Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I received my visa on the 24th and I'm flying on the 30th. coucou à tous (toutes!) Lili (et Kai)	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-28 05:42:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	finger print done and checked by the consul it's ooook so now I wait for my chronopost to arrive, and fly on the 30th and then.... AOS !!! well let's not think about that part right now! Merry Christmas to all of u Bonnes fêtes!! Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-23 05:07:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I believe I'm the last one who did that. Indeed after getting packet 3 u need to send them back DS230 part 1 and DS2001 (that's the checklist). nothing else. it take them about 10 days/ 2 weeks to send back NOA4, in which they give the date of the interview (that is probably going to be another 2 weeks after NOA4). then at the interview he'll take with him everything else that's on the list (+ photos, enveloppe gonflable). regarding evidence they didn't ask any. the consul just asked me questions about our relationship. Oh and I changed the check list on VJ last week. it was mentioning I864 instead of I134. it is I134 they need, as u wrote. well, I'm running to the consulate to re-do finger print right now! bon courage! Lili QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 23 2008, 06:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello again, it's me i have yet another question. i think i mentioned before that my fiance and I are trying to prepare for packet 3. will anyone with recent experience please let me know - which forms need to be returned to the consulate right away in packet 3. The embassy section in VJ list Check lists DS-2001 DS-230 part I DS-156 (x2) DS-156K DS-157 I-134 (to be filled out by the US citizen) Oath I know that the checklist and DS-230 have to be sent to the embassy right away to receive packet 4 but do we have to send I134, the police certificate, my fiance's passport, passport style pictures etc. to the embassy before we get packet 4 or does my fiance bring that info to the interview? Please help. If my fiance needs this info right away then i'll mail it to him tomorrow. one more question, how did it take the embassy to send you packet 3 after the embassy received your case? merci!	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-23 01:18:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	they said I should go back early Tuesday morning and tell the guard that they called me to come back for finger prints.. I mentioned my flight reservation which is Tuesday 30th.. I'll see on Tuesday with the Consul. I'm gonna try to arrange going back to the consulate myself to get the passport in hand instead of loosing time with the chronospost.. I hope they will consider this option. Otherwise I can only imagine myself missing my flight on the 30th and getting the chronopost on the 31st... ( ) My fingers are #######. You can hardly see the print when looking at it... there's not much I can do about it... I'll keep u posted.. Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-19 08:47:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	too good to be true.. the consulate just called me, I have to go back to re-do the finger print..	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-19 06:49:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	hello just wanna say my interview went ok! I had the I864 instead of the I134 (supporting evidence) but it seems like it wasn't too much of a problem.. the consul was nice. She didn't ask for proof of ongoing relationship (pics, bording pass etc.). her main questions were: "who is your fiancé" "how did u meet", "when will u get married". now I'm hoping to get my passport back before the 30th (yeah I've already booked my flight:p). I got there at 12.45 and left at around 3.30. when I arrived about 60 people where waiting in the hall it was pretty impressive. So our 9 month K1 journey is about to end and we're soon to join the AOS one !! thanks for all your advice in this process, I'm sure I will need your help in the very next future too Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-19 05:26:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	Lucie this is a crutial question for me since I use poudre d'amande in my chocolate cake too. I'm considering bringing some with me next time I go... QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Dec 16 2008, 06:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lili&kai @ Dec 15 2008, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> les filles je crois qu'il est temps d'ouvrir une page spéciale cuisine !! si vous pouviez y mettre vos meilleures recettes de galettes des rois je suis preneuse.. back to the visa process I'm going to the medical tomorrow... it's moving on!! Lili (and Kai) I don't have a good recipe or favorite recipe for galette des rois yet because this is the first time I won't buy it at la patisserie du coin!lol So this year I will try this recipe! hope it will be good! http://www.linternau...lette-des-rois/ Plus it's a video too! So you can see how the guy is doing...it helps I think! I have a question though concerning poudre d'amande. It doesn't exist here in the US. what is the best thing to do: cut almonds in tiny pieces with a knife or buy what it's called "almonds paste"??	