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There was more definitely more undressing than I had anticipated (have to disrobe top half again for the chest X-ray), but hey you do what you gotta do for a green card. :D

Had my medical exam this morning at George St Medical Centre. All went well, I had all my vaccination records in order, so thankfully didn't need to get any shots. The main thing that seemed to be concerned about was immunisation for MMR, chicken pox and pertussis/tetanus. She mentioned also...

Definitely, besides we're quite fortunate since DV is probably the least expensive route to immigrating to the US. :eek:

Wow, I'm getting mine done on Tuesday and the place I'm going in Sydney charges $457 (not including any vaccines). Bit of a difference there, but obviously it seems to depend on the practice.

Book medical after 2NL! :) And yes, prepare for US life... forgot about that part. :D

A quick (perhaps trivial) question for anyone who has interviewed at Sydney, I have a vague memory of reading somewhere on here that we aren't allowed plastic folders upstairs with us - is this the case? I was planning on having two folders - one with required docs and another back up folder...

Awesome, didn't even take a week to get that approval! Congratulations! :)

The examples of incorrect photos on the DV site crack me up. How do I get a job as a DV photo model? Or even the person who manipulates the pics to show what not to do? I love that there was, once at some stage, some guy at DoS diligently scribbling a beard on this man in MS Paint.

If it's any consolation, your number is in the higher end of OC cases so you won't be called up for an interview until later in the financial year so you still have some time to think about it. PLUS you have 6 months to activate, then if you wish, return to Australia and take another year before...

Ah, for the police check we didn't need a photo. For the medical it might be best to double check with the place you're going to do the exam. The medical centre I'm going to sent me an email asking to bring in 6 identical Aussie passport photos.

Our checklist from the Sydney consulate says US sized passport photo.

Lol! Sydney Consulate is hilariously chill it seems. I remember a few years back when I had to go pick up my passport from there with a student visa in it, the only other photo ID I had to pick it up with was an expired license with a hole stamped through it and I was worried they wouldn't...

I don't think the data for DV2016 has been loaded into CEAC yet, so it might not work?

Congratulations guys!! @AcidPops @trezonk So exciting to have DV2016 off to a great start! Sad to hear you had to watch people be denied, it's a pity that some people flout the simple instructions for the lottery... :(

Well done on getting through the interview!! Think of how long already you have already been waiting for the GC and these extra 2 weeks will just be a little blip in the timeline... They will seem very insignificant once you have your passports back in your hands. :)

Sydney peeps - thought this might be worth a mention, George St Medical Centre have a third doctor who can do the medical exam now. I called up last week to arrange an appointment and they booked me in with Dr Rosemary Aldous who I said was not listed on the consulate website, but they said she...

The 2NL will have a date and time for an interview included. KCC schedule that for you. :)

There are some standard docs that all embassies will require (like birth certificate, etc), but there are some embassy specific instructions as well which are at the bottom of the page here...

As long as the photo is a clear photo of you (nothing in there that makes your face look wildly different) that is the right size and measurements, you're fine. Try not to worry too much. The picture I submitted last year was by no means perfect and I was selected no problems. :)

Good luck to you and everyone else kicking off DV2016 in Aussie on Tuesday! Go get those green cards!