Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Possible Birth Certificate Problem	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Oct 11 2009, 07:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The consulate in Ukraine is notoriously a "#######" when it comes to issuing visitor visas and notoriously a cinch for K-1 visas. There is no comparison between the two and any attempt to relate a visitor visa experience to a K-1 is useless. Alla applied for a visitor visa 2 years before I met her. She owned TWO flats, free and clear, in Donetsk, had a job paying 5 times the national average income, was leaving two kids and a mother behind AND the trip was a 9 day trip to New York sponsored by an internationally known manufacturer for her to be a translator at a business convention. They had purchased round trip tickets for her. She was not only denied...she was flatly denied and basically unceremoniously TOSSED from the consulate and scolded on the way out. As she puts it, "treated like a dirty monkey". She was petrified to go back for the K-1 interview where we were treated very professionally, very courteously and were issued the visa without a question asked. I am as certain as I can be. that had I not gone to the interview it would have taken the Budweiser Clydesdales to drag her into the consulate because of the way she was treated before. There is no telling what the consulate told someone applying for a visitor visa, it wouldn't matter anyway, it is merely a BS excuse to toss them out and deny the visa. There are also so many rumors around Ukraine about this process I cannot believe it. Alla delayed arriving by one month because of business concerns and it was the worst month of our journey. AFTER she had her visa she was told by who knows how many "experts" that it was "no good" without something or another document of some sort and she ran around collecting completely useless documents for every rumor she heard. I wanted to tell her to lock herself in her room and not go out until it was time to leave the country! When she gets her visa, issued using her Soviet birth certificate, she wil have EVERYTHING She needs to leave the country in her special big envelope. Anyone saying otherwise is WRONG! This sounds familiar... Mary had the same problem when she applied for a visitor visa a while back to visit some of her family in the U.S. They treated her very rudely and for her it was a traumatic experience that it took a lot of courage for her to be willing to go there again for hte K1 interview. I'm guessing once they realize they are dealing with a future spouse of a US Citizen they suddenly show their professional side.	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-10-14 12:43:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Ukraine Swine Flu Epidemic	I just tell people the cure to swine flu is to be immunized with a daily dose of salo in the morning.	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-11-02 18:18:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	The Hot & Sexy Women of the Kyivan Rus thread	You can feel free to make whatever assumptions you like and post insults about me or my wife because the moderators do not agree with me and will never take action against you, it is OK to post anything if it is against Gary and Alla. I am not one of the "protected class" Neither are FSU women. Blast away. It seems I notice that many people assume the worst when I say "My wife is from Ukraine" they immediately have this look that I made a colossal mistake getting a "mail order bride." Then, when they meet my wife in person, they see that with the beauty, there is an intelligent wonderful woman , and immediately afterward they know I am a very lucky man. I think that if people haven't experienced the way many FSU women act... (to me it is hard to describe, it is more "natural" or "feminine" whatever it is, all I know is I love it.) they cannot give an accurate opinion or judge what we say about our wives. Our experince with them is beyond just positive, it is like each day is a miracle that we found each other. I think earlier I read some people say we are tearing down our siters and mothers when we don't prefer American women. I completely disagree, American women are wonderful mothers and sisters.... they are just not good wives (my wife's comment)	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2010-01-08 14:02:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Happy International Women's Day Ladies!!!	We appreciate you, and hope you have the best IWD ever. This is our first IWD together. I made sure I didn't forget. Happy IWD!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2010-03-08 14:45:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	International Woman's Day	QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Mar 8 2009, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lets hear it. I tried to pull out some stops, but I am always interested in hearing new ideas. Nothing too fancy... It is hard to do anything too special when we are still 5,000 miles apart... but I'm already looking forward to making next year's one she'll love!