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-16 13:36:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Koakland @ Dec 16 2008, 06:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello again my fellow France/America couples! I need your help. My fiance and I just received the NOA2. (woo!!! - I feel like my life can move on now) We're assembling all the paperwork for Packet 3 and the interview. On the VJ Paris embassy page it says that my fiance will have to submit a letter stating that he has not served in the military. Where do we get this from? Please help. Thanks! Hi ! I had the same question a couple of weeks ago:) It depends on his age cause the regulation has changed. If he is young enough he didn't have to do the full "service militaire" (that is I believe if he was born after 1978) then he probably did "la journée d'appel". He shall have a document saying he did. Lucie's advice was to copy the law explaining the "service national" regulation. He can find it on the legifrance website : http://www.legifranc...eTexte=20081204 then go to the left to see the entire regulation (especially chapter 2 : champ d'application). So as a man I would try to bring : 1/ the document saying what I did (service nationale or journée d'appel). I'm sure he can ask for a copy to the autority in charge if he has lost it. His town hall can probably help him with this. 2/ a copy of the regulation bon courage and congratulation for NOA2!! Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-16 03:43:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	les filles je crois qu'il est temps d'ouvrir une page spéciale cuisine !! si vous pouviez y mettre vos meilleures recettes de galettes des rois je suis preneuse.. back to the visa process I'm going to the medical tomorrow... it's moving on!! Lili (and Kai)	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-15 19:21:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	great great great thank you Lucie (ps: petite anecdote: j'avais laissé mes clefs sur mes malles pour envoi au Niger, elles sont arrivées avec les clefs toujours plantées dans les cadenats, intactes!!) QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Dec 11 2008, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Joy&Josh @ Dec 11 2008, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I will try to fly on January 20th, at least that's what I told them at the embassy, since I want to spend the holidays with my family and then I have to ship my stuff to the US (I still need to find a solution for that...) and say goodbye to everybody. To ship all my stuff, I can even say all my life, to the US. I did it with a company called "bagage du monde". I used a huge "malle" full and heavy for 250 euros I think. You can choose the date you want it to arrive at the airport and U just have to pick it up when you arrive. http://www.bagagesdumonde.com/ Good luck! Oh, and just to give you an advice... don't loose the key of the malle like I did. Damon had to use a hammer to break the lock! and of course a week later I finally found my key	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-11 15:34:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	ah moi qui louchais sur le pot de nutella chez safeway et giant depuis deux semaines... une bonne raison de pas en prendre si ils ont pas le même gout!! oups I wrote french it really has nothing to do with the immigration process though.. it was about fooood talking food, you may find the following information usefull: "Quelques produits • Pâte brisée : Pillsbury au rayon frais de la plupart des supermarchés (2 pâtes pré-étalées par boîte) ; • Pâte feuilletée (uniquement surgelée) ; Pepperidge Farms, également 2 pâtes par paquet ; • Beurre : pour la pâtisserie, nous vous recommandons le beurre Plugra (Trader Joe's pour le meilleur prix et plusieurs marques de beurre européens sont vente dans les supermarchés gourmets ; • Fromage blanc : difficile à trouver ici mais le yaourt grec de marque Fage est excellent (Trader Joe's pour le meilleur prix) ; • Le sucre semoule : superfine de la marque Domino dans certains Giant ; • Nutella : Costco or Trader Joe's ; • La baguette: celle de Breadline (DC), La Vie de France (magasin de Potomac uniquement, Marvelous Market (plusieurs magasins); • La pâtisserie : Poupon sur Wisconsin Ave (DC), Randolph (Arlington, VA), Balducci's ou Marvelous Market… • Levure chimique : World Market sinon vous pouvez essayer le baking soda ; • Gélatine : on ne trouve plus les feuilles mais la gélatine en poudre de la marque Knox fonctionne très bien." it's from a guide for french people in DC. Lili (and