Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Good to hear you were able to sort it out and get a letter from local police department Won't be long till you get GC!!	kiwiana	Female	New Zealand	2010-01-28 19:51:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Yeah!! It's like winning the world cup just to tie with Italy! When a government employee is making six figures + benefits for a job and a private sector employee is making $70,000 for the exact same job, then yes that is overpaid. Government jobs should match the private sector equivalent. Who said you can't go to the doctor in an emergency? No one said that... Too bad they didn't go through... But at least we can say: All Whites UNDEFEATED at World Cup 2010!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-06-24 12:29:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Can I just say: Go All Whites!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-06-15 09:45:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Well at the time I thought I would give it a go. The worst they could do was send me an RFE. We got held up at NVC for almost 7 weeks on AP before I got here, so at least I knew if they did send an rfe we would be waiting for it together Exactly! I'm not nearly as stressed about the AOS filing as I was about the 129F, since we'll be waiting for it together!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-20 12:09:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hello..congratulations on getting here, and on the car ! I had a similar problem. I had the sheet that I got from Dr Stone, and the consulate in Auckland had given me two copies of the vaccination report that had their raised seal on it. Dr Stone said his office would mail me a copy, and it hadn't turned up in a week so I rang them and they sent one out. You could give that a try. Worth the phone call if it saves repeating the medical, that gets spendy! The two copies that I got from the Consulate...I know I had them here. I even showed them to my husband and said "I need this when we file for the green card" When I went to fill out the paperwork neither one was anywhere to be found. I looked everywhere and never found them Still don't know what happened to them. So when it came time to file, all I had was the copy Dr Stone's office mailed me. I sent that in, and I sent them a copy of every receipt I had...for the titre test from my Dr, the receipts I got from the medical and exray and blood work that you have at the medical. I did not get anyone to complete I-693, and I didn't have a problem, did not get an RFE either. It seems the luck of the draw, some that filed when I did were asked to get the form done, but just as many were not. I decided as I was here, and if they wanted to RFE me..so what lol. I didn't have any trouble at all. Great! That's good to know, because I was getting stressed out about trying to find a civil surgeon to copy the vaccination info onto that I-693. Maybe we will try it that way, too.	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-20 07:56:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Great that they were able to accommodate you and move it sooner! Nice one! Congrats, and we'll see you stateside shortly! WOW! Visa in hand two days after the interview! Not too bad! So rest assured, sweet gwdenton, that at least you won't be waiting long to get your visa after the interview!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-16 09:16:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I emailed the Embassy and someone called me about an hour later to talk about moving the interview date forward. I was able to book an appointment for the 6th of May. I'd have prefered something maybe the week earlier but a couple of weeks sooner is still good. Great that they were able to accommodate you and move it sooner! Nice one! Congrats, and we'll see you stateside shortly!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-15 07:28:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	May 18th? That's ages away! I guess ours was about 3 weeks out when we were told of it... I'm afraid I don't have any answers about the likelihood of getting it moved up, but it's worth a try. In our experience, the consulate is really good about answering email promptly (i.e. same or next day). Good luck! Our news is that Ewan was APPROVED ( ) for the K1 yesterday! He said that the interview was a breeze (so don't worry, gwdenton!) and the CO told him to expect the visa by Saturday! We're hoping for him to arrive early next week! Wahoo!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-14 09:11:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Good luck! I'm hoping to find out when my interview is this week. Thanks! I hope you hear something soon!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-12 11:38:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Wish us luck, fellow kiwi types! My fiance is flying up to Auckland today for his interview tomorrow. Yeep!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-12 07:23:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Just got my NOA2 for the CR1 today too, not far to go now! Awesome news! Congratulations to you!	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-03-03 13:46:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Wahoo! After four months, we got our NOA2 today! Another kiwi will soon be joining the ranks here in the US! I hope you have some similar good news to share soon, Y&E.	