Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	interview was a success...'she shoots 'she scores	QUOTE (ZorValachan @ Oct 30 2009, 03:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (sivad @ Oct 28 2009, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Steve S @ Oct 28 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hooray! Were there any tricky questions or was it straightforward? How long was the interview? how many times have i been to see her,and 2 more i do not remember....i just got off a double shift,the whole thing was about 10 minutes.i will reply back what they are later,but thank you all,now we take a brief breath of air before the second part of this journey we are on I offer my congratulations too! I also look forward to the questions/answers. And if I may be so bold... My SO starts to get very worried because she knows a woman who was denied a visa 'because of salary' of the American husband (not sure if it was k3 or cr1) He apparently made 20k, 20k, 30-34k last 3 years and was told it was not enough, even though it was 125% of poverty level. I've made over 30k for the last 3 years. I am trying to find some recent 'success stories' on the visa front and if your SO or someone else's SO who has received a k1 visa would be willing to email with my SO and answer some of her questions on the Russian-fiancee/wife side of things, it would be greatly appreciated. PM me if this could be possible. And thanks again to all on this forum for answering many of my questions! i am in the 30 k range,it should be no problem,there must have been something more.i know you have to hit 21k to his 125%of poverty level,so that might be problem.is she on the russian forum in her country,i can give her marinas url,if they do not already know each other.....lolololol	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-01 23:22:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	interview was a success...'she shoots 'she scores	QUOTE (Steve S @ Oct 28 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hooray! Were there any tricky questions or was it straightforward? How long was the interview? how many times have i been to see her,and 2 more i do not remember....i just got off a double shift,the whole thing was about 10 minutes.i will reply back what they are later,but thank you all,now we take a brief breath of air before the second part of this journey we are on	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-10-28 22:24:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	interview was a success...'she shoots 'she scores	interview was on the 26th,and she passed ......finally sweetie arrives on december 6th....whooo-hooooooooo.	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-10-27 22:23:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Waiting for Interview	QUOTE (kylejb @ Nov 10 2009, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 10 days and counting for us... to interview... I am jumpy like a fish out of water. wait until the actual ...our night,her morning of it,marina and i where constantly texting each other,and then when she went in .....it was info black out...........the wait was excruitiating....but relax.....all will be fine in the end.....start pricing plane tickets...lol	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-10 23:17:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Waiting for Interview	QUOTE (slim @ Nov 6 2009, 03:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Enjoy the anxious wait while you can. Soon enough you'll be saying, "I wish she'd just fly back to Russia for a few months." lolololololol...thanks slim......i am flying to pick her up on the 29th.........lololol	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-06 14:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	2 citizenships....not dual...but 2 ...love and taxes	QUOTE (baron555 @ Nov 10 2009, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (sivad @ Nov 9 2009, 11:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> sweetie wants dual citizenship......where does one begin with that,or if the us does not reckognize it,how can she be citizen of both?and thank you i thought she meant dual citizenship....but she said opur friend has 2 citizenships This is very simple. If she is a Russian citizen now and has her international Russian passport, then she has one half covered. She will just have to renew that Russian passport when applicable. Then for the other half, she immigrates to the US, gets the Green Card, stays married for the required number of years (or stays the other number of years if not married) and then submits her paperwork for US naturalization. Once she is approved and takes the oath, then she, that same day, can apply for the US passport. When she obtains the US Passport, she can hold the Russian passport in one hand and the US passport in the other. Then by magic, she is automatically a dual citizen! She can use her Russian passport to enter into Russia and the US passport to re-enter in to the US. thank you,now it makes sense,on how to obtain 2 citizenships...thank you all.i go and pick her up in 2 weeks,	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-10 10:52:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	2 citizenships....not dual...but 2 ...love and taxes	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Nov 9 2009, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (sivad @ Nov 9 2009, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> gentleman and ladies i hope someone can help here,i have a friend who has citizenships in russia and the us,he has worked in moscow for the last 2 years,so he did not pay his u.s. taxes,he is back here in the states,and wants to bring his fiancie here on the k1.can he do without showing w-2's for the last 2 years.any advice will be greatly appreciated. He is probably OK. He needs to file returns. BUT if the income was earned in a foreign country and he paid tax in a foreign country he will get credit for the tax he paid, so it is unikely he would OWE and tax. He does OWE them a tax return. Google 1040/2008 and 1040/2007 for the forms. If no tax is owed there is no penalty. He will have to attach his Russian tax returns if he wants to claim credit for taxes paid. By the way, in the US there is no such thing as "dual citizenship" The United States considers US citizens as that and nothing else. It makes no recognition of foreign citizenship, nor is it prohibitied. It is a non-issue for the USA. sweetie wants dual citizenship......where does one begin with that,or if the us does not reckognize it,how can she be citizen of both?and thank you i thought she meant dual citizenship....but she said opur friend has 2 citizenships	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-10 00:11:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	2 citizenships....not dual...but 2 ...love and taxes	gentleman and ladies i hope someone can help here,i have a friend who has citizenships in russia and the us,he has worked in moscow for the last 2 years,so he did not pay his u.s. taxes,he is back here in the states,and wants to bring his fiancie here on the k1.can he do without showing w-2's for the last 2 years.any advice will be greatly appreciated.	