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megdavidson26 said:
Yes we looked into the titer test (we are already U.S. based) but it was more expensive than getting the vaccinations. One caveat they mentioned was sometimes childhood vaccinations don’t show up clearly as they were administered so many years ago (immunity would be low so to speak).

We were able to get the vaccinations covered by insurance so just opted to get them again. Unfortunate as I don’t like needles LOL.

That’s good info to know for Sydney residents though.
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I’m rather curious about this. How many vaccines did you get in this case?
 
Sm1smom said:
I’m rather curious about this. How many vaccines did you get in this case?
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I got the 3 for my age bracket - Hepatits B, MMR and Tetanus.

Medical exam will take place next week. I had called them previously and they'd reiterated this is what we needed too.
 
megdavidson26 said:
I got the 3 for my age bracket - Hepatits B, MMR and Tetanus.

Medical exam will take place next week. I had called them previously and they'd reiterated this is what we needed too.
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Ok, that's about right.

Interestingly though, this is actually extensively covered on the "Medical Exam" tab/sheet of the AOS Process spreadsheet, which I had hoped you would have come across already. But I wasn't sure you did, and wondered if you ended up getting a bunch of unnecessary shots, considering the number of posts you had made about the medical exam and you not having your childhood immunization records, hence my curiosity.
 
Sm1smom said:
Ok, that's about right.

Interestingly though, this is actually extensively covered on the "Medical Exam" tab/sheet of the AOS Process spreadsheet, which I had hoped you would have come across already. But I wasn't sure you did, and wondered if you ended up getting a bunch of unnecessary shots, considering the number of posts you had made about the medical exam and you not having your childhood immunization records, hence my curiosity.
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Nope, all good.

Appreciated the redirection to the spreadsheet, which helped us make the best decisions to proceed quickly.
 
Ranji said:
yes sir quite alot of emotions and pains associated with it but the wait was worthwhile at the end.i take this opportunity to thank you for responding to all my querries and questions...it guided me and provided strength/support to me to look forward with hopes still on untill the visa was received.
keep up with sharing your knowledge and keep growing.

May god always bless you.
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Hi Ranji, congrats on your successful move.

I wanted to ask you a question regarding FNPF withdrawal. Did you manage to get yours withdrawn before leaving for the US?
 
Hi everyone,

I had my interview in Sydney on April 16th and it was easy yet very nervous. I had a friendly older gentleman interview me.

In the interview (excluding the small talk which was quite a bit) I was just asked the following formal questions.

Have I been married? No

Have I been to the US? No

Ever overstay Visas? No

Commited any crimes? No

You did a double degree in electrical engineer and computer science? Yes

How old was I when I finished University? 23

Then the officer said "This concludes our interview, now based on the smile on my face, guess my answer" I said "Yessss I wishhhhhh" and he said "YES Congratulations!" and I jumped for joy and as embarrassing as it was I cried happy tears. My dreams really came true that day ❤️.

He then helped me calm down and asked me where I wanted to plant roots, I told him Texas. He said good luck and goodbye and I left the consulate.

Just wanting to say a big thank you to everyone on this forum. Your help and shared experiences really helped me make it through this process successfully.

I want to especially say thank you to @Britsimon for all the free resources you provide and assistance you give. Without you my experience would not have gone so smooth and I would have been much more nervous and lost without your guidance. Thank you so much @Britsimon! :D

My passport with the visa arrived today and now I am planning when to go to the US which needs to be before October.

Again thank you everyone :)
 
Spam420 said:
Hi everyone,

I had my interview in Sydney on April 16th and it was easy yet very nervous. I had a friendly older gentleman interview me.

In the interview (excluding the small talk which was quite a bit) I was just asked the following formal questions.

Have I been married? No

Have I been to the US? No

Ever overstay Visas? No

Commited any crimes? No

You did a double degree in electrical engineer and computer science? Yes

How old was I when I finished University? 23

Then the officer said "This concludes our interview, now based on the smile on my face, guess my answer" I said "Yessss I wishhhhhh" and he said "YES Congratulations!" and I jumped for joy and as embarrassing as it was I cried happy tears. My dreams really came true that day ❤️.

He then helped me calm down and asked me where I wanted to plant roots, I told him Texas. He said good luck and goodbye and I left the consulate.

Just wanting to say a big thank you to everyone on this forum. Your help and shared experiences really helped me make it through this process successfully.

I want to especially say thank you to @Britsimon for all the free resources you provide and assistance you give. Without you my experience would not have gone so smooth and I would have been much more nervous and lost without your guidance. Thank you so much @Britsimon! :D

My passport with the visa arrived today and now I am planning when to go to the US which needs to be before October.

