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  1. Lynxyonok
    Yes, before passport control and after one. The latter has better exchange rates (by as much as a third!), although not as good as those in the city.
  2. Lynxyonok
    Thank you for coming back to shine the light in the tunnel for those of us still trailing your steps.
  3. Lynxyonok
    I'm flying from US to Moscow on 12/26/2022 and back on 1/2/2023 using Air Serbia with a stopover in Belgrade. If anyone has any questions, requests for things to look out for, and so on, please ask, and I will do my best to answer them as I go through the experience. And, of course, I'd love to hear logistical stories from everyone else who's crossing borders in this time of trial.
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    By the way, you have no idea how inspirational your timeline is. To know that one must never give up.
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    So, here's a brutal story for you. 2190136610 Expedite Request Denied 11/9/22 12/13/22 2190136610 Initial and Additional RFE Mailed 12/14/22 12/20/22 So, I checked this case on 12/13, and they were effectively untouched. 24 hours later, they had used up both initial and additional RFE chances. P.S. One more - from the same batch nonetheless: 2190136628 Case Was Received 9/15/21 12/13/22 2190136628 Initial and Additional RFE Mailed 12/14/22 12/20/22 It's terrifying how much this is all based on out of all things - luck!
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    I know There were 8 in that hundred, I picked a mid-point.
  7. Lynxyonok
    Well, not every case is an I-129F. So, let's look at your scenario: WAC2290067500. Assuming you're one of the extremely lucky ones to be in the first wave, which is currently at mid-October, i.e., WAC2290006510 from 10/15/2021, there are 17,264 unadjudicated cases ahead of you, equal to Q3-2022, Q2-2022, and half of Q1-2022 processing totals, I timestamp you for August 2, 2023. If you are lucky, if you avoid RFE. If they don't slow down.
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    Their very best week so far was 575. x13 that's still only 7,475.
  9. Lynxyonok
    Russian is a very modular language (think: Lego). We can say "cat" in 30 ways, adjusting meanings appropriately.
  10. Lynxyonok
    I don't know of one, sorry. It's too specific.
  11. Lynxyonok
    An angle I have not seen addressed in this thread: If she does not speak English at all, how is she expected to survive in the United States? "Common language" is one of the key points that consulate officers check for during an interview. So... humor me. Time for Russian 601 🤓 What's the difference between кошара, котёночек, and кисуленька?
  12. Lynxyonok
    So, just FYI, when it comes to immigration, attorneys are not a magic wand with an ability to fix everything. Nor are immigration "gurus" found in plethora all over the Internet. Immigration is a very convoluted process - even more so than PC tech support! - and is one that will test your relationship beyond the bounds of what you had thought you are capable of enduring.
  13. Lynxyonok
    However, back then it was your first I-129F. Stakes grow higher with time. I witnessed a case go from first meeting to fiancée arrival to USA in under 3 months in 1996. But that was before 2001... It is, unfortunately, their job to ask. Because when they don't, bad things may happen. There was a story recently of a beneficiary being approved despite voluminous amount of anti-American social media posts.
  14. Lynxyonok
    You can look at your timeline and click "show similar timelines". From there, you can search further. Edit: Massive fail on my part - I didn't catch that VJ included pre-2022 petitions too. Still: no reason to despair. There's Armenia, there's Israel. There's possibility of Mongolia even: it does not hurt to ask.
  15. Lynxyonok
    So, I am puzzled. > I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here And > I was considering a possibility of another fiancé To me, these two statements cannot coexist in the same reality. You don't live in USA anyway (mostly) - and if you don't want to live in Russia, there are 200+ countries out there that can be a middle ground for the two of you. A couple dozen of them are rich with Russian-speakers. I think you have to pick one of the above contradictory points for thread responses to become valuable and meaningful to you. Right now people are confused.
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    Explains how it's so popular. And how badly those of us stuck in the waiting limbo are overdue for distraction and entertainment 🤡
  17. Lynxyonok
    Correct.
  18. Lynxyonok
    If your relationship is genuine, I'd fight to the end & provide all the data I can. Having a denied application on the grounds of insufficient data would be a major red flag in my opinion. Are you on the additional RFE step already? Or has it gone past that? I've seen 4 cases reopened in the past year - do not give up.
  19. Lynxyonok
    Don't tell anyone - but I think it's all a master plot to reroute interests of American petitioners from Russians to 70K+ of Ukrainian potential beneficiaries already here under U4U 😜 [/sarcasm]
  20. Lynxyonok
    To pay taxes, one has to have emigrated legally. Legal immigration is down from 2019, illegal is up. However, USCIS still has to tend to both.
  21. Lynxyonok
    Have your beneficiary look this one up: Чат "Радар надежды" Others have links: https://t.me/from_ru_to https://t.me/ruperesecheniye_granitsy https://t.me/Vainervisa2022 https://t.me/pogran_kontrol_russia Do realize these are internet communities where all information has to be rechecked.
  22. Lynxyonok
    Fiscal Year 2022 filers. As in, October 2021 - December 2021. Specifically, early October.
  23. Lynxyonok
    I was about to say, so many beneficiaries in Telegram chats claim they can reschedule at will (even if after the 3rd it costs money). Have you tried Spain? That seems to be the last Russian-not-hostile EU country when it comes to visas. We're using Spain as well in a couple of weeks.
  24. Lynxyonok
    Here's the part I don't get. Having employees work 7 days a week on new employment-related visas for applicates outside of US while delaying abilities of individuals already here to get a job. As our Zoomer friends would say, whut?
  25. Lynxyonok
    I realize this board prohibits negative comments. That's terms of use I accepted when joining. That said, with USCIS slowing and with illegal border crossings spiking month after month, what is a good way forward for those of us working through the hurdles the right way? As the world grows more digital, long-distance relationships are only going to grow.
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