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-09 13:05:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Finally!	QUOTE (Jonathan Matthies @ Nov 14 2009, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yay! congrats. now enjoy the wait. yes the wait definately sucks	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-15 11:32:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Finally!	QUOTE (Jonathan Matthies @ Nov 14 2009, 06:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yay! congrats. now enjoy the wait. yes the wait definately sucks	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-15 11:32:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Interview Nov 13 Tomorrow!	yes congrats to you both!	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-15 11:29:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	The Interview	QUOTE (baron555 @ Nov 20 2009, 09:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats to all three of you. I can only pray that we can join you, as you know. everything will be fine my friend,and yes congrats to kylejb!	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-23 13:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Beware of the smiling lady	QUOTE (Steve S @ Nov 20 2009, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Phil, So sorry to hear of your delay. I am confident this is a delay, not a major roadblock. Delays are tough, I know firsthand. The evidence they are requesting will be easy to produce, and they will see that you are a committed couple. Thanks for posting this - it is prompting me to shore up and update our evidence. yes, the lady might have been in a bad mood to begin with,i agree that this is not a major roadblock,and stay strong.we are all with you!	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-23 12:42:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Question about Travel	QUOTE (slim @ Nov 21 2009, 04:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (visaveteran @ Nov 21 2009, 10:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is true in Charles DeGaulle in Paris, for instance. If you (USC) happen to transit through CDG, try to get a long layover. You can take the bus from the airport for like $8 or something straight to downtown Paris. Another $4 or so and you're on the local buses from the Arc d' Triumph to the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame. Add $5 and you've got yourself a Royale with cheese and a beer. And I aint talkin no paper cup... I'm talking a real beer. I got to see Paris for about $20. i got a twelve hour layover in heathrow,and yes,i am jumping a train for down town for a few hours.......whoooo-hooooo	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-11-23 12:58:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	They are Here	congratulations ,we also flew in on the 7th,but we where british airlines and our p.o.e was here in atlanta,i'm glad all is well,it is same story here,adjusting to new life,wow'ed by self service checkouts at the grocery,and self serve soda fountains at the gas stations.pictures soon.	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-12-17 00:05:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	The wife got her visa approved	congrats	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-12-18 01:56:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	allergic reactions !!!!!! or ???????	has anyone else's sweety experienced allergic welts for the first couple of weeks when she first got here,on her forum,they even show pictures of this allergy they get........is it nerves.....or something else????????	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-12-18 02:00:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Stepson is stranded in Russia - cannot travel alone	So I know a few words in Russian but this "inside joke" flew right by me. A gay-porn-infused google search later and I now understand why. This would be my advice as well. marina says it is 'enema' do you often google gay porn slim????.....................lol	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-08 00:07:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	New Year Wishes	Oh, cool! Let us know how it goes! most definately will,then we will be ready for round 2 of our visa journey	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-08 23:49:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	New Year Wishes	congrats baron,marina and i are to follow in a month.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-08 00:11:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	money transfer from Russia	Do it straight up Russian style, big stacks of Benjamins taped to your midsection!	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-08 00:16:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	She'll be landing at 11:30 est	RUB'ers I'm going to finally pick Zhanna up from the airport. Wish me luck. Thanks for all the support and company. This visa portion of our journey has come to an end in a few hours. Thank you all. Sincerely, Chris yes congratulations indeed,and all the best of luck to you both.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-16 10:54:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Just got back - The report part 1	I can identify exactly with that experience with the taxi. The first time there, I was also completely beat from the trip, disoriented, and unable to do simple arithmetic in my head. I think they count on it. I was easy prey for those jackals. On subsequent trips, I have ignored them and made my way by public bus for a tiny fraction of the cost. There is no shame in blowing an absurd amount of money on that taxi ride between terminals. I think it is like a rite of passage I was also amused at their style of forming a big horde pushing to get onto the plane instead of a queue -- a triangle just like you say! I have never been detained and have never carried an invitation letter with me. A valid passport and visa, and the slip of paper they give you when you go through immigration, are all you need to make your domestic transfer. I do not have enough language skill to try to attempt a bribe of any kind, so I would have done just as you did. Looking forward to the next installment . . . i love the taxis in russia...these people have bad driving down to an art,next time just sit back and enjoy the ride,they have been doing it for so long they know how to drive like ####### and survive...imagine it like .....mr toads wild ride for real.last time i was there i didn't even flinch when they crossed into the oncoming lane,nor winced when the they squeezed the car in between other cars jockying for position,i want to take some friends on a tour of moscow in one,and video them freaking out on the ride as i am showing them all the sights.