DV 2022 OC Selectees
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Hey y'all!
I've been out of the loop for a while, but my CN just went current for March. My understanding is SYD is closed and I've got no hope for an interview in the indefinite future in Australia.
I'm a kiwi citizen and might be living in AKL from next month onward. Do you think I should change my interview location to AKL, or should I keep it at SYD?
Thanks!
I've been out of the loop for a while, but my CN just went current for March. My understanding is SYD is closed and I've got no hope for an interview in the indefinite future in Australia.
I'm a kiwi citizen and might be living in AKL from next month onward. Do you think I should change my interview location to AKL, or should I keep it at SYD?
Thanks!
Aussiebrit
Member
Speaking from my personal experience they only asked me questions not my spouse
Won't mean much if the consulate is closed anyway. I just don't really understand why there hasn't been any kind of statement with some sort of a timeline as to when they expect to open up..
Ckb
Active Member
If youre OC11 you are current in April, not March btw...
Congratulations Samfj. All the best in your new life in the US. YOu can check out EBM Scholar on Youtube for tips on settling in as an immigrant. He addresses a lot of issues which I find relevant for us coming from Fiji and other pacific countries. Vinaka.
Thank you...I got married to my partner after winning lottery and I hve a child frm my first marriage and my partner won lottery
Yep I walk past every day, there is definitely work happening! But how long is a piece of string? Who knows when the finish date is … if I ever see any changes there I will update the group!
If you're not part of the lawsuit (which Im guessing you arent if you just caught up on everything) then yes 100% look into changing your location if you want a chance at actually getting your interview.
Not sure about this very moment, but someone had an interview scheduled there for just a bit over a week ago (on the 9th I think) if you read back a few pages from Morgan. From what people have posted over the past few months here though it seems like it fluctuates depending on covid since NZ is also pretty tight. Whenever they go to "red light" when covid is bad I think it might shut down? So its also hit or miss but theyre at least doing some interviews. Even a small chance is a lot better than the 0 chance you will get by waiting on Sydney imo. Probably best to email the embassy there and ask
Thank u AusOC
What Is annoying is the sillyness of the Sydney closure. Literally just set up a table and chairs on the lawns of the Canberra embassy and run interviews over a couple of days. And if unable or unwilling to do so then just give a end date of when Sydney is likely to reopen. Surely someone must know something within the diplomatic community on when it’s expected to reopen and what capacity will be and if unable or unwilling to operate then allow Sydney allocated to interview elsewhere eg Auckland. I don’t get what’s the big secret about the planned reopening date ??
Jump on Save Diversity Visa website it shows they have done a couple of cases already. They are doing more then Sydney at least
Hey Slip,
I was booked in for 9 Feb at NZ Consulate but couldn’t make the appointment due to being stuck out of NZ until the border restrictions drop. I am in the process of rescheduling now.
I’ll warn you the NZ consulate has been a little tricky to deal with, for example they requested hard copies of all my documents to be physically at the embassy two weeks before the appointment and I only got notified of this by email 2 days before they expected these documents to be there or they would “reschedule if not received within 48 hours”. And I had already emailed to try and reschedule… yet they refused to reschedule until all hard copies were present at the embassy. So who knows how long they’re going to be holding onto my important original documents for at this point in time… Other people have not even received the email and then been told their appointment was cancelled due to not having the documents in advance.
So if you do schedule at NZ consulate please be aware they will want hard copies of all your documents physically present at the embassy two weeks before your interview and you may not get notified of this in advance. The documents requested I have included below. Of note I was not able to find a postage paid foolscap envelope outside of NZ to include with my documents as you can’t buy this from outside NZ (although maybe you will have luck in Australia) I notified them of this and they said it was okay to just bring it to the interview. Keep in mind if you are married or in some other cases additional documents may be required, this was just the documents relative to myself. Prepare all documents as per the Auckland Consulate website page. If you need any more help regarding NZ consulate feel free to reach out.
Agre
Agree 1000%
Quick update on the Auckland Consulate.
The Consulate opened for interviews for a couple of weeks while NZ was at Red, Level 1. The country moved to Red, Level 2 a couple of days ago and it appears that the Consulate has closed again for interviews during this time.
NZ is changing COVID framework levels all the time which makes things hard for the Consulate and for anyone trying to plan interviews.
Keep an eye on the NZ consulate website where they have a COVID page which states whether visa interviews are happening. They update this each day so is always up to date.
The Consulate opened for interviews for a couple of weeks while NZ was at Red, Level 1. The country moved to Red, Level 2 a couple of days ago and it appears that the Consulate has closed again for interviews during this time.
NZ is changing COVID framework levels all the time which makes things hard for the Consulate and for anyone trying to plan interviews.
Keep an eye on the NZ consulate website where they have a COVID page which states whether visa interviews are happening. They update this each day so is always up to date.
Has anyone received any updates from their respective law suits? I decided to partner with IMMPact (though was very keen to join Jessie's). I haven't heard anything from my end though we do receive updates YouTube once per week. CEAC and ESC are still the same since May and I haven't received any communication from the Embassy yet... I do check their Facebook page though and see they are beginning to initiate different programmes so I hope that is a positive sign... Lastly - is it only me or do you check CEAC and ESC each morning when you wake up just in case 