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Elena is on her way to Moscow. Med exam is tomorrow, interview on Friday. I think she is ready...
Good Luck!!!
Good Luck!!!! Waiting to see the "approved" post!!! 
Try not to worry too much... you've been here on VJ for quite a while. Should be a snap!
Good Luck!!!
(Also waiting for that "approved" post and the subsequent rundown of how the events unfolded.)
Good Luck!!!
(Also waiting for that "approved" post and the subsequent rundown of how the events unfolded.)
Good luck. So, are you ready to change your life for the better?
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Good luck. So, are you ready to change your life for the better?
Thanks, and yes, looking forward to it very much...
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Try not to worry too much... you've been here on VJ for quite a while. Should be a snap!
Good Luck!!!
(Also waiting for that "approved" post and the subsequent rundown of how the events unfolded.)
Good Luck!!!
(Also waiting for that "approved" post and the subsequent rundown of how the events unfolded.)
Thanks all. Yes I will post a recap of Elena's experiences at the Embassy and med exam. I am not really worried. Our case is pretty solid and I think we have all our i's dotted and t's crossed...
Best of luck, everything will be fine.
Good luck and speedy reunion 
Best of luck.
Hope you write a detailed post about the interview ....
Hope you write a detailed post about the interview ....
Good luck!
Look forward to reading your review...
Look forward to reading your review...
Good luck!!!!! 
Good luck! I am sure with all you have learned here it will be quick, easy and succesful. Tell us as much as you can about the details so we can be shaking in our boots as our interview time arrives.
Hi, just got off the phone with Elena. Her exam at AOM went smoothly. Her appointment was for 8:50am but the doctor was alittle late. She was out by 1pm. They took a blood sample, a chest x-ray , and ask a lot of questions. Pretty routine stuff. She said the doctor and staff were friendly. She has to go back tomorrow after 3pm to pick up her results. Cost was 2600 rubles.
She also went to the small DHL office by the embassy to pay her freight bill for her passport and envelope. She requested they hold the package in Moscow for pickup and the employee there at the small office told her they can't do that. I told Elena to go to the big freight office and explain things to them. This is were she would have to pick up the package anyway. I know it can be done. I am not sure why the DHL employee would tell her otherwise...
She also went to the small DHL office by the embassy to pay her freight bill for her passport and envelope. She requested they hold the package in Moscow for pickup and the employee there at the small office told her they can't do that. I told Elena to go to the big freight office and explain things to them. This is were she would have to pick up the package anyway. I know it can be done. I am not sure why the DHL employee would tell her otherwise...
You can not have it held at the DHL office next to the Embassy for pickup but you can have it held at the main DHL office downtown and have it sent there and the ones at the DHL office she went to should have known that. (They are the ones who told me that) Probably too late to help you but some others may benefit.
Glad things went well so far. Good luck on the interveiw.
Glad things went well so far. Good luck on the interveiw.
QUOTE(Turboguy @ Jul 18 2007, 03:13 PM) 
You can not have it held at the DHL office next to the Embassy for pickup but you can have it held at the main DHL office downtown and have it sent there and the ones at the DHL office she went to should have known that. (They are the ones who told me that) Probably too late to help you but some others may benefit.
Glad things went well so far. Good luck on the interveiw.
Glad things went well so far. Good luck on the interveiw.
Yeah, this is what I think too. Elena is going to go to the main office tomorrow and see about getting her package held there. Hopefully she won't get any flak from anybody...
What is the address of this DHL where it can be held? On Tverskaya-Yamskaya?
Milenka,
There are two DHL offices in Moscow. I do not know the addresses. There is a smaller one near the embassy and a larger main office in another part of the city. While you can pay for your freight bill at the smaller one near the embassy, it is the bigger office you will have go to and request to have your visa held for pickup. And it is at this bigger office where you will pick up your package. The DHL employee at the smaller office near the embassy didn't make this very clear to my fiance when she went in to pay and request the package held for pickup...
