Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Ruby... any decisions made yet? And how did dinner with your folks go? Inquiring minds want to know!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-22 15:23:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Kelzm, NZ is gorgeous but I own the house my mom grew up in on the street named after my family in the same city that my great-grandparents landed in when they came over from Sicily. Most of my family & friends live within a few miles of each other and we see each other quite often. The job opportunities are better here as well. Russell's parents have a lot of property in NZ so we will always have a home to go back to there as well. I have a 15 y/o daughter and a 12 y/o son so I understand and sypathize with your anxiety with all of this. Being so close to your folks and having your son staying in NZ has to be difficult. I'm sure you take comfort in knowing he'll be well taken care of. You have to do what's right for you and it seems that coming here to be with the man you love and married is what is right. I've always told my parents that the greatest gift they ever gave me was showing me how to love and be loved. I hope I am giving that to my children as well. It's truly life's greatest gift and i'm sure your son knows that and appreciates that mom is happy. So you have to sell your home and finish your schooling??? How much longer is the process expected to be for your visa? The last two couples I have talked to that when through the NZ consulate had their interview within 6 weeks of their NO2 being approved. It will be good to have it all done and just ready when you are! We flew qantas when Russell came home with me and the kids in 2006 and managed to have the maximum amount of bags at their maximum weights (paid a little extra as well) to get all his things home. What a fiasco that was! Was so much cheaper than shipping it all! though So, most of this things are already here. I'm still waiting for qantas to get back to me regarding all the flights I had with them but last month I flew Air NZ. I did upgrade to premium which was nice but i'd love to go business class! Yes, it's good to be pampered! Yes, i'm a chatterbox too! It's good to know i'm not alone in all of this.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-21 11:47:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Oh my goodness! Congratulations kelzm!!! So happy for you! How are you feeling in regards to all of this? Happy to be finally coming 'home' I suppose but is there some anxiety about leaving your son in NZ? Do you use frequent flier miles??? Sorry i'm so nosey! I am so happy for you and wish only the best. Please keep us posted! I don't want to hijack the thread because this is certainly your moment but i'm a little stoked that so many VSC December filers are being approved lately! Fingers crossed that the trend continues! My Russ posted this in the other thread we started...just wanted to share... Kia ora this may seem a little strange but its actually kim's other half writing this, i would say better half but that is a lie she is far better half than i could have ever hoped for, and not being with her now is not a burden i like or take lightly (to tell the truth it kills) so i know how you guys must feel with all this waiting, funny thing is if it was viable the other way and kim could come here it would be so easy, for that i am not too happy with the extra wait. but in the end it will be well worth the wait to be able to wrap my arms around her and know that i never have to leave again. anyways i just wanted to chime in and say hi, i am sure by now you have received all the advice you can process at the moment ruby, i know when kim and i started looking into all this the idea of time apart felt like a big stone hanging over our heads, we are still waiting, but hoping for that magical 2 week process time on the noa2. lol. if there are any of those processing people out there, pleasssssssssssssssssssssssssssse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what ever the case may end up i know we are on the path to something magical. ok i am gonna stop being soppy i hope you are all keeping sane, take care aroha nui Russ Edited by KimandRuss, 20 February 2008 - 10:39 AM.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-20 10:38:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	kelzm... I was wondering about that. I suppose because you left you had no intent to immigrate just marry your love. Thanks for clarifying. I've never heard of anyone taking this route. Welcome cdneh, good to have you with us.