Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Gaeilge??	I don't speak Irish and my wife sometimes wonders if I can even speak English ) well i'm a kind of a languages nut...not to mention a glutton for punishment!	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-06-12 06:32:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Gaeilge??	I'm trying to learn and would like to know if anyone speaks Irish or is learning it. Go raibh math agat!	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-06-10 20:54:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Any Irish people here?	i'll never forget when my new inlaws went outside for the first time at the GSO airport (having just flown from Limerick and nearby environs) - it was 8 or so in the evening and quite balmy to me and they were like, 'oh my god, it's so HOT!' North Carolina is about as far south as I would inflict on someone from Ireland... QUOTE (J&D @ Aug 27 2007, 08:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can't help you there I'm afraid as I live in the south and the swealtering heat! Although it's cooler today at only 24C, but for the past few weeks it's been anything up to 40C (with a feels like temp of 43C). But as with anything in life, you get used to it. Of course having the a/c on in the apartment and the car and the mall and everywhere else helps!! On the job front, I work in computers also, but had a job lined up with an Irish company before I got here so I have no idea how easy or difficult it is to get a job with a US company. I guess the only thing is prior to moving to the US, send out your CV/resume to any positions in companies that look interesting that are located anywhere except the south and start networking via LinkinIn and FaceBook, and keep an eye on Craig's List. Also bear in mind that while you won't have swealtering heat up north (at least not for too long), prepare to live under 50 foot of snow for 4 months and having to dig your car out every morning	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-11-22 23:32:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Dublin Embassy	Thanks for this Dawn...it is both good news that things are going quickly, and unfortunate that it's going faster than you thought. I can't imagine the frustration of having to postpone a scheduled interview - I'm feeling for you. Based on what you are saying, I have a question though. I am Irish, but lived in UK from Oct 2000 to July 2007, and moved to Canada to go to school in September 07. My course ends Jun 08, so I'll either move to the US on a work permit (I have work lined up but not sure if I'll get a permit in time), or I'll move back to Ireland to wait out the CR-1 process, which currently looks to be Dec 08. As my timeline below suggests we got married Sep 07, and filed for K3 in October/November, 'though the ways things are going now, it looks like we will have to go for CR-1 as USCIS seem to be closing I-129 petitions when paired with I-130s just now. Hence my residency potentially looks like this: Oct/00 to Jul/07 - Scotland, UK Sep/07 to Jun/08 - Canada Jun/08 to Dec/08 - Ireland I haven't seen any police report request info, but can you tell me if I need to have a police report from each country I lived in? How far back do I need to go? I wasn't worried about this until I saw your post, and was wondering can I jump the gun and order the UK police report now. It's not going to change in the next 12 months, and would save myself some money by not expediting it (£35 v £70 for expedited). Thanks Mike	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2008-03-15 21:48:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Irish in the US	Oh well, after waving my goodbyes to friends and family just 4 weeks ago and telling people I'd see them again in a few years whenever I got back to Ireland, I have to go back again next week on business and will see everyone again.....doh! Isn't that always the way? whereas if you hadn't said goodbye, you wouldn't have another opportunity to see them again for a long time. Murphy's Law!!! and welcome Sienna!	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-06-23 15:37:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Irish in the US	Welcome to the Irish group Rhiannon & Michael and Annette and Alan!! Best of luck during the visa process! Thanks Josh!	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-06-12 06:29:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Irish in the US	Rhiannon, welcome to the board! It can be a bit of a pain going thru this but it is nice to meet other couples with similar backgrounds etc. that are going thru or have been thru this. Good luck with everything and feel free to message/email with any questions. Good luck and God bless on your journey!!! Sherry Hi Sherry! Thanks alot - yeah I had no idea when I said "yes" what all this would entail - but I'm looking forward to diving in and getting my boy here as fast as possible (with the help of VJ'ers like yourself I'm sure!!) - and congrats on your visa!!!! Rhiannon	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-05-21 22:46:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Irish in the US	hey all - adding us to this thread - that's me (rhiannon) from North Carolina (not Charlotte, but Greensboro!) and Michael (from Co Limerick) - going to get married here (sep1) and in ireland (mar22) - he comes to live here as soon as his green card is approved, hopefully by next May! he proposed on the cork coast, near bailinaspittle (if i spelled that right) and our ceremony is on lough derg in co tipperary...hoping it doesn't rain! i'm enjoying reading the posts