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Green&Gold said:
Just received a Notification of Cancelled Immigrant Visa Services email from Sydney Consulate


Dear Visa Applicants,

Your appointment has been cancelled. The U.S. Consulate General is following guidance from New South Wales Health in relation to the spread of a COVID -19 variant.

Please reply to indicate which of the below options (1 or 2) applies. When communicating with this office, you must provide the following information:
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What date was your interview? Curious to see how far in advance they are cancelling.
 
AshleyMarleyNZ said:
Update: I’ve managed to secure an in person appointment for July 7th which isn’t all too bad considering. Hopefully they can give me the number in person and while having the replacement card posted to me.
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Be prepared to be persistent. The SSA staff often say things designed to get you to go away, and don't see SSN issuance as urgent since most people get their @sn as children.

So be polite but firm. Enlist their help. Get them to be a hero. Take some raw onion if needed.
 
Green&Gold said:
Just received a Notification of Cancelled Immigrant Visa Services email from Sydney Consulate


Dear Visa Applicants,

Your appointment has been cancelled. The U.S. Consulate General is following guidance from New South Wales Health in relation to the spread of a COVID -19 variant.

Please reply to indicate which of the below options (1 or 2) applies. When communicating with this office, you must provide the following information:
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Awww crap.
 
Missystar said:
When are you flying over? You've got 6 months to enter the country right? so you'll miss Christmas and summer in nz?
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KiwiToo said:
Amazing! What questions did the Consulate Officer ask you during the interview?
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Flying over end of july/early august as I've been working for a US company (as an independent contractor) for over a year now remotely and they've wanted me to join in person as a full time employee for months!

Interview was very painless and probably only 2 mins long, the only 'official' questions they asked were whether I'd ever been married or had kids, otherwise it was more of a casual convo about what I do, where I went to high school etc.
 
Britsimon said:
Be prepared to be persistent. The SSA staff often say things designed to get you to go away, and don't see SSN issuance as urgent since most people get their @sn as children.

So be polite but firm. Enlist their help. Get them to be a hero. Take some raw onion if needed.
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Thank you for the sound advice Simon! I’m definitely not adverse to turning on the water works if need be lol. I’m getting this damn number and properly starting my life out here no if’s ands or but’s!
 
AshleyMarleyNZ said:
It’s been 3 weeks since I arrived and no SSN yet, so I called the local SSA office here in Mesa. Turns out one was created for me but when updating my address at the POE the CBP officer didn’t include my apartment number (it was given to him, that I can assure you) so the mail was returned and destroyed. Now I have to wait for an appointment at a local office, and from what I understand the wait time for appointments at the moment is extremely long. @SusieQQQ or @Sm1smom or @Britsimon if you have any wisdom or guidance I would appreciate it. I really need my SSN as soon as possible, I can’t afford to wait months. Thank you <3
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This is super common, happened to me also. I just went to the office and got it there. It took maybe two hours? Of course covid has screwed all that up. Maybe try calling a SSA office in a smaller town?
 
Bob22 said:
This is super common, happened to me also. I just went to the office and got it there. It took maybe two hours? Of course covid has screwed all that up. Maybe try calling a SSA office in a smaller town?
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I posted right after that one with an update! I got an appointment at my local SSA office for July 7th which is pretty decent considering. I know some offices are fully booked for appointments months in advance so I’m feeling pretty lucky to be honest!
 
Green&Gold said:
Just received a Notification of Cancelled Immigrant Visa Services email from Sydney Consulate


Dear Visa Applicants,

Your appointment has been cancelled. The U.S. Consulate General is following guidance from New South Wales Health in relation to the spread of a COVID -19 variant.

Please reply to indicate which of the below options (1 or 2) applies. When communicating with this office, you must provide the following information:
AusJess27 said:
I did too... :( :(

I hope this lockdown doesn't last longer than a week....
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Britsimon said:
Awww crap.
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Hi guys, sorry to hear that your interviews were cancelled, I haven't received a cancelled interview email yet.... maybe because my interview late July? Have you been re-scheduled yet, good luck!
 
Aus21 said:
Hi guys, sorry to hear that your interviews were cancelled, I haven't received a cancelled interview email yet.... maybe because my interview late July? Have you been re-scheduled yet, good luck!
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Thats good news they haven't cancelled all of July interviews! Mine was 29 June and I responded to their email to ask for it to be rescheduled but nothing yet.
 
Auckland interview attendees - how many of you dropped of your files or did you post them in? I live three hours away so its a mission to drop my files off, wondering if postage is okay or not recommended
 
jordank21 said:
Yes, just haven't received an email from them about it yet, but certain I will.
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Yep - got my cancellation this morning.

I wonder if it's better to go with option 1, and have them reschedule to closest date? Worried if I choose option 2 and wait then I might be decreasing my chance?
 
jordank21 said:
Yes, just haven't received an email from them about it yet, but certain I will.
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Please keep us updated
jordank21 said:
Yep - got my cancellation this morning.

I wonder if it's better to go with option 1, and have them reschedule to closest date? Worried if I choose option 2 and wait then I might be decreasing my chance?
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All depends on you're own circumstances and where you are located. We have no control over the state borders but I guess if you're willing to pay for quarantine then definitely option 1.
 
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