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Well, tomorrow I leave for my 4th trip to Russia. :) I will be there for 2 weeks. It will be cold there but I am looking forward to this trip. I have been to Russia now for 3 of the 4 seasons of the year. This trip will be the 4th, winter. Also, this trip seems alittle bit more special than the first 3 because this is the first trip after submitting my I-129f to Nebraska. I can't really explain it but it does feel alilttle different. I think my fiance is alittle bit more exicted too. I think after the extra 6 month wait we had both of us feel like things are moving forward now. :D Talk at ya later............................

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04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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I hope you have a wonderful trip. I think this has been a mild winter there as it has been in much of the USA. Last year when I went in January it was 30 below. Hopefully you will not run into that. Where are you going in Russia?

12/14/2006 Applied for K-1 with request for Waver for Multiple filings within 2 years.
Waiting - Waiting - Waiting
3/6 Called NVC file sent to Washington for "Administrative Review" Told to call back every few weeks. 7/6 Called NVC, A/R is finished, case on way to Moscow. YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/13 On Friday the 13th we see updated Moscow website with our interview on 9/11 (Hope we are not supersticious) 9/11 Visa Approved. Yahoo.
10/12 Tickets for her to America. I am flying to JFK to meet her there. 12/15/07 We are married. One year and a day after filling original K-1
12/27 Filed for AOS, EAD & AP 1/3 Received all three NOA-1's 1/22 Biometrics 2/27 EAD & AP received 4/12 Interview
5/19/08 RFE for physical that she should not have needed. 5/28 New physical ($ 250.00 wasted) 6/23 Green Card received
4/22/10 Filed for Removal of Contitions. 6/25 10 Year Green Card received Nov, 2014 Citizenship ceremony. Our journey is complete.

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Yes, I have noticed the mild weather too. I am flying into Samara and then on to Togliatti where my fiance lives..........

04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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Have fun!

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?"

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Well, tomorrow I leave for my 4th trip to Russia. :) I will be there for 2 weeks. It will be cold there but I am looking forward to this trip. I have been to Russia now for 3 of the 4 seasons of the year. This trip will be the 4th, winter. Also, this trip seems alittle bit more special than the first 3 because this is the first trip after submitting my I-129f to Nebraska. I can't really explain it but it does feel alilttle different. I think my fiance is alittle bit more exicted too. I think after the extra 6 month wait we had both of us feel like things are moving forward now. :D Talk at ya later............................

Was there last January it was -30

Now Anna is here with me and laughing at the temps...

K1 -visa V S C

05-19-06 : Sent (fedex)

05-30-06 : NOA1 Receipt (mail)

06-23-06 : RFE received (mail) imbra

06-27-06 : RFE Notice of Receipt imbra (email)

07-10-06 : Approved NOA2 (email)

07-12-06 : NOA2 postmarked

07-14-06 : NOA2 received in mail

07-12-06 : NVC received

07-19-06 : Sent to Moscow

07-20-06 : letter from NVC dated July 18 that they rec petition and would forward

07-25-06 : Moscow rec

07-26-06 : DOS tells me that Moscow has sent packet (does not happen in Moscow)

08-19-06 : Moscow sends interview letter

10-05-06 : Interview - CAKE WALK!

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AOS

12/30/06 - AOS/EAD/AP mailed

01/04/07 - NOA - Receipts (01-08 in mail)

01/11/07 - Appointment letter for BioMeterics

01/19/07 - BioMetrics Appointment AOS/EAD touched

02/20/07 - Received letter for interview

04/24/07 - Interview / Approved / Passport Stamp

05/04/07 - Received Greencard

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Well, tomorrow I leave for my 4th trip to Russia. :) I will be there for 2 weeks. It will be cold there but I am looking forward to this trip. I have been to Russia now for 3 of the 4 seasons of the year. This trip will be the 4th, winter. Also, this trip seems alittle bit more special than the first 3 because this is the first trip after submitting my I-129f to Nebraska. I can't really explain it but it does feel alilttle different. I think my fiance is alittle bit more exicted too. I think after the extra 6 month wait we had both of us feel like things are moving forward now. :D Talk at ya later............................

Was there last January it was -30

Now Anna is here with me and laughing at the temps...

NO way would I go there in the winter. March was cold enough for me

filed 129 with vermont 4/19/06

first notice 5/3/06?

IMRA RFE 6/19/06

snail mail RFE 6/22/06

returned 6/22/06

email they recieved 6/26/06

second RFE email 7/11/06

recieved 7/22

returned 7/24

touched 7/25

APProved 10/02/06

NVC sent to Moscow 10/17/06

package from Embassy 11/17/06

interview 01/11/07

approved visa 01/11/07

arrived 02/7/07

married 04/13/07

filed AOS 05/13/07

biometrics 06/06/07

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Hi all,

Well, it is winter here but they aren't having winter-lilke weather. It has been unseasonably warm here. It is a good thing too. The airline lost my bag, so I had to buy a few things here. I hope the warm weather holds. Anyway, it is nice to be with my finance none-the-less...............