Again thank you everyone :)
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Congratulations - what wonderful news! I can only imagine the relief you must feel.
 
Hi Everyone
Just needed to know for SUV Embassy, after the interview in about how many days do we receive the email to pickup our passports
 
Spam420 said:
Hi everyone,

I had my interview in Sydney on April 16th and it was easy yet very nervous. I had a friendly older gentleman interview me.

In the interview (excluding the small talk which was quite a bit) I was just asked the following formal questions.

Have I been married? No

Have I been to the US? No

Ever overstay Visas? No

Commited any crimes? No

You did a double degree in electrical engineer and computer science? Yes

How old was I when I finished University? 23

Then the officer said "This concludes our interview, now based on the smile on my face, guess my answer" I said "Yessss I wishhhhhh" and he said "YES Congratulations!" and I jumped for joy and as embarrassing as it was I cried happy tears. My dreams really came true that day ❤️.

He then helped me calm down and asked me where I wanted to plant roots, I told him Texas. He said good luck and goodbye and I left the consulate.

Just wanting to say a big thank you to everyone on this forum. Your help and shared experiences really helped me make it through this process successfully.

I want to especially say thank you to @Britsimon for all the free resources you provide and assistance you give. Without you my experience would not have gone so smooth and I would have been much more nervous and lost without your guidance. Thank you so much @Britsimon! :D

My passport with the visa arrived today and now I am planning when to go to the US which needs to be before October.

Again thank you everyone :)
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Nicely done - congratulations!!
 
Congratulations!!!!!!

Wow having never been to America before youre in for a bit of a culture shock but you will be fine. Again congratulations.
Spam420 said:
Hi everyone,

I had my interview in Sydney on April 16th and it was easy yet very nervous. I had a friendly older gentleman interview me.

In the interview (excluding the small talk which was quite a bit) I was just asked the following formal questions.

Have I been married? No

Have I been to the US? No

Ever overstay Visas? No

Commited any crimes? No

You did a double degree in electrical engineer and computer science? Yes

How old was I when I finished University? 23

Then the officer said "This concludes our interview, now based on the smile on my face, guess my answer" I said "Yessss I wishhhhhh" and he said "YES Congratulations!" and I jumped for joy and as embarrassing as it was I cried happy tears. My dreams really came true that day ❤️.

He then helped me calm down and asked me where I wanted to plant roots, I told him Texas. He said good luck and goodbye and I left the consulate.

Just wanting to say a big thank you to everyone on this forum. Your help and shared experiences really helped me make it through this process successfully.

I want to especially say thank you to @Britsimon for all the free resources you provide and assistance you give. Without you my experience would not have gone so smooth and I would have been much more nervous and lost without your guidance. Thank you so much @Britsimon! :D

My passport with the visa arrived today and now I am planning when to go to the US which needs to be before October.

Again thank you everyone
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We have our interview scheduled in Sydney on 21st May. The documents cover sheet which outlines all the documents required mentions an Australian Citizenship Certificate. My partner and I are citizens; we were both born in Australia and have our birth certificates, passports and all other documents, however, we don't have our citizenship certificates. Does anyone know if this is required?
 
emlyt said:
We have our interview scheduled in Sydney on 21st May. The documents cover sheet which outlines all the documents required mentions an Australian Citizenship Certificate. My partner and I are citizens; we were both born in Australia and have our birth certificates, passports and all other documents, however, we don't have our citizenship certificates. Does anyone know if this is required?
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You wouldn’t have a citizenship certificate if you were born in Australia, so that requirement is not applicable to you.
 
Hello, just curious if those in the 4xxx have got an interview yet for DV2024 or where theyre up with it. Thank you
 
emlyt said:
We have our interview scheduled in Sydney on 21st May. The documents cover sheet which outlines all the documents required mentions an Australian Citizenship Certificate. My partner and I are citizens; we were both born in Australia and have our birth certificates, passports and all other documents, however, we don't have our citizenship certificates. Does anyone know if this is required?
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Hi just to confirm you have received an interview and your number CN was +4xxx ? Congratulations.
 
byzatron said:
Hey thank you I appreciate that. I see in 2022 it says CURRENT. What does that mean exactly?
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That means all Case numbers become current and you potentially can have an interview booked, however this won’t happen in 2024 unfortunately. It will likely stop in the low 2000’s.
 
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kimpolley said:
That means all Case numbers become current and you potentially can have an interview booked, however this won’t happen in 2024 unfortunately. It will likely stop in the low 2000’s.
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Thank you youve been very helpful. Why do you say that regarding the CURRENT and remaining interviews?
 
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