Smooth as Silk

[ramzis51 0]

Well, it's a done deal. She's here and we all survived. A few scrapes with the local authorities but ####### it's Russia. In a nutshell, the interview went well. Only a few minutes and a few questions(I posted a short review) . They did take the completed I-134 but paid little or no attention to the supporting documentation. The DHL arrangements for delivery of the Visa were made at the office about a block from the Embassy. The office is located on the ground floor in a small upscale shopping Mall that had some old Bentleys and Jags parked on the side near some resturant named the White Elephant, Pink Elephant or some s*&$. We arranged to pick the Visa package at the DHL office in Moscow center. They have later hours and it is easy to get to. The Visa was issued 2 days after the interview. The DHL fee was 973 rubles.

My fiancee was asked a few questions by the Russian passport control people as we left Russia and they paid very close attention to the K-2 Visa and Daughters documentation. We had about 300lbs of luggage and a carefully placed 1000 ruble note got the baggage on the flight to JFK without any hassle.

The entry into the states was a piece of cake. I went through the visitors line with my fiancee and the agent was overly helpful. All-in-all a very good experience. An experience none of us will ever forget. I am especially moved by some of the people I met and the places in Russia that I experienced. In 3 trips to Russia, I literally met all of my fiancees family and friends from Moscow to Vladivostok. Totally cool!

The one thing I would tell anyone who embarks on this endeavor would be to tell the truth about EVERYTHING to EVERYONE and that TOO MUCH documentation is NOT ENOUGH. And I would be remiss if I did not add that this site provided some very useful info.

Best of luck!! Have fun!!

Thanks for sharing your happy ending with us----it's a great encouragement

[slim 1,523]

Congrats, and good luck on your new Journey!