sakfab_91 wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I am an American citizen by birth and I married a fantastic Australian
>>girl 1 month ago. She is currently with me in the US and I want to
>>move
>>with her to Australia and have duel citizenship US/OZ. We have forms
>>40sp and 47sp and have read about the various documents and stat decs
>>that are required and we will be filing from the US. We are wondering
>>what other forms and goodies we might need. If anyone has any past
>>experiences with filing in the US, we would like to hear about them.
>>Any
>>help is appreciated.
>>
>>Marty & Amanda
>
>
> Hello! While I did not file in the US (I filed in London because it is
> where I am currently living) I am American and might be able to help
> with some of the quesitons you might have.
>
> I would say the most important thing is to get the requests for your
> police checks in; you will need to get one from teh FBI and one from the
> state you are living in, and if you have lived in any other country then
> you have to get a police clearance from that country as well.
>
> You also ned to start accumulating as much evidence of your relationship
> as possible. Even though you have a marriage certificate this is not
> enough for DIMIA, they want other proof such as joint bank accounts,
> property, correspondence between you two, pictures, etc etc. You will
> also need to have at least two stat decs filled out by Australian
> citizens who will attest to your relationship.
>
> Basically that is what we submitted with my application. Of course you
> will have to get the medicals done and chest x-rays. I would get that
> sorted as soon as possible. I am not sure how long the turn-around time
> is for the Embassy in DC to get your visa granted; in London after they
> had everything they granted me a visa in 5 days!
>
> If you have any other questions feel free to PM me; definitely get
> started on those police clearances; the FBI threatens it takes them 40
> days to return them to you (although you can get them quicker if you
> give them a deadline)
>
Thank you very much for the info sakfab_91. I will look into getting the
fbi check asap! |