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EmilyW said:
@violetion, there is no fail of the medical. And remember, these are doctors first and panel physicians second. If there is an issue, they are obliged to tell you. We knew our results because they weren't sealed by our panel physician. As it is, the panel doctors pretty much fill in the forms while you are there sitting in front of them so you'll know what's in the medical.

@lawnmowermanchild, you can always get a police check done now. We did that for my husband. He was thrown into the drunk tank back in his uni days but couldn't remember if he had been arrested or not. We did the check and nothing came up. We filled in the DS260 on that basis. Just bear in mind that the consulate want all spent and unspent offences listed and/or a full disclosure check.
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Thanks! Already on it. I sent away for the full Visa purposes check including non-convictions. Though I'm guessing I'll need to do another one closer to the date as well.
 
We did husband's twice. It's not overly expensive and - IMO - worth it for the peace of mind.
 
Hello all,

Less than one week to go until the interview and I have a couple of questions I'm hoping you may be able to help me with...

First - I selected Code 33 for the AFP check and that's all fine. Just wondering if there are any other little nuances like that to watch out for? When I called the AFP, she told me to pick Code 35, so I'm lucky I checked here first! But I'd hate if there was something like that that I've missed.

Second - I think I read that people generally don't get asked for bank statements at Sydney. What are your thoughts about needing to provide proof of assets? I'm not sure I could show the $10,000 at this stage and I'm not sure how much this will matter.

Third - Can anyone shed some light on what to expect at the interview in terms of questions asked etc.? I have been there before for the J1 interview but I'm assuming this is far more in depth!

Thanks very much :) This thread is a lifesaver! I had a friend who went through the process a couple of years back and had to figure it out on her own.
 
Oh and I also forgot to ask....

It says to print out your DS 260 confirmation which will show your photo. Mine doesn't is that OK?

And do I need to create an online account before going to Sydney? I read something about that....

Also can't access my 2NL online to print but I'm guessing it's another system error.
 
AcidPops said:
Hello all,

Less than one week to go until the interview and I have a couple of questions I'm hoping you may be able to help me with...

First - I selected Code 33 for the AFP check and that's all fine. Just wondering if there are any other little nuances like that to watch out for? When I called the AFP, she told me to pick Code 35, so I'm lucky I checked here first! But I'd hate if there was something like that that I've missed.

Second - I think I read that people generally don't get asked for bank statements at Sydney. What are your thoughts about needing to provide proof of assets? I'm not sure I could show the $10,000 at this stage and I'm not sure how much this will matter.

Third - Can anyone shed some light on what to expect at the interview in terms of questions asked etc.? I have been there before for the J1 interview but I'm assuming this is far more in depth!

Thanks very much :) This thread is a lifesaver! I had a friend who went through the process a couple of years back and had to figure it out on her own.
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The financial requirement is a judgement by the CO. If you look young and penniless, you might well be asked to show proof. Most Sydney 2015ers in this forum were not asked, but by their work history/age whatever might not have caused that concern in the CO. So, the fact that you haven't got 10k to show makes it more likely you will be asked, if you see what I mean. Can you get an I134?
 
Britsimon said:
The financial requirement is a judgement by the CO. If you look young and penniless, you might well be asked to show proof. Most Sydney 2015ers in this forum were not asked, but by their work history/age whatever might not have caused that concern in the CO. So, the fact that you haven't got 10k to show makes it more likely you will be asked, if you see what I mean. Can you get an I134?
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Thanks for this! I don't think I look young and penniless haha I could make the 10 G requirement but I have kinda a bit of money getting back paid to me from work that won't come in on time. I have pretty good work experience. Is the 10,000 a guideline, does the consulate specify how much you need to show? I can bring current statements and I still have 6 months of work ahead of me.

Also my friend told me you need to bring every passport since birth. Is this correct? I feel like I keep finding out about more things that aren't on the sydney checklist or DV website and I'm getting seriously worried I'm going to miss something important!
 
Just noticed this on the US Embassy Canberra site...

"Medical reports are valid for three or six months from the date of examination, depending on the examination results. "

Anyone know in what circumstances specifically it would only be valid for 3 months?

AcidPops said:
Also my friend told me you need to bring every passport since birth. Is this correct? I feel like I keep finding out about more things that aren't on the sydney checklist or DV website and I'm getting seriously worried I'm going to miss something important!
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I've never heard that before... Is this friend someone who's gone through DV or are they just spinning wild tales? :p
 
AcidPops said:
Thanks for this! I don't think I look young and penniless haha I could make the 10 G requirement but I have kinda a bit of money getting back paid to me from work that won't come in on time. I have pretty good work experience. Is the 10,000 a guideline, does the consulate specify how much you need to show? I can bring current statements and I still have 6 months of work ahead of me.

Also my friend told me you need to bring every passport since birth. Is this correct? I feel like I keep finding out about more things that aren't on the sydney checklist or DV website and I'm getting seriously worried I'm going to miss something important!
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The 10k is a guideline, not exact. So, be in that ballpark and you will be fine.

The every passport thing is BS.
 
Hi @AcidPops my interview is on Tuesday at 8:00am. I have created an online account for my DV lottery but there was no DV option so I picked K2 visa instead. As for the financial situation you've got, you can always bring your payslips and whatever you have in savings and letter of employment and print as well your job description from the Onet website to show that you could easily get a job in the States ( this is NOT to qualify under work BUT to show that you will easily get a similar job when u get to the states) that's what I've done personally.
DS 260 doesn't have a photo but you need to bring one with you 5x5 cm.
I could easily access my 2NL, not sure why you can't, maybe try a different PC. I will take my old passport with me only cause that was the passport that I've used in my DV entry plus I have changed my name and had a new passport so I wanted to shaw that I am the same person. Hope this helps..
Good luck at your interview :)
 
Speaking from experience...
  • No need to bring every passport. Just the current one will suffice unless you have a different passport from when the DS260 was submitted to now.
  • We weren't asked to provide any evidence of bank statements etc but, as @Britsimon says, it's all about how you present yourself. Look neat, tidy and employable and you will be fine. Look like you've spent the night in the gutter and you might get asked a few questions.
  • The DV interview is not an interview. Well, not in our experience. He asked 'Why do you want to move to the US' to the husband, 'You did a degree right?' to the husband when he got confused with UK high school results, and 'So you've changed your name three times' to me. Other than that, it was a page turn where the CO checked our originals, kept the copies, yawned a few times and then said 'Ok, you're approved'.
It's hard to believe but the interview is the easiest part of the whole process. It's the most nerve wracking but in terms of process, it's a doddle. You guys will be fine. OC2015 went beautifully and I have no reason to believe that OC2016 won't do exactly the same.
 
EmilyW said:
Speaking from experience...
  • No need to bring every passport. Just the current one will suffice unless you have a different passport from when the DS260 was submitted to now.
  • We weren't asked to provide any evidence of bank statements etc but, as @Britsimon says, it's all about how you present yourself. Look neat, tidy and employable and you will be fine. Look like you've spent the night in the gutter and you might get asked a few questions.
  • The DV interview is not an interview. Well, not in our experience. He asked 'Why do you want to move to the US' to the husband, 'You did a degree right?' to the husband when he got confused with UK high school results, and 'So you've changed your name three times' to me. Other than that, it was a page turn where the CO checked our originals, kept the copies, yawned a few times and then said 'Ok, you're approved'.
It's hard to believe but the interview is the easiest part of the whole process. It's the most nerve wracking but in terms of process, it's a doddle. You guys will be fine. OC2015 went beautifully and I have no reason to believe that OC2016 won't do exactly the same.
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I hope mine is as easy as yours @EmilyW :)
 
It will be.

We had issues (@Britsimon would disagree) that we thought may influence the end decision: multiple mistakes on the original dv entry form (including a missing middle name, wrong city of birth), a medical that said our younger son (who has special needs) would find it difficult to find employment (only problem with panel physicians is that they might be good GPs but they're no specialists who really understand anything beyond the basics) and UK education records that the consulate were not familiar with.

None of them proved even remotely an issue except for the husband's education, but we had his degree handy and that was all they needed.
 
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EmilyW said:
It will be.

We had issues (@Britsimon would disagree) that we thought may influence the end decision: multiple mistakes on the original dv entry form (including a missing middle name, wrong city of birth), a medical that said our younger son (who has special needs) would find it difficult to find employment (only problem with panel physicians is that they might be good GPs but they're no specialists who really understand anything beyond the basics) and UK education records that the consulate were not familiar with.

None of them proved even remotely an issue except for the husband's education, but we had his degree handy and that was all they needed.
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:)

Seems like the CO disagreed too (I am very pleased to say)!
 
Haha @Britsimon old mate, you proved me wrong. I thought they were monumental issues, you told me they weren't, I didn't listen and had sh*t fits all the way up to the interview and then, five minutes after we were approved, I was all 'What was I worrying about'.
 
EmilyW said:
Haha @Britsimon old mate, you proved me wrong. I thought they were monumental issues, you told me they weren't, I didn't listen and had sh*t fits all the way up to the interview and then, five minutes after we were approved, I was all 'What was I worrying about'.
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LOLOL!
 
I'm sure this has been asked before, but I couldn't find a clear answer... What (if anything) are we meant to be doing with these US Travel Docs accounts? I signed up, now what? I have a feeling it might be more relevant to other visa applications outside of DV, but just thought I'd double check...
 
We set up the account and then did nothing with the account other than letting the embassy know that we had one. Honestly, I haven't used it once since I set it up.

It came into effect halfway through the OC2015. So some of our earlier crew didn't have to set up an account. I think April was the first month where the embassy required it. I still think they're trying to figure out how to make it work for DV other than being a place to post messages back and forth.
 
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