sounds like everyone's lives are taking off! Rhiannon	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-05-18 09:59:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Contradictory information! Please help	I hope OP is careful with her plans. If she marries her fiance in the USA, then either the CR-1 or K3 interview would take place in Dublin. If she marries her fiance in Canada, then a K3 interview (after she successfully petitions for him with a I-129F) would take place in Canada (apparently either in Montreal or Vancouver -- and two posters hint that Vancouver is a better post to interview at -- but the interview location will presumably depend on where in Canada the beneficiary is going to school). If she marries her fiance in Canada, then a CR-1 interview would still take place in Dublin, since the beneficiary is Irish. It looks like OP is interested in having her husband's interview in Canada. If that is so, then she needs to get married in Canada. Right? you've gotten it dead on Novotul. I think the issue at hand currently, is the window of opportunity they have. The fiance arrives in Canada in August and is finished in Canada in April. Based on the location of the school , he will need to have a K-3 interview in Montreal( unless he can make a reallly really good friend in Vancouver and get his file transfered there)Montreal is currently on a 6 month + backlog and taking around 8 months to get interviews done from the time they receive the file in their office. If the fiance cannot stay in Canada past April and assuming they aply for the K-3 in August....there may not be enough time. The hopeful side is that Montreal will receive some help from the DOS and catch up. Yeah, I think for the least amount of stress involved we've decided to get married in the states (i started a new thread on that) and then if he doesn't have the greencard by the end of his school he can just go back home until it's done, and his interview will be there. Of course i hope that doesn't happen!!!	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-05-22 14:48:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Contradictory information! Please help	The canadian embassy won't think it's weird that neither of us live there permanently? It's neither here nor there if neither of you live there in any manner. The policy requirement is for the K-3 to be adjudicated in the country where the marriage took place so it's not up to the consulate to think anything of it. For example , if you took a holiday to the south of France, got caught in the romance and on a whim married .....you'd be going there for an interview. Something to consider .....and not to throw a wet blanket on any plans you're getting excited about...... If for some reason his interview in Montreal doesn't happen by April when he finishes school, is it going to be possible for him to remain in Canada for a bit longer until he gets it? As of right now, interviews in Montreal are taking up to 6 months +/- from the time the file reaches Montreal. So calculate USCIS processing + travel time to the NVC and its couple day process + a possible 6 month wait for an interview in Montreal. So I've talked to the lawyer and he's saying we're going to need to file for an I-130 and NOT an I-129f, as they are taking a long time just now, and the I-130 interview is in country of origin, regardless of where the marriage is. So I think we're going to do it here, and make a proper ceremony of it. This stuff makes my head hurt. Dump the lawyer! If you marry, you file the I-130 first regardless. Then you file the I-129F using the instructions for "spouse" not the instructions for fiance. We're talking K3. Your lawyer is talking CR1. Perhaps he hasn't a clue about K3. If you can find this place, you don't need a lawyer. Hmmm! Food for thought, definitely. I thought people recommended having a lawyer?? I do think we'll go ahead and have the ceremony in USA, because then I don't have to plan another one not knowing when the greencard will be approved...	Rhiannon	Not Telling	Ireland	2007-05-16 20:39:00
Asia: East and Pacific	I130 Denied in HCM sent back to US. Case under investigation 1yr+	Acording to rules you must live in usa if you sponsor your spouse. I think this is a second key factor. Alos, CO think that you met your wife fist time on a 2-week trip and married. This make a conclution that you did not have relations with spose prioe to marriage. Did you provied emails, phone calls, picture before marriage etc? The third factor is communication language, does she speak english? Do you speak vietnameese?	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-07-29 10:40:00
Asia: East and Pacific	I130 Denied in HCM sent back to US. Case under investigation 1yr+	I think the fact that her sister handled the case made a decition in mind of CO. I think this is a key factor. You have to prove it to INS. Be prepared. Also, did not understand: it says that you made one two weeks trip and married to her and never returned. Is it true? What do they mean?	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-07-29 09:40:00
