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I was really surprised! And stoked :)

Hey @violetion did you have an Amex in Aus? I've only been in NYC for seven weeks, but transferred my existing Amex to a US account, and was given a pretty decent limit (above what @Britsimon mentioned earlier). It's a points-earning card with no annual fee.

OK guys, thank you so so much. We finally convinced them to call US immigration for the third time to check, and they got the correct response. Now we've missed our flight and had to be moved to a later flight. The muppets comment will go via qantas feedback @Britsimon - I'm rather outraged at...

Guys, some help needed. We're at the airport and qantas won't check us in with the stamp we got at activation. They called customs who apparently also said no, so now we need to register with esta before we can fly. Any advice?

Awesome! I know... There are so many little bits and to take care of, aren't there? All the best for the move - exciting!!

Hi all! Just a quick update - our green cards arrived at our friend's place in NY this week. We activated on 18 March, so it's been about 10 weeks, which, from what I understand, is a little longer than in previous years. We make the move in two weeks... It's finally happening! Thanks to all...

Hi @Beauty We activated in Hawaii, and we were directed to a separate area in customs/security for immigrants (same place, just a different line). Just ask an airport official and they'll tell you where you have to go. Then they just go through your documents, ask a couple of questions, stamp...

Thanks @Britsimon :) I'll definitely get all of the credit and insurance reports ready. Man, in Melbourne it's like, 'I want to live in this house', and the landlord says, 'cool'. That's about as formal as it gets!!

Thanks @SusieQQQ - we're moving to NYC and I've heard a lot about how insanely competitive the rental market is there, and that you basically need to give them your firstborn to get an apartment. But it's nice to hear you guys say you think it can be done!

Waaait. Ok, so we're looking at guarantor services to get an apartment because we don't have US credit. But if we get an HSBC account now (we're moving in seven weeks), do you think it'll negate the need to use a guarantor? (We have great Aus credit.)

Best of luck!

Good luck! I actually did a bit of driving in Hawaii on the activation trip last week. It's not as scary as you might think. I was, however, in Hawaii – LA might be a bit more daunting. But I'm sure you'll do great!

That is indeed sad. Hershey's is no substitute! I won't hold out hopes for Red Tulip bunnies...

Please tell me chocolate for Easter is still a thing in the US! About a week for the SSN then. I'd heard stories about them not showing up at all, so it's a relief anyway :)

Nope, same address as we provided at the interview.

So, we got back from Hawaii yesterday, and my friend in NY tells us there are already envelopes at her place for us (I'm guessing SSN). That's about four working days since we activated, given Easter. Crazy!

You're smashing it! Thanks for the updates matey :)

Hey guys! So, we're by the pool at our hotel in Honolulu, after activating our green cards. Apologies if this is rambling - we're two celebratory mimosas in and it's only 9 am. Aaaanyway... The activation went really smoothly. They took our documents, asked a couple of questions about our...

Yeah, I thought it was really weird. Who knows? But we got the visas so all good!

OK, but say work asked you how long you needed to be in Hawaii and offered to pay for it... You'd probs need at least a week, right? Ha, point taken re SSO. Thanks @EmilyW