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Guys - what did you do to celebrate women's day for your SO or wife?

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Sadly the roses were losing their petals within minutes of being delivered.

But at least you made the effort. At least you did it. And.... at least she liked it, right? Around here, I would've been so cheap and stupid man for buying such poor quality flowers because I even don't appreciate my wife. I didn't want to take that chance again. Not yet, anyway!

Yeah Slim, she did enjoy the thought behind the flowers. I think she was more upset with the florist than I was for stealing my money (Her words not mine). Heaven help me if she ever gets that mad with me, they would never find the body

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-03-09 12:11:00

Guys - what did you do to celebrate women's day for your SO or wife?

I got roses for her, a stuffed animal for her daughter, and candy for both.

Sadly the roses were losing their petals within minutes of being delivered.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-03-08 22:54:00

Does Evidence Need to be Translated?

QUOTE (mox @ Mar 24 2009, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No, the only thing you need to translate is what's listed here. They won't expect your evidence to be translated. And by the way, since you're WAY early in the process, the only time you're going to need stuff translated is for the interview. Don't worry about having anything translated for your initial I-129F filing.

Mox, wouldn't divorce decrees need to be translated for the I-129f as well as "change of name" documentation?

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-03-25 10:46:00

hating on the "newbies"

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QUOTE (Dave-n-Oksana @ Jul 1 2009, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Is it bad I got fat before my skinny, hot, russian/ukrainian got here?

the women don't seem to mind so much...keep up the good work!

Aye Aye Ma'am

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-01 21:34:00

hating on the "newbies"

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QUOTE (Steve S @ Jun 29 2009, 09:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Aha, I made a slight beginner's mistake -- forgot that certain keywords may attract attention from cross-posters who don't normally frequent the Russia forum. I enjoy being somewhat provocative, but I don't have any desire to go on an offensive against newbie-bashers! My intent was mostly to say, what a welcoming forum this one is.

Maybe I should lurk for awhile, then maybe start a nice safe thread!

yea- it was like bait. we've now been infiltrated by the enemy. nice work. this thread turned completely gay in record time.

QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Jun 29 2009, 06:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Stop that immediately Amber! You are on report

nono, brad. it's a good thing. we have our skinny, hot, young russians so we can get as fat as we want!

Is it bad I got fat before my skinny, hot, russian/ukrainian got here?

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-01 11:48:00

Pronunciation Differences

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We agreed that we will go to Niagara Falls. She wants me to try to jump in and go over the Falls! Is this one of those Red Flags they talk about?

It could kind of be a red flag because she'll see Niagara Falls and want to go, but then she'll also watch programs like "Real Housewives" and think that's what all houses in America are supposed to be like.

We had quite a laugh yesterday as we were watching TV for a while. I've been trying for the longest time to tell her that life in America isn't like what we see on TV even though she thinks that's the way it should be. There are no fat people on TV. People don't live in apartments on TV. People don't work on TV.

Well.... yesterday we're watching something and a program comes on "Rid your family home of rats and cockroaches" and it was a really nice house. I was quick to jump on the "well, even if we move to one of those nice houses we're going to have pests, why wouldn't we stay in our $#!tty little apartment?" She wasn't having it. "If you buy for me nice house, you can buy for me this stuff to make fooooo go away."

Still saving.

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Apparently to the non-native speaker, bowl and ball sound the same, and when they say those words, respectively, they sound the same to me!

I don't know how many times my wife has ordered coffee and a coca-cola has shown up. "Bring for me please COAF-e." She has the Far East accent, but like I told her, no matter which foreign accent you have, you have to make your mouth more lazy! "Kaaaaaaaafeeeeee."

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Ona ne liubit myaso i kartofel??

I'm sure she loves meat and potatoes just as much as the next FSU girl, but like the rest of the FSU girls, there's no way she's touching fried anything.

FOOOOOOOO!

Bowl & Ball and lets not forget that some can pronounce it Bowel. I had a grad school prof that asked what the optimum bowel production was in a cup and bowl factory case study. As I learn her language and she learns English, I am able to catch the drift of what she means and try to help with the correct pronunciation as you did with Niagra... Its also good to leave some mispronunciations alone as an inside joke between the two of you... I will leave it up to you to imagine what "furniture" is a mispronunciation of

. its not that close to what she meant to say... being able to talk on Skype will really help get the two of you get used to talking to each other and help her with pronunciation.. I can't imagine going months without hearing her voice...

