Hello Poland!

[pilot's girl 0]

Witam,

Znalazlam bardzo fajny nowy portal internetowy, www.nasza-klasa.pl, doskonaly jezeli chcecie odnalezc stare szkolne znajomosci, powspominac itd.

Pozdrawiam

Monika

Oblukam.... No i oczywiscie jeszcze jest grono.net

[vdal 0]

niom, ja potwierdzam , co pisze nika Dja jestem zarejestrowana juz prawie od roku tam i qrka odnalazlam znajomych , ktorych lata juz nie widzialam,zwlaszcza ze szkol(a przeszlam ich troszke).jak ja zaczynalam to bylo malo osob,a teraz jest MASA LUDZI .

Mialam juz nawet jedno spotkanie po latach z dziewczynami z podstawowki jak bylam w Polsce.

Fajna sprawa:D

Pozdrawiam

[me! 0]

Hi Everyone! I just started applying for a k-1 for my boyfriend who is from chelm, poland. I'm glad to see there is a thread particularly for poles. It will be nice to be able to talk to you all.

My biggest worry about the visa process is that my boyfriend doesn't speak english. Were/are any of you in that situation? How were things when you got to the states? Did you feel isolated and have a hard time finding work, or did you learn quickly and transition smoothly? Did you find Polish-speaking friends quickly here in the states? How soon after getting married can you go back to poland to visit?

I just worry after all the work of getting the visa that Michal will get homesick! How do you all deal with homesickness?

I'm going to visit poland over christmas! I can't wait! We are going to a sylwester for new years. It'll be my first. Any idea what sort of clothes I should wear? A full-length gown?

Also, I speak polish somewhat, but need A LOT of practice with my spelling and grammar. Maybe reading all your posts will give me practice!

I'm excited to meet you all!

Me!

[sandy cheeks 0]

Hi Everyone! I just started applying for a k-1 for my boyfriend who is from chelm, poland. I'm glad to see there is a thread particularly for poles. It will be nice to be able to talk to you all.

My biggest worry about the visa process is that my boyfriend doesn't speak english. Were/are any of you in that situation? How were things when you got to the states? Did you feel isolated and have a hard time finding work, or did you learn quickly and transition smoothly? Did you find Polish-speaking friends quickly here in the states? How soon after getting married can you go back to poland to visit?

I just worry after all the work of getting the visa that Michal will get homesick! How do you all deal with homesickness?

I'm going to visit poland over christmas! I can't wait! We are going to a sylwester for new years. It'll be my first. Any idea what sort of clothes I should wear? A full-length gown?

Also, I speak polish somewhat, but need A LOT of practice with my spelling and grammar. Maybe reading all your posts will give me practice!

I'm excited to meet you all!

Me!

Hi Me!

First of all welcome!!!

I don't think you are gonna have any problems with your boyfriend not speaking english since you speak polish and as long as you guys can proof that you are in a "real" relationship everything will be fine! Plus as soon as he comes here he's gonna "have" to learn english just to get around.

Homesichness is something you're gonna have to deal with no matter what I guess. My husband is the US citizen in our relationship so I know how it is being so far away from your family. Especially since polish familys are usually very close to each other. But I'm sure you guys get through that good. Also you can always go back just for visits. When he comes here you'll have to get married and than apply for AOS. Whit that application you're also gonna apply for AP, which is kind like a free pass to be able to leave the states. Cause he won't be able to leave the US while his AOS is pending, with AP he can. But you'll learn about all that when you apply for it.

Good luck and happy thanksgiving... Oh, and have fun in Poland over christmas, you're gonna like it... I'm really jealous!!!!! And you probably wanna wear a full lenght gown as you already said it But you should talk to your boyfriend about what kind of party that's gonna be.

Beata

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

Hi Me

I too am jealous that you are spending Christmas and New Years in Poland. My husband and I were planning to go for the fall, but we didn't make it. Now we have our AOS interview next week, so we are excited about that. We have Poland in our plans for early 2008.

Are you Polish also? You mentioned Sylwester, sylwester really only translates into "new years" so the ball gown question depends where you guys are headed, whether to a banquet hall or just a friends party.

About the homesickness, when Lukasz got to the US, he was ok at first, but soon it got worse. His family was real tight, they hung out a lot together and he missed them A LOT! I actually thought that if it were me moving to PL that I wouldn't miss my family that much, but I guess everyone is different He didnt know that much English when he got here, but he picked up very very quickly. Most of my friends are polish/american so we speak both languages but of course english rolls off our tongues more freely. He also started taking weekend ESL classes at a community college. Here in chicago they are free up to a certain level.

The job scene wasn't as great. He dropped out of college to come here to be with me, so any prospective employers frown upon that, and tend to offer crappy jobs, like maintenance or cleaning This depresses Lukasz sometimes cause he says he never had to do this type of work in Poland.

I guess his assimilation in the US will sort of depend on you, and if he has any Polish people in the area. Even though Chicago is loaded with Polish people, Lukasz has a hard time finding real buddies/friends. He says everyone here is different, that everyone is focused on money & status, not true friendships; none will compare to those he had in PL.

[sunnylight 0]

Hello, though I am not from Poland but that's the place where I will go for my interview. Yesterday received packet3 from the embassy and it contained only a checklist. When I read other posts, I see that the others also get DS-230 part I. So, I am confused if it is needed to download it by myself and fax together with the checklist, or I just fax the checklist? And the checklist is in the Lithuanian language, so should I fill it in, or download the same checklist but in English and fax to them?

Thanks in advance !

[pilot's girl 0]

Hi Everyone! I just started applying for a k-1 for my boyfriend who is from chelm, poland. I'm glad to see there is a thread particularly for poles. It will be nice to be able to talk to you all.

