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miiint said:
This is the wording I'm getting stuck on from my email from the Suva embassy:

Once KCC completes its processes your interview will be scheduled. The next scheduling will be for August.

Based on what I'm reading in this thread, I assume 'processes' means the 2NL process that is likely to take a few weeks
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They might mean KCC transferring your case from Sydney to Suva, maybe not referring to the DS260?

AUMatt said:
Thanks Bris. I can't remember which one I selected when I ordered it back in December - is there a way to tell the difference?
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I have both, one says "Overseas Visa - Supply to a Country other than Australia Name Check Only" and the other says "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only".

Code 33 is the second one - "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only"
 
BrisOC22 said:
They might mean KCC transferring your case from Sydney to Suva, maybe not referring to the DS260?


I have both, one says "Overseas Visa - Supply to a Country other than Australia Name Check Only" and the other says "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only".

Code 33 is the second one - "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only"
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Nice one, thanks. I'll check when I get home tonight.
 
miiint said:
Ah I see -- thanks so much for this info this is super helpful! I didn't know that about the status.

So my DS260 could very well be received and ready for scheduling already? Do we actually know what (if any) DS260 processing occurs now by KCC given we don't actually submit any docs?

This is the wording I'm getting stuck on from my email from the Suva embassy:


Based on what I'm reading in this thread, I assume 'processes' means the 2NL process that is likely to take a few weeks (i.e. probably around mid June), right? Given they say your interview will be scheduled it gives me hope. However, what could be the scenarios in which I wouldn't get an interview in time? More specifically, is there any reason my case would not be transferred/scheduled for interview in the next round of 2NLs?

And re the lease: they won't let me do a short term extension, unfortunately :'( Luckily I've got about a month more til I need to tell them definitively so hopefully I will know if I get an interview by then.
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They don’t schedule interviews on a rolling basis. They do a scheduling round once a month, for a couple of months‘ time. So yes exactly, the next round of interview scheduling will take place in June, for August interviews. So what you need to happen is, for KCC to have completed processing on your DS260 before the scheduling round in June takes place. if they haven’t finished working through it by then - bear in mind they have just been inundated with DV2023 DS forms - you’d be looking at a July scheduling for a September interview. I am not sure how well their systems prioritize DS’s by year when a submission is this late in the FY.
 
Getmeouttahere said:
After reading people here requesting a transfer from Sydney to Suva, I initially said I wouldn't pursue this course of action, but have changed my mind - thanks everyone here for inspiration and motivation! Have emailed Suva today requesting the transfer. CN: 20XX.
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I emailed late Friday afternoon and received a reply Monday morning advising that the next scheduling will be for Aug/Sept and that cases for June/July have already been received. The email also stated that Suva would then contact me to confirm an interview date/time once KCC has sent the DV case.

All this information seems consistent with what others here have been posting.
 
I wonder how many cases will be in this next Suva batch. Hopefully it’s died down - you would think the bulk of people shifting would have done it in the last two batches.
 
SusieQQQ said:
They don’t schedule interviews on a rolling basis. They do a scheduling round once a month, for a couple of months‘ time. So yes exactly, the next round of interview scheduling will take place in June, for August interviews. So what you need to happen is, for KCC to have completed processing on your DS260 before the scheduling round in June takes place. if they haven’t finished working through it by then - bear in mind they have just been inundated with DV2023 DS forms - you’d be looking at a July scheduling for a September interview. I am not sure how well their systems prioritize DS’s by year when a submission is this late in the FY.
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Gotcha -- thanks so much for laying that all out, that makes sense :)

Is there any way to track/know when my DS260 has been 'processed' on my application itself? Generally speaking, do you have any idea how long this processing normally takes? (noting that timeframe might be longer at the moment given DV2023 cases as you mentioned).
 
Dom556 said:
I wonder how many cases will be in this next Suva batch. Hopefully it’s died down - you would think the bulk of people shifting would have done it in the last two batches.
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I think there's still quite a lot, depends how you view it. You could say that there could be even more now since it's going to be a big influx of everyone making a last minute decision that has held off waiting for Sydney as long as they could, so only time will tell.
 
miiint said:
Gotcha -- thanks so much for laying that all out, that makes sense :)

Is there any way to track/know when my DS260 has been 'processed' on my application itself? Generally speaking, do you have any idea how long this processing normally takes? (noting that timeframe might be longer at the moment given DV2023 cases as you mentioned).
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No, there is no way to track it. It partly depends on how busy KCC is, which is why i mentioned the current timing. A few weeks seems to be normal. It might be worth following up with them so they know it’s current year and it doesn’t get lost in the deluge of new selectees.
 
AUMatt said:
Nice one, thanks. I'll check when I get home tonight.
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BrisOC22 said:
They might mean KCC transferring your case from Sydney to Suva, maybe not referring to the DS260?


I have both, one says "Overseas Visa - Supply to a Country other than Australia Name Check Only" and the other says "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only".

Code 33 is the second one - "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only"
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I don't know what I'd do without you guys - sure enough I'd ordered the wrong one....
 
AUMatt said:
I don't know what I'd do without you guys - sure enough I'd ordered the wrong one....
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yep as @BrisOC22 mentioned a number of us did this, myself being one of them. My one got sent back to me Sep 2021, just want to make sure that all police certificates are valid for 2 years right, so the one I ordered I should be right to use for my interview in July
 
BrisOC22 said:
They might mean KCC transferring your case from Sydney to Suva, maybe not referring to the DS260?


I have both, one says "Overseas Visa - Supply to a Country other than Australia Name Check Only" and the other says "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only".

Code 33 is the second one - "Immigration/Citizenship - Australia Name Check Only"
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Hey I only have the "overseas visa" police certificate too, you are saying this isn't the right one? Cheers, Tom.
 
kplo said:
Hi All,
We finally received our visas after a long 5-week wait due to the Paris Embassy not understanding how the NZ Vetting Certificate works. Hoping I'm the guinea pig for the consulate and anyone from now on who passes with an NZ police check gets through quicker.
Thanks so much to this community, have really enjoyed following along on everyone's journeys (and will continue to do so) and I wish everyone luck with their interviews. Thank you also to @Sm1smom @SusieQQQ and of course @Britsimon for all your help and honesty.
We're off next month to settle in sunny Florida :)
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Hi @kplo,

We're also having issues with our embassy in Asia not understanding how the NZ Vetting Certificate works. They're saying they need the physical police certificate which we know NZ Police gives it directly to Auckland embassy (which haven't responded to my emails asking them to confirm whether they forwarded it on). Can you explain your experience with Paris and how you got them to understand this?

Cheers
 
Thanks everyone for your help about place of birth and police certificate!

For volunteering at a charity, do we list that under employement or as just an organisation that you support/contribute to? I volunteer 1-2 days per month. Technically I am not employed by the charity, I don't get paid, and the volunteer agreement I signed said you are not an employee. But I also saw in a video someone said even unpaid volunteer work should be listed in the ds260 work history?
 
Hello OC, I know you only need to provide proof of high school completion. But are people also taking their primary school graduation certificate? My husband and I have no records of our primary school graduation certificates, we have high school graduation certificate ready to go. Has any body taken primary things or just left it out as per guidelines? Just worried they'll ask for proof and we won't have any.
 
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Hey all. I’m at the doctors doing the medical and they said they added a vaccine requirement on the weekend. We now need proof of Hep B shots up to age 59.

He said I can do a blood test to prove immunity or take a booster. Blood test takes 5 days to get results here in Canada.

cdc. gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/pdf/Vaccine-Requirements-According-to-Applicant-Age-p.pdf
 
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