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-18 09:29:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Yeah, i'm still up...i suck. We usually chat on msn but have also used aol, yahoo, netmeeting...just about every program I think...besides skype (strangely enough). Sometimes it's nice to just get off of the computer! goodnight...really	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-18 00:02:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	QUOTE (rubyred @ Feb 17 2008, 11:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> kim, i really really REALLY wish you the best of luck. i think with a 10yr history together it would be difficult for them to find a reason to deny russ a visa. i miss jordan intensely. webcams are a great invention, and i'm thankful for them every day, but on those days when the internet freaks out and decides not to work for no apparent reason, it's so disheartening and is just a reminder of how tenuous that communication connection can be. want to hear a really sweet story? one of the reasons jordan's parents are so great about our situation and how we met is because they were penpals for a really long time (18mths i think?) before they met in person, and their honeymoon was the longest time they had spent together up until that time! and we think we have it tough... imagine only being able to write letters and occasionally talk on the ph for 18mths! Thank you so much. I wish the same for you. Technology is a wonderful thing but i'll be SOOOO glad when my heart is no longer dependant on it! What a great story about Jordan's parents! How sweet. It's so important to get to know someone from the inside out. How wonderful it is to finally be wrapped up in each other though! btw...do you use the phone for communication at all? I've used nobelcom.com for years. It lets me call NZ very cheap. We don't use the phone too often but I always have a card available just in case. Yup...we're old pro's at this! Ok well I must be off to bed now. I think my body is still on NZ time. Look forward to talking with you again soon.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-17 23:35:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	A lot of kiwi's seem to leave NZ for work. Russell was living in Australia a couple years ago for that very reason. It's an absolutely gorgeous country and the people are so pleasant. It's just so far removed from everything. I'm certainly glad to have ties back to NZ and know we'll be travelling there just as often as we can. Now if we could just get Scotty to beam us over instead of those 13 hour flights (20 for me)....	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-17 23:06:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	So...perhaps you have your answer.. Because of the way it happened for us, we have lived together and travelled in Australia, New Zealand, America, Canada, England & (him) Ireland over the last 2 years. I'm not sure whether everything happens for a reason or not but I can tell you that I wouldn't give up any of those memories for anything. Like I said, we've known each other for 10 years and because we've essentially lived together for two years now it's extremely hard being separated. If there was any way I could be with him through this process I would be. April 11th my divorce if FINALLY final and tomorrow I'll find out if I can simply pick up the decree I need to file for the K1. If so, i'll be sending it to VSC overnight!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-17 22:58:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	well hell... it seems we've missed the boat on just about everything! DCF changes, fee increases...now this! Russell is just 29 but it's been a few years since he completed his masters. Congratulations on completing your studies. Hopefully this is easy for you to get and you can take your time with the whole process.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-17 22:10:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	kelzm, I was at the coast near Whakatane for three weeks but just left Auckland Monday night. It was heartbreaking. Ruby, here is the link to the review page for the U.S. Embassy in Auckland. From other NZ's i've talked with (K1) the process has gone very fast once the consulate receives the petition from the NVC. Yes, I do believe it's quite a cost to call but I also believe it's well worth it when you do! It seems kelzm had some good luck when she let the POE officers know she was coming to marry. Considering the consequences for visa fraud that others have faced, it's not something I would bring up too much! You could easily come over on the work visa (do you know how easy/hard this is for you to get?) and 'decide' whether or not to marry Jordan while you are here. You mentioned this new 1-yr work visa? We looked into the work ( B ) visa as well but he needed a job to sponser him. Geologists are not in real high demand in Massachusetts. Looks like you girls will be real close to each other once you are 'home'! p.s. regarding the Embassy website. Auckland handles the immigrant visa's and yeah, they don't really have a website so it's not just you! Edited by KimandRuss, 17 February 2008 - 09:38 PM.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-17 21:36:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Ahhhhh i'm home Thanks for starting this Ruby. *clink* here's to a speedy process for all!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-17 19:50:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I am not the only one! I am in Auckland...but I am a Canadian with a returning resident Visa here. My fiancee is in Maryland. We are just beginning and it all looks so daunting at the moment...I'm so pleased to have stumbled on this web site.	cdneh	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-18 00:33:00
