Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	FSU spouse politics	Was there a question Gary? Seems to me she sounds liberal perhaps a liberal republican but leaning more Dem. Most of her views are liberal I think. Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2012-04-21 13:28:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Specialist degree	I wouldn't hold my breath on that being a masters here. More than likely it is a bachelors even though it is a masters there. A degree is very specialized in Russia. You go to the University of Language or Mathematics or Journalism meaning they are missing some courses. If you take Mathematics they tend to teach mathematics not English. In Texas at least, they require certain courses, English, Social science, History etc. Having said that when youget the transcript evaluated it makes a world of difference sometimes when you choose one company over the next. They evaluate differeently.	norrin	Male	Russia	2012-07-09 11:09:00
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus	Sending flowers/gifts to Russia	I used russianflora.com 4 years ago. I ordered 9 roses, a bar of chocolate and a teddybear (polar bear) that now sits above my head. All flowers are expensive,the bear and chocolatewere "add ons". Natasha said the guy who delivered everything was very nice and very professional. The website never said the bearspoke so it was a big surprise when about a month later Natashas nephew discovered a Cheburashka type voice. The roses were huge and beautiful. She loved them very much.	norrin	Male	Russia	2012-07-20 01:06:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	police certificate in St.Petersburg, Russia	Hi everyone from Russia, Here is information where you can get a police certificate in St. Petersburg, Russia. ul. Chaykovskogo d. 14 M. Chernyshevskaya phone: 573-34-26 (don't get too excited, they never answer ) Mon 3pm - 5pm Tue 10am - 1pm and 3pm - 5pm Wed 10am - 1pm and 3pm - 5pm Thur 3pm - 5 pm I thought you might find it interesting! Natasha	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-09-12 16:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	I-134	I know I am probably being overly concerned about this and I realize the affidavit instructions say that the new form doesn't have to be notarized but the Moscow Embassy website says it does. Can anyone clarify this please? Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-09-30 16:15:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	Biometrics	Hello it's almost time for ROC. I was reading the instructions for form I-751 and under the heading "what initial evidence is required" number two says "two completed fingerprint cards (form FD-258)...". I thought it was electronic fingerprints and how can you send it with your initial package if you can't take them until you've submitted the package and get an appointment? What am I not getting?	norrin	Male	Russia	2012-01-20 20:38:00
Removing Conditions on Residency General Discussion	ROC Approved	Application Type: CRI89 , PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS RECEIVED Your Case Status: Card/ Document Production On March 25, 2013, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. Well another step done! Wasn't really expecting it but there it was got the card 4 days later well hmm on Good Friday! Natasha was running around showing everyone her new card.	norrin	Male	Russia	2013-03-30 07:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APPROVAL!!!	Guys Today Natasha and I got our second NOA they approved it on Saturday Now on to the next step Yeah! Frank *** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL *** The last processing action taken on your case Receipt Number: EAC............... Application Type: I129F , PETITION FOR FIANCE(E) Current Status: Approval notice sent. On September 7, 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283. *Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Case Status and Processing Dates. *** Please do not respond to this e-mail message. Sincerely, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-09-07 16:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	APPROVED!!!	Congratulations!	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-09-29 22:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	NEED SOME HELP	You can fly in with a one way ticket or a round trip. Usually it is just cheaper to buy the roundtrip and not use the return leg flight. However if you can find a one way ticket for cheaper it makes no difference. If there is a problem with immigration all you have to do is explain its way cheaper to buy one way if thats the case. They arent stupid they know. As for your cash, you only have to claim 10,000.00 USD and over ...two hundred dollars isn't enough to claim, you can spend that at a coffee stand in the airport. When you read the customs form it will say something to that effect, if you have over 10,000.00 you must claim that here blah blah blah BTW FYI if you buy anything in the states over 10,000.00 in cash it has to be reported by whomever you bought from, cars, etc	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-11-27 11:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	How to pass the time?	Just keep yourself busy, work, remodeling, cleaning, making your house ready for your SO. Just keep busy, but also talk, plan, where you wan to take her and show her/him, if they will be going to college find out about that or ESl classes, or finding driving schools if they can't drive. The actually longest and hardest part I think is waiting for them to come once they get visa approval. My Natasha got approved on the 13 and six days later got it in delieverd by DHL however she needs to finish Novemeber at work and needs time to straighten things out so these past days have been agonizing and to me much more slow than anything in this process. Just keep busy.	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-11-23 01:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	Just Mailed Our Packet!!!!	Good Luck to you on your Visa Journey!	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-02-23 20:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Russian Fiancee	Hi I'm new here and am in the process of gathering all the documents need for the I-129F Fiance visa petition. My girlfriend is from Russia, St. Petersburg. Born in !973..her birth certificate says she was born in Leningrad, not Russia, not USSR but something like RFSSR (something like that) On the I-129F and 325G on birthplace what should I put Leninggrad and USSR or something else? Any help would be appreciated thanks. Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-03-12 04:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I Believe Someone May Attempt to Block the Visa	Well you can try and find them, gather evidence get a lawyer and file cease and desist and restraining orders. At lkest the orders will give you proof that you are at least worried about this person. Finding the person can be easy or very difficult. However I don't see how immigration will know what they have been saying about you unless they know you are filing something with them and sends them a letter or something like that. To find a person stick a blank paper in an envelope and address it to them at the last known address, then put plenty of postage on it. on the lower left hand corner write DO NOT FOWARD, ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED. It will go around the world as long as you have enough postage until the mail person actually finds the correct address willwrite it on the envelope and send it back to you.. the person you are looking for will never know you sent anything.	