2nd NOA Received

[Kotenochek 0]

great news,so is she coming to the usa now?

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

That would be nice. But don't forget, that's only the 2nd NOA. Now the petiition goes to the NVC then the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. She's still a long way from here.

great news,so is she coming to the usa now?

[a-jeanne 2]

CONGRATULATIONS!

[Satellite 1]

Christmas Gift Arrived Early

It's funny how you characterize the USCIS as bringing your Christmas gifts. As far as I am concerned, the USCIS is going to take away all of our "Christmas" gifts when we have to mail them a $675 check for naturalization, shortly after Christmas!

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

That may be true, but my Alla is priceless.

Besides, I'm a long way from AOS. We still have to get past NVC, then several months to her interview. Then, get her on a plane over here, get married, One thing at a time, please!

It's funny how you characterize the USCIS as bringing your Christmas gifts. As far as I am concerned, the USCIS is going to take away all of our "Christmas" gifts when we have to mail them a $675 check for naturalization, shortly after Christmas!

[slim 1,525]

That may be true, but my Alla is priceless.

Besides, I'm a long way from AOS. We still have to get past NVC, then several months to her interview. Then, get her on a plane over here, get married, One thing at a time, please!

I'll be honest with you Jeffery, it sure is nice to see someone on here with a little bit of patience and an accurate sense of the time it takes to make it through the process. Not posting "when are they going to update the site? I've called three times in the last two days since approval and nobody seems to know when we're going to be able to buy her plane tickets and when her interview will be and....." (Come on guys.... I know, I know. It's exciting and you want it done NOW! I did too. But as Jeffery said above, one thing at a time, please!)

That said, you're already way ahead of most of us in the "time served" catagory because you guys were actually shacked-up for quite a while before you even started the process. So, maybe that's why you can be so patient???

Edited December 13, 2007 by slim

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

You make valid points. I surprise myself with my patience, sometimes. Over 4-1/2 years so far invested. I waited a year before I made my first trip to meet her. Filed for her first K1 six months later. Waited all the way for the interview and then she got cold feet. (Not about me but about REALLY leaving Russia for America.) Waited another year and decided it would be best to move there and live for a year. That gave us an opportunity to (1) Make really sure we could share space comfortably (and not like a tourist). (2) Test our family values in real life situations (and, once again, not like a tourist). (3) Allow my fiancée and, importantly, her family to ask anything about how her life could look in America (warm those feet). (4) Really give her family an opportunity to get to know me as much as she does.

I look at this process as a traffic jam. I'll get home and she'll me there waiting. But there are a lot of stalled cars, accidents, and some slippery roads I need to be careful on. Honking the horn does nothing but make useless noise!

That may be true, but my Alla is priceless.

Besides, I'm a long way from AOS. We still have to get past NVC, then several months to her interview. Then, get her on a plane over here, get married, One thing at a time, please!

I'll be honest with you Jeffery, it sure is nice to see someone on here with a little bit of patience and an accurate sense of the time it takes to make it through the process. Not posting "when are they going to update the site? I've called three times in the last two days since approval and nobody seems to know when we're going to be able to buy her plane tickets and when her interview will be and....." (Come on guys.... I know, I know. It's exciting and you want it done NOW! I did too. But as Jeffery said above, one thing at a time, please!)

That said, you're already way ahead of most of us in the "time served" catagory because you guys were actually shacked-up for quite a while before you even started the process. So, maybe that's why you can be so patient???