Ukraina

[RichardS 0]

Hello All...

I have been a member since 2004 and only just found this Ukraine Forum! LOL!

I have been to Kyiv 6 times now .... met my fiance/wife there in Oct 2004 and started all processing immediately after my return. We had our interview at the Embassy in Kiev in March 2004. The interview could be classified as a "piece o' cake" as I was present to observe the proceedings (having returned to meet my wife's family). Lots of fretting and worry for NOTHING! My wife immediately got her visa and came to USA on K-1 in April 2005. We were married in May 2005. Just filed her I-751 for Removal of Conditions.

We returned to Kyiv in July (2006) and we were in Kyiv again this year just a few weeks ago (Oct 2007). Thank GOD the Hryvnia has held at 504 / 505 = 1 USD! Everything seems more dirty in the main city and people appear "more aggressive" than in past years/visits. Taxi drivers are "demanding" LOTS of more hryvnia to make the same drive as in 2006. Many more cars now in Kyiv and the drivers are CRAZY! They drive on the sidewalks and don't mind running-you-over or just plain KILLING YOU or playing "chicken" as you cross the street. Lots of new construction with new buildings being sandwiched-in between older buildings ... looks like lots of illegal pay-offs to start all of these new condominium / flats.

This year we visited the famous Kiev Circus ... always wanted to do this but could never fit it into my schedule in the past! What a hoot!

For the 2nd consecutive year we have flown Aeorsvit (which I now have renamed "AERO-SPIT"). Last year (2006) we flew them to Moscow and this year we flew them to Athens. I CAN ONLY ADVISE EVERYONE TO COMPLETELY AVOID THIS AIRLINE IF YOU CAN! They "exude" their wonderful level of customer service" in all of their literature, however; I have traveled ALL OVER THE WORLD on virtually every known airline and "AERO-SPIT" gives the meaning and takes the level of "customer service" to an all-time record low! While my personal experiences in 2006 and 2007 were horrific, I was absolutely thrilled (this year) in Athens to watch their Lead Customer Service Agent have a 20-min non-stop "screaming match" with another passenger in front of at least 150 other people who were trying to "sign-in" at the ticket counter! Mmmmmmmmmm! And, of course, when I emailled them about my personal problems in Kyiv, Athens and onboard 2 flights .... "AERO-SPIT" wrote me back stating that there must have been some "miscommunication on my part!" (Clearly --- to them --- I am the problem --- not the airline! And so it goes ................

My wife and I are both Ukrainian Orthodox (I had my Christening at Vydubytsky Monestary in Kyiv last year).

[zqt3344 21]

Hello All...

I have been a member since 2004 and only just found this Ukraine Forum! LOL!

I have been to Kyiv 6 times now .... met my fiance/wife there in Oct 2004 and started all processing immediately after my return. We had our interview at the Embassy in Kiev in March 2004. The interview could be classified as a "piece o' cake" as I was present to observe the proceedings (having returned to meet my wife's family). Lots of fretting and worry for NOTHING! My wife immediately got her visa and came to USA on K-1 in April 2005. We were married in May 2005. Just filed her I-751 for Removal of Conditions.

We returned to Kyiv in July (2006) and we were in Kyiv again this year just a few weeks ago (Oct 2007). Thank GOD the Hryvnia has held at 504 / 505 = 1 USD! Everything seems more dirty in the main city and people appear "more aggressive" than in past years/visits. Taxi drivers are "demanding" LOTS of more hryvnia to make the same drive as in 2006. Many more cars now in Kyiv and the drivers are CRAZY! They drive on the sidewalks and don't mind running-you-over or just plain KILLING YOU or playing "chicken" as you cross the street. Lots of new construction with new buildings being sandwiched-in between older buildings ... looks like lots of illegal pay-offs to start all of these new condominium / flats.

This year we visited the famous Kiev Circus ... always wanted to do this but could never fit it into my schedule in the past! What a hoot!