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-03-13 12:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Packaging Of Petition	Thanks this was very helpful. I'm so excited! Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-03-26 23:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Packaging Of Petition	Ok I am finally getting ready to submit the petition, however, I was wondering how to package it. Do I shove it all in a manila folder? Do I punch holes and fasten the whole thing with ACCO Fasteners. DO I use paper clips? Do I use a binder? Sorry about all these questions at once Help! ;0) Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-03-26 00:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	I-129f	One day I will file this petition, I swear haha I am waiting on papers and pictures from my fiancee (it's Russia ugghh) anyway, I noticed the petition requires my (USC) birth certificate but the instructions didn't say whether it has to be original or not. The appointment package says original but the I-129f doesn't mention it. Can I possibly just make a photocopy of the birth certificate and submit that with the petition or does it have to be a certified stamped copy? The problem is not the $40.00 for another one but there is a 30 to 60 day wait. Thanks, Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-04-18 00:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Consulate requiring guarantee money?	souns like they want a bribe	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-04-24 11:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	k-1, DIY or hire a lawyer	Do it yourself and read the guides here. You also don't have to download any forms you can get them all from USCIS. If you are in the U.S. they will send you up to five copies at a time of whatever you need. You can ask for more but only 5 at a time. I had "practice forms" and forms I just screwed up. So I ordered 15 I-129F's which comes with the biography forms 325's. I used some for my duplicate copies. Its absolutely free and they are up to date.	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-05-27 12:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	G-325a Question	QUOTE (dutchmatt @ Aug 11 2009, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There's a bunch of other posts regarding this. Try giving the site a search. I think what people are doing is printing our 4 copies just to be safe. Better to have too much paper work than too little. There's a bunch of other posts regarding this. Try giving the site a search. I think what people are doing is printing our 4 copies just to be safe. Better to have too much paper work than too little. Guys, if you are in the U.S. you can get most of these forms in groups of five from the USCIS website. Theres a link there that says "forms by mail". The G-325'a come as a set of four pages with carbon paper between each sheet. Also you can be assured they are the right forms since they come straight from USCIS. There is no charge for any of these forms. Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-08-11 14:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Affidavit of Support	Hi Guys, ok trying to get a jump on things, so I am filling out the I-134 and I have 2 questions. Question 7 ask I am employed as or engaged in the business of_______ . I have recently (4 months) gotten a new job and therefore do not have a tax return for this job so do I list my last job here or my new job with the income from the new job even though I have no return? The next question is "I derive an annual income of" since I obviously can't list an income with no return to cross check with then do I list last years tax return income and the previous question as my last job? Does this make sense? Sorry if I confused anyone haha Ok the next question is I have stocks and bonds with the folloing market value, as indicated on the attached list... do I just list the stock on a seperate paper or can I submit the statements? Thanks guys Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-08-21 13:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Question about photos	I used to be a photo lab supervisor and most machines now can back date pictures :0) If you have them on an SD card take it to the phot lab, CVS, Walgreens, for example and hand it over to the guy/gal and ask them to do this for you, you can chose the date and it will print the date on the back when the pictures print. It is part of the printing system and they don't charge extra for this however you have to find someone that knows about this.	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-08-25 01:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Speeding transfer of case?	I don't know if any of you know about this, maybe I just missed it OR its not true however, I was reading a book at the library about "fiance and Marriage visas" and in the K-1 section this immigration lawyer writes "To try to speed the transfer of your USCIS file to a U.S. consulate, some couples have had luck by faxing a copy of their approval notice directly to the consulate. The consulate may then open a file for you, the immigrating fiance, and send the appropriate follow-up paperwork. Not all consulates will do this but it's worth a try. Of course, the consulate will not give final approval to your fiance visa until they've received official confirmation from the NVC-but by that time you'll hopefully be close to your interview date." Has anyone tried this? Frank	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-09-09 22:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Some help please decision to make	In Texas (I don't know about Ohio) you can go on medicaid for the child..which of course includes your wife because she is carrying the child. Prenatal care is covered in Texas through medicaid. You need to check with your state. The child after all is an American Citizen..or will be and all rights, benefits and privileges should be afforded to the child. After the baby is born you could purchase CHIPS or SCHIPS for the child. I think it runs 50.00 or less. Like I said check with your state. You wife would have to covered through private insurance or your employer.	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-10-29 20:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Why did fees go so high this year?	