There are two DHL offices in Moscow. I do not know the addresses. There is a smaller one near the embassy and a larger main office in another part of the city. While you can pay for your freight bill at the smaller one near the embassy, it is the bigger office you will have go to and request to have your visa held for pickup. And it is at this bigger office where you will pick up your package. The DHL employee at the smaller office near the embassy didn't make this very clear to my fiance when she went in to pay and request the package held for pickup...
QUOTE(Milenka @ Jul 19 2007, 06:28 AM)
What is the address of this DHL where it can be held? On Tverskaya-Yamskaya?
Yes, that is the office where we had our visa held.
QUOTE(Milenka @ Jul 19 2007, 06:28 AM)
What is the address of this DHL where it can be held? On Tverskaya-Yamskaya?
Milenka,
Here are the addresses for the DHL offices. It's also in the "Google Earth" file that I posted Here.
DHL Near US Embassy:
Lat/Lon +55.7578/+37.582
ZAO DHL International
Novinsky blvd, 31
Moscow, 123242
Opening hours
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00
Sat-Sun Closed
Holidays Closed
DHL Pick-up Location:
Lat/Lon +55.7726/+37.5911
ZAO DHL International
1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str, 11
Moscow, 125047
Opening hours
Mon-Fri 08:00-21:00
Sat 10:00-18:00
Sun Closed
Holidays 10:00-15:00
Cheers, David
QUOTE(dmhweb @ Jul 19 2007, 06:06 PM)
QUOTE(Milenka @ Jul 19 2007, 06:28 AM)
What is the address of this DHL where it can be held? On Tverskaya-Yamskaya?
Milenka,
Here are the addresses for the DHL offices. It's also in the "Google Earth" file that I posted Here.
Damn... they changed the hours... Here are the revised hours:
DHL Near US Embassy:
Lat/Lon +55.7578/+37.582
ZAO DHL International
Novinsky blvd, 31
Moscow, 123242
Opening hours
Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00
Sat-Sun Closed
Holidays Closed
DHL Pick-up Location:
Lat/Lon +55.7726/+37.5911
ZAO DHL International
1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str, 11
Moscow, 125047
Opening hours
Mon-Fri 08:00-23:59
Sat-Sun 10:00-16:00
Holidays Closed
Cheers, David
Good Luck! look forward to your report . Marina's and her daughters interview is August30. Also, congrats Turboguy on your interview date also. The administrative review seemed like forever with us too!
Elena was approved for her visa! The CO was a nice women. Interview was conducted in english. CO asked Elena:
1) How did you and Ken meet?
2)Did you know about his previous marriage and ok with his divorce?
3)Does he have any children?
4)Do you have any children?
and thats it. The CO was impressed with the 'relationship book' I put together. She told Elena you are approved and you will get your visa in about a week.
Elena said there were 17 or 18 other ladies there in the waiting room with her and as far as she could tell all of them were approved.
As a side note. Elena was unsuccessful in getting DHL to hold her package there in Moscow for pickup. She went to the main office and requested they hold the package and was told that they pick up packages from the embassy at night and within 2 or 3 hours these packages are sorted and sent out for delivery. So unless she could be there during that 2 or 3 hour window she would have no luck in picking it up. I know thats a load of bull, but not much I/we could do about it. Be forewarned...
1) How did you and Ken meet?
2)Did you know about his previous marriage and ok with his divorce?
3)Does he have any children?
4)Do you have any children?
and thats it. The CO was impressed with the 'relationship book' I put together. She told Elena you are approved and you will get your visa in about a week.
Elena said there were 17 or 18 other ladies there in the waiting room with her and as far as she could tell all of them were approved.
As a side note. Elena was unsuccessful in getting DHL to hold her package there in Moscow for pickup. She went to the main office and requested they hold the package and was told that they pick up packages from the embassy at night and within 2 or 3 hours these packages are sorted and sent out for delivery. So unless she could be there during that 2 or 3 hour window she would have no luck in picking it up. I know thats a load of bull, but not much I/we could do about it. Be forewarned...