Australia and New Zealand	Packet 3 - Sydney	Hi guys!   This is my first post   Checked USCIS status yesterday and saw that it was in Post Decision Activity and that it was approved on Nov 18 and being shipped to NVC. My US fiance did not receive text or email about this..was he only supposed to have received text/email update if he had signed up for an account on USCIS?   Now waiting for hard copy..   Just a couple of questions   - Is Packet 3 that comes from Sydney US Consulate emailed or mailed via post to me (beneficiary)? I read that Sydney consulate emails it, but I have not provided my email address anywhere in the I-129F, nor did my US fiance, so they wouldn't have our email addresses?   - Can I get my police check and medical done before even receiving the Packet 3? Are these required to be sent back to US consulate or only bought along to the interview at the consulate? Any other general tips regarding police and medical check?   Thanks so much!   Packet 3 is emailed. I've never heard of anyone not supplying their email address so I don't know what they would do in your situation. You could contact the Sydney consulate with your case number and ask them what to do. Are you sure you didn't include an email address anywhere in the I-129f or the G-1145?   Yes you can get your police check and medical. What state do you live in? This affects your other question (whether they are sent direct to the consulate or to you). Edit - cjbaker beat me to it! Edited by Lainie B, 21 November 2013 - 01:20 AM.	Lainie B	Female	Australia	2013-11-21 01:19:00
Australia and New Zealand	Sydney K1 visa interview - can USC fiance also attend?	I believe he can. When I interviewed I saw USC spouses or fiances at the interview. I think he would just need to bring his passport.	Lainie B	Female	Australia	2014-01-07 21:43:00
Australia and New Zealand	Approved Dec 24, has anyone around the same time received their visa yet?	Hey guys, My status changed to issue today yay!     CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Mine too! Congrats both of you.. in just few days, you'll have your visa in your hands.. Well done and bless you both	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-01 21:20:00
Australia and New Zealand	Approved Dec 24, has anyone around the same time received their visa yet?	Dont stress to much about AP at this stage.. I have read ALOT of peoples CEAC status goes into AP for about 2 days then it changes to issued. I hope that happens for you. Keep your chin up	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2013-12-31 18:10:00
Australia and New Zealand	Packet 3 - Sydney	Hi!   Can anyone that has recently obtained their visa in Sydney...can you confirm if the DS-160 is the right form to use/send off in Packet 3, and it replaces DS-156 and DS-156K despite what the instructions say? So only one copy of DS-160 is required in Packet 3 (along with DS-1076, I-134, supporting documents etc   Thank you so much, I feel so close now! You are correct. The DS-160 is online also. So all you need to send back with packet 3 is the confirmation (which will come up at the end, print it only and send it with the rest of Packet 3 info).  DS-160, DS-1076 (checklist with everything that relates to you in that check list. ie police report birth certs etc) and the I-134 and supporting docs.	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-07 08:54:00
Australia and New Zealand	Sydney K1 visa interview - can USC fiance also attend?	I agree with Lainie.. Yes they can attend but bring US passport to prove they are US citizens	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-07 22:47:00
Australia and New Zealand	Confusion with visa payment and needing an extension... Please help!	Hi All!   My fiance is in Baltimore Maryland and I am currently in Sydney, Australia, our approval notice is due to expire on the 22nd January. My medial examination is on the 13th of January which is the medical center earliest convenience for me. We will definitely need an extension on our case as I cant see us fitting in the interview and packet 4 within in a week.. I have called some weeks ago the support team which were not very helpful, one gentleman of which gave me a wrong email and had me waiting for weeks!! I have now emailed sydneyIV@state.gov - can anyone verify if this is the way to go?    I am also a little confused with the visa payment, I have read on some timelines that we pay for the visa on the day? but the person I spoke with mentioned I had to pay for the $240 online?? Can someone shine some light onto this for me as well?    One more... with packet 3.. I have sent off DS-230 as requested as soon as I received packet 3, I did not get any verification that this was received.. Is this normal?    Thanks guys.. look forward to your responses    Alana  As for the extension of the petition I have not long done it as out petition expired on Jan 3rd 2014. I emailed the Syd USEM and this is the reply I got. We have done this and it has been accepted. Our interview is on 28th Jan 2014.   Thank you for advising our office.  