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-09 12:30:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	NVC notification	QUOTE (rsn @ Apr 2 2009, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I called the NVC today and they claim that my K1 app was forwarded to the embassy yesterday. Should I expect to receive an email, or letter, or something formally stating this, or should I not necessarily expect this and just call the embassy in a few days? When you called the NVC did you get your case number? Once I got the case number from the NVC, I emailed the embassy to find out if they had received our case. In two days I got a response they indeed have it, and the Kiev embassy was very nice and went ahead and emailed all the necessary forms for my fiance to fill out.	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-02 12:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Final Check before sending documents to Fiancee	Thank you so much everyone! I have a lot of faith in Mary's ability to be very thorough... but we still double-check and remind each other of what needs to get done... it helps put both of our minds at ease... I just sent the package out this morning... now it is just a matter of resisting the temptation to check the UPS website for the tracking information every 15 minutes Thanks again!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-27 12:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Final Check before sending documents to Fiancee	Just so you know, I went through the guides, and forums and I am right now 99.8% comfortable sending the package off now... I just want to be 99.99999% sure Here is a list of what I am about to send... if you realize i am missing something, please speak up! 1. Envelope containing a copy of the entire I-129F Package sent to the USCIS 2. I-134 & supporting info I-134 Form (Signed and Dated) Letter from Employer Last 3 months of bi-weekly paychecks W2's (2008, 2007, 2006) Tax Returns (not signed as they were filed electronically ((*any issue here???) Bank Statements (Showing balance in checking account, as well as my mortgage, and I included a recent statement as well) Property Tax Statement (showing value of home)	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-26 09:22:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Wait 10 days to scheule?? - Kiev Embassy	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Apr 16 2009, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mary and Jeff @ Apr 16 2009, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Apr 14 2009, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mary and Jeff @ Apr 14 2009, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance has all her documents together and is ready to schedule an interview... After finally getting through to the call center, they said that all the April interview dates are filled and try and call back in 10 days... I thought they would schedule it for hten ext available time (perhaps in May sometime) is this normal? Should she perhaps call back in a couple days and see? Also, I was wondering, I noticed there is an 800# for me to call on her behalf... could I possilbe schedule the interview for her (don't worry, I'll be sure to communicate with her to find out what days work) Thanks! Mary & Jeff Strange. I called this morning to schedule our son's K-2 and was told no interviews for May are being offered as April dates are still open and they haven't started to schedule for May yet. Two other VJ members looking for May interviews have been told the same this week. I am trying to schedule one for June. Yes, you can schedule the interview by calling the 1-800 number but you still pay using the PIN code. May 1-May 9 are Holidays in Ukraine and the consulate schedule can be all mixed up, but I was told it is because they have not yet "opened" May and June dates as April dates are still available. Thanks so much for your input Gary and Alla! Mary just called up again and got an interview day set in late April... now it seems we're excited yet scared at the same time with the interview so soon... I will say "relax" but you won't listen. Kiev is very straight forward, give all the documents they ask for and you are good to go. But I was worried also, so was Alla. It is natural. I feel a whole lot better this time with the K-2 interview coming up. After our interview, Alla's comment was "We worried for THIS????" You are right... neither of us will be able to relax until after our approval I guess I'd much rather spend the energy now worrying about it, planning for the worst, and being pleasantly surprised rather than doing the opposite... I know Mary had a bad experience several years ago when trying to get a visitor visa to visit relatives in the U.S. Basically I reassured her that if anything bad happens we'll cross that bridge together if it comes up...	