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When did the interview date appear on the embassy website? Seems like it should have showed up quite a while ago. Best bet would be to postpone the interview date. Not a problem and others here have done it.

Probably never. The online schedule is down "temporarily" that means forever in Russia. I am surprised they answered somebody's phone calls and emails at all. They answered only one of my emails and the answer was useless. That was long time ago. Usually, you have to come and stay in line just to ask your question.

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Well this is just plain nutty. My fiancee received the packet from the moscow embassy yesterday stating that the interview is scheduled for April 1 - all of two weeks away. They say that if you do n

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AKguy and I are in the same boat.. just a few days apart with respect to initial filing date, NOA1, NOA2 and interview date.. My girl also has not gotten her package from embassy, and I have her interview date via email sent to me about four weeks ago.. So we just wait.. Interview April 28th..

Question----does this delay in sending out the package reflect on how long the embassy is going to take to put the visa in passport and have it sent to my girl's home city (assuming she is approved of course)...... I am hoping for no longer than a ten day delay between interview and her receiving the passport back in her home city.. any experience with this time frame would be helpful..

K-1 Visa

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Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Moscow, Russia

I-129F Sent : 2009-11-20

I-129F NOA1 : 2009-11-23

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2010-02-09

NVC Received : 2010-02-16

NVC Left : 2010-02-19

Consulate Received : 2010-02-25

Packet 3 Received :

Packet 3 Sent :

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2010-04-28

Interview Result : Approved 2010-04-28

Second Interview

(If Required):

Second Interview Result:

Visa Received : 2010-05-05

US Entry : 2010-05-07

Marriage :

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slim Grand Master

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Question----does this delay in sending out the package reflect on how long the embassy is going to take to put the visa in passport and have it sent to my girl's home city (assuming she is approved of course)...... I am hoping for no longer than a ten day delay between interview and her receiving the passport back in her home city.. any experience with this time frame would be helpful..

Not necessarily. My wife was in Vladivostok when she got her visa (after interview in Moscow) and it only took about a week. Her packet took something like a month. Definitely not the same timetable.

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Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

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I got an email from them yesterday after I asked if and when they sent the paperwork to Anna. They said they sent it out March 2nd.

11/13/2009 -- Mailed I-129F

11/17/2009 -- Received NOA 1

02/10/2010 -- NOA 2 Mailed

02/16/2010 -- NOA 2 Received (via email)

02/19/2010 -- Petition forwarded to Moscow

04/23/2010 -- Scheduled Interview - SUCCESS

07/20/2010 -- Entrance to USA POE Anchorage

08/21/2010 -- Wedding

11/04/2010 -- Mailed AOS

01/25/2011 -- AOS Interview - SUCCESS

Member of the RUB group, where high horses meet low brows.

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AKguy and I are in the same boat.. just a few days apart with respect to initial filing date, NOA1, NOA2 and interview date.. My girl also has not gotten her package from embassy, and I have her interview date via email sent to me about four weeks ago.. So we just wait.. Interview April 28th..

Question----does this delay in sending out the package reflect on how long the embassy is going to take to put the visa in passport and have it sent to my girl's home city (assuming she is approved of course)...... I am hoping for no longer than a ten day delay between interview and her receiving the passport back in her home city.. any experience with this time frame would be helpful..

I think the visa delivery time depends on what city she live is. It should be much faster for few bigger cities. I've heard people are getting the visa two days after the interview. But I would not count on that. More than a week delay is not uncommon.

At least you can plan something. I got an email from embassy last Friday 3/19/2010 claiming they did not get out papers yet. NVC said it sent on 3/4/2010.

slim Grand Master

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More than a week delay is not uncommon.

I've never once, in all my time here on VJ, heard of it taking more than a week.

Русский форум член.

Ensure your beneficiary makes and brings with them to the States a copy of the DS-3025 (vaccination form)

If the government is going to force me to exercise my "right" to health care, then they better start requiring people to exercise their Right to Bear Arms. - "Where's my public option rifle?"

AKguy Community Regular

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Has she ever received the package?

