Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	So...had my medical interview today, went pretty smoothly, the doc was really nice, he just checked my heart and lungs reflexes made sure I didn't have any strange lumps in my tummy measured my weight and height and that was it. I had to give a urine sample & the only vaccination I had to have was Tetanus ( because i hadn't had one in the past 10 years), he didn't even mention the others.... then I went for my chest x-ray, which was fine and blood tests. He gave me my x-ray back, & said he would send the results & paperwork to the embassy on Monday. Also sent off packet 3 toady, so hopefully i'll get an interview date soon & finally get back to America!! Doc was $110 Tetanus $20 Bloods $31 x-ray $80	emma&sammy	Not Telling	New Zealand	2008-03-27 00:55:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Mar 10 2008, 04:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> justine, so glad you're enjoying the picture. emma...any packet 3 yet??? Mark..are you getting ur packet 3 in Scotland or are you handling it all when you arrive back in NZ? Kel, anything new? Maybe you guys will all meet up at the USEM! Well, it's t-minus 5 weeks and 2 days for us! Pathetic, I know! Hope you're all having a fabulous weekend! Hi all! Nope no packet 3, however I did speak with the embassy and if Sammy can fax the approval letter to them, then they will send me pkt 3 so I can get started on that while we wait for them to receive the docs from the US. That way I can get my medical etc...done, so hopefully soon i'll be back in NY ! YEY Not long til you can file now - hopefully you'll only have to wait a month for your petition to be accepted, seems to be speeding up over there now.... will let you know how i get on with packet 3	emma&sammy	Not Telling	New Zealand	2008-03-12 02:16:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Mar 6 2008, 03:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> emma... Russell has already contacted the consulate regarding this and this is the response he got.... QUOTE You require a Police Clearance from your country of Nationality, and Residence, when you have resided there (ie NZ) for 6 months or more. And from any other country you have resided in for 12 months or more. So if you only lived in Australia for 9 months, and are not an Australian citizen, you won’t need to obtain one from there. (of course, if there was any conviction, you would have to obtain the court records!) > > This office obtains the NZLD one for you, once we receive your approved petition/case file. > I got it! we got approved on the 05th! i'm so stoked, but now I have to wait to receive packet 3. I have a question... Do I have to wait til I receive pkt 3 for the I-134 or can Sammy print it off line and then send it to me? That's the only form that he needs to fill in now right? the rest is up to me? Thanks guys!	emma&sammy	Not Telling	New Zealand	2008-03-07 02:02:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Tiara, that is so funny... I went to school for psych but learned soon after that those instructing me seemed to need those services more than anyone else I knew. Needless to say, I never got that degree. It's still a great passion of mine and I often find myself in 'the counselor' role. I dont mind though as i've always been that way and it's who I was meant to be. Perhaps some day i'll go back to it. I stayed home with my children (now 16 & 13) for 15 years. Not being the typical SAHM ..every chance I got I self taught myself how to fix computers and then networking, html, php, perl, sql, css, dreamweaver, photoshop...etc, etc...with every spare moment I had. Once my ex husband and I separated that was just the logical choice to make some money. Now I host my own server and control many websites but really I do anything related to helping small businesses in the area jump into this century and work more effeciently without getting screwed by the big name places. It's fun.. I do what I want, when I want which still leaves me time to be with my kids and to travel when I can. When my children were very small and the internet pretty new to most, we had this one place where all of my friends with small children chatted daily after the kids went to sleep. Russell just happened in there one night. We were really great friends for a long time... great way to start our relationship. He was in University (Chistchurch) and I was merely playing with computers at the time. I think IT people just have more time online and more in common perhaps. I can understand your feelings about moving to the US. If I didn't have the family and friends I do here I would certainly be in NZ more often although, i'm not sure how much Russell could put his Geology degree to work in Opotiki. It's just so far away from everything else. He has two siblings still living on his parents farm, a sister in Dunedin and a sister in AUS. They're pretty spead out as well. How come you can't travel back to NZ for two years? We probably wont be back before then either. Russell's family is flying to the US in the spring to see us 'married' and we plan on having a child together and then there will be work... NZ isn't really the place you can spend just a week in after 20+ hours of travel! I hope you'll love living in the US and that you'll find the family and friends here that make you never want to leave!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-20 10:15:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Kel.. I think they charge you over the first 2 allowed at a certain kg. Each airline is different. Here's some links Russell got for me last night... Qantas Air NZ Mark, nice to see you checking in. Congratulations on getting the AOS going. Do keep us posted.