Kai) QUOTE (Cécy @ Dec 11 2008, 09:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Dec 11 2008, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Dec 11 2008, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cécy @ Dec 11 2008, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This year thanks to the suitcase, I also got 2 big jars of French Nutella. Oh the Joy, oh the Pounds I'm going to gain if I can't stay away from it. Can't you find them where you live? Here they sell Nutella in international stores, but also at Target! yeah, me too I can find nutella in every stores and also I can find avery kind of Lindt chocolate...that I looooove! Oh yes I can find Nutella, but have you tried it? It doesn't taste the same The receipe is different (checked the back) and being in a plastic jar vs. glass doesn't help either. A jar of American Nutella can stay months in my cupboard without me touching it. A French one is gone in days or weeks. I can find Lindt Chocolates too, but there are many varieties that can't be find where I live. And well can't find 1848 here.	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-11 15:31:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	youhou congrat Joy!! I also have the rue st florentin address on the letter they sent.. they could update these letters anyways.. it seems like it was printed back in the 80'.. I also had the handwritten message saying "+98euros mandat cash si payé avant le 1er décember ou 107 après le 1er décembre". And I received the letter on the 2nd.. but well.. as long as they stamp my passport Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-11 00:05:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	yep I think at the church you can. we're gonna do the courthouse wedding in the US on January, and then a party in France next Novembre with our families and friends. But they will be no official ceremony in France since the mariage will have already been reckognised by the France autorities (consulate in DC). by the way I'm flying through Dulles (DC airport). Too much trouble and $ to fly to NY/JFK and we're not sure it would be worth it.. well, I keep u posted on how the interview goes. j'espère que pour vous les choses avancent aussi! Lili (and Kai)	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-06 11:08:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	mmm but u see I've been travelling back and forth many times lately so it's like I'm already transitioning. I already have most of my stuff here, I'm learning the city and so on. Concerning the wedding the one with our families and friends is going to be later next year, in France. For now we're just gonna go to the courthouse asap... Also I had to stop working in August (cause I wasn't in France and my type of contrat was so that I couldn't extend it and then stop whenever I had the visa. Plus we were expected the visa way earlier) so now I'm bored I need to work... I guess I could volonteer too.. I don' know lili QUOTE (Lili @ Dec 4 2008, 02:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lili&kai @ Dec 3 2008, 11:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hello! I've got my interview day ! December 18th now I need to fly back to Paris (yeah I'm still in Virginia enjoying cold and sunny winter ). so I'm wondering : shall I fly through JFK? I need to decide now cause I'm taking my round trip from here. It would cost us an extra 300 dollars but If it means I can start working a few day after I get here (time to get SSN) it is worth it... any of you did this? Lili (and Kai) Congrats on the interview date! That is pretty quick. If I were you, I don't think I would do it. The work authorization is for three months only. Your first goal is going to prepare your wedding and get settled down. A month might have passed by, by then. The economy sucks so if you want to work just for money, you will most likely get minimum wage. Let's say you make $7.5 an hour and get (lucky!) 40 hours a week. You are looking at $1200 a month, after taxes you might come to $900. So with the two months left on your work authorization, you have officially made $1500 ($1800-$300)!! It seems a whole lot of nothing for a whole lot of effort. But no, I haven't done it. You are only getting married once, enjoy it!	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-04 07:41:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	hello! I've got my interview day ! December 18th now I need to fly back to Paris (yeah I'm still in Virginia enjoying cold and sunny winter ). so I'm wondering : shall I fly through JFK? I need to decide now cause I'm taking my round trip from here. It would cost us an extra 300 dollars but If it means I can start working a few day after I get here (time to get SSN) it is worth it... any of you did this? Lili (and Kai)	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-12-03 14:18:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	youhou guess who made it to DC/Virginia yesterday? it's never been that easy to pass the custom. I just said "thanksgiving" and "couple of weeks". next time it will be with my visa in hand hopefully! and in the meantime youhou I'm enjoying Kai sorry for not writing in english in a few posts... that was just lazyness. Kai had to work on his French to understand what we were saying which was good though! and by the way he hasn't 2 nationalities as I said. my mistake: he is only american. and he is in the army so he won't take any other citizenship it's not allowed. I've never thought about that before but it make sense.. have a great week end ! Lili and Kai (making yuuummmmiii breakfast!)	