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Misha & Ira Experienced

Misha & Ira   113

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The Ukraine is rather easier.

Also, since the Ukraine no longer requires a visa for US citizens to travel to. Ira and I decided to meet the first time...Kiev is a nice place to visit...

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July 5, 2011 - Mailed 129f

July 8, 2011 - NOA1

July 10, 2011 - Touch

October 4, 2011 - NOA2

October 18, 2011 - NVC Receive

October 20, 2011 - NVC Depart

October 24, 2011 - Consulate Receive

November 28, 2011 - Appointment scheduled.

November 28, 2011 - Visa Approved!

December 2, 2011 - Visa in hand,

December 22, 2011 - Fly to Russia.

January 5, 2012 - Return together - POE - IAD (Dulles)

February 25. 2012 - Marriage

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Oksana & Max   94

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The Ukraine is rather easier.

Also, since the Ukraine no longer requires a visa for US citizens to travel to. Ira and I decided to meet the first time...Kiev is a nice place to visit...

I agree.

I just came from Kyiv in July visiting my fiance. And it was great beatiful city a lot of places to go. While a lot of my relatives are from Kyiv, this was my first visit.

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"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths." (Proverbs 3, 5-6)

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Samu and JoJo Apprentice

Samu and JoJo   0

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Thank you so much everyone. And it turns out as I got more information updated from my hubby, the lady personally told him what to do and what the document was. She said they would send us the visa after they receive the papers, in other words he is approved and I over worried for nothing x] <3

But thank you all so much, your words were very helpful. And he has gotten his personbevis in english so he is all set there, all that is left is his doctors appointment which is on its way.

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"Love is patient..."

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M in CA Collaborator

M in CA   9

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He has to get an English translation of his Swedish birth certificate. It needs to be accompanied by a certificate of translation, for which you can find a template here on VJ or on USCIS website. The certificate basically just needs to state that the person who translated it is fluent in both languages.

No need for certified translation. The Swedish TAX Authority will issue him a new "Person Record Extract" immediately in english. It is what they use for birth certificate.

Sounds like the guy went to the right place and did the right thing. :)

IR-1/CR-1 Spouse CA Svc Ctr 2011 (82 days) Apr07: NOA1. Jun27: NOA2 text.
Delivery from USCIS to NVC (24 days) Jul21: CSC mailed it to NVC

NVC (43 days)
Jul25: "in the NVC bldg"---->Jul26: NVC Case#,IIN# (1 day in-house, 29 days since NOA2)

AOS i-864.....Jul28: bill rcv'd (2 days)& paid ---->Aug01: "paid"/mailed (4 days). Aug3: AOS in the bldg
Aug 11: phone rep "AOS RFE: 23/24a: no blanks" (pdf won't print n/a"). Fedex'd new copy (arrived Aug 12)
Aug 22: AOS approved

IV ds-230:
Jul26: send DS-3032 ----> Jul29: DS-3032 accepted (3 days)
Aug01: bill rcv'd (2 days)& paid ---->Aug02: "paid"/mailed (1 day)
Aug04:ds-230 delivered ---> Aug 12: "under review"
Aug 15: phone rep "RFE:ds-230 #30." (16th bdate left as "----") Fedex'd new copy (arrived Aug 16)
Aug 30: phone rep: "no military record." me: "it's there!" rep: "15 biz days starting today"
Sep 06: phone rep: "needs review. 15 MORE biz days" me: "no way" Supervisor asks Mgr "open file & verify it's complete since 8/16." 6 hours later: CASE CLOSED!

Consulate
Sep 13: INTERVIEW scheduled, email letter arrived
Sep 15: MEDICAL in Stockholm
Sep 23: Packet Left NVC -> Embassy
Oct 31: INTERVIEW 4-minutes and DONE. APPROVED. Visa is "in the mail"

Nov 27: arrival in USA

DIVORCE: final May 2015 - never whould have married without dating in-person for at least a year.

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M in CA Collaborator

M in CA   9

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wait - if he's your hubby, then why are you applying for a K-1?