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-19 09:31:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Wow Tracey, how exciting for your family!!! Good luck trying to fit everything! I'll never forget moving Russell here with all his things in 2006... we had already been in AUS for a couple months and were on our way to NZ for a while. We had the kids with us as well and about 10 suitcases/duffle bags just full of stuff. A few bags were over in weight and we had one too many so we were in the middle of the airport re-arranging everything and weighing each one right up to the ounce. Happened to us again on our way out of NZ ...we decided to just pay all the extra fees that time!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-18 11:25:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	How cool you guys will be able to meet up at the interview. Good luck to you both! I hope it's a breeze!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-17 17:51:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I'm born and raised in Leominster, MA. It's about an hour (40 miles) north west of Boston. I own the home my mom grew up in and my family all live within miles. We spend a lot of time together ...which is why Russell is moving here. Of course, we've known each other for 10 years and Russell has always been aware that I wouldn't want to leave here... right now anyway. I do agree tho, NZ is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Especially where he is... (opotiki)... his parents own some seaside maori land in whangarua bay as well. We'll be back as often as possible. Just a shame it's so far away. I'm actually in the IT field too but I work for myself. Small world. How neat you guys will meet up. Gee if we're approved this week perhaps we can get that Aug 19th date too! Let them know we're coming!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-17 08:53:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Michelle, your best bet is to write those answers in. There is no way to reformat the form it just adds the + sign. They should really fix that. Hi Tiara, good to meet you. Congratulations on your interview. Our dealings with the Consulate have been very positive. It is very hard being apart. I'm sure I don't have to explain to you the euphoria we will feel when we are finally together for good. We should be close now... approval in a week or two and hopefuly an interview within a month. Some have had luck trying to expedite the interview. After 10 months apart we're hoping we're able to move it along as fast as we can.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-16 23:45:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I know what you mean... I still go over my forms when someone gets an RFE to make sure I didn't do the same thing! Even though I went over it many times. go over the list item by item.... i'll be happy to look at what you've done when you're ready if you wish.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-15 12:49:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Thanks Kel! Michelle, sorry I missed your first question. Rob will need to send the I-134 (affidavit of support) and supporting documents as well as your joint sponsor. You should be all set as long as they do not think you will become a public charge. I am self employed and my income is well beyond the 125% but the Consulate recommended that Russ bring his own CV/Resume along to the interview so perhaps that is an option for you as well. I don't think you'll have a problem. Here's to getting that nice shiny new lung!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-15 10:33:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Oh my goodness Kel!!! Congratulations!!! Well you've had a good week haven't you? Two days till the visa was ready or did you just have it sent?	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-14 17:59:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	You shouldn't need anything notorized until the interview stage.... A copy of your certified divorce decree is needed with the initial petition. You will also want to include a copy of your marriage certificate to prove legal name change. <-- lots of people forget this. A certified birth certificate (this just means a copy with a raised seal) for the foreign fiance will be needed at interview stage and that is when you can take the rest of your original documents. I 134 is the only thing that needs to be notorized at the Consulate stage (unless there is translated documents) but this is the responsibility of the USC/sponsor and/or co-sponsor. The Guides will serve as an invaluable resource to you!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-14 17:46:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Awwwwwww Justine... so happy for you guys. What a cute couple. Have a great time and do keep in touch with us.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-14 14:42:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Glad you found us Lux.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-14 09:21:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Oh but those kiwi's are some special people, aren't they? You are so lucky that you can be together as you go through all of this. I'm happy for you. How was it getting residency? Russell's family owns quite a bit of land on the Bay of Plenty and we'd love to spend as much time there as possible in the future, so once we're through all of this we'll start looking into that process.