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-22 10:10:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Lili @ Nov 18 2008, 02:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Je pense qu'elle parlait a toi Lili! Mon epoux va demander la nationalite francaise surtout puisque nous envisageons de demenager en France d'ici 4-5 ans. Au sujet de la loi, je me suis inscrite au consulat 6 mois apres notre mariage, est-ce que cela veut dire que mon epoux peut faire la demande de nationalite apres 4 ans et demi ou 4 ans est suffisant? mmm si on lit strictement l'article ça serait 4 ans et demi après le mariage (=4 ans après l'inscription au registre des étrangers).. pas cool. mais bon c'est toujours moins pire que 5 !	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-18 04:40:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	je viens de réaliser que tu parlais à l'autre Lili. Pas évident d'être 2 française avec le même nom sur VJ! je crois je suis la deuxième j'avais pas vu qu'il y avait deja Lili d'inscrite. sinon vous pouvez m'appeler Kai !	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-17 19:55:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Nov 18 2008, 01:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lili&kai @ Nov 17 2008, 05:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Nov 17 2008, 11:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Lili @ Nov 11 2008, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Fais l'inscription consulaire bientot, surtout si ton epoux veut demander la citoyennete francais dans le future proche. Une autre question un peu tardive par rapport a ce que tu as dit Lili. En quoi la rapidité de mon inscription consulaire joue sur la demande de la citoyenneté francaise de mon mari? Est ce que tu sais comment ca se deroule la demande de citoyenneté? Il peut la demander apres 5 ans de mariage j'ai cru comprendre ( si on reste aux Etats Unis) ? Bref si tu pouvais partager les infos que tu saurais la dessus, ce serait super! Voici ce que le Code Civil dit: Article 21-2 : Modifié par Loi n°2006-911 du 24 juillet 2006 - art. 79 JORF 25 juillet 2006 L'étranger ou apatride qui contracte mariage avec un conjoint de nationalité française peut, après un délai de quatre ans à compter du mariage, acquérir la nationalité française par déclaration à condition qu'à la date de cette déclaration la communauté de vie tant affective que matérielle n'ait pas cessé entre les époux depuis le mariage et que le conjoint français ait conservé sa nationalité. Le délai de communauté de vie est porté à cinq ans lorsque l'étranger, au moment de la déclaration, soit ne justifie pas avoir résidé de manière ininterrompue et régulière pendant au moins trois ans en France à compter du mariage, soit n'est pas en mesure d'apporter la preuve que son conjoint français a été inscrit pendant la durée de leur communauté de vie à l'étranger au registre des Français établis hors de France. En outre, le mariage célébré à l'étranger doit avoir fait l'objet d'une transcription préalable sur les registres de l'état civil français. Le conjoint étranger doit en outre justifier d'une connaissance suffisante, selon sa condition, de la langue française. La déclaration est faite dans les conditions prévues aux articles 26 et suivants. Par dérogation aux dispositions de l'article 26-1, elle est enregistrée par le ministre chargé des naturalisations. pour les articles 26 et suivants je te renvoie vers www.legifrance.gouv.fr Conclusion: 5 ans si t'es pas inscrire, 4 ans si tu es inscrite. Ca vaut le coup. Damon veut devenir français? à bientôt ! Lili Merci beaucoup pour ta réponse! je comprend bien maintenant! Oui, Damon veut la nationalité. Ce sera plus facile pour voyager, ou pour si on veut retourner vivre en France ou en Europe dans qq années! Pour le français, ca va il gere pas mal, il a appris la langue au college, lycée ( c la ou on s'est rencontré) et il a fait ses etudes universitaires a Montreal. Donc je pense et j'espere qu'il passera le petit exam'! Est ce que vous aussi votre conjoint va la prendre? je ne sais pas... Kai en a déjà 2 je ne sais pas si c'est possible de toute façon. c'est vrai que ce serait plus facile peut être pour plus tard.. moi au début j'avais même pas pensé prendre la nationalité américaine. Mais ça semble vraiment plus simple à terme..	