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    validating green card on US transit stop through to Canada (for holiday in Canada)

    We got our green cards and have til Aug 18 to validate. I'm the primary holder and will be flying from Australia to Canada in early August. I stop in LAX for couple hours, then fly to Denver for 4 hours, then finally arrive in Toronto. It's for a 2 week holiday only. We plan to move to the...
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    Derivatives entering US after primary applicant - who takes documents?

    Hi, I assume derivatives can enter US later after principle/primary applicant as already entered? We may enter separated a few days apart. In this case, who carries all the documents? Obviusly we each carry our own passports, but what about marriage, birth certificates, medical records...
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    finding US job after getting DV

    I am wondering how people who have completed their interviews and got their DV are going finding a job in the US remotely from overseas? The job market is not great in US at the moment and harder if you apply for overseas.
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    My interview experience in Sydney

    Recently had interview at Sydney US consulate and thought I would share the experience: Got there at 7:30am -first ones. Did not bring cell phones or bags - only documents. Through security then waited to be taken up to consulate, then enter consulate & take number and sit down. Number...
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    medical clearance- civil surgeon wont sign off on medical clearance yet

    My husband went into civil surgeon today. He got a tetanus shot and MMR. The civil surgeon then said he required a booster of MMR in one month, but told him he would not sign off on the medical clearance form until he has the second booster. That will be late March, when our interview is mid...
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    police clearance processing time

    Hi, Has anyone here had to get police records where the police records arrived after interview date? How did it affect interview? We have interview in Australia in 2 months. However we need to get police records from Canada because we lived there for 3 years about 5 years ago. We are about...
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    scheduling medical appointment

    Our visa number is current but we still have 2 months until our interview. I rang the civil surgeon's office today to enquire about list of vaccines we will be required to have. The secretary told me she could book us in next week. I said I didn't want to book just yet; just wanted to know...
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    fingerprinting: live scans and ink impressions

    Our number is current for April. We are in dash to do our police clearance checks. We have to do Canada (as we lived there 5 years ago) and Australia. We actually did them in August last year but don't know if the consulate even got them so early in our process and the Canadian police...
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    notification of interview date when number becomes current

    When do we get email notification of our interview dates relative to the published bulletin numbers? Our number became current today. When should we get our date? Anyone know? Thanks
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    police clearance checks the process

    can anyone share knowledge/experience of getting police clearance? Does the police send your clearance to the consulate directly, or does this differ country to country? Will the consulate keep it on file, etc? Can you go ahead and do your clearance checks before you get an interview date? Thanks.
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    childhood vaccine schedule

    Our 6 year old son has never been vaccinated . We do not want to vaccinate but after a lot of consideration of entire situation, we are going ahead for immigration purposes. The fact that his immune system is now mature, we do feel better about this. However the schedule is large (9 required for...
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    Police checks if you lived in another country more than 5 years ago...

    My husband and I (I'm primary applicant) lived in Canada for 4 years. Will we need Canadian police checks even if by the time we have our interview it will be a little over 5 years since we lived there?
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    time line of medical check and interview

    Hi, I'm wondering what the time line looks like re getting interview date, and medical check with civil surgeon. We're trying to avoid the flu shot requirement, which means if we book in with civil surgeon April 1st onwards, we'll avoid it. But looks like we'll get our interview in April...
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    vaccination requirements -flu shot

    Hi, does anyone know if seasonal flu shot is required at time of your medical if outside of the US, and it's not in flu season in the country you're in? I am not certain on whether the seasonal flu shot requirement pertains to whether it is current US flu season or current flu season in country...
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    DV 2012 Australian winners - report here.

    There were 900 Australian applicants selected from about 2000 Oceania applicants. The advance notice bulletin for October 2011 states current rank cut-off from Oceania for month of October as 300. Does anyone know whether the numbers will go up by 300 each month or is the initial 300 no...
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