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-13 11:20:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	DCF is direct consular filing. Up until last year, when the Adam Walsh Act was enacted, it was a lot more common. In many Country's, as long as you both are free to marry, it was as simple as marrying and applying for a visa at the foriegn Consulate. That process was much quicker. The new laws now state that, in most Country's, the USC must reside in said Country with a valid visa for (usually) a minimum of six months. After which you can apply for DCF which goes much quicker than most other processes. Perhaps the CR1 is just as quick from NZ, though. As Grant just brought his papers to AUK in June and already has his interview for AUG. There will always be those 'what ifs'. Russell and I have been together for years but my ex would not sign the divorce papers (even tho we get along fine) so we were forced to wait. We lived together both abroad and here in the U.S for a year and a half because we just couldn't stand being apart anymore. We depleted all our savings travelling all over the world ...and Russell (who has his master's in Geology) has been out of work for two years now because of all of this. If I had been divorced when I first travelled to AUS in early 2006 (where he was working) we could have been married in NZ and he'd be home with me now (no Adam Walsh law then). Instead we had to wait another couple of years living in limbo, new laws enacted, new fees set...influx of petitions..etc. Now we've been apart for 10 months as we wait this out... and of course, the process is taking even longer now. it's arduous to say the least. But, it is what it is and there is no looking back.. just forward. We'll get there and we'll be even better because of all we've had to endure to be together. So will you!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-12 10:52:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hi amaciar, i'm glad you found us. I'm a bit curious why you're not taking the DCF route?	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-11 10:04:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	You know, you would think so anyway! It was 3 months yesterday that they received our petition in Vermont but they're just now approving the beginning of April so it's looking like a couple more weeks. Never know with this process, though. I'm trying hard to stay strong. At least I have my work and kids and home and family to keep me busy. Russell has his family all around him but he's basically just wishing the days away. So my current status is being 'the strong one'. This is just an assumption on my part, although I have studied these darn timelines for close a year now, but I see vermont touching (usually two days in a row and certainly not everybody) a lot sooner after filing day than they were last month. So, people are receiving their touches sooner than I did. Make sense? I know it's a stretch, but these are the things that have kept me going. So, even though we've had to wait so long, perhaps it means they are speeding up now for you folks! I hope so. Waiting is hell. Thanks for thinking of me hon.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-10 17:06:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Just thinking of you Justine!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-10 12:13:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Thanks for all the kind words everyone. We do miss him dearly and hope he comes home to us soon. We've already been on TV and in the papers and even had contact with John Walsh... 'America's Most Wanted'. I've hosted my own website for over a decade and have thousands of members all over the world who have posted the flyer for us. It's been 5 years of looking and I don't plan on stopping... well... ever. He did love the area so many of you are settling in so I figured i'd at least put his image in your heads. Thanks for having a look. Grant.. we have a couple different Sattelite services here in New England that carry sports from all over the world. I don't think you'll have a problem getting your games in. I'm not sure how the construction business works but you'll probably want to contact a few headhunter's with your CV/Resume as well. Justine! How excited are you?!? Oh my goodness how I wish I could be a fly on the airport wall when you first leap into his arms! You better make sure you get back here to give us details! Have a safe trip hon. Kel, I was thinking about you and wondering how it went. Sounds painless. I'm happy for you. Congratulations. Now if you could just sell that house and buy your ticket home! Well today marks 12 weeks that we sent out our petition. Never did we imagine it would take this long to be approved but it is what it is I suppose. We're finally seeing some early April approvals so hopefully it's not much longer for us. We do know some folks who moved their interview up in AUK so we're hoping that if Russell schedules his medical as soon as we're approved it will arrive at the consulate shortly after they receive the approved petition and he can then expedite the interview. 2 days later he should be able to drive back and pick up his visa and fly home to me. He'll be staying with his aunt in Auckland as he waits for them to print it out. Yes...he's desperate to get back home!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-08 10:19:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Michelle, my heart is with you girl. We waited over 2 1/2 years for that &^%$#@* divorce decree. I sent out our petition the very day I was able to pick it up from the courthouse! Now, here we are close to 3 months after sending and ...still waiting. Yes, the wait is hard but stay busy, stay positive and you will manage. Keep us posted. Hello Julie and Alan, great to have you posting with us. Russell was already in the states with me for over a year and i've turned him on to all our sports teams here in New England but he took me to a Rugby match NZ vs AUS not too long ago and we already know we'll be switching over to Sattelite to catch his All Blacks. We also lived in AUS with him for the summer of 2006. Small world. For all of you moving to or living in San Jose/Palo Alto, I wonder if I could ask you to look at a flyer of my brother. He disappeared from his Menlo Park home in 2003 and has been 'missing' for more than 5 years. He loved going into Palo Alto, it's where his mail was delivered, and his doctor was at Stanford. He loved the grounds there as well as the parks in San Fran. He is a Harvard graduate, worked for SUN and loved the Bay area. He does suffer from depression and was pretty critical when he went missing but our family believes strongly that he is still out there. Perhaps still in the Bay area. He had mentioned 'walking away from his life' as he felt he was a burden on us, his family. About a week after he went missing, I flew out there and drove around in his porche boxter looking for him. Part way down to Half Moon Bay we stopped at a McDonald's and the manager ran out and told us that he was certain he had been there not 4 hours earlier....explained him in detail, what he was driving and even what he ordered. I'm also certain it was him. It is a very strange story and I wish I had the time to explain it all to you here but he is very loved by his family, who are all here in Massachusetts....most in the same city even. He moved to the west coast because of his depression and 'SAD'. We want him home. I'd appreciate it if you could have a look. Thanks so much.