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-17 19:52:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Nov 17 2008, 11:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Lili @ Nov 11 2008, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Fais l'inscription consulaire bientot, surtout si ton epoux veut demander la citoyennete francais dans le future proche. Une autre question un peu tardive par rapport a ce que tu as dit Lili. En quoi la rapidité de mon inscription consulaire joue sur la demande de la citoyenneté francaise de mon mari? Est ce que tu sais comment ca se deroule la demande de citoyenneté? Il peut la demander apres 5 ans de mariage j'ai cru comprendre ( si on reste aux Etats Unis) ? Bref si tu pouvais partager les infos que tu saurais la dessus, ce serait super! Voici ce que le Code Civil dit: Article 21-2 : Modifié par Loi n°2006-911 du 24 juillet 2006 - art. 79 JORF 25 juillet 2006 L'étranger ou apatride qui contracte mariage avec un conjoint de nationalité française peut, après un délai de quatre ans à compter du mariage, acquérir la nationalité française par déclaration à condition qu'à la date de cette déclaration la communauté de vie tant affective que matérielle n'ait pas cessé entre les époux depuis le mariage et que le conjoint français ait conservé sa nationalité. Le délai de communauté de vie est porté à cinq ans lorsque l'étranger, au moment de la déclaration, soit ne justifie pas avoir résidé de manière ininterrompue et régulière pendant au moins trois ans en France à compter du mariage, soit n'est pas en mesure d'apporter la preuve que son conjoint français a été inscrit pendant la durée de leur communauté de vie à l'étranger au registre des Français établis hors de France. En outre, le mariage célébré à l'étranger doit avoir fait l'objet d'une transcription préalable sur les registres de l'état civil français. Le conjoint étranger doit en outre justifier d'une connaissance suffisante, selon sa condition, de la langue française. La déclaration est faite dans les conditions prévues aux articles 26 et suivants. Par dérogation aux dispositions de l'article 26-1, elle est enregistrée par le ministre chargé des naturalisations. pour les articles 26 et suivants je te renvoie vers www.legifrance.gouv.fr Conclusion: 5 ans si t'es pas inscrire, 4 ans si tu es inscrite. Ca vaut le coup. Damon veut devenir français? à bientôt ! Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-17 19:36:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Ferline @ Nov 15 2008, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ferline @ Nov 15 2008, 04:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone! I hope you gus\ys are all doing well... I have a quick question...My boyfriend and I are seriously looking into the option of getting married but I was wondering what is the fatest way. Is it to go through to the K1 visa ( i'll prefer to do that but my SO is more for the other option). or to get marry while visiting him and then adjust the status? With the K1 visa or what is the average time to get the paper to be able to work?? To be completely honest, I'm kinda lost with all the process..but we have VJ thank god for that! My boyfriend and I are having a very hard time to be away rom each other and because of my job I don't even know if i'll be able to go and visit him anytime soon but you guys all know that very well...anyway I was just wndering..thanks and best of luck for everyone in the process of getting the papers! I'm actually replying to my own message but I think I'll prefer to go on the K1 road, the avergae time of doing the paper works takes approx 6 to 8 months if everything goes smoothly.. One last question because the answers aren't clear on the whole website. Are you allow to visit your SO for a couple of weeks while waiting for your K1 visa? I did it twice using the waiver program, that is just filing the I 94 form at the custom. but u can never say for sure that they're gonna let u in. They tend to ask a lot of questions once they find out you come to see your boyfriend/fiancé. They want to check that you are not going to use your tourist visa to imigrate. Last time the officer asked me if I intended to get married with him while in the US so I told him I was processing a K1 and visiting meanwhile. Once the officer was very sceptical I had to tell the whole story of how we meet, what I was doing in Niger (I was then living there), why I was arriving in DC when the address on the form said I was gonna stay in North Caroline (we were visiting his family) and so on. They tend to be very nice with me when I end up saying he is a Irak veteren. I think it's very unfair but well.. it helps! anyways.. it smart to travel with a copy of your NOA1 or NOA2 if you have it. I'm going again next week for thanksgiving Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-15 07:57:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Nov 14 2008, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Felicitations Voici une liste de photographes qui font les photos format US. http://french.france...hotographes.pdf