To revalidate your petition, please have your U.S. citizen fiancé provide you a letter, requesting that your petition be extended to a further 4 months from the approval date of the I-129F petition.  This letter must be dated and signed by your fiancé.  The letter from your U.S. citizen fiancé(e) should state their intention to still marry you within 90 days of your arrival into the U.S. with the K-1 visa and that you both are still free to marry.  Please scan and email a copy of this letter to SydneyIV@state.gov  If your request for revalidation is approved your application will automatically be extended & you will not be notified, however, if it is denied, only then will we contact you within 5 business days to you to advise you further.  Thank you	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-07 08:48:00
Australia and New Zealand	Quick 'n' dirty	I was under the impression it was not needed either until they added it to my requirements lol.  I think they have done it just to send me into a panic.  I have emailed them for confirmation but can't understand why they would say I needed it.  Just trying to confuse me I think.  This is what they sent me.   The following items are required before your visa can be issued. Please refer to the list below of items that will be required on the day of your interview.   P             Form DS-260 ; Online Immigrant Visa Application Please print the confirmation page to submit on the day of the visa interview.   P            Form DS-160: Non-immigrant Visa Electronic Application.             Please print the confirmation page to submit on the day of the visa interview. Hmm strange.. the DS 260 I believe (dont quote me) is for married couples not fiance. Well if the embassy is asking for it, I would go ahead and do it. My packet 4 doesn't ask for it.    The following items are required before your visa can be issued. Please refer to the list below of items that will be required on the day of your interview.   P PASSPORT: A passport must have at least 8 months validity beyond the issuance date of the visa. P MEDICAL EXAMINATION REPORT: Please click here for instructions, medical.   P FEES: K Visa applicants ? this is NOT payable at the Consulate, please see our website for payment instructions. Bring the receipt for this payment to your interview.   P 3KG PLATINUM /EXPRESS POST ENVELOPE: To be used to mail your visa to you when issued. Please be sure the envelope contains your name and the address where you would like us to mail the visa. OR P K VISA APPLICANTS ONLY: For the return of your documents (passport and visa package, once the visa is issued), please login to http://www.ustraveld...m/au/index.html and create a profile. You must ensure you provide the address listed is where you wish to have the documents returned. It must be an Australian address.	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-11 05:33:00
Australia and New Zealand	Quick 'n' dirty	Hey everyone, I am a newbie posting here but I have been following most of you since my application arrived in Sydney.  I have a question for those of you who have received Packet 4.  Were you required to fill out form DS-260 and take the confirmation sheet with you as well as the DS-160.  It is on the list of requirements I have been given for my interview and is confusing the hell out of me.  Thanks for your help. No.. Just do the DS-160. I printed 2 copies of the confirmation page. 1 copy I sent in with packet 3 and the other, i'm taking to the interview. The DS260 is not needed.	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-10 22:39:00
Australia and New Zealand	Quick 'n' dirty	Hey guys,   I made a new topic for this question as well but thought I would ask on here too...   Just wanted to check that the Aussie embassy allows co-sponsors for the I-134? We are using one and I'd never thought to ask before whether it's allowed or not. If anyone did use one, did you have any problems?   Thanks!!   Yeah the Sydney USEM does allow for co-sponsors. My fiance is just borderline (without liquidating his assets) so we opted to have a co-sponsor just in case.  Here's another thread about the same thing http://www.visajourn...ralian-embassy/   Edited by Ozgirl1981, 10 January 2014 - 08:26 AM.	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-10 08:19:00
Australia and New Zealand	Quick 'n' dirty	Don't do taxi! It will be peak hour and cost $80 there abouts, do the train. Will be like $12 for a ticket. And is like 4 stops! I have my fingers and toes crossed for you Ozgirl! Re: postage. I didn't take a post bag and they sent it to me overnight with toll express I had awesome tracking too. Ok thanks for the info. I have decided to take the train as I dont want to be caught in peak hour traffic. No traffic on the train lines.. LOL With 3 children with me also, I think i will try avoid any train changes. So I think i'll get the airport train link thru to St James station and then it's just about short walk down the block (if google maps is correct).  And also a good thing is that with the train fare, they only charge for 1 child.  