04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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Sure wish I was there.

(They lost my bag too. Mine was a number D-25 on the little "point to what your bag looks like" chart at SVO. It was a black bag that looked just like everyone elses black bag.... MADE IN CHINA!)

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?"

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Sure wish I was there.

(They lost my bag too. Mine was a number D-25 on the little "point to what your bag looks like" chart at SVO. It was a black bag that looked just like everyone elses black bag.... MADE IN CHINA!)

I never (ever) check bags. When I have been forced to, I have about a 50% record of not having my luggage when I arrive. In the states, I will Fedex bagagge to my hotel if I have to, rather than check it.

I have only been to Russia in winter (December and January). It wasn't that bad. To be fair, we do live in Florida now. I ride a bicycle every day. I sail too. I would play more golf, but I am a bit lazy. We are outdoors now.

2004-08-23: Met in Chicago

2005-10-19: K-1 Interview, Moscow (approved)

2007-02-23: Biometrics

2007-04-11: AOS Interview (Approved)

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Just got back from my trip. The time spent with Elena was great but the travel to and from was horrible. First of all, my bag never showed up in Moscow with me. (I picked it up on the way back thru though, it turns out it got to Moscow three days after I did.) Then the plane was 1 hour late leaving Moscow for New York, so when I arrived in New York it was a race to get through immigration et.al. and make it to my next connecting flight. And if that was not bad enough, the plane was over 1 hour late leaving New York, so again, it was a race at my next stop to catch my connecting flight. This concludes my travels to Russia for a while. Elena will here this summer sometime. :dance:

The weather there turned out to be unseasonably warm almost for my entire trip. It even rained a couple of days. I don't think the temp ever got below -10C the whole time I was there.

My NOA1 came in the mail while I was gone. YEAH!!

That's all.........

04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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Just got back from my trip. The time spent with Elena was great but the travel to and from was horrible. First of all, my bag never showed up in Moscow with me. (I picked it up on the way back thru though, it turns out it got to Moscow three days after I did.) Then the plane was 1 hour late leaving Moscow for New York, so when I arrived in New York it was a race to get through immigration et.al. and make it to my next connecting flight. And if that was not bad enough, the plane was over 1 hour late leaving New York, so again, it was a race at my next stop to catch my connecting flight. This concludes my travels to Russia for a while. Elena will here this summer sometime. :dance:

The weather there turned out to be unseasonably warm almost for my entire trip. It even rained a couple of days. I don't think the temp ever got below -10C the whole time I was there.

My NOA1 came in the mail while I was gone. YEAH!!

That's all.........

NOA1 - you are on your way!

K1 -visa V S C

05-19-06 : Sent (fedex)

05-30-06 : NOA1 Receipt (mail)

06-23-06 : RFE received (mail) imbra

06-27-06 : RFE Notice of Receipt imbra (email)

07-10-06 : Approved NOA2 (email)

07-12-06 : NOA2 postmarked

07-14-06 : NOA2 received in mail

07-12-06 : NVC received

07-19-06 : Sent to Moscow

07-20-06 : letter from NVC dated July 18 that they rec petition and would forward

07-25-06 : Moscow rec

07-26-06 : DOS tells me that Moscow has sent packet (does not happen in Moscow)

08-19-06 : Moscow sends interview letter

10-05-06 : Interview - CAKE WALK!

See ALL our NOTES

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AOS

12/30/06 - AOS/EAD/AP mailed

01/04/07 - NOA - Receipts (01-08 in mail)

01/11/07 - Appointment letter for BioMeterics

01/19/07 - BioMetrics Appointment AOS/EAD touched

02/20/07 - Received letter for interview

04/24/07 - Interview / Approved / Passport Stamp

05/04/07 - Received Greencard

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Cool! Glad you got to enjoy your time with your fiancee, and congrats on your NOA I!!!!

As far as the travel.... learn from it what you can, every trip is interesting!

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?"

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Thanks,

One thing I learned is that I will avoid JFK at all costs. That airport is horrible. I prefer Atlanta much better. The flight from Atlanta to Moscow is long, but I change planes one less time going thru Atlanta. I chose JFK this time around because of cost. The extra hassle I was put through was not worth it. Next time I fly to Russia, it will be through Atlanta and that is were Elena's POE will be too...

04/19/2006 - met for the first time

01/12/2007 - sent I-129f to Nebraska

01/22/2007 - NOA1

04/20/2007 - NOA2

07/20/2007- Interview in Moscow

09/19/2007- Married

01/25/2008- AOS package mailed

08/27/2008-Interview-approved

09/10/2008-GC received

08/21/2010-10yr green card received

love is where you find it, even if it is a half a world away

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:thumbs: JFK SUCKS!!!

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?"

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