I know what you mean. Oksana one day told how she was upset because it was raining "I can't go to the Beach" but it sounded more like "I c*nt go to the b*tch".

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-06 11:37:00

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Thanks again everyone for the responses. This has been confusing as she has been reading forums on russian-fiancee and making more stress for herself than is needed. She has a lot going on at the moment so I promised I would do this research while she focuses on a crisis in her family.

Dave

Don't be discouraged by this stuff. She is going to be stressed (I am sure you know that but it bears saying here:) ) no matter what, and the best thing you can do is be extra, extra patient - and do the small stuff (like get certs and notary stamps if you can afford it) that just calms her a bit. She will appreciate it, even if she sees later that it what she wanted was unnecessary.

Well, after on passing the information that Gary provided, the love of my life responded with these infamous words:

"I told you so"

Edited by Dave-n-Oksana, 08 July 2009 - 10:06 PM.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-08 22:04:00

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QUOTE (slim @ Jul 8 2009, 12:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And guys, if you're "picking battles" while she's still over there, you've already lost the war.

Hmmm. The "pick your battles" analogy only goes so far, methinks. After that...well, a bad analogy is like a leaky screwdriver. Hopefully we're not thinking of our relationships in terms of wartime strategies or picking winners and losers.

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If you are not wrong, then do not compromise. If you compromise your stance, especially this early in the stage, she will be "right" about everything in the VJ process and probably a lot more stuff throughout your life. Stick to your guns! Or, like I said above, if it's so important for her to be right, then let her pay for it!

So...er...you do understand how compromise works, right?

If money is super tight and having a couple documents notarized would break the bank, then I could almost see your argument. But I think it's safe to say that most people going through this process are already shelling out thousands of dollars, so what's a few more? Don't think of it as unnecessary paperwork, just think of it as another form of buying flowers. When you think of it like that, it's a helluva lot cheaper than Flamingo.

Buy her a little peace of mind as a gift. She'll appreciate it far more than going through all the stress of thinking they're going to deny her only to find out you were right weeks later after her intestine has been twisted into granny knots.

Your advice on guns, freedom, and pie is almost always spot on my friend. But I'm going to have to insist you label your relationship advice "for entertainment purposes only."

Trust me. I take all of Slim's relationship advice as enterntainment only

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I do want to clarify that the notarization is not an argument or a sticking point for us. The statement about how to tell a woman she is wrong was meant purely in jest. Like the old joke, "if a man says something and a woman is not arround, is he still wrong??"

Thanks Gary about the information about the legalities involved. It explains how our translator was so well know at the Notary.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-08 08:43:00

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-07 20:21:00

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QUOTE (Dave-n-Oksana @ Jul 5 2009, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How do you tell a woman she is wrong and get her to believe it?

You can't tell her. You have to show her and then politely remind her after the fact. "Remember when I told you this is the correct way and you didn't believe me? Well, now here's proof, and it would be nice to hear you acknowledge that you were incorrect. It would be super nice, even to the point of impossiblity, to hear you say that your husband was correct even after you were not."

"No. Didn't think so. Well, whether you admit it or not, we now have photographic evidence of the proof."

Good luck with that one, Dave.

QUOTE (Vegabond @ Jul 6 2009, 12:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Another good thing... if the school records can be obtained, translated and notarized.. it will help with job or further schooling here.

School records have nothing to do with K-2. If you're going to use them in hopes of getting credit applied toward schooling here in the U.S., you'll probably have to go through an accreditation service and it will depend on their individual requirements on certification. Sometimes that's an apostile, sometimes it's a mere translation, sometimes it's nothing. Check with them.

Either way, don't spend money at this time to get them notarized.

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I have no problem having documents notarized, but if they are not needed why add it to the mix.

For K-1/2 the only thing that should need notarized is the divorce papers and that's only because it needs to be an "official document" and has nothing to do with whether or not the translation is official. As a general rule, translations don't need to be "official" unless they're "official" documents. Think of it in terms of sending in your supporting evidence. Does it really matter if your plane ticket is notarized? (For that matter, don't translate your plane ticket either, it's obvious what it is.)

The only reason translations are done is so Monesha, who's sitting there in California entering your data with those three inch press-on nails, can read it. She doesn't need to see a notary stamp on everything to know it's an official translation because your fiancee's English teacher wrote a statement that said "Hey Monesha, I can read/write English and this is what all that squggly goobamogook says." She doesn't really care about the authenticity. All she cares about is reading it.