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-03-02 13:44:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Once the NOA2 arrives, the process usually goes by pretty fast! Generally, you have to wait for the package from the embassy to arrive to fill in the form that allows them to do a nz police report. But if your SO has lived in another country for more than a year,(they may have changed it to 6 months or more now.. not sure) then he will have to get a police report from that country as well. The ones from overseas can take a few weeks so it would pay to get them now while waiting for the NOA2. Obviously, each interview is different, depending on what the interviewing folks at the embassy ask for as evidence. But generally he will have to show an I-134 from you, your recent pay stubs, letter from your employer. At my interview, i had to show my bank account with my funds in it, birth certificate, divorce certificate, evidence of our earlier meetings and our latest meetings like phone call bills, photos, hotel receipts etc. That's all i can think of at the moment off the top of my head Hopefully others here will be able to tell you more, if i have forgotten anything. At the moment, it seems like the process has stood still with the waiting, waiting for the NOA2 but once it comes, It is generally full steam ahead!! and you find that before you know it. It is time for the interview!! Thanks, kiwiana! He hasn't lived anywhere else, and he's already gotten his birth certificate (as he was born in Scotland) and his immunization records. He'll be happy to hear that he's off the hook for now.	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-02-23 14:45:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hello all! I'm expecting our NOA2 any day now, and I just have one quick question for those of you who've gone through the K-1 process. What can Ewan, the kiwi fiance, do now to make everything go quicker from here? He's convinced he can't get his police report without something official from the embassy; is that true? If not, what does he need to do to get it? Thanks so much for your help! Megan	that_girl	Female	New Zealand	2010-02-23 09:15:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Can I just say: Go All Whites! Yeah!! It's like winning the world cup just to tie with Italy!	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-06-21 02:32:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Just to let you know, I was approved in London last Wednesday. Painless process but a boring 4 hours waiting!	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-06-07 05:43:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Went in for my interview yesterday, and my visa was approved! I'm flying out on the 13th! That's wonderful, lucky you!	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-05-07 08:03:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	They may get priority as they are a consulate That would be brilliant. Mine seems to be lost in the post due to getting stuck somewhere because of the ash, lol!	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-04-26 04:42:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Does anyone know how long, after sending consent for the police cert, it takes for the certificate to come through? Is the consent part of p3? I see that your p4's seem to come through quite quickly so I wonder if the process is quicker if the embassy requests the certificate because it took 6 weeks for the one I requested to arrive! Thanks, Emma	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-04-24 06:40:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hi Emma, yep it's the same process here - the Embassy sends you a consent form thing to sign so that they can ask the NZ Police directly for it. So I'd just sign the form and give it to them, then send in the cert you requested when you receive it, maybe it'll help speed things along? Thanks Zeddess. It's good to know that it's not just because I'm o/seas! And that's good advice about sending it in to speed things up. Emma	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-04-23 18:10:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hey, just wondering about the process in Auckland for the NZ police cert. I'm a kiwi in the UK so I'm going through the London embassy. I requested my NZ police cert and it's on its way (delayed by ash ). I received a letter from London asking me to give approval for them to request my certificate directly from the NZ police and to be sent to them (the letter for the Police was addressed from the Auckland embassy). Is this the same process in NZ or do you just get it yourselves and take it along with you? I'm just trying to work out if this is standard NZ practice or if it's just because I'm overseas. Thanks for any help. Emma	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-04-23 13:35:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Y&E: Hope your NOA2 arrives very soon!! Thanks, Kiwiana. It did, but things at the London consulate are slow! I wish I was doing this through the NZ embassy but if that was the case I wouldn't be doing it at all since I met my Yuri over here in the UK, lol!	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-03-13 10:58:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Heya, mine's complicated as a kiwi living in Britain but it's nice to see some friendly voices from home :-) Good luck to everyone wherever they are on their journey.	