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  1. Vichel

    Help a friend out

    I now remember at my interview that the CO asked me what am I using for qualifications for the visa: education or work experience. Even though I had both, I said education because it was simpler and easier to provide the proof. So she must have said she was using her work experience, not...
  2. Vichel

    Help a friend out

    Oh dear, bad mistake on her part. She must have felt devastated, poor thing. Yes, claiming work experience as a hair stylist wouldn't have cut it, but the simple high school diploma would have. That's why these sorts of forums are helpful.
  3. Vichel

    I had my interview on July/2013

    Congrats! Ours were delivered from Montreal to BC in one week, after being picked up by the courier from the consulate the day after my successful interview. It would depend on where it's being delivered but I'd say a week at most.
  4. Vichel

    2013 DV Australian winners

    Drop by once in a while anyway. It's lovely to have your positive, sunny disposition here as it can sometimes get a bit grim ;-) All the best for Plans A, B, C, D, ....
  5. Vichel

    KCC response time? Back and forth unnecessarily!

    Just phone. I found emails from them utterly useless. One phone call, you're done.
  6. Vichel

    Help a friend out

    Yes, sounds like a case where some people apply for the DV without understanding the two very basic requirements. No 12 years of High School or appropriate work experience in a qualified job? Forget applying and wasting a perfectly good selection spot that others could have used. Hopefully your...
  7. Vichel

    How lucky you are? Have you been selected for further processing? DV-2014

    Yes, it always astonished me that houses are built so poorly insulated in Oz considering the extremes of temperature. A brick house with no wall insulation with a clay or concrete tiled roof with no ceiling insulation, and lots of single-paned windows is like living in a Dutch Oven in summer and...
  8. Vichel

    2013 DV Australian winners

    The reason we went with Citibank is because we needed a bank that was both in Oz and the US so we could do our own transfers when we needed, plus their exchange rates were always very good. So if you don't need to do that, since you've already exchanged your money, just go with a bank that's...
  9. Vichel

    2013 DV Australian winners

    Hey JessJames! Welcome to the US!! So glad you made it okay and let us know about it. Funny how LAX doesn't roll out the welcome mat for us newbies :( ;). When the border agent finished processing us at the Blaine, Washington crossing, he actually shook our hands, warmly welcomed us to the...
  10. Vichel

    DV-2014 Lottery High number or not? Please help.

    That really pi$$ed us off. My husband got selected in that botch-job DV2012, got disqualified, and then they go and not have enough people to give visas to! :mad:
  11. Vichel

    How long can i stay outside the US

    This might help: http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Resources/B5en.pdf It states you need the re-entry permit if you stay out of the US for a year or more. So I interpret this to say you're okay if you stay away for 6 months or more, but less than a year. However, I don't think anyone can...
  12. Vichel

    How lucky you are? Have you been selected for further processing? DV-2014

    Sure you would survive. You get used to it. Dress appropriately, move slow, find shade or a/c, buy/rent a place with a pool. I much prefer this than the misery of a very long, cold winter where all you do is try to stay warm inside and it's often endlessly grey and dreary as well. Yuk. Been...
  13. Vichel

    Where or when do you select the point of entry during the process?

    Your POE is whatever one is most convenient for you. If there are a few choices, most people pick the one where they can get the cheapest flight to.
  14. Vichel

    Spouse work experience

    Yes, same thing happened with us. I was the principal applicant so my paperwork was required but the CO also had a chat with my husband about his work experience, assets and investments, but no paperwork required.
  15. Vichel

    Spouse work experience

    The interviewer could very likely ask about your education and employment background - ours did. But, your wife is the selectee. She, first and foremost, needs to meet the criteria. You could be Einstein & Bill Gates rolled into one and times 10 but I doubt it would matter. I'm certain you...
  16. Vichel

    Address after arrive

    No, you are not tied to Chicago or any place you entered on the forms for where you wanted your GC and SSN to go to. You are free to go where you need/want to live and work. Don't bother get your license in Chicago if you're not going to be there for long - it'll be a waste of time and money...
  17. Vichel

    2014 DV Australian winners

    Why would you be in a panic? Relax. You were lucky enough to get selected and the only thing to do after sending in your forms is carry on with your life while you wait for your number to become current. Panicking isn't going to make it go faster or give you a interview prediction. As far as...
  18. Vichel

    2013 DV Australian winners

    He was a bit clingy for the first few days but that could have been due to the fact that we were also in a totally new place and he had lived in the same house for most of his life. After that, he became his usual mellow self. All dogs are different, of course, and will adapt differently. Just...
  19. Vichel

    New immigrant health insurance

    How long is a piece of string? :) Costs vary widely in the US, for everything from basic consultation with an MD to major surgery but from what I know from friends is that it will cost under $200 almost certainly (for regular MD, not a specialist who will charge more). But that also depends on...
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