Hi and welcome! Please join our discussions (which seem to be pretty dead recently ) as often as you can!

My biggest worry about the visa process is that my boyfriend doesn't speak english. Were/are any of you in that situation?

Like it was said before, as long as you speak Polish and you can communicate it won't be an issue. All you have to do is prove your bona fide relationship.

How were things when you got to the states? Did you feel isolated and have a hard time finding work, or did you learn quickly and transition smoothly?

I'd been to the States before I moved, so it wasn't a big cultural shock. In fact when I first moved I didn't really feel like life here was all that much different from my life in Poland. Even in Poland I probably spoke more English than Polish overall due to my education and profession. Only after and few months/years I started to notice more and more differences. After moving to the US, I never really felt isolated, but that's maybe because I speak fluent English and I'm not particularly shy. I never had problems getting a job either. The only thing that I had hard time with was not having a car and being stuck at home all day before I got my work permit and not having real friends. That's one thing that really bothers me about Americans sometimes. In Poland, if you have good friends, they will call, hang out etc. In America, everybody's "busy".. Too busy to call, too busy to meet even for an hour. It took me a while to make friends. And I guess you have to get used to the American idea of a "friend". But other than that everything was pretty smooth. I know it wasn't smooth for everyone I know though, so I guess I'm lucky.

Did you find Polish-speaking friends quickly here in the states? How soon after getting married can you go back to poland to visit?

Honestly, I don't have Polish friends here and I don't hang out with Polish people. Mostly because there's so little Polish peeps in SLC. I did meet a girl recently though, and we're gonna hang out sometime.

I moved to US beginning of June 2005 and went back for the first time in February 2007. My Mom was here for a visit in Dec 05 though.

I just worry after all the work of getting the visa that Michal will get homesick! How do you all deal with homesickness?

Oh I'm sure he will. It's normal. I wasn't too homesick (but I've always been quite independent and I've lived away from my family since I was 18) but the first few months I did get upset a lot more than now. Mostly because I didn't have any friends to fill the void. I think you have to be very understanding and supporting of your guy the first year or so.

Anyways, welcome again and congrats on going to Poland for Xmas!

[pilot's girl 0]

Hello, though I am not from Poland but that's the place where I will go for my interview. Yesterday received packet3 from the embassy and it contained only a checklist. When I read other posts, I see that the others also get DS-230 part I. So, I am confused if it is needed to download it by myself and fax together with the checklist, or I just fax the checklist? And the checklist is in the Lithuanian language, so should I fill it in, or download the same checklist but in English and fax to them?

Thanks in advance !

You don't need DS-230. It's only for immigrant visas. K1 is not an immigrant visa. You just fax the checklist. Fax whatever checklist they sent you. It doesn't matter which language though, coz it's the same document.

[tobben15 0]

Hi,

My husband recieved his visa today yeah!!!

I added my review of the warsaw embassy in the reviews section if anyone is interested.

We applied by DCF.

We will be heading to the States at the beginning of 2008.

So exciting.

Jill

[sunnylight 0]

You don't need DS-230. It's only for immigrant visas. K1 is not an immigrant visa. You just fax the checklist. Fax whatever checklist they sent you. It doesn't matter which language though, coz it's the same document.

Thanks a lot !

Hi,

My husband recieved his visa today yeah!!!

I added my review of the warsaw embassy in the reviews section if anyone is interested.

We applied by DCF.

We will be heading to the States at the beginning of 2008.

So exciting.

Jill

Congratulations to you !

[Nanusia & Lukaszek 0]

Hi,

My husband recieved his visa today yeah!!!

I added my review of the warsaw embassy in the reviews section if anyone is interested.

We applied by DCF.

We will be heading to the States at the beginning of 2008.

So exciting.

Jill

Congratulations!

Great news on the approval. We have our AOS interview next week. So we are getting a little anxious for it. Hopefully it will go smoothly.

[pilot's girl 0]

Congrats on your visa! That's awesome!

[Mooonika 0]

Congratulations Guys!

[sandy cheeks 0]

Hey guys... I just wanted to share some good news with you... my case has been transfered to CSC...

Hopefully it doesn't take that long anymore and I get the green card soon. That would be the best Christmas gift ever...

[me! 0]

I guess I should accept that it may be hard for him at first. I lived in poland with him for about nine months and I missed my american frineds a lot. He was really great about my homesickness though. I cryed about not having any friends to have a "girl's night out" with, so he called up some of his girl friends and had them take me out dancing and to the bar. I feel like people were VERY kind to me in Poland and willing to do anything to make me feel welcome. I can only hope that my friends and family here are willing to do the same for him. I have a friend who is married and who always says she worries about her husband because he has no friends of his own, so I have secret plans of forcing her husband and Michal to be friends .

Thanks for your advice about the new years ball. We had to pay a fee, and then I understand that there will be dinner, drinks, and dancing. Our friend Monika and her husband will be coming with too, so I think it's going to be a really great night. I haven't found a dress I like yet, but I'm keeping my eye out.

I think the hardest thing about having friends who spoke a language that I was still learning was that as it got late at night and everyone sat around talking my brain would get tired from trying to understand and then I would start daydreaming and eventually fall asleep!

Michal's in scotland now working, so maybe scotland to the US won't be as big of a transition. He's already picking up a lot of english there. I always thought it was sad that so many poles work so far away from home though. Michal's mom works in Italy, his brother-in-law in scotland, and many of his close friends just moved to england. I guess it would be sort of like if I decided to move out to california, though. I actually did live and work in california for a few months before going to poland, and it's funny, but I felt like california was more of a foreign country than poland was .

Congrats on the visa Jill!