Asia: East and Pacific	I130 Denied in HCM sent back to US. Case under investigation 1yr+	Dean407, Why it says that Petitioner lives with Aplican's family? Give us more information so we can analyze and make a conclutions for future.	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-07-28 13:28:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-130 is at NVC	Why do you think that I-864W is not used in my case?	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-03-13 23:03:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-130 is at NVC	Sorry, yes, i am asking about I-864. I called NVC and operator said that i have to file I-864W. I do not know if this is correct...	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-03-13 10:27:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-130 is at NVC	My wife's I-130 and child's I-130 has been approved and forwarded to NVC. I am little bit confused. Should I complete two separate I-184 for wife and child or just only one for both?	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-03-13 10:09:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-864	SAMSHANOE, Did you file I-864W for your daughter?	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-04-14 22:28:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	I-864	Hi, I've got AOS letter from NVC saying that i need to go to http://travel.state..../info_3730.html and choose apropriate form, download and file. I have a concern which one to chose for my 3 year biological son. My wife and son will emigrate at the same time. For my wife i do I-864. I am not sure what form i need to fill out for my son. I spoke with NVC operator and he said that i need I-864W for my child. Is anybody collide with such problem? Please help. Thanks.	AMV	Not Telling	Romania	2008-04-14 18:28:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	How do you keep romance?	I am still in Kharkov, but doggy style. Beg for 10 minutes, roll over, go to sleep. We are married. Marriage knows no borders.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-04 15:00:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	VIP Airport Service	This is only my experiences. I have entered through KBP over 10 times. It was on the early trips with only a couple of entry/exit stamps in my passport. I was asked about money and gifts. I always filled out a customs declaration and always have had over $4,000 on me. One time I was asked to show my money, that was it. It says right on the customs declaration the limit is $10,000, if I remember correctly. Now, with so many entry stamps on my passport, I think they think I must be there on business and I am treated like a number, "move on." The only time I have had a run in was when I had a layover in Amsterdam and my girlfriend gave me a list of cosmetics that she wanted from duty free. A lady at customs said that I would have to pay a gift tax, because of the amount involved. I told her no. She insisted. I said it was duty free. She said it was a gift and I was over the limit. I then told her that I would throw it away before I paid a tax. It was the principal of the whole thing. She finally and reluctantly let me pass, but warned me on the limits for gifts. From then on, I put the gifts in my luggage instead of carrying it in the bag. The delay was 15 minutes. I have seen many people use the VIP, and they get sent straight through. I do not know how much they get checked, as I am with the masses. I can save the money and wait 30 minutes. I would rather spend my money on my SO. I think it would be worth it if you had an internal flight to another city and were worried about the connection times. Two times it took me over 1 1/2 hours to get through immigration and customs. Just a lot of people, multiple flights arriving close together. I hope this helps, but if you are within the law, you should be good. Just put up with the hassle and don't bend.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-07-01 09:01:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Good place to stay in Odessa	Brad, I am still cussing at you for being in Ukraine. JK. I will be there in three short weeks for interview. I was in Louisville last week. They missed you. I would like to one day visit Odessa, but I think Crimea will be before that. All depends on what Iuliia wants to do. In less than a month, she will be here. Besides the accomadations, and who you were with, how is Odessa? Review?	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-10-13 23:16:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	The Kyiv Beat......	It sounds like you are flying from Kiev to Amsterdam, then to US. You do not have to go through customs in Amsterdam. It is only when you get to the US, after immgration that you have to go through customs. That is painless also. You have already been through the hassle of immigration. The customs people are pretty laid back from what I have seen on all of my trips.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-08-07 21:11:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	The Kyiv Beat......	This is my first post on VJ. I believe that Delta flights 88 and 89 fly everyday. I have taken those flights at least 6 times on 5 different days of the week. I was reading an article in the Kiev Post two years ago and they had an article about the new head guy for Delta in Kiev and I think I remember that it was going to be a daily flight. They could have adjusted it to fewer days, but I think they are still 7 days a week. I just flew to KBP using these flights on a Wednesday and returned on a Sunday. I have also been routed from JFK to CDG, cheaper ticket. IMO, NWA/KLM from Detroit through Amsterdam is a better chioce. JFK as a point of entry can be difficult. If your lady is flying alone, I would definitely recommend going through Detroit. Also, Detroit is a much, much, easier airport to navigate. Also, IMO NWA/KLM's service is much better than Delta. Price can be cheaper by about $300 sometimes. Just giving my 2 cents. Hope this helps. Also, anyone that has to go from KBP to Poltava or Kharkov, I recommend the Autolux bus from Boryspil. Leaves from the airport parking lot. Cost is $20. Travel time is 7 hours to Kharkov. Very comfortable and nice. Sometimes I hire a driver, which is $200 each way. 5 hour travel time. Very convenient. I know that the internal flight is $135. I would rather walk. I have been advised by former girlfriends and friends not to use those flights. If anyone needs information about Kharkov or the private driver, who is good, give me a shout. I can hook you up. I will say this, once you are outside of the cities, the signs on the road and the road signs are merely suggestions. I hope this helps someone out.