Thanks for the info	Ozgirl1981	Female	Australia	2014-01-07 09:00:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	That sounds great Kim. Even though it does change your plans a little it's nice to see that Russell's whanau are making the trip to see the two of you finally able to be married. Plus a big bash with all the family and friends sounds fun, I'm sure the kiwi contigent will love it. For myself, my wedding was very intimate - just the two of us and our two witnesses. We got married in California so my son wasn't able to be there, I'd promised him some other kind of ceremony that he could be at later on down the track. Now I'm not so sure about that, however my son is still quite adamant that he wants us to do something, so we'll have to have some more discussion around that idea at some point!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-05 17:15:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Ohh wedding plans. Are you going to share or keeping them secret for a while?	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-04 15:47:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I'm not sure about tracking packages... I guess so? I still have quite a process to go through to get it to leave there though! We're still waiting for them to receive it, once they have they'll send out two more bills, and want to collect the biographical info before it's all sent to the consulate. Looks like that part of the process is taking about 3 - 5 months for most people. You must be counting down the days Kim. It's March now, just a month more to go!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-04 03:56:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Yay. More kiwi couples joining the thread! Mark - I bet you're going to be getting that NOA2 any day now. I think for me it's still going to be a while. NVC still hasn't got my info from USCIS so.... waiting, again!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-03 15:40:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hello all, Welcome to the new additions! Things are pretty quiet here for me, visa wise. Back in the waiting game again. This time waiting till we can get some things sent in to NVC. Good to hear that progress has started for you Ruby.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-03-02 05:28:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	What an awesome picture Ruby. Hopefully soon you'll have one of you and Jordan together. I agree with Kim, it's definitely time to have that talk with Mum and Dad! Kim - I had read on the consulate site that contact was by phone only. The other night I tried to find their info and ended up at the Wellington Embassy site which had this address for contacting the consulate: aucklandacs@state.gov I found that here: http://newzealand.us...contact_us.html Since that page didn't say not to email I took the chance. The email was then forwarded to the IV section of the consulate who replied to me from this address: AucklandIV@state.gov They didn't seem upset with me emailing instead of using the ($3.26 a minute) phone line. And I think it was easier to convey my questions that way also.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-28 00:09:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I hadn't seen that page, thanks Kim, very useful/ One thing though, it says that the consulate does not answer email. I actually emailed them a couple of nights ago to ask some questions for my son around custody and parental permission, as well as if I needed to be there for his interview. They got back to me the next morning and asked a bunch of questions about my process as well. I told them my planned timeline, with an approval by August and they thought it was achievable. If you do have questions it's worth trying an email. Very prompt answers, and pleasant emails. I feel quite positive about the Auckland consulate part of the journey!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-27 17:32:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Oh! Good work Kim, hopefully the other NZ couples will join in and let us know how things go at interviews. I'm very curious about the consulate and what kind of timeframes things move through there. I am excited to move, but I've still got lots to sort out here in NZ. The most important thing is timing my move to be around school holidays for my son. I'm still unsure how long its going to take for me to get through NVC, I really hope I get approved by August so that I can make the September trip, otherwise I may have to reevaluate and leave it till December. I want to bring him over for his first ever vist to the US right after I make the move, so he can see where I am, see the room that I'll set up for him and also we can have a great holiday (Disneyland!) before I get a job and end up with no vacation time.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-26 17:25:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I'm visiting in May (yay). Hoping for a September move, if everything goes through smoothly I should be able to make that easily.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-25 16:20:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Sounds like everything went great Ruby. Great news that your parents liked him.