IR-1/CR-1 Spouse CA Svc Ctr 2011 (82 days) Apr07: NOA1. Jun27: NOA2 text.
Delivery from USCIS to NVC (24 days) Jul21: CSC mailed it to NVC

NVC (43 days)
Jul25: "in the NVC bldg"---->Jul26: NVC Case#,IIN# (1 day in-house, 29 days since NOA2)

AOS i-864.....Jul28: bill rcv'd (2 days)& paid ---->Aug01: "paid"/mailed (4 days). Aug3: AOS in the bldg
Aug 11: phone rep "AOS RFE: 23/24a: no blanks" (pdf won't print n/a"). Fedex'd new copy (arrived Aug 12)
Aug 22: AOS approved

IV ds-230:
Jul26: send DS-3032 ----> Jul29: DS-3032 accepted (3 days)
Aug01: bill rcv'd (2 days)& paid ---->Aug02: "paid"/mailed (1 day)
Aug04:ds-230 delivered ---> Aug 12: "under review"
Aug 15: phone rep "RFE:ds-230 #30." (16th bdate left as "----") Fedex'd new copy (arrived Aug 16)
Aug 30: phone rep: "no military record." me: "it's there!" rep: "15 biz days starting today"
Sep 06: phone rep: "needs review. 15 MORE biz days" me: "no way" Supervisor asks Mgr "open file & verify it's complete since 8/16." 6 hours later: CASE CLOSED!

Consulate
Sep 13: INTERVIEW scheduled, email letter arrived
Sep 15: MEDICAL in Stockholm
Sep 23: Packet Left NVC -> Embassy
Oct 31: INTERVIEW 4-minutes and DONE. APPROVED. Visa is "in the mail"

Nov 27: arrival in USA

DIVORCE: final May 2015 - never whould have married without dating in-person for at least a year.

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Kathryn41 Grand Master

Kathryn41   3,205

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I'm glad that you have everything sorted out and on its way to approval.

Regarding referring to your fiance as your 'husband' even though you are not yet married, please tell him to be very sure he does not inadvertently refer to you as his wife when he arrives at the POE to the US or they will deny him entry. You are his fiancee and he needs to remember to use that word only. There have been fiance/fiancees denied at interviews and at the border because they have gotten so used to calling their fiancee/es 'husband' and 'wife' that they used this term to an immigration or border official and were then deemed ineligible for a 'fiancee' visa.

So, just a word of caution . . as much as you like to view yourself as married already, make sure you don't cause yourself problems by forgetting you are still only engaged legally. USCIS does not have a sense of 'romance' , nor are they very 'understanding'.

Good luck with the rest of the visa process. You will be married soon enough :yes: .

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Samu and JoJo   0

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I'm glad that you have everything sorted out and on its way to approval.

Regarding referring to your fiance as your 'husband' even though you are not yet married, please tell him to be very sure he does not inadvertently refer to you as his wife when he arrives at the POE to the US or they will deny him entry. You are his fiancee and he needs to remember to use that word only. There have been fiance/fiancees denied at interviews and at the border because they have gotten so used to calling their fiancee/es 'husband' and 'wife' that they used this term to an immigration or border official and were then deemed ineligible for a 'fiancee' visa.

So, just a word of caution . . as much as you like to view yourself as married already, make sure you don't cause yourself problems by forgetting you are still only engaged legally. USCIS does not have a sense of 'romance' , nor are they very 'understanding'.

Good luck with the rest of the visa process. You will be married soon enough :yes:.

No, it's not like that :] he is smart enough to refer to me as he normally does :] and nothing is on it's way to being approved, he IS now approved <3 his visa came in the mail 2 days ago <3

"Love is patient..."

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Kathryn41   3,205

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No, it's not like that :] he is smart enough to refer to me as he normally does :] and nothing is on it's way to being approved, he IS now approved <3 his visa came in the mail 2 days ago <3

Congratulations! :yes:

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

.― Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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