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QUOTE (Danca @ Jan 14 2008, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello and happy 2008 to everybody! This year has started more than well for us. The guys at NVC worked really fast and now our case is in Bucharest. Today I spoke with a lady (whom I think didn`t have a very good day because her voice wasn`t very friendly) and she told me that they are going to send me the yellow envelope today

! How are all the rest of you doing?

oooo very nice

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2008-01-15 14:43:00

QUOTE (Danca @ Dec 20 2007, 06:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello everybody! We got our Noa2

. I know that the case has to be forwarded to NVC and the rest. I`d like to ask if there`s something I could do meanwhile ... . Or I just simply have to wait for the envelope from the embassy...

congrats!!

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-12-20 11:17:00

QUOTE (JesNSteph @ Nov 20 2007, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Our NVC was confirmed to be there as of 11-19-07, and is being forwarded to Bucharest, we are wondering how much longer we should have to interview if all goes smoothly. The reason we ask is we want to buy plane tickets now to try to save some $$.

Also will it look bad if we buy a round trip ticket? She wants to go back next novemberish to visit her mom for birthday. Of course that is pending whethere or not she will be able to with AoS etc.

The interview comes around pretty quick. My husband was at his interview within a couple weeks after NVC sent the papers to bucharest. I wouldnt say go ahead and buy your tickets until your fiance has visa in hand. buying in advance is always something we want to do, but remember, no matter what USCIS says, the embassy has the last say in the visa. good luck.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-11-27 14:43:00

QUOTE (Musicgirl0912 @ Nov 13 2007, 04:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

YAY!!!! My fiance has his interview on November 19th!

If all goes well he will fly here on Wednesday the 21st, just in time for Thanksgiving. I can hardly believe it! After all this time we are finally going to be together

I wish everyone lots of luck this week! You guys are next! I am sure you will be with your fiances by Christmas

So, I noticed something very strange....there must be something special about the 19th for me and Florin. Check this out:

Florin officially proposed to me on April 19th
Our NOA2 was approved on September 19th
Florin's interview is November 19th
Our wedding date is January 19th

FREAKY!!!

Congrats on the interview, dont worry it goes smooth

and 19 must be your lucky number

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-11-13 09:47:00

QUOTE (CherryBlossoms @ Nov 9 2007, 06:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Here's my update. I called the USCIS again today. The lady kinda scolded me for calling again. Everytime I call they say some version of you were just approved on October 31, why are you calling again? Oh well. The lady said that she's been getting lots of phone calls on the I-129Fs today and I told her that it was probably because we are all hoping to be with our fiances by Christmas. I made her check anyways and she said our case was mailed to the NVC this morning. Then she told me not to call the NVC for a couple weeks. I will wait 1 or maybe 1.5 weeks before I call. I guess they're just not very sympathetic to the fact that by the time we get our NOA2 we have already been waiting a very long time. Anyways, it was only 1.5 weeks before they mailed out my notice to the NVC so that's not too bad. They way things are going maybe I still have a chance at being with my love by Christmas!

good news

once its at the NVC it doesnt take long to get to Bucharest. I believe mine and Edis was mailed out 2-4 days after arriving to NVC to Bucharest.
You are almost there.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-11-12 10:50:00

Just popping in to see how the interviews and waits are going.

Thank God Romania is a fairly quick and painless interview and NVC wait

oh yea and packet 3, you can download the forms off of the embassy website as well and have them read and filled out, instead of waiting for it from the embassy, i know its a forever wait for the packet 3 from the embassy in bucharest.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-11-09 12:15:00

QUOTE (Musicgirl0912 @ Oct 5 2007, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Ionescu @ Oct 5 2007, 07:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Musicgirl0912 @ Oct 3 2007, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Eresh @ Sep 21 2007, 07:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have a question about the Police Certificate. Does your spouse get it from the police in the city they reside in or do you have to mail off a form for it somewhere?

