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Just logged in to see so much good news! Congrats @CCHessie and @SuicideBlonde on approval and hooray to @Deb7a for going current. This process can drag and produce lows but it's days like today that fuel a wave of excitement! :)

Right now I want water, coconut water and a berocca! I'm going to make the most of Sydney summer and go for a swim...something I'll miss in NYC

Congrats @Essey - thanks for your story...here's hoping everyone is processed so easily. Welcome newcomers! So 875...@EmilyW looks like we'll be current in the March VB (in Feb) which means April interview. I feel a bit deflated (and also hugely hungover) as I really had my heart set on a March...

Wow, I'm at work tearing up @jaynin! Congratulations, go forth and conquer! So exciting. Congrats @Essey ...safe journey and hope the activation process is straightforward. Visa bulletin says 'coming soon' so not long to go now for the next batch.

This hurts my head a bit. I'm calling upon my tried and tested method of talking to the universe and asking for a jump of 175 in Feb so myself and a large chunk of OCers can go current. I'll go and do that now...:confused:

@Britsimon what would we do without you? I for one am really glad you can figure all this stuff out and fill us all in! Any Feb VB predictions? We should find out in the next week or so anyway...

Thanks for this - really interesting. I have a couple of questions...can you tell the difference between genuine 'holes' and those cases who never followed up on their application? Does this data allow for a comfortable prediction for what might happen in the Feb bulletin for OC? Also, there are...

Congrats! What's your case number? Eg 9xx

Setting up the account was free and it's all accessed via online banking with CBA. They charge $30 flat fee for depositing and withdrawing cash but given this was a one off amount I didn't think it was a big deal. There is also an $8 admin fee. No interest is earned on foreign accounts (which is...

Have a safe trip to Sydney @Essey and good luck with your interview. Looking forward to hearing about your experiences...not a bad xmas present!

I just transferred half my savings into US dollars via foreign currency account with CBA and it definitely cuts pretty deep. Then I remembered that everything is cheaper in the US so the amount I now have in USD will go further than here in Sydney town. When I actually arrive in the US and open...

Congratulations and safe journey....good luck with your new chapter. Happy everything to you!:)

Morning all - were there interviews yesterday? How did you get on?

We are planning a holiday - want to do a bit of an outback adventure in a camper van and then hit up NZ before going to Canada for a few weeks to catch up with family. Not sure when we'll be back in Oz so want to go to all the places I've never been (cairns, Darwin, the Alice, Adelaide and drive...

Oh my god, cheese! I hope the US doesn't cramp my love of cheese style (not sure how that sentence sounds when read by others?) http://www.cheeserank.com/culture/cheese-culture/cheeses-banned-in-the-us/

So I mostly agree but I'm still feeling a March interview. I'm predicting a jump of 150 next VB. The rest of what you're saying seems sound. Anyway this month should go fast with just 2 weeks left of work, Xmas, fun Aussie Summer (my last for a while!) so I'm going to make the most of every...

I'm low 9xxs too and we have planned a March interview. I'm not too disappointed though...I can still feel it in my bones that we'll be current next month :)

A Emily are you low 900s or high? You are my 9xx buddy so you may be feeling the same as me right now...anxious much?!

Hmm, not sure how I feel about 775. Congrats to everyone who is now current!

My partner and I are both in the digital space (I am in marketing whilst partner runs a web design company). Should be pretty easy to get a job...fingers crossed!