Only when we're together... :P

Thanks folks, I'll be here all night!

Anyway.

No, still hasn't received it. She did tell me she saw something on the news recently stating that mail coming out of Moscow, any type of mail, has been taking 2-3 weeks to get to it's destination. Mail system there is in bad shape.

11/13/2009 -- Mailed I-129F

11/17/2009 -- Received NOA 1

02/10/2010 -- NOA 2 Mailed

02/16/2010 -- NOA 2 Received (via email)

02/19/2010 -- Petition forwarded to Moscow

04/23/2010 -- Scheduled Interview - SUCCESS

07/20/2010 -- Entrance to USA POE Anchorage

08/21/2010 -- Wedding

11/04/2010 -- Mailed AOS

01/25/2011 -- AOS Interview - SUCCESS

Member of the RUB group, where high horses meet low brows.

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Seems like your time in AP added more days until your interview. Try to remain calm and use the extra time to make sure all is in order. Everything is moving forward, so try to look on the bright side. :)

11/13/2009 -- Mailed I-129F

11/17/2009 -- Received NOA 1

02/10/2010 -- NOA 2 Mailed

02/16/2010 -- NOA 2 Received (via email)

02/19/2010 -- Petition forwarded to Moscow

04/23/2010 -- Scheduled Interview - SUCCESS

07/20/2010 -- Entrance to USA POE Anchorage

08/21/2010 -- Wedding

11/04/2010 -- Mailed AOS

01/25/2011 -- AOS Interview - SUCCESS

Member of the RUB group, where high horses meet low brows.

Sveta and Ko Contributor

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No, still hasn't received it. She did tell me she saw something on the news recently stating that mail coming out of Moscow, any type of mail, has been taking 2-3 weeks to get to it's destination. Mail system there is in bad shape.

I thought they use DHL which is separate from Russian national mail system.

Sveta and Ko Contributor

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Seems like your time in AP added more days until your interview. Try to remain calm and use the extra time to make sure all is in order. Everything is moving forward, so try to look on the bright side. :)

Not only time in AP. The consulate usually gets the papers few days after the NVC sends it out. It took 19 days for us assuming they received the papers today. This is an additional two week delay out of nowhere!

Thanks. I will try to hold on. At least my daughter can start to cross days in the calendar :)

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I thought they use DHL which is separate from Russian national mail system.

That one I'm not sure about...

11/13/2009 -- Mailed I-129F

11/17/2009 -- Received NOA 1

02/10/2010 -- NOA 2 Mailed

02/16/2010 -- NOA 2 Received (via email)

02/19/2010 -- Petition forwarded to Moscow

04/23/2010 -- Scheduled Interview - SUCCESS

07/20/2010 -- Entrance to USA POE Anchorage

08/21/2010 -- Wedding

11/04/2010 -- Mailed AOS

01/25/2011 -- AOS Interview - SUCCESS

Member of the RUB group, where high horses meet low brows.

Sveta and Ko Contributor

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That one I'm not sure about...

There is a talk about beneficiaries getting "yellow envelope" in the mail. There are no color envelopes used by Russian post as far as I know. DHL's envelope is yellow indeed. Normal delivery time for DHL should be few days within the country. Chelyabinsk is a big city. There is no customs on the way (one of the reasons mail is delayed in Russia if crossing the boarder).

Passports are delivered back by DHL. People say it usually takes two-three days. Maybe it is a different service.

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Hey Folks !

Good thread .... I have been watching this like a hawk ! I'm still waiting for the packet to arrive at NVC and then on to Moscow !

For all those who have gone before and especially AKguy as you are almost there ..... how did you handle the I-134 ? Thought I read on the website that it was not needed ... and then it was and it had to be notarized ?? ....... and in particular if it is needed ... question #11

I guess I am getting old ... but the question itself seems kind of goofy to me.

" Are you going to support the individual in item 3 " " Well Hell Yes .. she's going to be my wife !!! "

My attorney helped me with the I134 and he said to put "N/A" on the line for question 11 because it does not apply to K1 Visas...

Jim

Jim & Irina

 
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