Bun? ziua!
I have an addition to Eresh's question...does anyone know how long it takes to get a Police Certificate? We just got our K-1 petition approved two weeks ago, and I want to make sure we have everything ready for my fiance's interview.

Mul?umesc!

You get it from the city you reside in or you can go back to your birth city to retrive it, ed got his the day he went for it. He is from Caransebes, but he had to go to Resita to get it, and he was living in Sinesti. so he was so confused but went for it in the morning and that afternoon had it in his hand

Oh that's great! Thanks for your help!

Luckily Florin is from Bucuresti and hasn't lived anywhere else, so it should be easy for him to get.
BTW - your little guy is so adorable

Thanks

hes my lil romanian prince

QUOTE (Eresh @ Oct 5 2007, 11:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't worry about it Tara. Anghel {from Constanta}went and got his police certificate today because Bucharest got changed to Appointment post processing so we have to send in the paperwork beforehand now {marriage certificate, police cert., birth cert. w/ translations} so we are getting all this together to be sent off.
Hello Musicgirl0912. There isn't usually a lot of action going on here, but welcome to the thread

It's nice to see another Romanian couple here.

So glad to know anghel's getting things together. if you need me you know where to find me

btw if for some reason im not checking on here which is rare, you or anyone wanting to know whats up with romanian interviews or preparation can also email me at hockeygir@gmail.com.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-10-05 23:27:00

If you have any questions you can PM me, i dont look in here as often as i do for q's but i will make it a habit so i dont go so long without answering. sorry eresh

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-10-05 09:55:00

QUOTE (Musicgirl0912 @ Oct 3 2007, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Eresh @ Sep 21 2007, 07:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have a question about the Police Certificate. Does your spouse get it from the police in the city they reside in or do you have to mail off a form for it somewhere?

Edited by Ionescu, 05 October 2007 - 09:54 AM.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-10-05 09:51:00

QUOTE (Eresh @ Sep 12 2007, 09:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ah okay

When I asked that question {about the 2 seperate threads} I was being a smart*** b/c it seems that only you and I are the ones speaking english.

yes unfortunately i have noticed that as well

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-09-15 21:09:00

QUOTE (Eresh @ Sep 8 2007, 02:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Ionescu @ Sep 4 2007, 09:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well bc if you want info on visa and processing and anything related to the visa process, most the ppl already gone thru it speaks english. If you ask a question in romanian, and a romanian does not know the answer, i cant answer or help you if its not in english.

Where'd that come from Tara? Was it from the question about the 2 hello Romania threads? I'm confused...of course it is 124am and I am running on pure Red Bull so confusion is to be expected.

Yes dear

you asked why there were 2 threads, one in english and one in romanian. i should have quoted, my bad for confusing you

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-09-12 09:18:00

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-09-04 09:30:00

Okay I am curious...Ionescu I think I asked you this question before but you said you were pregnant at the time if I remember correctly...anyways... we have to get one of those health certificates before we get married. I am curious what they do to you...if any of you guys know and can tell me...I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

I dont know

We paid extra money to avoid any medical things since i was pregnant and didnt want the xray and my husband is scared of needles and didnt want his blood taken. but i know xrays and blood test is done.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2007-01-18 14:52:00

welcome to VJ

and have a safe trip to ro

keep in mind, getting married in romania is NOT cheap, be prepared to pay big since you are american. especially for translations for passport, bc, divorse decree if you have one, AND you have to sign a paper stating you are free to marry in romania, which cost me and edi something like $200 just for that paper. you pay alot of people along the way. lil tip, it doesnt hurt to give gifts to ppl, if you want something done FAST, and not have to wait weeks, a chocolate bar, bag of coffee and a bottle of wine will guarentee shortened wait times. me and edi were told it would be 2 weeks before we could get married, we gave the lady in potcoava a chocolate bar, bag of coffee and a bottle of wine , we were married the next day

if you ever wanna talk, my email is hockeygir@gmail.com
congrats on your upcoming marriage

hugs,
Tara

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-10-06 19:44:00

He kinda likes the food

so far his fav thing is ranch dressing and my moms home made chilli :lol:

Hes from Caransebes

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-09-21 08:56:00

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing

Edi is doing great here in the US. Hes adjusted way faster than I ever thought, him and his son became inseperable by day 2 of meeting, and its just so good to feel happy and see him happy. There are times when he misses Romania, but i remind him of the trains, bus's, living in the villiage and gathering water, having the toilet outside etc, and he begins to unsadden fast

he misses his mom and brother and dad ALOT, so i make sure he has PLENTY of phone cards on hand

hugs,
Tara

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-09-19 19:04:00

tell him not to worry ...the interview was a piece of cake does he speak good english? that may be a huge advantage....and also, tell him to bring all the proof he can find ...they're not gonna look at everything, but they behaved diferently...jokes, etc i almost gave myself a heartattack before going in the embassy, but once i was in there, everybody was really really nice. i couldnt believe it .
once again, nothin' to worry about!!!
best of luck for the interview !
gabby

His english is wonderful, he started learning in 1st grade, and sometimes i think he speaks it better than i do :lol:

he barely even has an accent. I have sent him lots of proof. He has an album of pictures, of us, and of our son, i sent him the first page to every chat weve had since i sent in the petition back in November, i sent in a copy of my cell phone records, emails. I believe that is all. I hope its enough. Hes just stressing

As I am. Thx for the reply gabby

hugs,
Tara

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-05-28 09:28:00

that video was AWSOME !!!
maybe now other countries wont see us anymore as the land of gipsies and abandoned children.
im romanian, my husband is american, and we plan to move to romania for good in about 2 years! he likes it more there than here in the states ! and to be honest, so do i .

i have a question for you, if you can help me...after obtaining a tourist visa for USA (we're trying to get my mom over here for a short visit) can my mom use it after, lets say, 6 months? or it becomes invalid if she doesnt use it after a certain amount of days / months ?

thanks!
gabby

Me and my Edy plan to move back to Romania for good as well. Not sure when yet, heck hes not even here yet. His packet3 was just sent off to him from the embassy this past Friday.
Any info for him i can pass on about the interview and before would be lovely.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-05-27 21:06:00

My fiances parents were thrilled he was finally getting married!!

hes picky, they didnt think hed ever find one good enough for him. They ofcorse wanted me to live in Romania, and raise our son there, but are just as happy with us in the US, they said as long as we are happy where we are and go visit them yearly.
My best experience in Romania was at his moms house.

I love his family soooo much!!!

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-04-29 22:07:00

Cancelled application and starting a new one for a different relationship

Im not Romanian but my fiance is, and i have many many many Romanian friends here in the US and in Romania. Its always nice to see other Romanians. Lived in Romania for over a year, my son was made in Romania

Id have to say Romania is my favorite place i ever visited in all my travels around the world.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-04-12 22:16:00

Asia: East and Pacific

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2008-08-04 13:14:00

K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

K3 FAMILY - HANGOUT, week of March 16

This is for all waiting for the NVC to recieve their petition approvals. Its frustrating, but i wouldnt take it to heart if the CRS's are pissy. They have sooooo many ppl calling about their petitions, and if not there, there isnt much they can do about it. In all honesty, when they say "wait 90 days" its not just to get you off the phone. That is the standard wait time they tell you when waiting for petitions to come from the service centers. You could always call the service center and ask if they still have your petition. A thing to remember, all petitions are sent from the service centers to the NVC in bulk on FRIDAYS. So they only do it once a week. This was advised to me when i was waiting for my petition to reach the NVC. Just trying to give a ray of light on the NVC situation.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2009-03-20 15:33:00

K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

if my wife had interview for K3 can we still continue the I 130 also?

Moved to K3 forum

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2009-12-19 03:00:00

K-3 Spousal Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

What the heck...?!!