Congratulations!!!! Great news, and thanks for the review!
Congratulations. That is wonderful. I think many of us sweat the interview so much that it has to be an enormous weight off your shoulders to have this stage behind you.
Great news!
I'm not too surprised about not being able to pick up the visa. The embassy doesn't place the visa in the passport until a few days after the interview usually, so this is very little way of knowing when the passport will be ready. My wife was able to pick hers up at the DHL office in Kyiv, but she called the embassy every day to find out if they had issued the visa. She got lucky and spoke to the woman that had just sent it off with the DHL courier.
She should just plan to go home and begin packing and saying her goodbyes.
I'm not too surprised about not being able to pick up the visa. The embassy doesn't place the visa in the passport until a few days after the interview usually, so this is very little way of knowing when the passport will be ready. My wife was able to pick hers up at the DHL office in Kyiv, but she called the embassy every day to find out if they had issued the visa. She got lucky and spoke to the woman that had just sent it off with the DHL courier.
She should just plan to go home and begin packing and saying her goodbyes.
Great news... wissooner
I think the point is getting lost here...
It does not matter when DHL makes the pickup at the US Embassy or when the Visa is placed into the passport. When you purchase the prepaid DHL voucher for the shipment of the (passport) package you give them the address you want it to go to! If that address happens to be the same as the DHL office at "ZAO DHL International, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str, 11, Moscow, 125047" then guess what... That's where it'll be delivered. I know "customer service" is hard to come by in Russia and it doesn't hurt to have them write on the voucher "Hold for pickup at: etc..." but guess what, You are paying for this delivery service and they better ship it to the address you give them!
Just my 2c
QUOTE(1HappyGuy @ Jul 20 2007, 12:37 PM)
Great news!
I'm not too surprised about not being able to pick up the visa. The embassy doesn't place the visa in the passport until a few days after the interview usually, so this is very little way of knowing when the passport will be ready. My wife was able to pick hers up at the DHL office in Kyiv, but she called the embassy every day to find out if they had issued the visa. She got lucky and spoke to the woman that had just sent it off with the DHL courier.
She should just plan to go home and begin packing and saying her goodbyes.
I'm not too surprised about not being able to pick up the visa. The embassy doesn't place the visa in the passport until a few days after the interview usually, so this is very little way of knowing when the passport will be ready. My wife was able to pick hers up at the DHL office in Kyiv, but she called the embassy every day to find out if they had issued the visa. She got lucky and spoke to the woman that had just sent it off with the DHL courier.
She should just plan to go home and begin packing and saying her goodbyes.
I think the point is getting lost here...
It does not matter when DHL makes the pickup at the US Embassy or when the Visa is placed into the passport. When you purchase the prepaid DHL voucher for the shipment of the (passport) package you give them the address you want it to go to! If that address happens to be the same as the DHL office at "ZAO DHL International, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str, 11, Moscow, 125047" then guess what... That's where it'll be delivered. I know "customer service" is hard to come by in Russia and it doesn't hurt to have them write on the voucher "Hold for pickup at: etc..." but guess what, You are paying for this delivery service and they better ship it to the address you give them!
Just my 2c
QUOTE(dmhweb @ Jul 20 2007, 01:44 PM)
It does not matter when DHL makes the pickup at the US Embassy or when the Visa is placed into the passport. When you purchase the prepaid DHL voucher for the shipment of the (passport) package you give them the address you want it to go to! If that address happens to be the same as the DHL office at "ZAO DHL International, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str, 11, Moscow, 125047" then guess what... That's where it'll be delivered. I know "customer service" is hard to come by in Russia and it doesn't hurt to have them write on the voucher "Hold for pickup at: etc..." but guess what, You are paying for this delivery service and they better ship it to the address you give them!