Y&E	Female	United Kingdom	2010-02-26 14:25:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	All Whites did great. Would have been awesome to see them moving on to the next round but they really exceeded my expectations! In other news, just sent in my package for removing conditions. Not sure that I sent in enough evidence. My husband had the house before I moved here so not on the title and we don't have joint bank accounts. I did have tax info, medical and car insurance in both our names so... we'll see how it all goes!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-06-25 19:08:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Congrats!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-05-08 12:06:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Kelvan... meat pies! So jealous! I have a small list of food that I want when I make a trip back home: Steak and Cheese pie, good fish and chips, a real kiwi roast and a milky bar! Mmm.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-30 14:16:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Best of luck to him!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-12 22:28:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Saw some hot cross buns today, they looked white also and had raisins as well as peel. Didn't buy them though as the cross was made with icing...	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-05 22:43:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	No hot cross buns. Last year I went to quite a few places looking for them, but no luck. Easter eggs I did find. Mostly small ones, or some chocolate bunnies, nothing like in NZ with the large hollow eggs, and could not find any marshmallow eggs that everyone had back in NZ.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-04 17:19:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I haven't managed a trip back to NZ yet but my assumptions were: Book the ticket in the name on your passport. This is what they'll want to see at the airline desk etc. If your greencard has your married name I'd take your marriage certificate with you. When you want to come back in they'll want to see your greencard, and having your cert will help clear up why your passport is in a different name to that. Also, you go in the USA Citizen and Residents line, since we're now residents here Have a great trip home!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-02 16:58:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Oh my goodness... I get busy for a few months and look what happens... this place totally changes on me! Hi to all the new people, hello to those of you still here and answering everyones questions. Gwdenton - sorry if you already got the info you needed. I did the I-130 (CR!) route. Everything I sent to NVC was in my file that was forwarded to the embassy, so I didn't have to resend any of that. The original copies of things like my birth certificate and wedding certificate that I had sent were given back to me then. I waited for my medical till my case was at the embassy, I took the form they'd sent in the packet, there was plenty of time as my interview was scheduled for about a month after I got the packet. But like others have said email the embassy, they're really good and will work with you if they can. As for me, I'm settled in to my new job now and just starting to research my removing of conditions. Because we'd only been married a year when I arrived in the US my greencard expires after 2 years, so I have to get the conditions removed before then. Should be a simple process I think. Then I'm likely going to apply for my son's visa to get him permanent residency. He's got another year and a half of high school and I want him to come here to do his University work cos I miss him. Whether he'll agree with my plan is a whole other story...	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2010-03-30 18:57:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	So my visa expired today and I still haven't sent in the AOS package, because for some reason the civil surgeon won't certify my I-693 form without a full immigration medical, which I do not NEED. Is it supposed to be this hard to get something signed? Anyway, my social security is still in my maiden name because it took 10 weeks to get so I haven't been back there yet, but I've used my married name on all the forms. Are they going to chuck a wobbly if I don't send in the medical form or am I worrying for nothing? Congrats on getting married I didn't get a doctor here to certify the form. I just sent in the copy of the vaccination form that the doctor that did the medical in NZ gave me. It went through ok so I wouldn't be too worried about it. Probably more important to get your paperwork filed and then reply to any RFE you may get. At least that way it'll be in the system and underway Cdneh..... you're too kind......	