns.... the whole assets thing i have to fill out....will the consulate give me greif because i dont have any assets?? i work yeah but i also rent where i live....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 06:13:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	mine is a K1 visa... so some of that doesnt apply (i think lol)..... on tuesday i am calling to get a doctors appt - (consular doctor)..... while i wait for the police report to come back to me... then sign PAGE 6 and send that and that other form back to the consulate but keep the other one as a consular officer needs to witness you sign it.... wow i'm going to have to read all that packet again.... already confused!! lol..... and thanks Rings!!	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-08 03:14:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	some good news guys!! i just got packet 3!!!! gosh all that writing to read!!	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-07 22:24:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	i got an email from the Consulate... they've recieved our petition and mailed out packet 3 on the 5th june!! which means i should get it today!! lets hope so!!!	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-06 18:06:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	i looked at the information thing for K1 visas - the what to do etc page?... and it says that a I-134 form is needed so i sent my fiance that form to fill out.... link is here: (its what i'm following) Step by Step Guide otherwise i'm sure that neither me or my fiance would know what to do and that also includes all the great info you guys have given us...	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-05 01:17:00
Asia: East and Pacific	LAND DOWNUNDER	I-864 is $0.00 as per the list and Kath... affidavit of support..... i need to save that form for my honey.. all these forms..... wow... Edited by sharyna, 05 June 2007 - 12:18 AM.	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-05 00:16:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	hey everyone! wow new faces!! everyone please stay positive and happy .... its a long road but one that is worth it (as you know ) August this year i am renewing my green card for 10 years - .... been here for 2 already wow time flies and i have a beautiful 18 month old daughter .....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2010-06-17 22:44:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	i have to wait till i get the us citizenship otherwise all i've done will have been for nothing ........ then we'll decide what we're going to do .... so i have to renew my green card next year (2 years will be up) do i get to apply for citizenship then or do i have to get yet another green card for whatever time that is?	SharynY	Female	Australia	2009-07-23 15:20:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	thanks for those links!! and yeah kafffy i didnt see it lol ....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2009-07-18 09:20:00
Australia and New Zealand	LAND DOWNUNDER, Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi	hey everyone so hubby and i are thinking about returning to australia .... can anyone tell me where to look to see about his visa and also our daughters? ... and all that stuff?	SharynY	Female	Australia	2009-07-18 00:17:00
Australia and New Zealand	Moving Back to Australia	hi, I've been in the US for 6 years, have my green card etc etc ... but now my husband and i want to move back to australia with our two kids ...   im an australian citizen, do i need a re entry visa? and i know i have to do a descent of birth form for my kids so they can claim their aussie citizenship too ....   and my husband needs a spouse visa or something too?   thanks in advance   sharyn	SharynY	Female	Australia	2014-02-01 02:55:00
Australia and New Zealand	Australian Passport & Name Change process	If i take her, she will have her US passport plus the ETA thingie ... visitor thingie that australia requires ....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2012-02-16 17:31:00
Australia and New Zealand	Australian Passport & Name Change process	No she has her US Passport only (or will have as soon as i apply for one) ... i havent even started on the citizenship by birth decent for her ... shes only 3 and i figured i had time	SharynY	Female	Australia	2012-02-16 13:48:00
Australia and New Zealand	Australian Passport & Name Change process	my aussie passport still has 2 years on it till it expires ... and i have to visit australia for my mother who is really sick ... but im not travelling alone, i will have my 3 year old daughter with me who was borne in the US AND will have her own passport ... so my question is this .. i will have my maiden name passport, marriage license, and green card with me, .... do i book the tickets in my maiden name? or my married name .... ? thankyou in advance.	SharynY	Female	Australia	2012-02-16 13:07:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC & USCIS website	fantastic thankyou.	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-05-17 17:36:00
USCIS Service Centers	CSC & USCIS website	hey guys... my Fiance got our NOA2 via the mail.... but i checked and keep checking our status on the USCIS website - case status online and it keeps saying recieved and pending... is this just a matter of them not changing the status?.... or should we call them? and tell them? is there a international number i can call them on? any help is appreciated... Sharyn	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-05-17 17:29:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Packet 3 checklist - Sydney	2 weeks exactly it took them... i even rang their HQ and spoke to someone in Criminal history to find out where they were at.....	SharynY	Female	Australia	2007-06-21 17:55:00