Just my 2c
Just my 2c
Here is what the label should look like if you want the package held for pick up.
(this is a copy from my voucher/airbill)
I also put an image of the package on my Moscow info page.
Cheers!
QUOTE(dmhweb @ Jul 20 2007, 12:44 PM)
Great news... wissooner
I think the point is getting lost here...
It does not matter when DHL makes the pickup at the US Embassy or when the Visa is placed into the passport. When you purchase the prepaid DHL voucher for the shipment of the (passport) package you give them the address you want it to go to! If that address happens to be the same as the DHL office at "ZAO DHL International, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str, 11, Moscow, 125047" then guess what... That's where it'll be delivered. I know "customer service" is hard to come by in Russia and it doesn't hurt to have them write on the voucher "Hold for pickup at: etc..." but guess what, You are paying for this delivery service and they better ship it to the address you give them!
Just my 2c
QUOTE(1HappyGuy @ Jul 20 2007, 12:37 PM)
Great news!
I'm not too surprised about not being able to pick up the visa. The embassy doesn't place the visa in the passport until a few days after the interview usually, so this is very little way of knowing when the passport will be ready. My wife was able to pick hers up at the DHL office in Kyiv, but she called the embassy every day to find out if they had issued the visa. She got lucky and spoke to the woman that had just sent it off with the DHL courier.
She should just plan to go home and begin packing and saying her goodbyes.
I'm not too surprised about not being able to pick up the visa. The embassy doesn't place the visa in the passport until a few days after the interview usually, so this is very little way of knowing when the passport will be ready. My wife was able to pick hers up at the DHL office in Kyiv, but she called the embassy every day to find out if they had issued the visa. She got lucky and spoke to the woman that had just sent it off with the DHL courier.
She should just plan to go home and begin packing and saying her goodbyes.
I think the point is getting lost here...
It does not matter when DHL makes the pickup at the US Embassy or when the Visa is placed into the passport. When you purchase the prepaid DHL voucher for the shipment of the (passport) package you give them the address you want it to go to! If that address happens to be the same as the DHL office at "ZAO DHL International, 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya str, 11, Moscow, 125047" then guess what... That's where it'll be delivered. I know "customer service" is hard to come by in Russia and it doesn't hurt to have them write on the voucher "Hold for pickup at: etc..." but guess what, You are paying for this delivery service and they better ship it to the address you give them!
Just my 2c
I think you are right. Had Elena just gave the main office as the 'deliver too' address I don't there would have been a problem.
Congratulations wissooner! Thanks for the encouraging report. DHL aside, the main thing is: you got the visa approved, and now can continue with your wonderful future. I hope all goes as well with my Marina the end of August. Good Luck to you -jordoc
-jordoc
QUOTE(jordoc @ Jul 20 2007, 09:06 PM)
Congratulations wissooner! Thanks for the encouraging report. DHL aside, the main thing is: you got the visa approved, and now can continue with your wonderful future. I hope all goes as well with my Marina the end of August. Good Luck to you -jordoc
-jordocYeah, and to top it all off, I had arthroscopic surgery on my left shoulder today as well. Right now I am sitting at home with a morphine drip in my arm feeling a little 'loopy'. Life is grand!!!!!
Elena received her visa on the 25th by DHL and she is leaving for the U.S. on Sunday the 29th. Yes, life is indeed grand!
Great news! Congratulations...
Fantastic. Glad to hear it. Someday you will look back on all this and almost forget how long the wait seemed and how frustrating it can be at times. Your days of a happy live together forever are about to begin. Good luck.
Time to start your REAL VJ!!!
Congratulations, and Good luck!
Congratulations, and Good luck!
Thanks to all who replied. A new part of my life is starting and it is very exciting...
Sorry I was on vacation.
Congrats and good luck the rest of the way!!!!!!!
Congrats and good luck the rest of the way!!!!!!!
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