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-25 04:35:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Hey ruby, congrats on having finished school! Must be nice to have that all sorted. Kim - that's great news about the deed. I know people usually complain about government systems and processes but every now and then someone goes out of their way to do something that just helps make up for everything else. When we got married the celebrant also worked for the city council and as she knew we were going to put forms in to USCIS she had our certificate processed within a couple of days, instead of a couple of weeks. You'll have to keep us updated with how everything goes. Sounds like Russ could be there pretty soon!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-24 15:52:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	I haven't looked into this ruby, but are you able to apply for your K1 while you're still in the USA? Just wondering if you can do that in your last month or so, at least then when you return to NZ it'll shorten the wait? Best of luck with that dinner!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-22 23:27:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Thanks for putting in Russ's post Kim. I have to agree with him, sometimes I think it'd all be so much easier for us to live in NZ but there are some advantages in the US that just make it the better choice right now. I'm feeling very excited. I have to admit that I'd been feeling a bit depressed recently. It seemed like things were going so slow. USCIS has to be the worst part of this journey, there's just such an overwhelming silence from them, and such uncertainty on when things are going to be processed. I'm glad not to be moving on to NVC as at least there are steps so I can cross off each one as something achieved when we get to it. It's all starting to seem a little more 'real' to me now. That makes me both excited, and sad. I can't wait to be able to move to be with my husband, yet at the same time I'm already fretting about leaving my son. It's been me and him together for 14 years and it's going to be a huge change for us both. I'm also very close to my family, my parents will be caring for my son on the weekends when he's home from school, it's going to be difficult to be somewhere I can't see them every week. Mostly I just try not to think about these things (or I start asking if I'm doing the right thing by my child and stressing), though I think it's going to be some major adjustment for my whole family when the time comes. It now all seems so close though! I have lots to do, a house to sell, a degree to try and finish, a holiday in May with my husband, I'm hoping the remaining months will fly by with me kept busy. I do use frequent flyer miles, I now always fly airnz, I used to shop around to try and save $$ but mostly it's a saving of only a hundred or so dollars so I'd rather have the miles. I'm currently tossing up whether to cash in my miles for my one way trip when I move or.... using them to upgrade to business class so I can get the extra baggage allowance (ok, it's mostly I want to have the lie flat beds, and the luxury, girls got to treat herself sometimes, right?) Whew.... I sure do talk a lot, huh?	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-20 17:08:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Guys, I just got some good news. I've got my NOA2. Yippee. Hopefully my case will be sent to NVC soon so I can get through there and on to the embassy.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-20 03:32:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Nice to meet you cdneh. Good to have you on the NZ thread.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-19 00:05:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Gosh you two are chatterboxes! Nice to see. Kim - it's perfectly legal to enter the US to marry on the VWP as long as you are not intending to stay. That's why I took a long a bunch of evidence that I was leaving the country. They could still have turned me away, I actually heard the officer tell another she believe that I was going to return as I 'didn't have very much stuff'. I'd purposefully packed light (usually I take far too much clothing!) so that they wouldn't think I was trying to immigrate illegally. It was a risk, but I felt pretty confident all through it that I'd be fine. However, while it is legal to go there and marry on the VWP if you're returning I'd probably advise others who are doing that to just state you're there for vacation and marry then return home. It'll save sitting in the little stainless steel room!	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-18 00:28:00
Australia and New Zealand	NEW ZEALANDers heading to the US and their USC spouses - POST HERE!	Yay! How exciting to see a New Zealand thread. Thanks Ruby, it's great to be able to chat with others going through the process. Kim, you asked where abouts I'm from and where I'm going. I live in Auckland right now and planning to move to California - heading north a little to the San Benito County.	kelzm	Female	New Zealand	2008-02-17 20:15:00