J'avais ete au Studio Photo Jourdain a Paris car ils faisaient 6 photos pour 16 euros il me semble, alors que les autres c'etait du style 2 photos pour 12 euros. Le quartier etait un peu moyen, mais au moins j'avais plein de photos Mais tu as deja du faire ces photos, non ? Il fallait en fournir une avec la petition pour le K1. mmm oui mais j'avais donné ce que j'avais trouvé. j'étais au Niger alors les formats de photos là bas y'a pas trop de choix. Ca n'avait pas posé de problèmes. merci beaucoup pour l'info en tous cas, je vais y aller la semaine prochaine. autre question: je suis sur le packet 3 là et j'arrive pas à déterminer ce qu'ils veulent que je renvoie. c'est juste le DS2001 et le 230 Part 1 c'est bien ça? et tout le reste je viens avec le jour de l'entretien? parce qu'il y a aussi le 156K dans le packet sauf qu'ils ne m'en parlent nul part.. logiquement j'ai l'impression qu'il faut que j'attende l'entretien pendant lequel je donnerai de toute façon le 156 (x2), mais sait on jamais ... merci Lili (tata depuis quelques heures!)	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-14 09:42:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	I just received package 3!!!! vous savez ou faire les photos pour le consulat? il y a écrit que ça ne peut pas être une photo type photo passeport français... et en effet je constate qu'ils demandent 5 cm en largeur, les photomatons en font moins. merci d'avance pour l'info Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-14 07:14:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Lili @ Nov 11 2008, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lucie&damon @ Nov 10 2008, 12:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Nov 10 2008, 07:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Et une autre question, qui n'a pas grand chose a voir... Est-ce que vous avez fait l'inscription consulaire ? (http://www.consulfra....php?article320) Est-ce que c'est aussi utile qu'ils le disent ? Coucou! Comme Lili&Kai l'a si bien expliqué, je pense que c'est tres pratique! ceci dit, je ne pense pas qu on puisse faire la demande des maintenant, car il demande pour l'inscription un preuve de la regularité du séjour: visa de plus de 6 mois ou carte verte...c'est vraiment trop nul d'etre une semi legale! il demande aussi le livret de famille, que je n'aurais pas avant plusieurs mois je pense, comme la carte verte! Lucie, c'est pas un soucis. Je n'avais pas ma carte verte quand j'ai fais l'inscription donc j'ai appellee le consulat. La dame m'a dit qu'une copie du NOA1 etait suffisante, une semaine plus tard j'ai recu ma carte consulaire. Le livret de famille n'est pas necessaire. Je ne l'avais pas et j'ai recu mes papiers disant que mon epoux etait mon conjoint. Ils m'ont dit que je pouvais les appeller quand je recois le livret de famille pour changer cela, mais je ne l'ai jamais fais. Fais l'inscription consulaire bientot, surtout si ton epoux veut demander la citoyennete francais dans le future proche. Je confirme que faire l'inscription consulaire c'est assez simple. Je crois bien que la dernière fois (au Niger) j'avais juste donné une pièce d'identité, un extrait d'acte de naissance et un photo, plus une adresse. La carte c'est juste un petit bout de papier cartonné plastifié Et c'est très rapide en principe. sur le site je vois que ça se fait le jour même. http://www.consulfra....php?article257 C'est vrai que quand tu arrives avec le K1 t'as pas un visa pour plus de 6 mois (hors la carte consulaire c'est pour les français qui restent dans un pays plus de 6 mois) mais bon, ils savent que les K1 ont vocation à rester.. ah j'ai hâte de faire ma carte consulaire Lili Edited by lili&kai, 11 November 2008 - 07:13 PM.	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-11 19:12:00
Europe & Eurasia (except the UK and Russia)	France/America couples	QUOTE (Cecile and Bryan @ Nov 10 2008, 06:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Et une autre question, qui n'a pas grand chose a voir... Est-ce que vous avez fait l'inscription consulaire ? (http://www.consulfra....php?article320) Est-ce que c'est aussi utile qu'ils le disent ? Hey Cécile, C'est bien de faire l'inscription consulaire oui. C'est pas forcement utile si tu ne fais que passer dans un pays mais quand tu t'installes pour de bon je pense que ça vaut le coup. Ca te permet de faire toutes les démarches administratives (comme ils le disent sur le site: carte d'identité, obtention de bourse scolaire etc) et aussi ça te permet de voter pour les présidentielles et pour les députés des français de l'étranger. le seul hic c'est que la tu pourra plus voter localement là où tu habitais, c'est à dire pour les municipales etc. Mon père s'est inscrit à l'étranger et peu de temps après j'ai vu sous son nom quand je suis allée voter à notre mairie qu'il était désormais inscrit à l'étranger. Ce qui est bien aussi c'est pour la detaxe ça prouve que tu es résident en dehors de l'UE.. Moi j'utilise aussi la carte comme preuve que je suis résidente à l'étranger pour pouvoir utiliser mon permis de conduire étranger en France, comme j'ai jamais passé le permis français (j'ai le code quand même mais j'ai jamais eu le temps de faire la conduite!). à part ça c'est sympa de vous lire tous Lili	lili&kai	Not Telling	France	2008-11-10 14:58:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Where in U.S Consulate in Saint Petersburg do i find the next set of forms for my fiance?	