Down the road, when Secret Agent Smith starts reviewing your case, she's going to look at all your papers and then see one that's translated as a divorce decree. A little lightbulb in her head will go off and she'll ask, "Where is the..... Aha! Here it is. That's the notary stamp and this is an official document."

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We know that we need to do the school records as her daughter is giving up 3 years at the University and is going to start over here in the States (her idea, not ours) but I am not going to let her throw away those years.

Separate issues. See above about the accreditation process. Several folks on here have done just that and could probably point you in the right direction.

I want to thank everyone who has replied. I understand the requirements for the translation and certification; I am just questioning the need of the notarization at the embassy level. All the check lists states for documents are original, copy, and certified translations.

Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to argue until I hear the answer I want. I just want to know that when they say certified translation, what exactly do they mean. Is it a letter certifying a document was translated correctly by the translator, or is it an embossed stamp saying that the certification letter from the translator is certified?

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-06 23:13:00

QUOTE (Vegabond @ Jul 5 2009, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Dave. most of the places that translate will have a notary on board.. it costs a few extra dollars to Notarize and will not hurt the process. I did that ... Another good thing... if the school records can be obtained, translated and notarized.. it will help with job or further schooling here.

Here is the thing, my fiancee's english instructor is doing the translation for us, and I would just like to keep the process as simple as possible. The more steps in the process means another point of confusion. I have no problem having documents notarized, but if they are not needed why add it to the mix. Also the budget is very tight and the thought of spending money when it is not needed is against our natures. (When I was there it cost us 200 - 400 Hryvnia at the Notary office for a Divorce translation).

We know that we need to do the school records as her daughter is giving up 3 years at the University and is going to start over here in the States (her idea, not ours) but I am not going to let her throw away those years. Thanks for the reminder though.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-06 09:25:00

Okay, following the advice given here I have brought my question to the all knowing and all wise members of the Russian Forum.

My fiancee has been gathering information for her and her daughter's K-1/2 Kiev interview and she has amassed a large stack of information about what is required from numerous websites (including one known for inaccurate information). She is under the impression that all Russian/Ukrainian documents will need to be translated, certified and notarized.

I thought that they only needed to be translated and certified, but she is adamant and I told her that I would ask here from those who have gone through Kyev.

If I am correct that brings up the other question. How do you tell a woman she is wrong and get her to believe it??

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-05 22:28:00

The foods they made you eat... just once.

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I don't understand why Microsoft is touting that as a bad thing. It seems to me Americans would be better off if they knew a little bit more about everything as most seem pretty clueless. Just another case of the dumbing down of America.

I'm saving up for the Google Implant.
http://io9.com/35993...e-brain-implant

"What exactly would be the plusses and minuses of being able to google information instantaneously in your head, without anybody knowing you're doing it?"

Do you really believe this would be possible "without anybody knowing...". I don't, they would install something with cookies and some type of reporting software so they could monitor all you thoughts, thereby soon controlling all your thoughts and thereby controlling all your actions.

And let's not forget about the viruses and pop ups that will come along

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-06 12:24:00

Thanks all for the replies. I am feeling much better now. I am just bit paranoid as I want everything to be perfect. Having Oksana and her daughter here is just too important to have fall apart because I was an idiot. And to have some pencil pusher, with delusions of Godhood, reject it for this mistake is terrifying.

Gary, all we will need then is the 156 and 156k?

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-24 11:15:00

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QUOTE (GregwedsAngel @ Jul 23 2009, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Personally I would suggest you would send the same form on which your correction had been clearly made to them. Just make sure you have a cover letter stating why you are sending this particular piece of article. Do not forget to put in your case number which I presume you already got since you received your NOA1 through post mail. Just my suggestion.

Anything you send in will be returned without them even looking at it. I know, I did this with a previous I-129F years ago and that was my experience. At this point I think an option to consider is to wait until you have received the NOA2. The wrong date will really have no effect on the approval of your NOA1 or NOA2.

After NOA2 send an email to the USEM explaining what has happened and ask them what to do. In my case, this year, I had entered the wrong marriage date for my fiancee on her G-325a. I had actually entered my previous marriage date, which was many, many years after her correct divorce date. They never even asked me about the obvious wrong information. I informed them of the correct date. Heck, they would see the correct day when they review the documents at her interview. I contacted the USEM by email. They replied they had not received the the paperwork from the U.S. yet but they would convey the information to the person who would be handling her case. It was never a problem.

