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DV 2022 OC Selectees

Shezza85 said:
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.
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I haven't had rotavirus vaccine and wasn't asked about it at Epworth. Can't speak for Hib as I had it as a kid so it was on my record.
 
getty399 said:
Is there anyone from OC who has been interviewed that has previously lived/worked in the US? Just want to know what questions they ask.
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To add to what BrisOC22 said, a lot of us in Suva right now have worked in the US previously. Exact same questions.
Although I had renewed my passport since completing the DS260 and when I handed over my old passport, they officially cancelled the J1 visa in it
 
Shezza85 said:
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.
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Yes some vaccines are dependent on age, which is why generally it’s recommended to leave it up to the panel doctor to give you what you actually need.
 
TWI said:
To add to what BrisOC22 said, a lot of us in Suva right now have worked in the US previously. Exact same questions.
Although I had renewed my passport since completing the DS260 and when I handed over my old passport, they officially cancelled the J1 visa in it
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So you got approved too? Has anyone this week not been approved straight away?
 
If anyone needs to exchange money in Suva, go to the Western Union money transfer that is on the corner, near McDonald’s but on the opposite side of the road. Same road as Holidayy inn and grand pacific. Do not go to the little one next to the pharmacy. The rates are vastly different. Westpac recommended we go to the one on the corner and they looked after us with a competitive rate.
 
We found an awesome cab Driver in Suva. He took us anywhere we wanted to go, would wait for us and offered to negotiate local prices for us at the markets etc. He is honest and reliable. Robert is a Fijian family man with 5 children. His number is 2949 105 which you can ring from your mobile as a local number. Airport transfers to downtown Suva hotels are set at $45fijian approx $30 Australian irrespective of how long it takes. Transfer to the embassy $10 each way. No charge for waiting if you are picking up your visa packet. Hope this helps.
 
BrisOC22 said:
I haven't had rotavirus vaccine and wasn't asked about it at Epworth. Can't speak for Hib as I had it as a kid so it was on my record.
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Vaccine requirements according to age attached.
 

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Kevin2022 said:
So anyone that interviewed on the Wednesday earlier this week, have any got your passport(s) back yet?
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Everyone on Wednesday got theirs back 11am Thursday if they had flights out soon. Everyone on Thursday got theirs back 9am Friday if they were flying out soon. If you tell them your flight isn’t til the week after then you won’t get it back til later so they’re definitely prioritising and helping those with flights soon.
 
Last question: Did they (consulate) email you the end? or you just rocked up later the next day to check if passports ready?

so fast turnaround, just wow! & congrats!
 
Kevin2022 said:
So anyone that interviewed on the Wednesday earlier this week, have any got your passport(s) back yet?
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I interviewed yesterday and am travelling for a few days. I asked to collect it today or the 13th. I got an email today at 10:30am saying I could collect it today at 11am (everyone else advised they were flying this weekend and were told to collect at 9am).
 
Kevin2022 said:
Last question: Did they (consulate) email you the end? or you just rocked up later the next day to check if passports ready?

so fast turnaround, just wow! & congrats!
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The consulate emails or calls you depending on the method you provide at the interview. In my case, I was emailed but didn’t pick it up and they then called me (on my Fiji number) a few hours later to check I had got their email
 
2022Ella said:
Hi guys! For those who had their interviews in Suva, were any of your photocopied documents notary certified?
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Nope
Often they actually struggle to confirm which is the original and which is the copy, so it might be useful to just stamp or write copy on the photocopies so you definitely receive the originals back
 
Hi all!
Happy to say - along with a few other usernames I now recognise here ;) - I got approved for my visa on Thursday.
Everyone’s covered anything I could contribute I think so not much to add but I wanted to say thanks to @SusieQQQ, @Sm1smom, and @Britsimon for all the help over the past almost 12 months.

All the best for the US!! We have a lil WhatsApp group we’ve created for those who wanna join to stay in contact - DM me if you’d like the invite link.
 
BrisOC22 said:
Everyone on Wednesday got theirs back 11am Thursday if they had flights out soon. Everyone on Thursday got theirs back 9am Friday if they were flying out soon. If you tell them your flight isn’t til the week after then you won’t get it back til later so they’re definitely prioritising and helping those with flights soon.
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We had our interview Thursday morning and approved, left Suva the same day (don't recommend anyone do this) only did it because some people said they got their passports back same day. The embassy is sending our passports and visas to our new hotel in Coral coast. It's about 1.5 hours away from Suva and was going to cost $210 return in taxi to collect. But thankfully they were happy to post and we should get them back tomorrow on a Saturday. With the influx of interviews they aren't doing same day processing of passports and visas anymore.

All correspondence to arrange was via email. Keep checking email they are quick to respond. We got a $8.95 Sim card for 7 days when we got to Suva for LOCAL calls only so we had internet. Our Sim was local only no international calls/SMS. But you can contact Aussie family via face book and messenger still.

Not having our passport was a bit of a headache because our hotel wanted to see them for some reason, we explained situation and will show them when we get them tomorrow. I wished I had made an extra photo copy of passport because they really didn't want our drivers licence as ID.
Hope that's helps someone.
 
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