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You had to provide pee for your medical? That's strange, what was that to test? I certainly didn't have to do that.

Wow, that's a huge leap of faith to commit moving to a country you've never visited before! Glad you got most of the stuff sorted out, I'm sure you will be fine. New York is one of my absolute favoriate cities, but I'm a city person so I thrive on that environment. If you're more of a...

Exactly! It only takes up more time if you hand over a bunch of stuff not on the checklist, even if you somehow think it's important. They just get annoyed because they have to sort through it and give it back to you. If they want or need anything else, they'll ask for it specifically. I think...

Thank you! :D

Speaking of credit scores, can anyone tell me where I can look up my US credit score for free? What's the deal here?

That was pretty much my SSA experience in LA (Hollywood branch). I guess it depends which one you go to and what time of the day too but it was super easy to organise my SSN.

I didn't have my birth certificate when I went to the SSA to sort out my SSN. They did ask for it, but I said I didn't have it on me so they just used my passport. The real problem you're going to have is if you don't have a permanent address, because they send you your SSN card to whatever...

Hey @Deb7a did you work out how to track your green card through the UCIS website? I'm having the same issue as you.

I ticked the box to apply for a SSN, but it never came so I went to the SSA about a month after my first POE and just applied for one. I'm sure you could go straight away though. I told them I had 'ticked the box' on my application and the girl just goes "oh really? let me check..." and then she...

Did you apply for the DV2016 lottery in October last year? If not, you'll have to wait until DV2017 opens this year. You have a fresh entry each time which does not recognize or take into account entries from previous years. You might get selected with a lower number, an even higher number or...

It's easy to get confused with all the info, but that's why you have to be really sure of your sources and facts and you can't even paraphrase! Especially because some people won't double check and will rely only on the advice you give of this forum. It actually doesn't say "equivalent", at...

The requirement is to prove successful completion of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to completion of a 12-year course in the United States. University degrees alone will not be sufficient to prove this as there are other ways to gain entry into uni even if you...

Yaaay congrats everyone who passed their interviews today! So glad to hear the next batch have passed with flying colours, we've got a 100% success rate so far right? Interesting to hear how the process seems to keep changing even from when I had my interview. Sydney consulate sure is...

I think it depends on the doctor you go to. Some send the paperwork directly to the Consulate, some send it to you to take with you for your interview. If they've said they're sending the relevant paperwork to the Consultate, then the stuff they've been sending you are just for your own records...

not sure if this is the part you're referring to, but when I went for my activation only trip I put that I was visiting that time, not the "leaving permanently" option as I was coming back.

Thanks Simon and Susie, I didnt know that was the date for activation, never really took notice of that as I'd always planned to activate asap. I'm not worried about immigration, more just the airlines who don't understand how the temporary thing works but seem to still be required to check...

Hi everyone, I'm in Paris right now having a little break after the final move a week ago. Re-entry using my passport visa was a breeze although they still took my fingerprints which I didn't think they still needed to do but maybe that's only after you get the green card itself. Just a...

The problem with using a hotel address is that it could be over 6 months before they send your Green Card. I highly doubt you'll still be at that same hotel or that they'll be prepared to keep a look out for it and notify you when it arrives. Do you have any other friends in the US you could...

That's funny, when I got mine from Medibank, they didn't even bother to seal the envelope so I had a sneak peek! My vaccination records were all in the one envelope, but they gave me a separate sheet with them as well so that might be what you have. The whole 'sealing the medical' thing is kinda...

That's bizarre - I used USA size and I know others have too, and even been told to by the medical centre. I do know someone else who used Australian passport size photos for their medical and they were fine too so I actually don't think it matters for the medical. The important one is the photo...