Will her daughter be over or under 21 at the time she would come to the U.S.? If over it will have no bearing at this point, or on future processing. If under it can easily be corrected down the road. The USEM understands people make small mistakes. Trying to make a correction with USCIS will be a waste of time. Again...only from my experience. I don't think you should waste your time stressing about something that is not stress worthy.

I would recommend you listen to others who speak from experience and not speculation.

Thanks Bobb. If things go well, she will have just turned 20 when they interview. Which we are hoping is in early to mid-October.

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-23 23:38:00

QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Jul 23 2009, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If it is in the same year, I wonder if they would catch it.

I wish it was like this, but we are talking a difference of years of about 18. I am going to try and contact the CSC tomorrow and find out what I need to do just to play it safe.

I guess I should look at the bright side...I did make her younger than older than she actually is

Thanks all for the advice

Dave

Edited by Dave-n-Oksana, 23 July 2009 - 09:33 PM.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-23 21:33:00

Okay, today I was helping Oksana with filling out the DS-230 and when I was looking at the I-129f I realized I had put the wrong birth date for her daughter. I am not talking just a transposed day or year, but a number no where near her actual birthdate. I cannot even think of where this date came from.

Any way what is my options? How do I get this corrected??

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-23 19:28:00

Welcome new members!

QUOTE (john and natalya @ Jul 20 2009, 08:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What do you call more than one RUB, a Rubli or Rubles

I am thinking Rubes

Okay pass the pie.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-07-20 09:28:00

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In order to avoid this hassle, we got my wife onto my medical insurance coverage about 8 months before she entered the USA. There was a 6 month pre-existing condition exclusion. So, since she'd been covered 8 months before US entry, no problem.

It was an advantage that my insurance company does not require SSN of its customers.

The sweetest part was that I talked my employer into paying the premium.

Of course, the OP needs to know that your wife had a K-3 visa, which means that the two of you were married before she entered the US.

What you are suggesting generally would not be possible for a fiancee on a K-1 visa. Generally, you would not be able to add someone to your insurance until after you are married-- which means that the K-1 fiancee (and any derivative K-2 children) could not be added until AFTER they have entered the US and the marriage has taken place.

That's true. For the K1, I bought a short-term policy for the period before we got married (or she returned home, as it turned out.) My employer, at that time, would have allowed me to bring her on just after marriage without a pre-existing condition issue.

Thanks for the information but the problem is not for my fiancee but for her daughter. My insurance policy at work does not cover children over 19 unless they are a full time student. The time frame we are expecting for their arrival is in the middle of the current semester.

I have also been told because of her pre-existing diabetes, that she will not be insurable unless I can prove that she had previous coverage before moving here.

The daughter is over 19? How old is she? If she is 20, then I would be even more concerned that she will NOT be able to get a green card. If she turns 21 before the green card interview, she will be denied and face deportation. It's called aging out and pops up often on VJ. There is a current case right now.

http://www.visajourn...howtopic=212265

She does not turn 20 until next month and we are hoping to have the visa by mid october. We are aware of the threat of aging out and planning to file the AOS as quickly after the wedding as possible. We will be wed within 2 weeks of their arrival.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-08-12 08:41:00

http://www.dol.gov/e...ditableCoverage

QUOTE (payxibka @ Aug 11 2009, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

get familiar with HIPAA.... See if you can get her designated as a "special" enrollee...

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What is a special enrollment opportunity?
Special enrollment allows individuals who previously declined health coverage to enroll for coverage. Special enrollment rights arise regardless of a plan's open enrollment period.

There are two types of special enrollment - upon loss of eligibility for other coverage and upon certain life events. Under the first, employees and dependents who decline coverage due to other health coverage and then lose eligibility or lose employer contributions have special enrollment rights. For instance, an employee turns down health benefits for herself and her family because the family already has coverage through her spouse's plan. Coverage under the spouse's plan ceases. That employee then can request enrollment in her own company's plan for herself and her dependents.

Under the second, employees, spouses, and new dependents are permitted to special enroll because of marriage, birth, adoption, or placement for adoption.
For both types, the employee must request enrollment within 30 days of the loss of coverage or life event triggering the special enrollment.

Thanks for the information. My sister, who is a claims manager at an insurance company, has said the same. It was why I was asking about if my fiancee's daughter was covered under Ukraine's social insurance.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-08-12 08:38:00

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Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-08-11 09:08:00

My Fiancee's daughter is a type 1 diabetic and has had this condition for about 6 years. Every 2 years she has to have a medical examination (next one is this month) to verify this so she can get her medication at no cost as well as her disability stipend.