AND I have heard that some fees will go up in 2010. Everything will go up! Yes it is expensive but it is not all at once. Its chuncks here and there. If you go the K-1 route you will need the petition fee, the mailing of the petition, copies of all the paperwork (which can get expensive), Mailing things from there to here, if she needs to travel for the medical and/or interview, then a hotel, plane tickets, medical fee, visa fee, if she is bringing her stuff with her, travel expenses from there to here. If she has a pet...those expenses also. Then your marriage fees, your fee for biometrics and AOS. Everything you need to get for her once you start you life together, removal of conditions, and finally naturalization if thats what she wants. Also all the other stuff she may need.UGGS? haha My Natasha is in Moscow as we speak tomorrow is her medical and she will go visit the Bishop to get papers signed then she has thursday when she will sightsee and friday she has the interview...Money? I am so excited and can hardly wait to see her smiling face at the airport, money is the last thing on my mind... it is worth it to be with my Natasha!	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-11-10 17:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Just started	Check, check and triple check and then check some more. Make sure everything is dotted and crossed then send it on its way. Here's to an easy ride and a happy Journey.	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-11-30 00:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	My finance from philippines	Do some "endless reading" in the Guides here.	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-11-30 19:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	About marriage - Shot in the dark	Good things come to those who wait	norrin	Male	Russia	2009-11-24 00:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Photos: Date & Time	I just wrote on the back the date and where we were and who was in the picture, however you can take your camera card to any developer, (I know walgeens and cvs do it) they can put any date you want on them (before they print them not after).	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-02-20 22:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Immigration Reform	You find it doubtful anything will pass? Obama will just sign an executive order, no need for congress. As how this will affect K-1? It won't, those of us who are legal and did it legally will get nothing those breaking the law will get amnesty so they can pay taxes to pay for obamacare so they can all be covered and tax the system so the country can go bankrupt just like California..sorry just venting	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-04-24 01:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Does my fiance need passport before interview?	Yes she needs a passport for the interview thats where they put her Visa. Once she gets her Visa and is with you the many other forms on your journey will ask for passport number, date of issue and copies of the passport with the entry stamp and so on..the journey continues.	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-05-03 19:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Medical Exams in Russia	Yes the medical exam comes first. My Natasha went to Moscow for 4 days took the medical the second day she was there, the third day she went sightseeing and the next she went for the interview.	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-05-22 11:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Where I can check	You are already at the best place that can help, just read the guides download some example forms which also help and ask if you get lost.	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-05-29 19:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	AOS	Got a text message on my cell around 1:18 pm October 18, 2010..4 months and 6 days since Transfer to CSC. So the processing only went over by 5 days of the estimated 4 months Yea!!! From: USCIS <USCIS-CaseStatus@dhs.gov> To: ss01675328 Subject: Case Status Information for Receipt Number: MSC1******** Date: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 1:18 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS E-MAIL *** The last processing action taken on your case Receipt Number: MSC1 Application Type: I485 , APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS Your Case Status: Card/ Document Production On October 18, 2010, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283. This step applies to applications that result in an applicant receiving a card (such as a "green card") or other document (such as a naturalization certificate, employment authorization document, travel document, or advance parole). Applications will be in this step from the time the order to produce the card/document is given until the card/document is produced and mailed to the applicant. You can expect to receive your card/document within 30 days of the approval of your application. If you do not receive your document, please contact our National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283. If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case status results listed above, or if you have not received a decision from USCIS within the current processing time listed*, please contact USCIS Customer Service at (800) 375-5283. *Current processing times can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov under Check Processing Times. *** Please do not respond to this e-mail message. Sincerely, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-10-18 15:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	What was the hardest part of the process??	The hardest part of the process? 1. WAITING! 2. Not seeing your case status change. 3. Waiting again to see why you got an RFE 4. Waiting for approval	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-10-24 19:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Another annoying question =)	Well we left ours blank and didn't get an RFE for that	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-10-27 17:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Do you suggest getting an attorney or use an agency?	My Natasha and I did it ourselves with help from Visa Journey. We have just gotten her greencard. She is from St. Petersburg,RU. The paperwork is not so difficult as was dealing with everything in Russia and we had a problem with the Cat two days before her flight. Other than that it wasn't something we needed a lawyer for. Gather your evidence, read the guides found here and ask for help.	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-10-27 22:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Immigration lawyers	Does anyone know if immigration lawyers use psychiatrists for any reason for their clients?	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-10-29 21:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Touched	Its good to be touched	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-11-05 21:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	Proof of Ongoing Relationship	Mine didn't offer call logs online but I called the customer service number on the back and told them what I needed and they said they could provide a list of numbers called with that card for a fee it was 15.00 for that service. I didn't include it I just made coppies of the cards and made a statement saying what and who I used them for. No just copies of the cards, however I did have text messages that I printed and of course many emails. I also had two statements for my cell phone showing two times I called for less than 10 minutes.	norrin	Male	Russia	2010-11-08 22:48:00