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-06-27 21:45:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	Ukrainian Customs and engagement ring	You are allowed a gift up to $400 each entry for gifts. If I remember correctly. I also do not know if this is total or per piece. I could be off on this. I just remember when I bought a sh#t load of cosmestics at duty free in Amsterdam. The customs at Boryspil tried to tax me on it. I refused to be taxed on it( I bought it at duty free) and told the nice Ukranian Customs Officer that I would destory it all and trash it. She eventually let me through. If I had taken the duty free bag and zipped it into my luggage instead of hand carrying it, I am sure that I would have saved about 15 minutes of my life. Greedy bastar#s. Just trying to keep the white man down. Never had a problem on the next 5 or 6 trips through Boryspil.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-09-16 20:37:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	HELP! WIFE ARRIVED TO KYIV BEFORE I DID.NEED WESTERN UNION LOCATION NEAR TRAIN STATION	Also, on my extended stays, I have found that some places that have Western Union signs do not have Western Union. Ran into a few banks that had the sign but did not have anything to do with it. Where is she staying? The closer you get to Independence Square the more there are. I think there is one in the big building that has the National Post Office right there at the square. Trust me, there are plenty along Kreschatyk and the side streets. I do not know about the Saturday thing though. I wish I could be more help.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-08-22 22:58:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	HELP! WIFE ARRIVED TO KYIV BEFORE I DID.NEED WESTERN UNION LOCATION NEAR TRAIN STATION	Hey, I have found two. I do not know which one she is at. The first one is where I have met my driver. The second one is about a mile away. Mykoly Hrinchenka and Protasiv Yar.These are the main streets that bisect that area. Actually this on might be it. Kyiv Pasazhyrs'ski. The streets close to it are Kominternu, L'va Tolstoho, and Zhylians'ka.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-08-22 22:51:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	HELP! WIFE ARRIVED TO KYIV BEFORE I DID.NEED WESTERN UNION LOCATION NEAR TRAIN STATION	I do not know the name of the street. Give me a few minutes and I will see if I have my map of Kiev. I might have thrown it away. I will be back to you in a minute. Let me look.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-08-22 22:38:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	HELP! WIFE ARRIVED TO KYIV BEFORE I DID.NEED WESTERN UNION LOCATION NEAR TRAIN STATION	Hey, I do not know where any are close to the train station. There are a bunch around Independence Square and down Kreschytak street. I have seen tons of Western Unions there. Good luck, I hope that I helped. There are also some off of the side streets of Kreschytak. Check near the TGI Fridays also. Remember seeing some of the signs near there. Also, down by the river near Hotel Impressa and the McDonalds, I have seen a few there along that street.	Poacher	Male	Ukraine	2008-08-22 22:30:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Christmas Gift Ideas for your Russian/Ukranian Family	I sent Ira a bunch of new barbells for her tongue (couldn't find ANY decent ones in Ukraine) along with a letter. she got the letter but none of the barbells made it. $60 down the drain	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-12 00:29:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Thanks	HAHA Slim, next time you make her mad and she hasn't physically done something to you I'd check your brake cables before going anywhere Ira tends to get a little physical when angry, which to tell the truth is fun to me. she'll try to slap me a little, though I think down the road I'll be the sobbing old man cowering from getting hit again with a skillet because I left the lid for the trashcan up or whatever. Just don't let them know about life insurance. I explained the concept of it to Ira and how I'm the benificiary for my father's and she immediately said "you should kill him" I'm pretty sure she was just joking.	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-14 00:45:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	How do you keep romance?	QUOTE (slim @ Dec 16 2008, 03:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can do a pretty good "worm" as well. (Dancing of course, if we were talking about other stuff, it'd be more like a boa or python or something else that's both cylindrical and GINORMOUS.) In all seriousness, my ol' Russian girlfriend, before my wife, she used to call me "slonik" and my wife was saying something the other day about "hubbit." Those aren't references to my weight..... Haha just had those explained to me. NICE!	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-17 01:49:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	How do you keep romance?	