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-05 09:50:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Thanks Grant. cdneh... i'm on the right coast! Boston girl... well, 40 miles NW of Boston actually...but still a part of 'title town!' and a huge sports fan! We wont be too far away from each other.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-03 11:35:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	cdneh.. it's coming hon. Stay strong! Justine, i'm so excited for you! Don't forget to keep us posted! Grant, my brother lived in Menlo Park for quite some time while working for SUN. It's a beautiful area. Good luck with your job search! Did you try to move your interview date up? Maybe you're in no rush and don't care to. I just know others have had theirs expedited...I certainly know we're going to try! Kel, thanks for the well wishes. We've been at uscis 11 weeks as of today. I thought we'd be on our way by now but ...not to be. Hopefully we hear something in the next couple of weeks and then we'll be on to the Consulate too! We're quite excited to get to that point because we know Auckland will try accommodate us as much as possible and that once we have some dates in mind it will be easier to plan some things out. Right now just feels like we're in limbo... it's felt that way for years now so we're so ready for it to be done with! I do hope this month brings you much luck as well! Good luck on Monday and please let us know how it goes. It does appear many of you will be on 'the left coast'... too bad... I would have loved to host a party for our kiwi/us couples. Maybe some day. keep checking in folks!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-02 07:59:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Justine, you are getting so close!!!! cdneh... hope you're hanging in there. We're trying to be patient but grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it's been 11 weeks already... gimmie! Kel, any luck yet? Hope all my other kiwi buds are doing well.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-01 10:26:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Thanks Grant! Glad it went well for you! The woman from the Consulate and I went back and forth via email a couple times, she was very nice. Perhaps she just suggested it as additional documentation. Russell does have his masters degree so i'm sure it will help. I was just curious as I had never heard that mentioned on VJ here before, although it makes perfect sense when I think about it. QUOTE I haven't seen mine since December 2006 - not even a flying visit. You need to come home!! That has to be so tough on both of you!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-25 16:06:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Gnomegrrl, thanks so much! Congratulations on your move! Have a safe trip! Hey Kel, good to see you. Thanks for the well wishes. I do hope you get a good offer on your home and school settled for your son soon. How did your medical go? Grant, your children are just lovely! How about you? How did your medical go? Ohhhh to be a DCF'er! cdneh, I feel your pain hon. We've had just three weeks together since September. Sorry your sweetie is feeling bad. I went through some of that too because it was my ex husband dragging his feet with the divorce and I should have pushed him harder. Perhaps the process is going to speed back up again for you and you'll be waiting only 1 or 2 months instead of the 3 it looks like we're waiting. No looking back, eh? It is what it is and you're on your way now! I'm so envious of the couples that can see each other more often because they are closer. We have spent so much in travelling already that we just can't justify another trip down right now. Hopefully we'll find our approval in the next couple of weeks and we can be on with it! I did ask earlier in this thread I believe, but did any of you get asked for the beneficiary's CV/Resume? It was mentioned in an email from the Consulate as a helpful thing to have at interview time even though my income is way above the guidelines. Just curious really.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-25 15:16:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hi Hollywood, congratulations on your interview in Australia. I agree that the U.S. doesn't really worry too much about the folks from down under. So how are my kiwi friends doing these days? Justine, you must be so anxious! Don't you dare forget to give us details and pictures once you get here! I hope it's every bit as glorious as you expect it to be. Grant, congratulations on getting the paperwork going and your interview date! Gee, wish it was that easy for us. Kel, any news on the house? cdneh, hows the waiting game going for you guys? I saw Mark on the AOS forum... hope you are well and enjoying your life in the U.S. Michelle, did you get the process started for your divorce yet? Gnomegirl.. not even sure you're still checking in here but I was curious... in your Embassy review you stated that the officials touted dual citizenship. Any idea why that is/was? I hope I didn't forget anyone and if I did... my apologies. We're almost 10 weeks into this now and getting a bit anxious with the wait. There have been just two K1 VJ April approvals as of yet. One was a military expedite and the other...with the same NOA1 date as us.... was just lucky! <-- just a tad envious! March is almost done with so we should see April approvals pouring in soon. We've seen each other just 3 weeks out of the last 9 months. After sharing everything for so long, it's just tragic having all this time apart. And it's getting harder for both of us as the days pass. Every time I check my email or login to VJ my heart skips a beat. I am a strong and patient woman but this process is certainly taking it's toll. I suppose that means we're getting closer and that is what keeps us going ....but oh how we long for that approval! Edited by KimandRuss, 22 June 2008 - 10:47 AM.