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DV 2021 Oceania Selectees

I got selected again as well for DV2022 OC4XX. i had OC30XX in DV2021. Got to be happy with that! :D

I have a question around national police certificates, i remember reading they expire after a certain amount of time, but i cant find that information anywhere? Anyone know?

Cheers.
 
atang34 said:
I got selected again as well for DV2022 OC4XX. i had OC30XX in DV2021. Got to be happy with that! :D

I have a question around national police certificates, i remember reading they expire after a certain amount of time, but i cant find that information anywhere? Anyone know?

Cheers.
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I understand it to be 12months but happy for someone else to correct me if that is wrong...
 
atang34 said:
I got selected again as well for DV2022 OC4XX. i had OC30XX in DV2021. Got to be happy with that! :D

I have a question around national police certificates, i remember reading they expire after a certain amount of time, but i cant find that information anywhere? Anyone know?

Cheers.
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Per the instructions for selectees pages your 1NL referred you to (I assume they still give you the starting web link anyway), one year. More specifically:

Prepare Supporting Documents

travel.state.gov travel.state.gov

Important: Police certificates expire after one year, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued. If at the time of your interview the following three items are all true, you must bring a new police certificate to your visa interview:
You are more than 16 years old;
The police certificate was obtained more than one year ago; and
You still live in the country that issued the certificate.
 
I was selected for 2022: case # OC20XX, and my partner was selected for 2021: OC35XX. We waited to see what happened with 2022 before deciding whether to proceed with the 2021 DS260. Timing isn't right for 2021, even if we are granted an interview for 2021 (assuming we submit the DS260), so we will try our luck for 2022.
 
BiscuitLips said:
I was told that the Dr. hadn't renewed their registration for this type of medical. Don't quote me though... I'm just repeating what I was told later. Have they taken your deposit? Sorry for the late reply!! I would confirm if you haven't already as I was there and they cancelled me as I was parking. :)
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Interesting, thanks for sharing. Have since read and seen that Brisbane has been taken off the list. We haven't been scheduled yet but had just called to make enquiries about pricing and what their requirements are etc.
Will have to wait and see what happens
 
ausdreaming said:
Does anyone who has had their medical know if we need to bring any medical history with us or whether they will already have access to our records already? Some of the overseas websites say you need to bring history but haven't seen that requested here so assuming they have some sort of access to it already?
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I recently had mine, and I would suggest taking as much medical history as you can. The doctor asked for records of really minor things that happened ages ago, I was really surprised. Now I'm running around trying to get reports and I'm not finding it easy. I'll probably end up going to the interview without a finalised medical, which I'm not thrilled about.

I was much more concerned about not having immunisation history, but that was no issue at all. Not what I was expecting!
 
muzzy said:
I recently had mine, and I would suggest taking as much medical history as you can. The doctor asked for records of really minor things that happened ages ago, I was really surprised. Now I'm running around trying to get reports and I'm not finding it easy. I'll probably end up going to the interview without a finalised medical, which I'm not thrilled about.

I was much more concerned about not having immunisation history, but that was no issue at all. Not what I was expecting!
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Hi Muzzy, sounds like we have been worrying so much about immunisation history too. Hope you don't mind me asking but what sort of other medical issues were they concerned about.
 
If it helps, below is one of the requirements listed that I need to bring to my medical.

  1. Details of significant medical history


• This would entail your past medical issues, previous procedures or psychological problems if applicable.

• Please secure a brief summary from your local GP

• Please include letter/s from specialist – if applicable
 
Skidmarksteve said:
This can't be blamed on Trump anymore, the behaviour by some posts, and in particular KCC is in direct conflict with Court orders, meaning these decisions are by person/s on a much higher pay grade than a consul general.

Reality check people, as much as OC consulates may "want" to help you, they take their directions (and pay cheque) from people other than you, in an area outside of OC and likely the same people who are ignoring Court orders.

And these are are the same people who want to increase the number of DVs issued annually to 80k? they can't even come close to managing 55k worth of DVs now.
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Let me make a couple of points as an update.

1. Mayorkas literally said that The previous administration "gutted" the immigration system, and that finding is borne out again and again through various statements, court documents and so on. So yes, there is plenty of blame still deserved by the previous administration.

2. There are no court orders that the government is "ignoring" on DV2021, because there are no court orders that relate to DV2021. All the order thus far have been narrow in scope. The government maintains its stance on no visa = no processing, but without a judge ordering them to behave otherwise we cannot saying they are ignoring any order.

3. I previously said that OC consulates were well positioned to work on cases and could do well compared to other regions. Sure enough the data is confirming my earlier assumption. Thus far OC region has managed to schedule over HALF of the selectees needed to fill the quota. That is twice as many as the next nearest region (SA), and 8 or 9 times more than the worst performing region (EU). So overall this year will be a car crash, but OC is probably going to be relatively unscathed. OCers should be grateful for that situation...
 
AusJess27 said:
If it helps, below is one of the requirements listed that I need to bring to my medical.

  1. Details of significant medical history


• This would entail your past medical issues, previous procedures or psychological problems if applicable.

• Please secure a brief summary from your local GP

• Please include letter/s from specialist – if applicable
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@Aus21 @Green&Gold this is great advice from @AusJess27 and unfortunately it wasn't listed as something I needed to take to my medical (unless I somehow missed it).

The only thing I would add is that the definition of "significant" medical history was exceptionally broad in my case - I was asked for more detail on trivial matters. So, as usual, be overprepared!

To be clear, I don't expect any of this to result in refusal of my case - it's just going to slow things down and I don't want that to happen to anyone else.

Best of luck!
 
Archer87 said:
Had my interview today in Sydney.

Arrived at 0715 and had to wait to 0730 for the lifts to unlock (pro tip - theres a food court down stairs).

At 0745 we were screened by security and admitted to waiting room.

By 0815 we were being seen by the various people (initial documentation person, cashier, then finally the CO).

By 0900 we had been told our visas were approved and were on our way home.

Everybody at the Sydney consulate was lovely. The staff chatted to my toddlers at every step, they tolerated our noise, and were generally cheerful and nice.

The questions asked were very simple. 'Where will you live?' 'What do you do for work?' 'Ever had any problems with the Police' etc. Nothing at all that could have stumped a reasonable person nor which would require preparation.

There were two other DV winners there by the time we left so it looks like SYD is doing a few today.

I was well prepared with documents, having followed the instructions of the Consulate, the State Department, and BritSimon (with one exception - I filed my DS260 nearly immediately), and as a result I didn't have any issues.

I didn't have years of experience working in Australian local and state government to help me navigate the US system, but inspite of that I didn't read the FAM, I didn't quibble over US college entry requirements, and I didn't even need to insult other selectees of volunteer moderators!
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congratulations...keep updating us on your move etc.
 
Hi guys, thought I would update y’all as I heard back from the consulate today regarding the delay in my visa being issued. This is what I received back:


“Hi Ashley,

There has been a computer glitch on some of the DV cases, which is being sorted by our help desk. As soon as we get the computer glitch fixed, we can continue processing your visa.”
 
Can anyone that has had their interview give me some insight on how deep they go in to your financials?
I'm fairly young and have spent most of my adult life a full time student with some splatters of part time work, I'm in a fairly employable position with a good portfolio, masters degree and references but don't meet the $21,775 USD guideline that I've seen mentioned in various places.
I know there is the option of getting an affidavit of support by a US citizen but I don't know anyone who would be willing to do this for me. My parents are quite happy to support me in any case and they have the means to but my understanding is this won't count for anything since they aren't citizens. TIA!
 
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