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-18 13:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Wait 10 days to scheule?? - Kiev Embassy	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Apr 14 2009, 11:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mary and Jeff @ Apr 14 2009, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My fiance has all her documents together and is ready to schedule an interview... After finally getting through to the call center, they said that all the April interview dates are filled and try and call back in 10 days... I thought they would schedule it for hten ext available time (perhaps in May sometime) is this normal? Should she perhaps call back in a couple days and see? Also, I was wondering, I noticed there is an 800# for me to call on her behalf... could I possilbe schedule the interview for her (don't worry, I'll be sure to communicate with her to find out what days work) Thanks! Mary & Jeff Strange. I called this morning to schedule our son's K-2 and was told no interviews for May are being offered as April dates are still open and they haven't started to schedule for May yet. Two other VJ members looking for May interviews have been told the same this week. I am trying to schedule one for June. Yes, you can schedule the interview by calling the 1-800 number but you still pay using the PIN code. May 1-May 9 are Holidays in Ukraine and the consulate schedule can be all mixed up, but I was told it is because they have not yet "opened" May and June dates as April dates are still available. Thanks so much for your input Gary and Alla! Mary just called up again and got an interview day set in late April... now it seems we're excited yet scared at the same time with the interview so soon...	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-16 11:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Wait 10 days to scheule?? - Kiev Embassy	QUOTE Strange. I called this morning to schedule our son's K-2 and was told no interviews for May are being offered as April dates are still open and they haven't started to schedule for May yet. Two other VJ members looking for May interviews have been told the same this week. I am trying to schedule one for June. Yes, you can schedule the interview by calling the 1-800 number but you still pay using the PIN code. May 1-May 9 are Holidays in Ukraine and the consulate schedule can be all mixed up, but I was told it is because they have not yet "opened" May and June dates as April dates are still available. Thanks for the info! I wanted to double-check to see if this was normal... I had a feeling of deja vu when I heard they told her that... it reminded me how they told me I would get my lost bags in Kiev in a day, then someone else said 3 days, then another said my bags would be sent to Austria... I am so thankful to Mary for letting me know how things work in Ukraine, otherwise I don't think I'd have my bags even now!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-15 20:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Wait 10 days to scheule?? - Kiev Embassy	My fiance has all her documents together and is ready to schedule an interview... After finally getting through to the call center, they said that all the April interview dates are filled and try and call back in 10 days... I thought they would schedule it for hten ext available time (perhaps in May sometime) is this normal? Should she perhaps call back in a couple days and see? Also, I was wondering, I noticed there is an 800# for me to call on her behalf... could I possilbe schedule the interview for her (don't worry, I'll be sure to communicate with her to find out what days work) Thanks! Mary & Jeff	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-14 12:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Clarifaction on Paying K Visa fees... (in Ukraine)	QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Apr 18 2009, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But oddly enough when we went I handed the cash through the window and the teller handed it back to Alla, scowled at me and said "SHE has to pay" LOL Ok, whatever. Ok... since I'm too far away right now to pay the visa fees for her, I'll be sure to tell her to pay for the fee herself since "SHE has to pay." I'll also make sure she knows she shouldn't give the money to an anonymous person on the street claiming they can buy the visa fees for her...	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-19 00:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Clarifaction on Paying K Visa fees... (in Ukraine)	I know I sent copies of the letter I got from the NVC to Mary containing the KEV#... I'm guessing she won't need any "official documentation" that the KEV# is for her... in reality... I don't think many people will decide to pay our visa fees just for the fun of it... It seems also we got an updated copy of the instructions from the embassy, and I did notice a change after looking through it yesterday that they added a statement in regards for paying K/V visa fees... "ProCredit Bank currently offers this service at every branch all over Ukraine" So it seems she can get the visa fees paid for in her own city (at a proCredit bank), but this good news seems to be offset with the fact that they changed the medical fee which is now up to $125 (from $100 before) but it seems I won't lose sleep over it... QUOTE (Gary and Alla @ Apr 17 2009, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There is a list of procredit banks which accept these payments inmany cities in Ukraine. The bank may have one particular teller assigned to this. Go to the bak and tell them you want to pay a US visa fee. She will need her passport for ID and the KEV number from the NVC. She can pay when she has the KEV number. They will give her a receipt to take to the interview. Don't lose the receipt!