For the 2nd consecutive year we have flown Aeorsvit (which I now have renamed "AERO-SPIT"). Last year (2006) we flew them to Moscow and this year we flew them to Athens. I CAN ONLY ADVISE EVERYONE TO COMPLETELY AVOID THIS AIRLINE IF YOU CAN! They "exude" their wonderful level of customer service" in all of their literature, however; I have traveled ALL OVER THE WORLD on virtually every known airline and "AERO-SPIT" gives the meaning and takes the level of "customer service" to an all-time record low! While my personal experiences in 2006 and 2007 were horrific, I was absolutely thrilled (this year) in Athens to watch their Lead Customer Service Agent have a 20-min non-stop "screaming match" with another passenger in front of at least 150 other people who were trying to "sign-in" at the ticket counter! Mmmmmmmmmm! And, of course, when I emailled them about my personal problems in Kyiv, Athens and onboard 2 flights .... "AERO-SPIT" wrote me back stating that there must have been some "miscommunication on my part!" (Clearly --- to them --- I am the problem --- not the airline! And so it goes ................

My wife and I are both Ukrainian Orthodox (I had my Christening at Vydubytsky Monestary in Kyiv last year).

Richard you just start this today? Cool, this is better than Kyiv beat, it will cover all of Ukraine, more appropriate and informative. Thanks.

[zqt3344 21]

Hello All...

I have been a member since 2004 and only just found this Ukraine Forum! LOL!

I have been to Kyiv 6 times now .... met my fiance/wife there in Oct 2004 and started all processing immediately after my return. We had our interview at the Embassy in Kiev in March 2004. The interview could be classified as a "piece o' cake" as I was present to observe the proceedings (having returned to meet my wife's family). Lots of fretting and worry for NOTHING! My wife immediately got her visa and came to USA on K-1 in April 2005. We were married in May 2005. Just filed her I-751 for Removal of Conditions.

We returned to Kyiv in July (2006) and we were in Kyiv again this year just a few weeks ago (Oct 2007). Thank GOD the Hryvnia has held at 504 / 505 = 1 USD! Everything seems more dirty in the main city and people appear "more aggressive" than in past years/visits. Taxi drivers are "demanding" LOTS of more hryvnia to make the same drive as in 2006. Many more cars now in Kyiv and the drivers are CRAZY! They drive on the sidewalks and don't mind running-you-over or just plain KILLING YOU or playing "chicken" as you cross the street. Lots of new construction with new buildings being sandwiched-in between older buildings ... looks like lots of illegal pay-offs to start all of these new condominium / flats.

This year we visited the famous Kiev Circus ... always wanted to do this but could never fit it into my schedule in the past! What a hoot!

For the 2nd consecutive year we have flown Aeorsvit (which I now have renamed "AERO-SPIT"). Last year (2006) we flew them to Moscow and this year we flew them to Athens. I CAN ONLY ADVISE EVERYONE TO COMPLETELY AVOID THIS AIRLINE IF YOU CAN! They "exude" their wonderful level of customer service" in all of their literature, however; I have traveled ALL OVER THE WORLD on virtually every known airline and "AERO-SPIT" gives the meaning and takes the level of "customer service" to an all-time record low! While my personal experiences in 2006 and 2007 were horrific, I was absolutely thrilled (this year) in Athens to watch their Lead Customer Service Agent have a 20-min non-stop "screaming match" with another passenger in front of at least 150 other people who were trying to "sign-in" at the ticket counter! Mmmmmmmmmm! And, of course, when I emailled them about my personal problems in Kyiv, Athens and onboard 2 flights .... "AERO-SPIT" wrote me back stating that there must have been some "miscommunication on my part!" (Clearly --- to them --- I am the problem --- not the airline! And so it goes ................

My wife and I are both Ukrainian Orthodox (I had my Christening at Vydubytsky Monestary in Kyiv last year).

Richard you just start this today? Cool, this is better than Kyiv beat, it will cover all of Ukraine, more appropriate and informative. Thanks.

ANYONE on here ever work and live in Ukraine before?

ANYONE ever start a business before in Ukraine or try to?