Recent content by NJames

Thanks for the advice guys! I'll probably have to wait till I'm over there to get my SSN. This is probably gonna make it harder to start applying for jobs sigh...

Hi all, I was wondering whether anyone knew what I had to do to get my social security number? On one of the forms I filled out I remember ticking that I wanted them to give me my SSN but I still haven't received anything. Also, I was wondering whether with the new Obamacare scheme whether I'm...

That's odd because my visa is valid exactly 6 months to the day from when I had my medical. I do believe you can get another medical though and extend the visa

Sorry Crawf33 that's not correct mate. It's 6 months from when you had your medical done.

Hi JayPizzle, Welcome to the forum and congratulations on being selected! Great number too! With regard to your 2NL, the KCC won't actually send you any acknowledgment that they have received your documents unless you specifically ask for them. So it is completely normal that you haven't heard...

From some of the stats i've seen, Oceania actually has the second lowest success rate when it comes to winners getting visas. I believe this is due predominantly to people not following through on their applications. If you think about it, as Oceania is a relatively highly developed region, a...

Not to mention that you can't actually call the consulate in Sydney regarding immigrant visas. You can email them and in a week or two you'd probably receive a generic email telling you to wait. With regard to high case numbers, I think there may be more hope than a lot of people realise...

Congrats CamelSlayer, I got mine yesterday as well!! I'll probably pay the fee tomorrow though

Also, I got another email yesterday advising me that my visa had been issued that day!! So hopefully I should have it by the end of today!!!! The email also informed me that there was another fee to be paid before I enter the US ggrrrrr! Oh well, it's worth it!!

It's probably also worth mentioning that if you've lived in another country for more than 12 months, you will have to obtain a police certificate from that country as well. At my interview there was a family just before me who had there Australian police check but not from another country where...

12 months mate

Thanks Kakapo!! Yeah the name check for the police certificate was fine.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations! It still hasn't sunk in fully yet. Congrats CamelSlayer on your application!! I might have run into you yesterday at the interview, I was one of those people that had to run downstairs to get money out haha. Hey Mijoro, there were a few other people...

Hi everyone, SUCCESS!!!! My application got approved, I'm stoked!! I'm actually sitting in Sydney airport waiting for a flight back to Brisbane as I had my interview this morning! And as promised here is a run down of my experience. When I was initially selected in early May I had a case...

Also, I read an article in the Courier Mail today that states definitively that Embassy and Consular services in Australia will not be affected by the government shutdown. To quote the article: "For the time being, essential services are going to continue and consular services are certainly...