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-18 13:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Clarifaction on Paying K Visa fees... (in Ukraine)	Thank you so much! This will definately help set both of our minds at ease... I'll be sure to let her know a well to bring her international passport Thanks again! -Mary & Jeff QUOTE (payxibka @ Apr 17 2009, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> she will get a receipt to show the embassy the fee has been paid. she can pay the fee anytime at her convienience APPLICATION FEE All applicants must pay the mandatory U.S. Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) application fee of USD 131, paid in UAH according to the exchange rate set by the Embassy as of the date of payment. This fee may be paid at any branch of ProCredit Bank in Ukraine. Please note that the Consular Section cashier does not accept payment for the MRV fee. A sample of the ProCredit Bank voucher will consist of two copies of payment receipts printed on one page. One of these copies has to be attached to the visa application, the other one is the applicant’s copy. The voucher includes a unique payment number as well as the first and the last name of the applicant as it appears in his/her international passport. The payment can only be made if the visa applicant presents to the bank cashier the original international passport, which will be used for the travel to the U.S., or a copy of the bio-data page of such passport. If the payment is made by someone on behalf of the visa applicant, a copy of the applicant’s international passport must be provided to the bank cashier.	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-17 09:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Clarifaction on Paying K Visa fees... (in Ukraine)	My fiance is little worried as to the exact process with paying the visa fees... as stated in the KEV-1 Instrucations... it states... "The total fee for EACH K and V VISA APPLICANT (including children) is $131 payable in Ukrainian Hryvnya equivalent only. Beginning January 01, 2008 the fee for K and V visa can be paid only at the bank." What my fiance is worried about is, what is she supposed to ask for at the bank, and will the bank give her something to confirm she indeed paid her visa fees? (She doesn't want the bank to just keep her money without knowing the embassy received payment) If someone doesn't mind sharing, could you tell excatly what the process entails with paying the K visa fees at the bank, and how the embassy knows you have paid? Also, how early can she pay the Visa fees? she was going to go to Kyiv about a week before for her medical exam, and she thought she could pay for it while she is there... Your help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-17 09:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	4/21 Interview	I envy you! Our interview is next week... I only hope things go as well for us as it seems to be for everyone else Good luck you two! QUOTE (sajori @ Apr 21 2009, 12:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would just like to give my sincerest thanks to everyone who took the time to answer all my questions about this crazy K-1 process! Today we went to the consulate for Vova's interview and everything went well! The best to all of you and I'm sure I'll be back for more help once it's time to adjust his status!!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-21 20:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	BIG day April 27 (interview Kiev)	Congrats!!! QUOTE (B&Y @ Apr 27 2009, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's over we got a PINK slip after 2 hours waiting. In our case they not let me be present at the interview. It took only 5 - 7 minutes, and Yuliya came to me with all our documents and a PINK slip, can't wait when we get her passport. Still worrying, I want to see it in my hand.	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-28 18:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview PASSED!!!!!	Thank you so much everyone for the warm congratulations! I was able to speak to Mary briefly about the interview... and it seemed like everything went well without too much hastle... From what it sounds, one piece of advice that might help...when you go to one of the windows where they ask for documents... you may want to be prepared to have your package of evidence for your relationship divided out so it fits through the window... Mary would be the best one to write out the story, but for now, we (mostly she) need to get some rest after such an exhausting yet rapid journey though "Phase I" Thank you everyone for the help and support you have all given... I know we'll probably continue needing it as we start to do Phase II - AOS	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-30 12:10:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview PASSED!!!!!	"DA!! DA !!! DA!!! " Were her words on the phone... I only talked for 1 minute... don't have details... I currently don't care!!! She PASSED the interview!!!! That's all the matters! I'm going to have a heck of a time trying to be productive at work today... Don't worry, I'll give full details later...	