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We are hoping to settle in North Carolina, but not sure exactly where yet. With kids, we want to go check out apartments and schools and areas before we make the big final move. I hope your move goes well. Are you sending anything over or just taking a few suitcases when you go?

How exciting mlily1224!! Wishing you lots of good weather :) Have you been there before? Where are you flying to? Is this your permanent move or just an activation trip? The flight we have been looking about goes Sydney to Dallas so we would activate there.

No not planning to move to Dallas (did consider Texas but bit worried about the heat and tornados!) :) but the activation trip flight we are looking at lands in USA in Dallas, so wondering what it is like as an activation entry point if anyone has been through there recently. Where abouts are...

Has anyone activated through Dallas?

Good point :) how are you guys settling in by the way?! Are you guys already in a rental? Was that easy to do without credit history or more difficult? Did you ship anything over? Has that arrived yet? So many questions lol! Is it ok if I PM you sometime :)

Thanks Emily, do you remember if for the regular travel insurance you have to specify that you were LPR? I was just wondering if that has any implications on a regular travel insurance policy.... I will have to investigate further :) We are considering doing a 2 - 3 week activation trip so we...

For those that did a shortish activation trip, what did you do in terms of insurance (travel and medical/health insurance) as once we land and activated we are LPR, even though it is for a short time if on shorter activation trip? Did you do a shorter policy to cover for that time and then do a...

Thanks @ LazyDoggie !! Not sure yet when we will make the big move, lots to do like selling house and all. Depending how all that goes we might do activation trip (before mid August) maybe to Hawaii or maybe go longer for activation trip to the mainland :)

We got approved!!! Still doesn't feel real! Flying back home now will put up our interview experience soon :)

We fly down to Sydney today for our interview tomorrow. Getting real! We are all going to the interview including our two children. We are all on the letter and I believed that you must attend to be issued a dv visa. Anyways it wouldn't be something I would be willing to risk for something so...

Congratulations Teyliana :)

Wishing you all the best violetion with the move and your travelling :) Looking forward to hearing some updates of how you are going! We are on the count down to our interview in Sydney....14 days until we fly down and 15 until the interview eek!!

Thanks SusieQQQ, I thought I had read that but was wondering if this was still the case for the recent interviewees. I vaguely remembered reading awhile back that the card machine was out of order and people were madly have to try and go get cash! I was hoping their machines have been working...

In regards to paying the fees at the consulate, do they have credit card/eftpos facilities or is it better to take cash? With four of us I would prefer to pay via card when we are there so we are not carrying cash, but worried that the machines won't work or something! How has everyone that has...

Quick question, if you have changed your name due to marriage many years ago, do you have to get a name change certificate from registry or is marriage certificate (from registry) all you need? Thanks :) Got our 2NL for March so it is all systems go :)

Getting excited woke up this morning to see VB and our number is current for March! Whoop whoop! Niw just got to wait for the interview date :) We are down in Sydney for holidays for a few days so we are going to check out how to get to the embassy. Any recommendations for hotels close by? I...

Congratulations! That is fantastic to hear :)

Thanks LazyDoggie :) That's the list ! I think the Sydney embassy has been emailing out a list as well. If the Suva doesn't it is still good that you have followed the guide shared by EmilyW - I am sure that will help. My kids (10 years and 4 years) both love the tech devices as well. I am...

This is looking good LazyDoggie :) Do you know if you are required to provided certified photocopies or if regular photocopies are sufficient? Seeing as they are sighting the originals at the time. I don't know about the US Embassy in Fiji, but for the folks that have gone through the Sydney...

Good luck to everyone today :)