Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa.... APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!	Thank you all!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-08-29 08:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa.... APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!	Thank you all for your warm congratulations and well wishes!!!!!! FYI... POE NYC Sept. 30.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-08-29 06:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Visa.... APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!	Sveta called me about 45 minutes ago with the news!!!! She is approved!!!!! Thank God!!!!! Beautiful day!!!!!!!!! Will write a review as soon as possible!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-08-29 02:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 Visa - Getting married before the visa comes through	Just a thought..... If you get married (even just a ceremony without legalities) you would have to (technically speaking) lie about it during your interview. Lying to USCIS in any form is not recommended at all and the interview will be stressful enough without the added worry about a lie. I may be wrong, but this is my opinion. Sveta and I wanted a autumn wedding and we were just as pleased with a Christmas wedding. August is POSSIBLE. Best of luck! Edited for a missed word: Edited by Jamie and Sveta, 07 January 2013 - 06:47 PM.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2013-01-07 18:45:00
Caribbean	NOA2 IN 87 DAYS	Congrats!!!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-03-30 20:22:00
Caribbean	NOA2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1	Congratulations!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-04 14:04:00
Caribbean	Embassy Called	Hi Everybody, Embassy called fiance today! He can pick up passport and visa on Monday! Wooo Hooo! Took long enough! Want to thank you guys again. Congratulations!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-18 06:20:00
Australia and New Zealand	My K-1 interview. Approved! May 1, 2012	Congratulations!!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-07 21:39:00
Australia and New Zealand	HE WAS APPROVED!!!	Congratulations!!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-08 07:59:00
USCIS Service Centers	VSC, baby!	I'm expecting my NOA2 within the next 5-6 weeks!!!!! I hope to have my girl here with me by early August!!!!! Praying very hard!!!!!!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-03-25 21:54:00
USCIS Service Centers	VCS slowing down	what's igor's list Igor's list is a timeline here on VJ. It helps members to guesstimate approximately when they journey will go to the next step. It is a useful tool, as long as you remember it is a calculation based on the members updating their personal timeline from their profile. You can find it under timeline. Please update your profile if you have not already. ??	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-03-30 16:15:00
USCIS Service Centers	hw long	Here's how to get your Skype logs. http://stephanietan....l-logs.html?m=1	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-03 15:23:00
USCIS Service Centers	VSC Updated their processing times page, and it's not pretty	Ok... Something strange happened. I just checked it myself and it still shows 5 months!!!! So, everyone please don't panic. Maybe there was a glitch earlier or something, but I have checked it several times in the past few minutes and it remains 5 months. I linked the web address if anyone wants to look (and might not know where to look). https://egov.uscis.g...rd/ProcTimes.do To check it enter I-129F (for fiancé visa) Then K-1/K-2 (for unmarried) Then VSC for Vermont	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-23 16:28:00
USCIS Service Centers	USCIS "My Case Status"	Hi VJ Members, I've been trying to check my case status on the USCIS website tonight, and I keep getting the message "You are not authorized to view this page. The Web server you are attempting to reach has a list of IP addresses that are not allowed to access the Web site, and the IP address of your browsing computer is on this list." Could USCIS really have blocked my IP address? Anybody else getting this message. Yeah... Same here. I checked it several time and it said forbidden. No worries!! ??	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-10 21:06:00
USCIS Service Centers	California Service Center -vs-Vermont	Hello Vj'rs have a read on this link! http://www.visajourn...dicator-q-and-a That was very good reading!!! Thank you for posting it!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-18 06:15:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	221g Moscow	Visa approved! Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting to see your approval!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-24 21:59:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	221g Moscow	Call the consulate like NOW or Monday at least They've answered my emails very quickly and well. It's not that difficult, but at least they DID ask me to come to the interview also (different visa though). Yeah, I've always received a response from them in about 2-3 days (just like it says).....	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-04 14:35:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	221g Moscow	If I read your post correctly, you've had no direct communication with the Consulate regarding wanting you to return -- only what your fiancee has relayed to you. If that's the case, the FIRST thing you need to do (and should have done already) is contact the Consulate (call or email) and find out what THEY say regarding wanting you to come back. Moscow is generally a fairly easy consulate and in almost a decade of following the activity of the Moscow consulate I've never heard of them requesting the US citizen to come in for an interview for a K-1. ??... And... Maybe the CO that she spoke to will be available and you could ask him/her personally if there is anyway around it, just tell him/her the issue about vacation time as well as financial constraints.... I think it could not hurt to call.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-04 06:50:00
United Kingdom	Got the NOA2 !!!!	Congratulations!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-14 22:52:00