Hey, glad to help. If you've got it flaunt it. Us men have to be proud of what we have, mostly because we are aparently cognitively inferior and are only good for making a paycheck and plumbing the toilet. Ira has only been in the country a week and a half and my "Honey-do" list is a mile long. so mox I'd say do the helicopter, the elvis, and the robot.	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-14 00:33:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	How do you keep romance?	Yea it is a little corny, but when your girl is all "sex and the city/the notebook" drippy eye romance, that little trick parallels something like actually caring about the love story in the Titanic to them. eh but you can't bring the 11 rose one out on some random wednesday or whatever. gotta wait till she's steaming mad at you, then pull it. if she doesn't break immediately, she will (personal experiance only, try at your own risk) And slim, maybe you should do the helicopter with the 11 roses. in fact, not to steal your thunder, I might just go for that one.	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-13 01:48:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	How do you keep romance?	What you do is get 11 roses and 1 fake rose. tell her you'll love her untill the last one dies... Major Brownie points	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-12 00:13:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	How do you keep romance?	dinner and a movie (though we prefer to cook at home than eat out) no problems with romantic stuff yet.... now for the spicier stuff... www.edenfantasys.com Even us guys like to shop sometimes too.	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2008-12-08 10:26:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Easing the transition to the U.S.	First off I unknowingly allowed her to rearrange my whole appartment. Then I sat white knuckled while trying to let her drive (thank goodness my car is paid off) then we spent a lot of money paying for hair, skin, and beauty supplies that she apparently didn't have access to in Ukraine, yet was necessary to have here. My shower went from containing a bottle of shampoo and soap to a bath and bodyworks outlet. no complaints though. It kind of scares me though it took Kotenochek 2 years to finally be comfortable, hope it doesn't take that long here.	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2009-03-24 02:44:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	The foods they made you eat... just once.	At our wedding they gave me some odd things. Cow tongue... which actually wasn't that bad. but the thing that really got me was a sort of fish. It wasn't described to me very well but when served it looked like a whole fish and you took sections of it. No bones, still had eyes, just solid COLD meat. threw me for a loop but it really wasn't bad. And speaking of puke served on a plate my wife made me some sort of fried cottage cheese with raisens the other day...	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2009-07-09 22:03:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Superstitions	My new mother-in-law kept hitting me everytime I was in the house whistling and I had no clue why. silly I think but I suppose if thats what you're raised on... oh and another I heard was you can't cross the threshold back into your house if you forgot something. someone must hand it to you or you must look in the mirror and blah blah blah. If this is the way the world works I should be condemned to poverty and death for as many umbrellas indoors and mirrors I've broken.	Fuzzified	Male	Ukraine	2009-01-11 04:26:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Brazil Police Records	Hey guys! Thank you very much for taking time to answer some of my questions. I really don't know why they ask for a different background check for people that live in Rio de Janeiro, but the Certidão de Vida Privada is also provided by the Secretaria de Segurança Publica. So, better safe than sorry at the time of the interview and get that certificate... How did it take you from the time you sent in all your documents to get an interview marked? Obrigada pela ajudinha!!! Maria, I hope all goes well in your visa quest. My wife was born and raised in Rio De Janeiro and we did not need the certification that you are inquiring about, all that was needed was the State and Federal Certificates. If he has not lived in Rio for the past 5 years then he will need them from all the other states wherein he lived for a period of less than 5 full years Again, if you have any doubt email the Consul with your direct question and they WILL respond. I feel you are expending a lot of energy and time about something you will not need, but do not take my word for it.......email the Consul and you will have your answer. I hope this can aid in speeding up your process. I bid you the best. Edited by Rodrique, 14 July 2012 - 06:13 PM.	Rodrique	Male	Brazil	2012-07-14 18:06:00
Mexico, Latin & South America	Brazil Police Records	Maria, Disregard the statements that you need to send or bring the DS-230 and DS-2001 if you are doing a CR-1 immigrant visa. I cannot speak on a K-1, but for a CR-1 you send the forms to the NVC along with a copy of your husband bio page from his passport and 2 passport style photos. When we had our interview I did not need any documents as they had them all, but still bring them just in case along with any other additional proof of an ongoing relationship. The Consul officer did not even ask to see any pictures, although I had them just in case they were needed. Again I bid you the best. Edited by Rodrique, 13 July 2012 - 07:07 PM.	Rodrique	Male	Brazil	2012-07-13 19:05:00