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-29 09:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	CSC NOA2 in 31 days???	Congratulations! Wow 28 days! I thought my 43 days at CSC was a record... I know completely what you mean... I was wondering after I received the NOA2 so soon if I was misreading something or if was a bad joke... Congratulations again! QUOTE (goncaptive @ Mar 23 2009, 07:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (malamu @ Mar 23 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (goncaptive @ Mar 23 2009, 11:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm still in a bit of shock and am wondering if I'm missing something. I THINK I just received my NOA2 from the CSC (it says that the application is approved), but I wasn't expecting it this quickly. Our NOA1 date was Feb. 19, and the date on this form says Mar. 19. 31 days???? How do I figure out if I really have an NOA2 in my hands? I'm a little skeptical, and shocked, after looking at the estimated dates.. Thanks for the help! are you for real? I did use an attorney for the filing, but I was starting to wonder if I wasted my money on him. Maybe there's an inside trick they can use. I never would have thought of 28 days... Regardless, Katya is totally speechless right now and we're looking forward to a wonderful summer together! Best of luck and expediency for the rest of you... (easy for me to say now)	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-24 09:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	QUOTE (lovica_l @ Mar 25 2009, 01:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey, did your case status online change too ?? No it never did... it just suddenly came in the mail... no email, no update online, just hard copy then a few days later I got a letter from the State Department saying they received it and are forwarding in to the Embassy... I called them up, and they said it is already on its way there! It seems I really don't mind if the website is updated...I got the hard copy... I'm happy!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-25 12:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	WOW! Congratulations!!!! I guess the $455 filing fee is a bit too much for many during these economic times? QUOTE (Nik+Heather @ Mar 19 2009, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I got mine today - approved Friday the 13th!! ALSO 43 days!! CSC! CSC! CSC! My theory on the speed depends soley on the fact that December and January (according to the VJ sampling) had MUCH fewer applicants than the usual month. Check the "all petitions" list. There's a pretty significant drop off. Anyway, Looks like January is going strong. Hope my fellow January's get their NOA2s soon as well!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-20 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	QUOTE (baron555 @ Mar 19 2009, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> and then I added bookmarks to each section of 129F, as well as a small table of contents for each section in the 129F... I basically tried making it idiot-proof that anyone should find anything in the package in a few seconds... I did the same thing. Table of contents for each "section" especially the Proof of Meeting and the Proof of Relationship sections. All binder clipped separately and then all together with a giant clip. For the photos parts of the Proof of Meeting I embedded the photos onto a Word document, added a title on top (and on some added commentary like, "notice the pizza delivery receipt address is the same as the apartment address:), then printed this on the color printer at work. Then on the package that was submitted, I enclosed a real photo (from digital printing at Walgreens for real cheap) in a resealable bag, printed name and picture on back of picture, affixed an address label with same information onto bag and then staped that on top of the printed picture on that particular page. Also for the Photos part, I printed out each of our photo pages from our respective passports, to place a name with the faces seen in the photos. So all of our fingers are crossed like everyones' are. We received our NOA1 within 3 days of mailing, similar to yours. Everyone will be kept informed. Wow! Everything you mentioned, I did as well (even getting the phots at Walgreens, but I didn't go as far as embedding photos in a word document... for some reason, I thought... "what if I come across a person in USCIS who doesn't understand technology... I can just see them thinking to themself... "A PHOTO on 8.5" x 11" paper!!! that's from a computer!!! it MUST BE PHOTOSHOPPED!!!! I'm going to raise all the red flags and delay everything for 3 years because I know photos don't belong on paper!!!" So I figured I'd just put all the photos on regular 3" x 5" photos at walgreens... which is what everyone born in the bast 84 years understands... and write the info on the back... I hope it goes through quickly for you as well... if so... then maybe we can figure out what we did to make it go through so fast!