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-23 23:52:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	pre aos question	Correct, there is no "deadline" per se. to file the AOS, only to get married. It is best to file everything ASAP for a number of reasons, not least of which is that the medical exam must be within one year of filing for AOS to be valid (and save you hundreds of dollars for a new medical) and to get your wife's green card so she can work, travel or (in some states) get a driver's license, among other things (student loans, for example) Filing AOS should be one of those prioroty things in life, not because of a deadline, but because it is the best $1000 you will ever invest and the sooner you do it the sooner she gets the benefits of being an LPR thank you all,we are not going to daddle with it,we are getting married on feb 14th in florida,and wil lfile soon after....about a month,i was just wondering since the initial 90 days will have passed.and don't want immigration busting in my door and pulling an elian gonzales on my bride in the middle of the night.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-16 23:57:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	pre aos question	once we are married do we have to file for aos within the k1 visas 90 days.....or does the marriage give us an extension?...i hope this made sense.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-01-16 10:58:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Six NOA1s	Saturday Feb 6 we received six NOA1s in the mail from USCIS. Three for Alla's GC, EAD & AP filing and three for Leonid's. Mailing date was Jan 29 via USPS Priority Tyvek envelope and notice date is Feb 4. And after two full months together, everything is still a "Happy Movie"!!! yes baron,same here.wedding is this weekend,down in florida....i hope the weather holds,it is on the beach,and then a week honeymoon swimming with manatees,disney,and showing her both coasts.she has been here for 2 months,and this will be here 3rd trip down there,but this one will be for more than 3 days. goooooooooooo happy movie!!!!	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-02-09 14:51:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	My boo got his visa today!!!! We are so happy!!! Feels like a huge boulder was taken off my shoulders!!! I just want to hug you alllllll! :-) thank you everyone for your help and for this incredible website!!! I wish everyone a fast and positive visa journey!!! Yay!!!!! Good luck everyone!!!! Congratulations as well	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-02-11 23:34:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	noa 2 @!!!!	just got a email and text from vpc and NOA 2 apporved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! months of nothing and now done!!!! well long wait is done!!! i guess 1 week to another department and then off to kiev and about 1 week for keiv to release package to us to get interview set. i guess 3 weeks for all this to be done??? any impute on time table would be great ..... yes 3 to 4 weeks,and it moves aloooooooooooooooooooooooooooot faster now.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-03-09 22:47:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	AOS Approved	Finally had our interview at the Dallas office. It took forever to actually get into the interview room, but once there it was a pretty simple process. The woman going through all the documents to make sure everything was there. And then she did some fact checking of what we had in our documents. "What's your social security number?" "What's your address?" "Phone number?" etc. She only asked for the most basic of evidence. In spite of us having brought a stack of copies and originals and photography, she just glanced over our bank statements and wanted to see our marriage certificate. She checked our IDs, and took back Ira's employment authorization card. Then she said, "And now I'm going to ask you some personal questions." At this point, I figured we were going to get into the horror story territory, but the questions were ridiculously impersonal. "Are you a terrorist or affiliated with any terrorist organization?" "Are you now or have you ever been a member of a communist party or organization?" etc. She didn't ask a single question that I would consider in any way invasive. In the end we got approved for a 2-year Green Card (if we'd waited until the end of June, we could have gotten the 10-year card right then and there). It'll take 4-6 weeks to arrive in the mail. congratulations to you both,we are about ready to file for aos now.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-03-16 13:35:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	CLose Place for Ukrianian Lady and Georgia Guy to meet where she will not need Visa and close for bot and warm for her	i would visit her in the ukraine,it is very cheap there,and she can show you around her country.what part of georgia?i am in atlanta.	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-03-16 13:39:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	where am i sending the aos package?	thank you.i didn't look there.....:)so the money orders should be made out to uscis as well?	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-05-17 21:26:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	where am i sending the aos package?	so all paperwork all filled out,did i miss where the address is to send it too,the aos forum says an address in chicago??????but where ? thank you in advance	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-05-17 20:50:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Visa Approved	congratulations	sivad	Male	Russia	2010-05-22 11:19:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	AP at NVC	hi,i just got our noa2,what is the normal wait for nvc????	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-08-11 22:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Received my NoA1	yes congratulations,and yes welcome to the wait	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-06-14 12:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	proof of ongoing relationship	first time poster here,trying to get sweety from moscow,and we chat almost all of our free time,how many chats must we print out to satisfy uscis?if we print out all chats for the last 8 months it would be a novel size book.any advice as how many chats and dates needed to show ongoing relationship	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-03-01 13:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	question 18	hi,my russian princessa is worried about how much detail we need to include in question 18 on 129f,we met online last year,and i flew over there to meet her this year,do they want alot of how we feel about each other ,how the relationship developed details,or is just a basic answer sufficient?	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-03-02 11:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	uscis online account/recieved noa1 today whooo-hooo	ok,i am having trouble opening an account to the uscis site,i keep hearing this system doesn't work....is this true?	sivad	Male	Russia	2009-03-28 10:49:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	30 day mark! NVC has not receive our case! what is going on??????	Yes. The NVC will contact USCIS on your behalf. They will send you another email to let you know what they find out.	MRSFULLER	Female	Jamaica	2013-10-22 11:55:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	NVC research	it took three weeks for me. I'm not sure if it's different for everyone.	MRSFULLER	Female	Jamaica	2013-10-23 10:58:00