Yes most of the work for the K-1 is during the AOS period of our horrible experience with USCIS. Its not during the approval time.
I did my research before i filed and when i saw that the K3 does take longer than the K1 i went the K1 route. Also being already married to your SO does not guarantee you a quick process.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2010-01-13 00:16:00

How does ADAM Wash ACT affect for a sex offender...

i would think and hope overseas sex offenders as well as US sex offenders would be denied.

Edited by Sinergy, 23 January 2009 - 02:50 PM.

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2009-01-23 14:48:00

Third K1 Visa

QUOTE (Happy Bunny @ Jan 23 2009, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The irony in this whole thread is that the American women on this site disprove the 'gold digger' angle at the very least...petitioning men who will likely not 'hit the ground running' and land some swish job. The American women on this site obviously also prove that we are family minded...at least in the husband/wife sense. If the American women here were interested in money and things over quality and creating a life with one man....well hell, there'd be hardly any AW here petitioning foreign men.

FYI, I'm in my 30's, I have no kids, I take care of myself financially, am physically fit...I lead a very healthy and active lifestyle which includes eating right and working out 5 days a week. I would love to settle down with a man and start a family of our own. I wouldn't run from a man who makes little money...depending on the circs, of course. If he's back in school to better himself or starting out his own biz and has fallen on tough times, I make enough to keep things afloat. Of course, if he's capping out at 18k a year with no hopes of growth because he's lazy/unambitious/uneducated...hell no. But that becomes more about characteristic traits that I find unattractive, and not really to do with money per se.

So don't tell me I'm the only female in America like this, cos that's laughable.

Some of the men here stated things like 'American women expect too much' and in the same breath (or paragraph), list their desires in a partner, some characteristics are in direct contrast to each other. It's never going to happen if you don't 'get real'....you want a woman who basically doesn't have an opinion of her own....Steve, you want a woman who doesn't' care about money at all, yet you're unattracted to strong assertive women. How can a woman not be strong if she is to be a partner to a man who is not financially strong? I infer that you just want a woman who will be happy with what you give her, and nothing more. You don't want an equal partner, you want a woman who will run and hide when the dishwasher blows up. There's this saying 'give a starving man a stale Saltine and he'll think it's the best Ritz he's ever eaten.' Are you a stale Saltine, Steve? Is that why you're afraid of expectations?

I'm personally not offended by your views, because they shout to me a very sad picture...you must have been hellaciously hurt in the past, and for that, I pity you. I hope in this period you find yourself single, you do some soul searching and perhaps some therapy which gets to the bottom of why you are so scared to be with someone who has expectations of you. Sounds to me like you've disappointed some people in your life, and it has really affected you greatly. But don't kid yourself....we all have expectations...some are realistic, some are not. Yours seem a little 'set up for failure' if you ask me, and until you get to to bottom of things, you may very well find yourself on your 6th or 7th visa and still in the same boat you're in now.

'Its not me, it's them'

Best of luck to you!

best post in all of the thread

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2009-01-23 14:45:00

Third K1 Visa

QUOTE (steve55 @ Jan 22 2009, 02:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Donna A @ Jan 12 2009, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thats why they are a high fraud country...for their honesty?

Just read this USCIS link where the US govt did a study.

http://www.uscis.gov...t_AppendixA.pdf

Apparently, after 10 years of follow up, they found that Asian /Western marriages, 80% are still married, (compared to only 50% of Western/Western marriages) and the age gaps are large by western standards, the girl often being 10-20 years younger. And when interviewed, economic improvement was not the motivating factor for marying Western men. It says so in the US govt study. Asian ladies dont easily divorce. WIth or without $$, they are happy with a loving husband. Its a fact that in America, finances are the #1 cause of divorce. Ask any mariage counselor! And its not the man leaving the woman because she doesnt make enough. !!!!!Think about it.