When you get the NOA2. You can get your employer's letter now and predate a new Letter of Intent. Also the free tax transcripts from the IRS for the last three years ought to be done now. She, can begin to check out the forms she will need to complete (or you can do them for her and send them in a package along with your forms at the appropriate time....we did this). I just checked your timeline....you guys have many months of waiting, concentrate on your relationship and discuss how her life will be so different here, finances, English, classes, learning to drive, what kind of jobs she may even have a remote shot at, etc. those are some good ideas, thank Baron555, you are very helpful! she is currently working on her "specialist" degree, its a 5 year one, in between a BA and a Masters. In Wine Making a Brewing, she also is getting a second diploma in English. Her English is not bad at all, as with everyone it has room for improvement. I was actually thinking when she first gets here, since she already has a SS from the J-1 enrolling her in some sort of Communication class just so she can get submerged in talking English A lot. I forgot to note that she is almost finished with that degree, all things considered she will be done before this process is complete, the bringing her here portion not the change in status and marriage part. If she gets an international drivers license just before she comes here, will that still be valid for her to drive on?	Baile	Male	Russia	2012-10-16 11:07:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Where in U.S Consulate in Saint Petersburg do i find the next set of forms for my fiance?	Nope, they will figure out what is correct and send the documents to the correct Embassy. Get your interview documents together, you have some to send her and she has some to complete there.....all are found on the Embassy website....note that the DS-156K form is and must be completed in Russian and is only available from the Moscow Embassy website. Police certs? Are you going to attend the interview? You can now! I probably will not be able to attend the meeting, but that is something I will look into a little way down the line. "note that the DS-156K form is and must be completed in Russian" that form must be completed in Russian by me or her? when do you think is a good idea to complete these forms?	Baile	Male	Russia	2012-10-16 08:25:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Where in U.S Consulate in Saint Petersburg do i find the next set of forms for my fiance?	Alright, I spoke with her about it,so now she knows. I am probably going to get an RFE then, because the address of the consulate i put down on the letter of intent was the Saint petersburg consulate :\ thanks for the info everyone, this place is such a valuable resource!	Baile	Male	Russia	2012-10-15 21:51:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Where in U.S Consulate in Saint Petersburg do i find the next set of forms for my fiance?	are you sure? STPB has a Consulate, and she has had an interview for her J-1 visa before. Moscow and STPB are a long way for each other.	Baile	Male	Russia	2012-10-15 13:11:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Where in U.S Consulate in Saint Petersburg do i find the next set of forms for my fiance?	I am looking on the U.S Consulate in Saint petersburg Russia's website for the next form, but I really do lack skills navigating websites sometimes haha, where do I begin looking for my fiance's side of things? I want to help her and myself know where to look once it becomes appropriate to start doing that leg of the procedure, I mean I know there are several months before this is even a worry, but Knowing where it is now will help me get a head start when it comes to crunch time. thanks for everyone's help!!	Baile	Male	Russia	2012-10-15 12:13:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	What to expect now? next stage hopefully in April	Hello all, So I received my NOA1 a while back, I just checked the USCIS website and it predicts that we will enter the next phase around April time. So I just want to know what I should expect? we applied for a K-1 Visa, my fiance lives in Saint Petersburg, and I have been informed she will have to go to the Embassy in Moscow. What should I do now? I want to be absolutely prepared, so I do not get caught off guard. What forms to fill out for the next stage where to find them? If my fiance gets her interview what should we expect? I was in Saint Petersburg this Christmas and new-year visiting her and her family, and I left her an exact duplicate of the I-129F packet that I had sent to the USCIS, and I have a third copy here in the U.S Just in case, that I can either over night to her or somewhere else if the USCIS needs it. I had to come on and ask because I keep getting panicky about everything. Any help and advice would be so helpful	Baile	Male	Russia	2013-01-26 23:30:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Got the NOA2 What now?	