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DV 2021 Oceania Selectees

Jake21 said:
Hi Ashley, how long did you wait for your case status to move from transit to ready after receiving 2nl. And when it's ready will the consulate send an email?thanks
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Hi Jake, scheduled for the 27th too, but in Sydney. I had been 'In Transit' for 2 weeks so I emailed consulate saying I have an interview, they replied within a few hours saying they will contact me when they receive my file from KCC. 10 min later I get another email saying prepare for your interview, I then checked CEAC website and now I'm 'Ready' not sure I triggered something?? good luck for the 27th!
 
Jake21 said:
Hi Ashley, how long did you wait for your case status to move from transit to ready after receiving 2nl. And when it's ready will the consulate send an email?thanks
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Hi Jake! My status was at ready immediately when I received my 2NL so I can’t help much there. I do know that no physical file is sent though, it’s all electronic!
The consulate never emailed me anything unfortunately, but there is now a new person working under the aucklandIV email address who is apparently a lot more helpful! Give her an email and just ask :)
 
Anyone who had their interview in Sydney, Where is the entrance to the building?
Walked around and there is a lot of construction. Is the entrance through Castlereagh St?
 
Green&Gold said:
Anyone who had their interview in Sydney, Where is the entrance to the building?
Walked around and there is a lot of construction. Is the entrance through Castlereagh St?
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Yep, Castlereagh! There are a couple of openings in the hoarding on that side that take you into the main lobby. Then you go up one small set of escalators to the lift block for level 10.
 
Aus-Usa said:
Hi All - Had interview yesterday in Sydney which all went well. Case is now in AP due to the medicals not arriving which was expected and didn't submit marriage certificate of a previous divorced marriage. We provided original divorce certificate but the marriage cert was needed so hope this helps anyone in the same predicament. We were in there for 2 hours as a few cases before us took forever as they were from foreign countries and required a lot of questioning and verification on their backgrounds - its bizarre how you can hear other interviews clearly sitting in a silent waiting room! One couple were interviewed for just over an hour. Anyway, ours took all of 10 minutes but more on that later.

Just to add a bit on the interview process at Sydney. When you arrive to MLC centre , you go up to level 10 where you will be met by a guard at the door who signs your name off and then you proceed into a checking area. Here you will go through a scanner similar to an airport where pockets are emptied, phones handed over, jackets, belts and shoes off etc. On the other side you are given a card to collect your phones on the way out at the same desk. You then proceed to the lift which takes you up the processing area. When you walk in you take a ticket - we were there 25 mins early so its a first in best dressed scenario. You are called up to the counter when your number comes up to just submit and check all your paperwork. You then wait for your number again to appear on the board for the interview. This was almost the 2 hours for us! The interview was just basic questions and nothing too in depth. We didn't need to provide any financial proof which we were prepared to do.
So now its a waiting period for the previous marriage certificate to come through which is a 2 week turnaround and then needs to be mailed in - no drop offs allowed. Hoping to be issued by mid-July and planning to leave end of November so kids can finish school year . Off to LA where we lived previously for 5 years and hoping to move to Scottsdale AZ area after a couple years once kids finish their schooling. Still have a dream to live on New York so may do that for a year in between!
All the best for all of you who are still waiting for interviews to be scheduled. I truly hope this opportunity arises for everyone who rightfully won the DV2021 lottery. Thanks to all those who have provided assistance as well along the way (except for Skidmark Steve or whoever he was...)
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Congrats and best of luck on your move to USA.
 
Anyone else having to travel interstate in the next couple of weeks for their interview? I'm meant to be going from Melbourne, which has now declared Syd a red zone, meaning that if we want to return to VIC after we have to quarantine for 2 weeks...
 
jordank21 said:
Anyone else having to travel interstate in the next couple of weeks for their interview? I'm meant to be going from Melbourne, which has now declared Syd a red zone, meaning that if we want to return to VIC after we have to quarantine for 2 weeks...
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I am... Im in Brisbane and flying to Sydney on Sunday. I already know that i won't be allowed back into QLD. I am lucky enough to have family to stay with in Sydney and a job i can work flexibly from.

I am worried that if the city goes into a lockdown, that the interview may be cancelled.. :( I've called the medical centre and medical appt will still go ahead as it is classified in 'essential'. I need to get a hold of the consulate to see what they say. If anyone else has done this already please let me know.
 
AusJess27 said:
I am... Im in Brisbane and flying to Sydney on Sunday. I already know that i won't be allowed back into QLD. I am lucky enough to have family to stay with in Sydney and a job i can work flexibly from.

I am worried that if the city goes into a lockdown, that the interview may be cancelled.. :( I've called the medical centre and medical appt will still go ahead as it is classified in 'essential'. I need to get a hold of the consulate to see what they say. If anyone else has done this already please let me know.
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I have written to them, and will let you know what response I get. It would be great if the interviews could be held at consulates in other states...

I had initially tried to do my medical exam in VIC during our lockdown, but they said I couldn't schedule one as it was classified as non-essential, so it's interesting that NSW has different rules with regards to that.
 
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