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[alex&Iulia 0]

Hello

I need to ask a question. My fiancée, who lives in the Ukraine, has two kids. One of them is under 16 years of age. In October 2010, we filed documents which her ex-husband signed to allow the children to leave the country. I paid $300 for those documents. Today she talked to her friend who is in the same situation. The friend told her that those documents are not valid anymore; they only valid for 3 months. I really do not want to have to re-file these documents. With processing times in Vermont now over 7 moths I do not know what to do now. Are those documents still valid? Who would have this information?

Thanks Alex.

[pushbrk 12,824]

Hello

I need to ask a question. My fiancée, who lives in the Ukraine, has two kids. One of them is under 16 years of age. In October 2010, we filed documents which her ex-husband signed to allow the children to leave the country. I paid $300 for those documents. Today she talked to her friend who is in the same situation. The friend told her that those documents are not valid anymore; they only valid for 3 months. I really do not want to have to re-file these documents. With processing times in Vermont now over 7 moths I do not know what to do now. Are those documents still valid? Who would have this information?

Thanks Alex.

These documents will need to be current at the time of both the visa interview and exit date from Ukraine. No way around that. They were NOT needed when the petition was filed but I can certainly understand why you would want to obtain them before filing.

[alex&Iulia 0]

We got documents not before filling the i-129f petition, but after I filled the petition. The question how long those documents are valid? And who will know how long they are valid?

[payxibka 10,045]

These documents will need to be current at the time of both the visa interview and exit date from Ukraine. No way around that.

You know this for a fact? I love it how experts from half way around the world provide specific answers for a consulate they have no personal knowledge about.

My wife's documents were 8 months old at the time of the interview (dated in October, Interview in May). As for exit, our documents worked more than two years later for exit from Ukraine...

To the OP.... If the consulate has a time limit on the permission document, which if it does it might be one year, then it is best to e-mail them directly (kyivIV@state.gov). Then you know that the answer you get is what it is for that consulate

[baron555 934]

You know this for a fact? I love it how experts from half way around the world provide specific answers for a consulate they have no personal knowledge about.

My wife's documents were 8 months old at the time of the interview (dated in October, Interview in May). As for exit, our documents worked more than two years later for exit from Ukraine...

To the OP.... If the consulate has a time limit on the permission document, which if it does it might be one year, then it is best to e-mail them directly (kyivIV@state.gov). Then you know that the answer you get is what it is for that consulate

Yes email the consulate. They are nice folks there and they know what they want from you.

[pushbrk 12,824]

You know this for a fact? I love it how experts from half way around the world provide specific answers for a consulate they have no personal knowledge about.

My wife's documents were 8 months old at the time of the interview (dated in October, Interview in May). As for exit, our documents worked more than two years later for exit from Ukraine...

To the OP.... If the consulate has a time limit on the permission document, which if it does it might be one year, then it is best to e-mail them directly (kyivIV@state.gov). Then you know that the answer you get is what it is for that consulate

Should have said "current enough to satisfy the Consulate and Ukrainian authorities". However, you have no idea what I do or do not have personal knowledge of, so watch it, buddy.

[payxibka 10,045]

Should have said "current enough to satisfy the Consulate and Ukrainian authorities". However, you have no idea what I do or do not have personal knowledge of, so watch it, buddy.

Please don't threaten me...

Edited March 18, 2011 by payxibka

[pushbrk 12,824]

Please don't threaten me...

Nobody is threatening anybody. Get real.

[payxibka 10,045]

never fails... you always need to have the last word...

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I propose a beer summit to resolve this dispute!