Recent content by tonis

Congrats Kiwione! Your interview experience was exactly the same as ours, no questions and the CO first words to us were "so, are you excited!" :-)

We're moving to Tracy, just over the hill from you. Thankfully we already have a few friends to rely on ;-)

I hear yah EmilyW. I'll be doing the same thing. Just need to figure out how to make money from my hobbie ;-)

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Congratulations @@AimLK and @@OC_EMS. Great news!

Good luck to you both from me, but you wont need it! :-)

Was it Ivy by any chance? That's who I spoke to when I dropped off my paperwork, a very nice lady.

You're right Simon, I wouldnt suggest buying straight off the bat for everyone. We decided to buy mainly because house prices in Tracy are going up so quickly. We're going for the 15 year FHA load as this keeps the PMI costs down. We have spent a lot of time in Tracy and are very particular...

I contacted a mortgage broker (imortgage) and told them what we wanted to do. We have a large deposit, but also needed 1 payslip, SSN and Green Card, which we can produce soon after our arrival in Jan 15. She told me that we would qualify for a FHA loan and this involves paying mortgage...

Yahoo, we've just been pre approved for a mortgage when we arrive in the US next January! Just shows it can be done, even with no credit rating. Will just have to pay mortgage insurance for the first year, and after 12months and a decent credit score we will refinance :-)

I found this website titled "Welcome to the United States - A Guide for New Immigrants" Might be helpful for those of us making the move. http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/nativedocuments/M-618.pdf

Good luck, but you won't need it!

No, they posted them to me. I had my medical done by the medical centre just down the road and they had them at the consulate 3 days later. I also had to post or drop off the paperwork a few days before, the same day we did our medicals as it was easier. Make sure you take cash to the...

I did for our interview, and I also included a copy of our US bank statement. Ive been sending money over when the dollar has been good :-)