Hey All,   So We got out NOA2, And are wondering....what now?   We have already been on the Embassy in Moscow's Website, filled out and printed off 3 copies of all the paper work, is it me are all 3 of those forms pretty much asking the same question? I and my father have filled out the I-134 A each. In fact the packet (Support packet) I am putting together is 27 Pages long. My I-134A, statement from work, statement from the bank etc, Birth Certificate W2 and 1040, plus the exact same for my father.    So what do we do now? is there something else we need to fill out? is there somewhere we need to call?   Is there anything I can do to better prep my Fiance for her interview?   Thanks in advance for your help!	Baile	Male	Russia	2013-05-14 18:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	One way or Connection Flights from Rus to US	Hey!   Honestly, I would recommend doing a connecting flight, easier and better. Try  having the connecting flight in Europe, Such as Germany or England. I just got my NOA2 and my Fiance is also from Saint Petersburg. I started looking at Flights for August since I plan on flying there and flying back with her (really expensive!!!) Right now United has deals for stop over in Germany for about 5 hours and then connecting to Polkovo 2 for around 1500 Bucks, not cheap no. But Compared to some who want 2-3K *cough* British Airways *cough* It isnt too bad.   I also looked at flights for her, trying to get a flight back from Russia to DC, A one way trip is 3K while a round trip is only 1300...Why the difference I dont know. However the round trip ticket, has a lay over in Munich for 5 hours and then straight to Dulles International. My Recommendation do a lay over and get her directly to your Airport hub. Personally I feel, though in reality I have none, that having her Arrive in your hub Airport grants you more power. You know that which ever city she arrives in, In the U.S will be her point of entry, so I feel more secure having her point of entry be the place we will actually Live.   Just my two cents, I wish you the best of luck with everything, I know the feeling all to well, most if not all of the people on this wonderful website do. Get your paperwork done ahead of time, go to the Embassy in Moscow's website and fill out the 3  documents on their site, get it done now and you will not have to scramble once you get your NOA2, I would also start working on your I-134A support documents, it is more than just that 2 page document.    ~Baile	Baile	Male	Russia	2013-05-15 10:16:00
United Kingdom	police check forms	Moving to UK Regional Subforum...	Stephen + Elisha	Male	South Korea	2009-11-10 12:52:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Ukraine saying?	not NVC-related, moving to regional subforum	Stephen + Elisha	Male	South Korea	2009-10-23 10:00:00
United Kingdom	Funny BBC c*ck-up!	that baby really does look like Peter Andre...... I really hate Peter Andre. He is absolutely rubbish and has no talent whatsoever. Of course Im not implying that Katie aka Jordan aka pikey is a talented, non-orange, articulate world leader, but she has earned all the money, and now is having to support that useless piece of lard. Oh well - the good news is I no longer live on the same continent as them. And that baby really is ugly!! I feel bad for saying that but its true.	britty	Female	United Kingdom	2007-08-05 06:58:00
United Kingdom	Would you risk it?	what difference does it make to send him back a day early? I think you would be crazy to even consider sending him back the day before. Its so important so why take such a risk when the alternative is so much better?	britty	Female	United Kingdom	2007-08-02 15:53:00
United Kingdom	Where in the UK are you or your SO from?	Neal is from Wallington, South London. A craphole if there ever was one. Wythenshawe, Manchester is right up there It is where the "The Royal Family" are from. I dont wish to offend anyone from Manchester, but I have to agree that Wythenshawe is a right hole.	britty	Female	United Kingdom	2007-06-28 21:49:00
United Kingdom	Where in the UK are you or your SO from?	born and raised in Central London	britty	Female	United Kingdom	2007-06-28 21:45:00
United Kingdom	Worst Mistake Ever...	Well can I ask a silly question pls? what happens to the stuff in the brown envelope ? will the guy at POE keep it all or give it back to me? I am not there yet but just wandering? Lina (UKC) as far as I am aware, the contents of the brown envelope are sent to USCIS for filing. They can refer to these documents again in the future when you apply for AOS.	britty	Female	United Kingdom	2007-06-24 17:34:00