Romanian Embassy, Moldovian citizen who speakes Russian

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I am engaged to a Moldova citizen, we have applied for a K1 visa, CSC

When it is time for her interview in Bucharest, we will travel there together.

She does not speak English very well, and speaks no Romanian. She is Russian speaking.

My question:

Is there support for Russian speaking citizens of Moldova at the K1 visa interview?

Do we need to hire an interpreter for the interview?

Cheers,

Scott

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Hi, Scott!

You could mail or call the embassy to ask about this.

It's ok, they won't mind to answer and they even respond to the e-mails (done that )

Could luck, Aliona

E-mail American Citizens: acsbucharest@state.gov

Telephone: (+40) 21 200-3300

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that was "good luck" he-he

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Hi Aliona,

Thank you!!

I have been waiting for over a week to get a reply from the embassy, and today

I received a reply, they even gave me the contact information to two people who

do translation services.

Seems strange to me that the Romainian Embassy is servicing K-1 visa for Moldovian

citizens, yet do not support Russian language.

This was their reply:

Dear Mr. McClure:

Unfortunately we do not speak Russian. If your fiancée does not speak Romanian or English she must come at the interview accompanied by a translator who speaks these languages. We attach a list with the names and phone numbers of two individuals in Bucharest, who are working with the Romanian Ministry of Education, whom she may contact.

We hope this information is helpful to you and your fiancée.

Cheers,

Scott

Hi, Scott!

You could mail or call the embassy to ask about this.

It's ok, they won't mind to answer and they even respond to the e-mails (done that )

Could luck, Aliona

E-mail American Citizens: acsbucharest@state.gov

Telephone: (+40) 21 200-3300

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Hi Aliona,

Thank you!!

I have been waiting for over a week to get a reply from the embassy, and today

I received a reply, they even gave me the contact information to two people who

do translation services.

Seems strange to me that the Romainian Embassy is servicing K-1 visa for Moldovian

citizens, yet do not support Russian language.

This was their reply:

Dear Mr. McClure:

Unfortunately we do not speak Russian. If your fiancée does not speak Romanian or English she must come at the interview accompanied by a translator who speaks these languages. We attach a list with the names and phone numbers of two individuals in Bucharest, who are working with the Romanian Ministry of Education, whom she may contact.

We hope this information is helpful to you and your fiancée.

Cheers,

Scott

Because Russian is not the official language of Moldova. If a person speaks Moldovan they should be able to understand Romanian, as it is reportedly nearly identical.

Edited September 22, 2008 by payxibka

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Because Russian is not the official language of Moldova. If a person speaks Moldovan they should be able to understand Romanian, as it is reportedly nearly identical.

But romanian IS Republic's of Moldova state language, as weird as it may sound...

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I have visited Moldova 5 times now, and have yet to meet anyone who speaks Moldovian / Romanian!

In Chisinau it seems that russian is the most used language, and perhaps in the villages there are more Moldovian

speaking people. I wonder what the percentages are, one thing for sure, Russian is a very popular language

in the city.

Cheers,

Scott

Because Russian is not the official language of Moldova. If a person speaks Moldovan they should be able to understand Romanian, as it is reportedly nearly identical.

But romanian IS Republic's of Moldova state language, as weird as it may sound...

[payxibka 10,045]

I have visited Moldova 5 times now, and have yet to meet anyone who speaks Moldovian / Romanian!

In Chisinau it seems that russian is the most used language, and perhaps in the villages there are more Moldovian

speaking people. I wonder what the percentages are, one thing for sure, Russian is a very popular language

in the city.

Cheers,

Scott

My wife went to school in Chisinau and on her most recent journey, she had many people who initially refused to speak Russian with her and some who never did, forcing her to change language.

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How strange!!

In July I traveled by car from Chisinau to Odessa with my daughter, and best of all with

my Moldova sweetie, her Russian sure was helpful in Ukraine. I will ask more about Romanian

language in a couple days. I get to spend 10 days again in Moldova starting this Thursday,

and I will seek someone in Chisinau who speaks Romanian...you got me curious now!!!

Maybe I am just hanging with the Russians, and miss a whole segment of Chisinau

that speaks Romanian?

Thank you for the insight!

Cheers,

Scott

I have visited Moldova 5 times now, and have yet to meet anyone who speaks Moldovian / Romanian!

In Chisinau it seems that russian is the most used language, and perhaps in the villages there are more Moldovian

speaking people. I wonder what the percentages are, one thing for sure, Russian is a very popular language

in the city.

Cheers,

Scott

My wife went to school in Chisinau and on her most recent journey, she had many people who initially refused to speak Russian with her and some who never did, forcing her to change language.