United Kingdom	has anyone experienced trouble in the relationship because of this long process?	I think in our case it's fair to say it's added a lot of stress but if anything the stress is a test of the relationship for us, although if I have to wait much longer I may go slightly insane. Only slightly? ??	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-11 03:28:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Moscow Embassy K-1	We just has our interview last month, the engagement ring never came up. There were more questions about how we meet, how did we communicate, how often, and when and where did we meet in person. Yuliana said total interview time was about 5-7 min, all in english Thank you Aaron!!! I appreciate it very much!!!! Congrats by the way!!!! ??????????	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-03-29 00:08:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Moscow Embassy K-1	May be enough. You both need to sign new Letters of Intent to Marry, same as you sent in with the petition. How many times have you two met in person? How long has your relationship been? Moscow can get squirrely sometimes.....just ensure your fiancee knows all about you.....how many children you've sired, all those wives you had before, all about those criminal convictions....other than that the interviews are usually mundane. We have only met one time in person, but I am planning to go back before her interview. That way she will have her engagement ring and new photos of us too. I proposed Jan 1, 2012. But, we've been talking since June of last year. She knows things about me that even my priest would never know!!!???? Thank you very much for your input!!!!! It was well received and greatly appreciated.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-03-28 08:48:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Moscow Embassy K-1	Can anyone tell me what my fiancé (Sveta) can expect when she goes for her interview at the Moscow Embassy? We are still waiting for NOA2, but a heads up would be very welcome. I front loaded with 6 photos, Skype chat logs, airline receipts, etc... I know she will need my I-134, tax records, letter from my employer and her visa application and I intent to send 6-8 more photos and recent Skype logs plus recent emails!!! Is it all enough??? Thanks in advance!!!!!! ???????	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-03-27 21:59:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Slavic, Russia /Ukraine area cultural differences.	I know what you are talking about here. Olya is the same, she has insisted that it is better she SHOWS it than SAYS it. But what is wrong with both? Yeah, absolutely!!!! But, I will say this much... She has been doing it. At least 1 time every day, and as much as 6 times on a few ocassions. Just like I told Sveta, when you are here and not 6000 miles away, then you can show it!!! But, you know, it's learned responses. She has never heard her mother, father or sister say it, therefore it is difficult for her to say it, but she does it and I'm proud of her!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-02 17:49:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Slavic, Russia /Ukraine area cultural differences.	I know that there are some incredible women in America, but I had never experienced anything like Sveta. Gary is exactly right, you WILL know Immediately if and why the are angry with you. But, after the storm is over, it's over. Sveta will be angry and pout a bit, but she always has a valid reason, and when satisfied that I have learnt my lesson is back to being an angel. Once they fall in love (if you are a good man!!!) they will not stray. You will NEVER force them to do ANYTHING, but if you ask, the will do it without hesitation. Another thing, Sveta asked ME what things she needed to change about herself to make me happy!!!! #######? Lol. I told her there was only 1 request (not requirement). I would like to HEAR I love you at least 1 time a day. It may be silly, but I want her to be able to express it vocally as well as physically. Sex, I won't talk about because she would be offended. She is superb in every situation and is drop dead beautiful too. just my 2 cents worth.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-02 16:20:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Slavic, Russia /Ukraine area cultural differences.	I will try to be a little more direct in my answer. In the matter of physical intimacy I found Ukrainian women to be more comfortable, open and accepting of their bodies and yours with few hang ups, restrictions, etc. I know my wife better than any other woman of course but most have the "my husband needs to get that at home" attitude and pretty much provide whatever you want when you want it if there is no physical injury involved. In general morals, FSU people in general, not particularly women, seem to embrace the concept of situational morality more than Americans. For several generations and through periods of difficulty Americans could not imagine or tolerate, FSU people always found a way.They will accept things Americans will not, one reason corruption is so pervasive at all levels of...anything. They have a very well developed and relaible circle of friends and know where to get just about anything at any time. And an FSU friend is a friend indeed. The word has very strong connotations and they have no concept of what we oftent refer to as "friends". They would call them "acquaintances" or "classmates" or "collueges" Not "friends". Rod Blagoyovich attempts to sell Obama's Senate seat for $$$ in his own pocket. HORROR! Alla says "what did you expect? Of course he does this" shrugs and forgets about it. If a Ukrainian woman, and I do not know if Moldovans are different, has many hanguos or things about intimacy I would say it is an individual thing and not cultural. I have to agree completely Gary!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-03-31 16:10:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Traveling to Russia with new FSU bride??	Ok.. Thanks for all of the info!!!! I appreciate it very much!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-02 19:05:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Traveling to Russia with new FSU bride??	Ok. Thanks Amy. I had heard that I could file for a spouse visa... Ever hear anything like that?	