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Thanks so much Britsimon, and thanks especially to you for answering a few questions of mine along the way (as well as those which weren't mine but which were nevertheless of great help through the process!). Hopefully someone will find something useful in my write should they find themselves...

Thanks very much mate, much appreciated. I'll definitely let you know if I make it up past Boston and if I do, I'll definitely take you up on that offer of a beer!

Thanks guys. It was a pretty traumatic experience and now that I'm back in Melbourne, I'm absolutely exhausted but I'm glad to have persevered! Crawf33 - I don't remember if the woman had braces or not - I'm not sure she ever smiled enough to let me see her teeth! In any case, she was totally...

Hi all, I've just written a full report on my interview experience at the Sydney Consulate yesterday: http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?565123-Successful-(but-stressful)-visa-interview-%96-born-in-non-chargeable-country&p=2684730#post2684730. It will be particularly of interest to...

Yesterday I was approved for my Green Card after a gruelling interview at the Sydney Consulate. I thought I would share my experience with you so that others might benefit from what I have learnt through this process. Apologies for the length of this post, but I want to be thorough. 1. About...

Hi royal8, no worries at all, glad to be of help. I've got my interview coming up in ten days and I was advised of the time/date about five weeks ago. Should be plenty of time for you two to run down to the registry office!

Hi royal8, first of all, congrats to the pair of you on being selected. What luck! My advice would be not to worry about complicating things. You have to ask yourselves whether or not you really want to move to the US. Be honest with yourselves - it's a big move and you might find that upon...

That's really helpful info lillshai, thank you. I've got my medical coming up in ten days, also with Dr Waks, so it's nice to know what to expect.

Haha, fair enough! Shoesanna, listen to the guy who's done it, not the guy who's planning it! Useful info Crawf, cheers for clarifying that. I would have looked like a right numpty heading to the Citizens queue and no doubt would have incurred the wrath of a none-too-impressed immigration...

Hi Shoesanna, Nope, no need to register on the ESTA visa waiver program, which is exactly that - a visa waiver. You'll have a visa, so won't fall under the visa waiver program. Likewise, you'll need to fill out different forms on the plane than the ones you would if you were travelling under a...

Hi Susie, Britsimon's spot on, my concern is with proving that my parents were not "resident" in he UK when I was born. I've done quite a bit of research into the law and policy in that area and unfortunately, it's as clear as mud. I'll have a reasonable amount of evidence indicating the...

Thanks Britsimon! Hmmm... GCSE/A-level certificates (well remembered by the way!) might be tricky. I'll have to see what's hidden away in storage. Does that mean that if I'm turned down then I won't be able to travel under the visa waiver programme and I'll have to go to the consulate to...

Well, it's official, 11 March at 10am I get my chance to convince them that I'm worthy! Just a couple of quick questions for you lovely people... I'm guessing a copy of my degree transcript will be enough to meet the educational requirement? I actually have three degrees - do I need copies of...

Relieved to hear it. Thanks Britsimon!

Hi guys, Just wondering if anyone expecting to be interviewed in March has received their 2nd NL yet? Maybe I'm jumping the gun but it's been a few days since the numbers were released and I'm concerned in case I haven't heard anything because there was something wrong with the forms I sent...

My understanding is that ordinarily, you would need police checks for each state in which you have lived. However, regardless of which state police authority you apply to, all Australian police checks cover all states, so you just need one. Easiest would be to get one from the AFP...

Thanks Simon. After reading and re-reading it, I'm sure you (and in fairness, NuvF) are right. What's worrying me then is how on earth I can prove that my parents were there temporarily and for study. This all happened over 30 years ago! I guess the strongest evidence of the temporary nature is...

Thanks SusieQQQ, I'll do that. Hopefully they'll accept a stat dec from my father since that'll probably be my only option!

Thanks NuvF, I appreciate your guidance. Forgive all the questions, but what do you base your understanding on? It is an intuitive reading of the DV Instructions, or do you have some personal or professional experience of this? My own understanding doesn't necessarily align with yours, but...

Thanks NuvF. They made for some interesting reading, although they didn't entirely answer my question. The DV 2014 instructions state (at p6): "Finally, if you were born in a country not eligible to participate in this year’s DV program, you can be “charged” to the country of birth of...