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-19 12:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	I don't know... I think I have the right to complain since it took longer than a month... (by the way I'm kidding! ) I know... I am going to keep doing the same things... wake up at the same time, eat the same breakfast, watch the same TV shows... whatever... just to make sure this luck continues!!!! QUOTE (just_friend @ Mar 18 2009, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congratulations guys. You must be feeling pretty lucky ) And you shoud. Embrase that moment and keep the good luck for the rest of the process.	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-18 20:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	Thank you everyone for the congratulations! Sorry it took so long to reply.. been busy trying to catch up on things around the house... (haven't put the dishes in the washer since I seem to have been distracted over the last two days... ) As for why I got so fast... I have several theories, but I am not going to call up the USCIS and "rock to boat" and ask why are you moving so fast??!!?? One theory is perhaps it might be because her mother already immigrated to the U.S. and is a citizen... so maybe whatever background checks they have on her might come up more quickly? Another possibly theory is I studied all the guides each evening for probably several weeks, and met her mother to get immigration advice as well... and then I added bookmarks to each section of 129F, as well as a small table of contents for each section in the 129F... I basically tried making it idiot-proof that anyone should find anything in the package in a few seconds... I even put in a little note saying I have "hundreds of additional pages of chat logs..." and let them know to contact me by phone or email if they ever want more info... (not that it mattered... but I thought I wanted to show I am completely willing to be transparent and honest with them) I don't know... perhaps it might be the fact I have a little Irish from my mother's side... it seems I inherited her luck... (of course I am completely lucky to have met someone like Mary... but that's a whole another story!) QUOTE (PRESTON AND LILI @ Mar 18 2009, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MARY AND JEFF First, congratulations ! WHAT A FAST JOURNEY !! Just a question : have you any reason to get your NOA 2 so fast ? are you a military ? Thanks	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-18 20:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	Whoever it is... he/she is our new hero ... I wish I could put them on the Christmas Card list QUOTE (V-G-1 @ Mar 17 2009, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> 43 days?????? that must have been some crazy USCIS adjudicator hyped up red bull and coffee hahahaha	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-17 23:10:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	QUOTE (sweetFM @ Mar 17 2009, 08:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mary and Jeff @ Mar 17 2009, 05:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG! I am now exhausted from jumping and running around the house for 2 hours calling all I know!! It began when when I found a lone envelope in my PO Box... and suddenly I see "Dept. of Homeland Security" on the return address... and immediately my heart sank... I just said.. "OH fudge* (the word "fudge" may have been different ) I was thinking... is this a RFE??? what did I forget??? I trriple checked everything!!! I sent more evidence than even the guides say to send... I even start over entire forms if I thought 1 letter could be interpreted as something else!!! then I see the words... "Approval notice" ok... well this is nice... but let's see if the fine print matches what I think that it means... Then I read "The above petition has been approved...." Then just in case by some random chance I got someone else's mail... I made sure the petitioner and beneficiary's names matched mine and my wonderful soon-to-be wife.... and YES THEY DO!!!!!!!!!! It was fortunate nobody else was at the post office as I jumped and yelled out in celebration!!!! I never would have dreamed getting it in 43 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!! Happy St. Patrick's Day VJers!!!!!!!! Time to enjoy a beer!!!! Congrats Mary and Jeff Get ready for the papers now for the interview coz everything is faster from now on Thanks you... I know.. I used to spend each day trying to learn more about the paperwork until I finally waited on the banking papers, and IRS transcripts since I figured it would be 2 months off... now I am going to be scrambling again!! I won't complain.... it beats doing nothing and waiting anyday!!!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-17 20:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NOA2 Received!!!!! 43 DAYS!!!	