Originally posted by Rockgurl
Hello peoples! Did you miss me? I am finally "an American"! It's beautifully sunny here in Phoenix and was actually quite hot when I got here, although it's cooled off a bit. It doesn't feel a bit like Christmas....very strange indeed. As you can see, my new computer arrived at last. It was unboxed and online within half an hour...a record I believe. Everything has gone smoothly...I went to the Social Security office and am awaiting my card. I opened a bank account (and got a free pen! Yippee!), and I picked up my hire car and have been driving and driving and driving...my lord, Phoenix is so spread out! We got stranded in the desert the other day because a car had flipped over the guard rail and gone down the ravine. All the roads were closed and we were stuck there for ages. At least I got to see a cactus at last! My poor Deb flew back to Connecticut yesterday...back to the snowstorm. I'm quite relieved I'm here!

Originally posted by aussie99
well... now i'm here too {{{rock mummy}}}

so... all this visa/immigration stuff is all rather daunting and i don't know where to start... but rockgurl said this was the place to be... so i think i'll have a bit of a look around...

hope to meet you all soon...

cheers

aussie99

Originally posted by Rockgurl
{{{{aussie}}}} you made it! Be nice you guys, aussie needs some help. She's in the same position I was...long-distance relationship etc.

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Good to be here!

Originally posted by Rockgurl
{{{{aussie}}}} you made it! Be nice you guys, aussie needs some help. She's in the same position I was...long-distance relationship etc.

Thanks for the welcome everyone. Good to be here!

Originally posted by BrigieDarling
I'm lost.... is Aussie in Arizona?

Welcome to BritishExpats Aussie!

Originally posted by Rockgurl
Hello peoples! Did you miss me? I am finally "an American"! It's beautifully sunny here in Phoenix and was actually quite hot when I got here, although it's cooled off a bit. It doesn't feel a bit like Christmas....very strange indeed. As you can see, my new computer arrived at last. It was unboxed and online within half an hour...a record I believe. Everything has gone smoothly...I went to the Social Security office and am awaiting my card. I opened a bank account (and got a free pen! Yippee!), and I picked up my hire car and have been driving and driving and driving...my lord, Phoenix is so spread out! We got stranded in the desert the other day because a car had flipped over the guard rail and gone down the ravine. All the roads were closed and we were stuck there for ages. At least I got to see a cactus at last! My poor Deb flew back to Connecticut yesterday...back to the snowstorm. I'm quite relieved I'm here!

Originally posted by Englishmum
Hey Aussie 99,

I guess you're an Australian citizen and not a British expat living in Oz?

If you're an Aussie you are eligible to enter the Green Card lottery. I know a young woman from the Gold Coast who won a Green Card. She actually doesn't like it over here (can't stand the cold winters!) but she's waiting for her girlfriend (now an American citizen but originally from Nigeria) to finish her Master's Degree. They will then move to Australia as Oz recognises de-facto relationships.

I'm not sure of the closing date for the next lottery - I have a feeling you may have just missed it but at least it's an option open to Aussies and not us Brits from the UK mainland!


Also you might pick up some info here:

http://www.americanaustralian.org

http://www.australiansabroad.com

Hope this helps!

Originally posted by aussie99
thanks englishmum... you're a legend! will look at those links... a little light reading for bedtime lol

yup i'm an aussie... and applied for the lottery... but... well... it's a LOTTERY and the last thing i won was 50cents in vegas lol so... who knows... fingers crossed!

cheers

aussie