Kim & Chris	Female	New Zealand	2010-06-28 19:19:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	All Whites did great. Would have been awesome to see them moving on to the next round but they really exceeded my expectations! In other news, just sent in my package for removing conditions. Not sure that I sent in enough evidence. My husband had the house before I moved here so not on the title and we don't have joint bank accounts. I did have tax info, medical and car insurance in both our names so... we'll see how it all goes! Hi there Kelzm......keep us posted as to how you get on. There's a few of us on here who'll have this coming up early next year and I know we all worry about having enough evidence. Also nice to have met Cdneh today	Kim & Chris	Female	New Zealand	2010-06-25 20:09:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Questions: Also, if your maiden name is used in NZ passport and married name is on the GC, what surname do you put on the airline ticket? Do you show your NZ passport when leaving USA airport to go to NZ? And then do you use your NZ passport when entering and leaving NZ? Then on your return to USA airport, you show your GC? Hi Kiwiana...... As the others have said, you must have your ticket in the exact same name that's on your passport or they won't let you fly. When I went back in Sept I had my GC, but I also took the copies of my AP and my marriage certificate just in case, although neither were needed (I'd still take everything for peace of mind). And yes it's a weird feeling going into the US citizen line, but it was like a small reward for all the hard work we've done so far	Kim & Chris	Female	New Zealand	2010-04-02 21:21:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hi everyone!! I have a quick question and wondered if anyone could help me here (before posting on the main forums). When i first came to USA, i applied for a californian state ID.. Then months later i got my GC. Anyway, I got a letter from DMV and they said that my state ID is going to expire soon and to renew it for a limited term extension, i have to send them a photocopy of my legal presence document. Now do i HAVE to renew the state ID? Or do i not need it. now that i have my GC? Will anything happen if i don't renew it? Hi Everyone................ It's been a while since I've been on here and man has it changed!!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO KIWIANA AND HUBBY for St Paddies day...... hasn't the year just flown Kiwiana didn't you get your drivers license after you applied for the state ID?? I thought the D/L, when you get one, took the place of the state ID, if so would you need to renew it yet?? Just thinking out loud.....lol. Cdneh it's been ages how's everything going for you? I see you're tossing around the idea of moving to Searcy. It takes a bit to get used to small town life after living in a big city for so long. The town itself is nice enough and the people are very friendly. I was a bit burnt out from the stresses of work and moving and all the rest when I got here, so a year of peace and quiet and a slower pace was very welcome. Now I'm working and have been here nearly 18 months, I find I'm missing a bigger variety of shops mainly, that's about it. But in saying that, Little Rock is only an hour away, probably no different to driving from Pukekohe to Auckland City. And guess what........... there's minimal snow here in winter time.....lol, we had about 3 snowfalls at different times and the most was 8" or so and even then they all said how it was unusual to get that much Hi to all you newbie's......you're in the best possible place to get help with the craziness that is immigration to the U.S.	Kim & Chris	Female	New Zealand	2010-03-28 18:13:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Awwww YAY!!! Congratulations you two, that's awesome, and without an interview! You must be so stoked, enjoy the celebrations. Just an update for everyone, I'm getting ready to leave NZ in 6 weeks! I'm so excited but also really sad! How did you guys cope with leaving all of your friends and family behind?? Believe me it's one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Sometimes I can't believe I've actually done it..........	Kim & Chris	Female	New Zealand	2010-02-16 08:08:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	GREEN CARD!!!!!!!! Yaaaaay you guys ..... well done	Kim & Chris	Female	New Zealand	2010-02-12 19:37:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I thought it was about time I posted in here and said hi. I'm in Auckland at the moment and my USC wife is back in Nebraska. Just sent through our I130 for the CR1 at the end of last year. Welcome gwdenton & Jane & Kalepo This is a really useful site and people here are only too happy to help out if they can. Jane & Kalepo: Sorry to hear about your delay. Hang in there I'm sure it will all be sorted out soon	Kim & Chris	Female	New Zealand	2010-02-10 07:35:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hey guys. My husband is Samoan and his visa is going through the New Zealand consulate. He has been back and forth to New Zealand through this whole process. We are not actual New Zealanders but it doesn't look like I belong anywhere else on this site. My husbands visa interview was refused and sent back for administrative review in August 2009. I've been in this process since the end of 2008 and my husband still can't come home. ~Jane...New York	BellaRose	Female	Samoa	2010-02-09 22:36:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Back in NZ! It feels sooo good to be home I have been driving all around Auckland and it is wonderful! Have also eaten a couple of meat pies hehe. I'm here for 13 days for my dads 60th, Evan will arrive on Sunday... can't wait! It's really hard to be away from him when I've spent the last 6 months seeing him everyday. My flight from LAX - Auckland was only half full because of the cancelled London - LAX flight that was to connect with ours. Everyone had a row to themselves in the plane! I heard stories of some people getting tickets for super cheap. The guy near me said he got a flight from North Carolina - LAX - Auckland - Sydney for $600 last minute! The airlines must be trying to sell the seats that would have been occupied by the people from London! Edited by Kelvan, 21 April 2010 - 02:53 AM.	Kelvan	Not Telling	New Zealand	2010-04-21 02:51:00