OMG! I am now exhausted from jumping and running around the house for 2 hours calling all I know!! It began when when I found a lone envelope in my PO Box... and suddenly I see "Dept. of Homeland Security" on the return address... and immediately my heart sank... I just said.. "OH fudge* (the word "fudge" may have been different ) I was thinking... is this a RFE??? what did I forget??? I trriple checked everything!!! I sent more evidence than even the guides say to send... I even start over entire forms if I thought 1 letter could be interpreted as something else!!! then I see the words... "Approval notice" ok... well this is nice... but let's see if the fine print matches what I think that it means... Then I read "The above petition has been approved...." Then just in case by some random chance I got someone else's mail... I made sure the petitioner and beneficiary's names matched mine and my wonderful soon-to-be wife.... and YES THEY DO!!!!!!!!!! It was fortunate nobody else was at the post office as I jumped and yelled out in celebration!!!! I never would have dreamed getting it in 43 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!! Happy St. Patrick's Day VJers!!!!!!!! Time to enjoy a beer!!!!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-17 20:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Another CSC K-1 NOA-2!!	Congratulations! I'd be curious to see if there is a list showing how many people have gotten their NOA2 in under 2 months..	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-27 12:43:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	K-1 Visa Approved	Congratulations!!!	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-05-18 12:00:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	After I-130, can decide still between K3 & CR1?	Thanks for the info! I'll let him know that. I told him unless there is some big advantage going with a K3 through his embassy in Singapore, it probably would be better to just go with a CR-1.	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2010-01-29 15:22:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	After I-130, can decide still between K3 & CR1?	Hi Everyone, I know someone who just submitted an I-130 and he stated that he was just starting the K3 process to get his wife over. Now I'm very familiar with the K1 process, but I told him I heard a lot of people on VJ prefer the CR1 over the K3 due to the lower cost (without AOS) and relatively equal amount of times of processing. From what I read in the guides, it seems it is possible for him to still choose a CR1 path over K3. He has just submitted the I-130, but has yet to receive NOA1 for that. Am I correct to assume he can still take the CR1 path at this point? or is he stuck taking the K3 path? Can you think of any negatives for him to take a CR1 over a K3?	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2010-01-28 23:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is there some where I can go to see ??	QUOTE (Bobby_Umit @ Apr 30 2009, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Mary and Jeff @ Apr 30 2009, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (CarlJessica @ Apr 30 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Theglassguy @ Apr 30 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think i have seen some one on the forum say theere is a place to check? Its 30 days today and me and my girl have another 4 maybe 5 maybe 7 months to go Oh god I miss her so. We all feel this same pain.. Keep busy ! You are not alone.. Keeping busy is the best advice... as long as I am doing something it help the time fly... Perhaps try to find things to do to make life easier for your fiance before she arrives... find a store with similar cuisine, find places where she can enjoy her hobbies... etc... NOOOO - wait for my "mind erasing distilled liquid" -- coming soon™.... Once i figure out how to stop falling on the floor after hours of testing it that is... Please let me know once it is ready to go! In the mean time... vodka will have to do it for me	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-05-01 09:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Is there some where I can go to see ??	QUOTE (CarlJessica @ Apr 30 2009, 03:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Theglassguy @ Apr 30 2009, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think i have seen some one on the forum say theere is a place to check? Its 30 days today and me and my girl have another 4 maybe 5 maybe 7 months to go Oh god I miss her so. We all feel this same pain.. Keep busy ! You are not alone.. Keeping busy is the best advice... as long as I am doing something it help the time fly... Perhaps try to find things to do to make life easier for your fiance before she arrives... find a store with similar cuisine, find places where she can enjoy her hobbies... etc...	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-04-30 16:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	When did you buy the airline ticket for your Fiancee??	QUOTE (kike @ Oct 22 2009, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A) Once you new the interview day After Interview C) Once Kiev had your filed D) Other I was planning to buy the ticket after I get the interview date. I'm thiking of buying a tiket departing from Kiev 15 days after the interview. What do you think??? 2 1/2 months after the interview.... that was because our approval went faster than either of us could ever have expected... and she had a lot of unfinished business with work, family, home, etc... that needed to get done... (we were expecting an embassy interview in July, not April) But as soon as she said she was ready... I bought the tickets the same day	Mary and Jeff	Male	Ukraine	2009-10-23 12:28:00