Many find it hard to believe, but while NOT ALL Western woman are $$$ sensitive, it is what causes many ladies to divorce or leave their man in teh US. Sorry if thats hard to accept. I dont need that kind of stress in my life. I want a woman who will stay with me regardless of what $$ I make. This is one of MANY reasons why I seek a foreign , if not filipina wife.

Sorry this has gotten so far off topic.

Maybe it has nothing to do with your money

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2009-01-23 00:52:00

Third K1 Visa

QUOTE (justashooter @ Jan 22 2009, 12:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (HannahP @ Jan 18 2009, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Cham @ Jan 17 2009, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Corinthians @ Jan 16 2009, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (HannahP @ Jan 15 2009, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

anything above a BMI of 25 is considered overweight

But, BMI isn't good at accounting for muscle mass. Maybe he lifts alot?

exactly...not all people who have a higher BMI are *fat*

and so what if that person is overweight...ack

Oh, as a recovering anorexic, I totally understand the shortcomings of BMI. But still. I thought it was hilarious that he's conventionally considered overweight, yet he's complaining about American women who are overweight. Hypocrisy, much?

6'3" and 215 is not "conventionally considered overweight". It is healthy for a man to have this shape. I am 5'9" and 205, carry it all above the waist because i used to lift a lot, and am still muscle bound. You might call me "overweight", but I would then in turn challenge you and your 3 best friends to an arm-wrestling match, simultaneously.

Seriously, a 5'2" 150 pound woman is a lot more overweight than a 6'3" 215 pound man.

My wife is 5'1" and 105. Her figure is part of the attraction that resulted in our marriage. Whether you like it or not, men are attracted to women that are not overweight.

im super glad you CANT speak for any men other than yourself

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2009-01-23 00:48:00

Called the USCIS number

CathyLove the email addy to CSC is CSC-XII.129F@dhs.gov
I am a November 14 NOA1 also and still waiting for my approval. Dont worry you can keep it together. Have faith that it will come soon and keep good company with the vj members and your mind wont wonder into neverland. :hehe:

Hugs,
Tara

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-16 21:53:00

Called the USCIS number

meauxna hahaha no worries, we all make typos, its all part of the K1 stressing process

my biggest typo will haunt me forever as I was at work and went to type DISK and typed DIC* instead by accident. hey, my stand by my word as in if you can understand what i MEANT to say, then thats all that counts

Hugs,
Tara

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-14 22:14:00

Called the USCIS number

[b]CDC? YES after such a crappy day for me, i finally had a good laugh. We all make our typing mistakes, but

Jaylen Brit

"CDC???
No wonder there's been no reply.. prolly still looking up the illness 'K1' in the toxicology books!"

TOTALLY MADE MY DAY! :thumbs:

Hugs, Tara

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-14 21:29:00

Ill bid you for it!!! :hehe:

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 14:40:00

jasman0717 :lol:

WOULDNT THAT BE A HOOT!!!!

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 14:31:00

JanaStepho crossing fingers toes and anything else crossable!! :thumbs:

Steph1010 your not helping!!! :hehe:

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 14:26:00

I want to rant!!!!!!! :angry:

This is pissing me off! I get a responce saying that my petition is activly being processed, i get touched 2 times in 1 day and STILL other people with the same NOA1 date or LATER are getting approved. I too am sorry, i really dont want to sound like a b***h but this mental ####### is horrible! And its not something you can control, its going to be heartbreaking wheather you sit by the computer waiting or not. "deep breath in deep breath out"

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 14:16:00

meauxna you could have

but then youd be sitting through my horribly long boring story on why i didnt!

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 15:46:00

meauxna i do acttually feel better. thanks :blush:

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 15:22:00

Its like putting spongebob behind a desk and telling him to do something, by the time he figures out how to do it the person waiting is old, grey and too old to remember what was going on!!!

Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 14:34:00

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Sinergy

Female

Romania

2006-02-17 14:28:00