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-22 10:46:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I was wondering about you Justine! Glad you interview went well. 20 days... you must be so excited. Please do keep us posted.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-19 10:45:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I can't really offer any help since i'm K1 but you could always email the consulate... AucklandIV@state.gov	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-13 13:11:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hi Grant..welcome to VJ!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-10 19:26:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	That's so great!! I hope the process starts to move quicker for you! Today is 8 weeks to the day that we sent ours off. We were expecting to see our approval by now. It's a good thing I keep my glass half full! Justine????? Just a few days now isn't it? I'll never forget the first time I put my arms around Russell, many, many...many years ago. I can only imagine how excited you both are and I hope that first embrace is all you could have imagined it to be. You better keep in touch with us and we want pictures! How is everyone else?	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-10 07:34:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	no kidding! 4 weeks was the norm in January/February so there's always a chance. That's too bad about the certificate. At least you know you can get another one. Where I live in Massachusetts I just contacted the registrar of deeds where my divorce was granted and asked for a certified copy of my decree absolute. It costs me about $20 I think. I hope he can get that soon and that you can be on with it. good luck!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-07 16:36:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Oh i'm so sorry. I don't know why I thought you had already filed and were right behind us! That darn divorce decree was the bain of our existence for so long too! I do hope it gets to him soon and that he can file asap! Maybe the process will be back to the 1 month approval times by then. Keep the faith! I thought the police certificates were handled by the Auckland Embassy??? They told us we didn't need to do anything with regards to that and that they'd handle it all when the time comes.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-07 10:25:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hi Folks. Kel, hope you get some good news on your house soon! Congrats on the interview date! Do let us know how the medical goes. I did hear back from the Auckland Embassy via email. Because i'm self employed and own some rental property I wanted to know what documents they were looking for in regards to the affidavit of support. They did mention that Russ's CV/Resume would also help. I thought that was interesting. Anyone else hear that from them? They also suggested to wait for packet 3 from them before scheduling Russell's medical. Noted they just had an issue with someone who did it before they had record of that person and there was all kinds of confusion. I'm sure the medical wont take long to schedule and complete anyway. Still waiting for that darn approval! It's been 7 1/2 weeks since we sent it now...hopefully it wont be too much longer! Justine, you must be jumping out of your skin!!! I hope you keep us posted!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-06 09:32:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Michelle, do be sure your divorce is completely FINAL before sending off the K1. Do not send it during the waiting period. Mark, welcome to the U.S. and congratulations on your upcoming marriage! Thanks for answering my question regarding the medical. He's up near Whakatane but I hope the 'rules' are the same for wherever he's going. The rest of you are very quiet... how are things???	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-06-03 16:01:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	There is a very special power that comes with being a mother. How sweet they are giving him a greenstone. I've had mine for years but Russell just gave my mom one for her birthday last month. I'm sure it warms your heart. Six weeks today that we sent the petition. Still no formal April approvals (just an expedite) but we're hoping it's not too much longer.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-05-27 07:37:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Yeah, it's tough. We're getting there though!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-05-22 07:17:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Just checking in..still here..still waiting Not much happening out of Vermont just lately ..or is it just me? Nice to see a few more from Auckland! Wow..Opotiki, it's a lovely area ..my ex mother-in-law is there	cdneh	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-21 02:46:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	QUOTE (Lux @ Jul 14 2008, 07:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone I'm new! I've been in a long-distance relationship for 7 years now. We met when I was 17 and he 15 back in 2001. So now we're finally applying for the K1. I'm from Auckland and he's from Kansas. Good to know there are other Kiwis doing the same thing Welcome! I am in Auckland as well!	cdneh	Female	New Zealand	2008-07-14 14:18:00