Will this qualify as having coverage for a preexisting condition for medical insurance purposes? Is this Ukraine's Social Insurance? Any idea what documentation she will need to provide to show this?

Thanks in advance,
Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-08-07 22:56:00

WebCam with limited Russian connection speed

QUOTE (Scott and Iryna @ Aug 17 2009, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wait... I'm confused. Why does it matter what WE look like?
Wait! You dudes turn on YOUR web cam too?!?!
I thought she was supposed to do all the "sexing", and I was supposed to do all the watching!
Sheesh, I've been doing it wrong all along...

Geez Scott, if you're still doing webcam after almost a year of marriage, you're doing something wrong.

Edited by Dave-n-Oksana, 17 August 2009 - 03:39 PM.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-08-17 15:39:00

WebCam with limited Russian connection speed

QUOTE (mox @ Aug 17 2009, 12:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There are certain problems, unique to members of the RU forum, when it comes to webcam sex. First of all, the light on our shiny bald heads tends to create distracting flares and white-outs on the camera. Under certain lighting conditions, especially with lighting sources over 60 watts, we've been known to completely burn the lens out of anything except military grade webcams. There is also the problem of flab jiggle, which creates refresh rate lag on anything but the fastest broadband connections. Wearing of a manssiere is highly recommended. Finally, our ancient arthritic hands often have difficulty positioning the cam just right, leading our just-turned-18 beauties to have webcam sex with the ceiling light fixture or our 1970's era shag carpeting.

I found that using a photoshopped picture of my head on the body of a Chippendale's dancer's body as a privacy screen satisfies my beauty for some reason.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-08-17 13:11:00

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QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Sep 3 2009, 06:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I hope you remembered that "vodka without beer is wasted money".

What?

Hmm....Apparently someone has been diluting thier vodka

A popular saying in Eastern Europe (among drunks no doubt).

I resemble that remark <hic>

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-05 14:51:00

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QUOTE (Brad and Vika @ Sep 3 2009, 06:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I hope you remembered that "vodka without beer is wasted money".

What?

Hmm....Apparently someone has been diluting thier vodka

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-04 21:35:00

Thanks all...Got everything all bundled up and ready to send after work, then to start looking for a good deal for tickets. Is JFK still giving temporary work authorizations?

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-01 10:04:00

What a great freaking day....Just opened the mailbox and found a NOA 2 waiting for me. No email, no status change on the USCIS. A bolt from the blue.

Thanks for all the help. I'm now going to go get drunk and celebrate.

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-08-31 16:46:00

Minor Name misspelling on translated documents

Thanks for the quick replies. I did not think it would be an issue but as the saying goes " If the Momma ain't happy, no one is happy"

She is feeling better now with this news.

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-08 15:40:00

Minor Name misspelling on translated documents

We have a minor crisis. Oksana's daughter's translated birth certificate and police report do not match her name on her passport. Her passport has her name as Valeriia, but the translated documents have her name as Valeria.

Will this be an issue because of a missing "i" at the Embassy?

TIA,
Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-08 15:28:00

Kiev Medical Cost

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Thanks all. It would be nice if the Embassy papers had used differently wording and just said it would cost this much for this age range and this much for that age range.

Dave

The consulate does not co-ordinate much with the clinic. The consulate for example, has stopped processing visas on Friday's due to lack of applications this year. The clinic has had a slow down down also. So they begin closing on Wednesdays. Brilliant. So if Oksana lives outside Kiev and you wanted to do the back-to-back medical/interview thing, don't try it for Wednesday/Thursday or Thursday/Friday.

The consulate negotiates a "maximum" to be charged with the clinic which is a separate business (but exists only to do these medicals for USA/Canada/Australia visas) They raised it from $100 to $125 last fall, around September and as of June the clinic was charging the full $125 for adults.

Oh, in case you didn't already know, the fee must be paid in CASH.....US dollars only. The visa fee must be paid in CASH...Ukrainian Hryvnia only at any Procredit bank in Ukraine. Give them your NVC number and they will give you a receipt when you pay.

This does bring up another question. Is the Medical good for a specific amount of time? We are looking at seperating the medical and interview about 2 weeks?

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-10 13:26:00

Kiev Medical Cost

Thanks all. It would be nice if the Embassy papers had used differently wording and just said it would cost this much for this age range and this much for that age range.

