We were after you - and approved! Nerve wracking! They are hoping they can have it ready by Friday as we fly home on Saturday. Fingers crossed! Congratulations and thank you to all the staff at U..S Embassy Suva - you have been amazing!
DV 2022 OC Selectees
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Exact same! Approved, and was told they will see what they can do but can't guarantee it. So fingers crossed, also going be told via email (if they email me... epworth and my covid test place both said they would and didn't
)I was only asked "Have you been married or have any kids?", "Have you had any trouble with police? (ie criminal history)", "Have you lived anywhere other than Aus more for than a year?" and that's it. I was only asked for my police cert, birth certificate, education certificates (high school and my degree), and medical results.
Talk about anti-climatic lol, congrats and all the best in the States!
This morning they asked for my mobile number and for my email address and said they would be in contact when our passports are ready.
We didn't ask, The lady just said there were no guarantees when they would be ready. The piece of paper we were given says 3-5 business days.
I agree, but ultimately it is the ATO who decides whether you are liable for payment of CGT. We would rather just wait then risk getting a CGT bill and then having to fight it.
We had our interview this morning and were approved. We were first to enter the embassy this morning at 8am. We left just before 11am. We handed over all our documents not long after arriving, then paid the fees, and waited for our interview. The interview itself lasted maybe 2-3minutes. I was only asked two questions. Then we were told that our visa had been recommended for approval. They asked 1. had i lived outside of australia at all, and then a question about my vocation.
Thank you so much @Britsimon and the other moderators and members who have been so helpful through this process. I is very much appreciated. Thank you too to the Suva Embassy for taking on the Aussie cases. We are extremely grateful for your kindness.
Thank you so much @Britsimon and the other moderators and members who have been so helpful through this process. I is very much appreciated. Thank you too to the Suva Embassy for taking on the Aussie cases. We are extremely grateful for your kindness.
Congratulations to all the Aussie winners who were interviewed and had their visas approved in Suva today/this week. So glad that things worked out for you all considering the extra expenses you had to pay just to attend your interview in Fiji. All the best in your new life in the US!!
aussiechris
Member
Who's going to be in Suva next week? My interview is on the 13th, I'd love to meet some of you!
Cieletoile
Member
I'm also in Suva for a 13th interview!
Can I be added too.
aussiechris
Member
Oh nice!
I don't have id for telegram group
I lived and worked in the US for a year on a J1 visa. Posted what I was asked on the previous page but wasn’t anything different from anyone else interviewing. Just if I had criminal history, what I studied etc. They asked if I lived anywhere for more than a year and I said the US on a J1 and they said okay.
So nothing to worry about
So I went to my GP today to get the rotavirus vaccine, an oral one. He laughed at me and said he's not giving me that as that's for babies and he'd get in trouble from medical board if he was to do that. He said he also can't give me the influenza type B vaccine (Hib) as that too is for babies/infants. Has that also been people experiences regarding these 2 vaccines? I've now got all the others on the list. He wrote a letter stating this so hopefully the Dr doing the medical for me in Suva will accept that. Apparently these 2 vaccines weren't around when i was a kid (mid 80's baby) though they can't be given as an adult.