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-02 18:58:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Traveling to Russia with new FSU bride??	Ok. Even though it's very early for us in our process, I have a question.... After Sveta and I marry, the AOS is complete and she's able to travel, what will we need to do to visit her family in Russia? Will we need to file for visas or just me? Any input would be highly appreciated!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-02 18:51:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	RUB cultural customs to be aware of	.just don't stray there around 2am with your mother in law after you spent the night drinking. Wonderful advice, lmfao!!!! Edited by Jamie and Sveta, 03 April 2012 - 05:22 PM.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-03 17:20:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	RUB cultural customs to be aware of	That about sums it up in a nutshell. Great post! About the sex with family nearby part. We were staying at her parents dacha for the weekend, and her family was right on the other side of a paper thin wall and she wanted to do it right there. I was like #######? No way. I wasn't that drunk yet to be that stupid. She kept telling me it was no big deal and her family won't mind, but I'm thinking to myself there's no door in the room where were sleeping in, and they have to walk right past us in order to get to the kitchen or even outside the dacha to go the the "out house" next to the banya. Haha!!!!! Her father caught us HOLDING HANDS and by the way he looked at me I thought he was going to drag a razor across my throat while I slept!!!! I get to experience the banya in 12 weeks!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-03 16:41:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	RUB cultural customs to be aware of	Ok. Basics. As Gary says, they are very direct about sex, but that needs to be the last thing on your mind at first... First, you need to be focusing on learning a bit about Russian customs. Yes, take small gifts for everyone. I took Sveta a gift for every day, but the rest of them 2 small ($7-10) gifts each. It was very warmly recieved as was I. Yes, anytime you go into a home take your shoes off. At the hone where you will be staying, you will need slippers. Never wear a coat or jacket inside, they are considered "dirty outdoor wear". Always compliment her mother's cooking. If you have time, try to learn a few basic words in Russian, it's very helpful. At a restaraunt, follow her lead. Be watchful (without staring) of her moves and do as she does. If she really likes you, she will guide you. Affection.... In public, hand holding is acceptable. With her family present, the same (unless she initiates). With friends a light kiss and hand holding. Sex.... Every girl is different. I was worried that Sveta would initiate sex in her parents home and be offended when I said no (purely out of respect for them). The only thing that I did was initiate a kiss on the first night. But they are (for the most part) not shy. They will have what they want, when they want. Just focus on your manners. Treat her like a lady and she will reward you. My FSU is very shy, but I still knew when it was time. Hope some of this was useful? Edited by Jamie and Sveta, 03 April 2012 - 03:17 PM.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-03 15:14:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Green Card Approved!	Warmest congratulations!!!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-27 05:54:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	FSU spouse politics	You have to wonder why anyone would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to get elected to a position that pays $400,000/year. I guess some people just like abuse? ??	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-23 16:35:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	FSU spouse politics	Sorry, forgot to "follow" this thread!! Edited by Jamie and Sveta, 23 April 2012 - 03:41 PM.	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-23 15:40:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	FSU spouse politics	Sveta says "politics are for men". She will discuss things with me (and ocassionally we do talk politics), and her views and mine seem to be very close... Both could be considered moderate. Not liberal, not conservative. I will be very surprised if she ever decides that she wants to vote. Of course, she certainly has an opinions and I am always very intrigued at what things she says!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-04-23 15:38:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	RUB - FSU children compared to USC children & others	Yeah. You have to practice in order to be good. It's like watching porn. "If I don't watch these instructional videos how will I ever know what she wants? I mean, come on. I would've never guessed women like to dress up like stuffed animals and get peed on." Yeah, I just about passed out on that one!!!! Lmao!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-04 16:47:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	ukraine customs declaration	He's from Pine Knot KY. He's lucky there is a JC Penney not too far away! The nearest "big city" is a long ride. This is true!!!!! Lol. I see someone knows where I live!!!!!	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-05 19:04:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	ukraine customs declaration	Now Alla is a woman that truly enjoys lingerie for everyday use(thank you GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!) but she thinks VS is outrageously expensive (she is also very frugal) but she never goes to TJ Maxx without making me "a present" of a pair of lace panties or something...for $2, why not? Have fun! She also likes Marshalls and even JC Penny and BonTon and Macy's when they have sales. JC Penneys we have, she will like it and Walmart. I love a girl in lingerie........	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-05 16:56:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	ukraine customs declaration	Dude! You need to shop at TJ Maxx! She will. I wish we HAD a TJ Max...... I had to drive 2 hours to find a decent jeweler to buy her ring from.. Just FYI, Victorias Secret is already her favorite American shop (I have no objections either!!!!!).	Jamie and Sveta	Male	Russia	2012-05-05 14:13:00