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-09 23:39:00

Kiev Medical Cost

I was reading the guides for the medical exam for the Kiev Interview and it states that medical exams should not cost more than 125. Is this a variable fee? What is covered in this cost?

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-09 15:28:00

oh my god!!!!!!!!

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hmmmm let's see "it was the best of chats,it was the worst of chats"........no.....no...... let's try...."the great chat swam slowly"...no...... that's not right either.........hmmmm how about......."four score and seven chats ago....no that's a speech....hmmmmmm not sure how to start off this novel i am holding here,interview is in oct(whooo-hooo)and i have to provide proof of ongoing relationship.i printed out 1 chat from every 2 weeks of our relationship......over a year and a half.and it is about 400 pages,(mental note to myself,cute emoticans take up alot of space on hardcopys of chats....limit these in future conversations)has anyone else had the misfortune of doing this?.........this will take a completely separate dhl or fed -ex package to ship....lolol....ohy i got it,'call me chatishail".......noooo it doesn't have that ring to it........any suggestions?

LOL Congrats Sivad and I know exactly what you are talking about. Oksana has printed our entire chat history and I think that there are a few acres of forest that need replanting. We are close to 2500 pages. I think she is planning on only taking a couple of pages from each month. No call history as we have done everything on Skype, maybe not EVERYTHING, but all of our communications.

Again Congratulations and good luck at the interview.

Dave

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-09 23:54:00

UK Police Report from the Ukraine for US

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Please keep us posted on this as it's about the most exciting thing - visa-wise - we've had in a while.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-04 21:40:00

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Dave,

I don't think you have to worry about her being asked questions much in the interview. It is pretty well understood that the children will follow the custodial parent if not leaving at the same time. My stepson did not arrive until a few months before he turned 21 since he was attending school. He did his own interview and it wasn't a problem. The really big issue is being under the age of 21 and applying for the K-2 visa within one year of the interview date.

I'm sure you will be beating many guys away from your new daughter. If she needs to speak with a young Ukrainian man, my son is 23, 6' 1", blonde about 165 pounds and very friendly. His mother is constantly worried about him and the growing number of Russian speaking young ladies surrounding him.

Well she just turned 20 in September so the AOS will not be an issue. She is also blond and about 5'7 without spiked heels

but I think that with the way things are going with her current boyfriend, I may be co-sponsoring a K-1 in a few years. But Hey I will keep your offer open

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-10-08 15:20:00

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How old is the child?

Likely in Kiev it will probably be none... but if they do it will be age appropriate...

She just turned 20.

You have to be concerned about her aging out! When you get to the US get married as soon as possible and summit to adjust status ASAP also.

That is the plan. Hope to be married before New Years and the AOS submitted soon afterwards.

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She just turned 20.

Is she single? What does she look like?

She is single and as beautiful as her mother. I'm already setting an "interview" room with lots of big, sharp objects on the wall

Be there, nonchalantly, cleaning your guns when the boys come to call! No fair, some lucky US guy is gonna get to snatch up a Ukrainian wonder woman without having to go through the process! Hardly seems fair. Our sons say they are going to get their citizenship, then head back to Ukraine to import their own wife. LOL

I always wanted a daughter just so I could mess with the boys that came calling...four sons...damn! Have fun Dave!

Sadly the Apartment complex rules say no guns on the property, but they said nothing about Claymores. And I do mean the weapon of choice for any Clansman, and not the kind that goes boom. Nothing instills fear more than 5 feet of sharpened steel.

Anyway I think she will be importing her own Groom from the old country.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-10-04 23:33:00

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How old is the child?

Likely in Kiev it will probably be none... but if they do it will be age appropriate...

She just turned 20.

You have to be concerned about her aging out! When you get to the US get married as soon as possible and summit to adjust status ASAP also.

That is the plan. Hope to be married before New Years and the AOS submitted soon afterwards.

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QUOTE (Dave-n-Oksana @ Sep 25 2009, 10:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

She just turned 20.

Is she single? What does she look like?

She is single and as beautiful as her mother. I'm already setting an "interview" room with lots of big, sharp objects on the wall

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-25 23:06:00

QUOTE (payxibka @ Sep 25 2009, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How old is the child?

Likely in Kiev it will probably be none... but if they do it will be age appropriate...

She just turned 20.

Dave-n-Oksana

Male

Ukraine

2009-09-25 15:54:00