Just came back from the embassy....

[~Chad~ 0]

congrats Jason and Sasha!

[Don E 0]

Congratulations to both of you!!!!! I was also surprised at the "grilling" you got Sasha, but you obviously handled it very well!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! :dance:

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Thanks Chad, Don, Len and Bren!! We're still floating....

Kirk and Roger, thank you very much. I was surprised myself that it took so long. She was just asking and asking. She even asked about our age difference and if we are comfortable with, diferences in our education, etc. But she was respectful.

The interesting thing is that the night before the interview i read the interview experience of some Russian girl on a Russian web site and she said that they didn't give her visa at once because the consul didn't like the fact that they started dating when her american fiance was still married and that he didn't pay alimony to his child. So the girl was asked in a rude manner to bring the document from the court that this american fiance and his ex had an agreement about this alimony situation or smth. And this girl also described this lady-consular and it seemed that i was interviewed by the same woman. And Jason and I had the same situation, we started dating when he was still married but legally separated. I did tell her everything in detail about it and she was satisfied.

Thank God, it's all behind us.

Sasha

CONGRATULATIONS Natalia and I wish you much success and happiness.

Interestingly, Natalia may have spoken to the same woman on the forum for Russian women. If it is the same woman, she did get her VISA about a week later but only after her fiancee provided proof of alimony payments. Apparently, the interviewer at the consulate was a little put off by the fact that they started dating long before the divorce - i.e. there was some suspicion of a home-wrecker situation.

I think its exactly the same woman. The bit about dating before the divorce was final definitely made me think it was the same woman. Anyway, Thanks alot for congratulating us. We'll be pulling for you too!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

alright, who's drinkin?? I'm buying.

White Zin here...um...I mean...scotch on the rocks!

Apparently, the interviewer at the consulate was a little put off by the fact that they started dating long before the divorce - i.e. there was some suspicion of a home-wrecker situation.

Again, I'm perplexed. They're supposed to only ascertain that the relationship is real and that the beneficiary won't become a public charge. There should be no moral impositions made on the case at all. Crazy.

Kirk, you are more than welcome to drink your girlie white zin, but you have to do it straight from the box with a long tube. Like a wine-bong. scotch is better but I prefer American whiskey over Scotch whiskey. Scotch makes me forget where I live and how to use my face. Hahaha.

[mox 298]

Kirk, you are more than welcome to drink your girlie white zin, but you have to do it straight from the box with a long tube. Like a wine-bong. scotch is better but I prefer American whiskey over Scotch whiskey. Scotch makes me forget where I live and how to use my face. Hahaha.

Well I have to confess that ever since I moved out to California almost 3 years ago I've developed a taste for red wine. I don't like Zin as it's too sweet, but I love a good Cab. But I will never, ever turn down a Guinness.

Funny...vodka is what makes me forget how to use my face. Or more precisely it makes me not understand why my face is pressed into the pavement when just a few moments ago I was sure that I was upright.

[Jason-Sasha 1]

I think all of us here know that feeling all too well. I'm a huge wine fan (not be confused with wine snob), since i sell the stuff everyday. I can drink cabs and pinots all night because its just so good. But the one thing I hate is the headache the next day. Usually the headache begins even before going to bed. I can drink vodka and whiskey and feel pretty good even the next morning. But red wine.....forget it. You're lucky to live where you do for the varieties of great wine. We have the same selections from all over the world, but it costs more.

[Bobalouie 0]

I think all of us here know that feeling all too well. I'm a huge wine fan (not be confused with wine snob), since i sell the stuff everyday. I can drink cabs and pinots all night because its just so good. But the one thing I hate is the headache the next day. Usually the headache begins even before going to bed. I can drink vodka and whiskey and feel pretty good even the next morning. But red wine.....forget it. You're lucky to live where you do for the varieties of great wine. We have the same selections from all over the world, but it costs more.

My soon to be father in law MAKES his own whiskey and wine, and normally I dont like either of them, but the stuff that he makes is sooooo good I actually have fun at the big family get togethers when the toasts start flying around! I told him on my last trip that once my Russian gets up to snuff, he is going to be teaching me some things!

[eekee 182]

I think all of us here know that feeling all too well. I'm a huge wine fan (not be confused with wine snob), since i sell the stuff everyday. I can drink cabs and pinots all night because its just so good. But the one thing I hate is the headache the next day. Usually the headache begins even before going to bed. I can drink vodka and whiskey and feel pretty good even the next morning. But red wine.....forget it. You're lucky to live where you do for the varieties of great wine. We have the same selections from all over the world, but it costs more.

My soon to be father in law MAKES his own whiskey and wine, and normally I dont like either of them, but the stuff that he makes is sooooo good I actually have fun at the big family get togethers when the toasts start flying around! I told him on my last trip that once my Russian gets up to snuff, he is going to be teaching me some things!

One of my American friends who works in Russia (who doesn't drink himself, lost his spleen in a car accident), made his own vodka (camogon) because he said he wanted to have a party. It took him four months. I had some and the flavor was much better than any commercial vodka I've had, although it was 80 proof so it was also stronger than any commercial vodka i've had.

I don't drink red wine either... gives me a migraine. I stick to beer and vodka shots. Mixers and other alcohols are just asking for trouble.

and congratulations to jason and sasha! за свадьбу!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

.......Still dancing and smiling.....

[ben2 0]

CONGRATS!!!

[Kotenochek 0]

Congratulations Sasha!!!!!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Thanks again all.

[slim 1,523]

Just to jump in....

I'm no wine drinker and the only thing I used to know about wine was that it came in a box or if you wanted to really impress her, you got the $10 bottle. But now that my wife is here and has been here for a while, I'm learning a little bit.

I'll never choose wine over beer or the other stuff, but now at least I know a little something about keeping her palate satisfied. (Waiting on the jokes.... but being serious.)

So, if you're not a "wine kind of guy" before your wife gets here, at least read up a little on it so when she says she wants something sweet but not too sweet, a little bitter, not too dark or flavorful, but not too light either, then you'll know which box to choose, the red or the white. (I usually just go with the cheapest and then tell her that's all they had.)

[eekee 182]

(I usually just go with the cheapest and then tell her that's all they had.)

:lol: