Question.

[johnj 0]

So I was just reading another post earlier. Someone stated in the thread that the consul at the embassy may deem the relationship invalid if you got engaged after the first time you met. Is this true? I got engaged to my S/O the 1st time we met when she came here to visit me on her tourist visa. We had talked for months before deciding to meet. And we both knew we had strong feeling for each other but just were not sure what to call what we had before we had met. Well, when we did meet we both knew that we were "it" for each other. We are not children we are both 31 and have had plenty of other relationships in our pasts and although this is not an orthodox situation I'm sure I cannot be the first. Do I need to worry about this when interview time comes? I am having a hard time with this whole process, I feel like our lives are being audited and that I must defend what love is to me. I mean it's not like we just went to Vegas, got drunk and decided "Hey, wanna get married?" I mean I don't wanna get into the dynamics of our relationship but we both know it is real. Any advice?

Consulate specific item. I doubt it is a problem in Moscow if you have sufficient proof of relationship

Gary is correct, this is very consulate specific; at this time, Moscow is not a problem consulate but that can change. About three years ago, there was on interviewer at Moscow consulate that was giving many a hard time.

I was also engaged on first visit; bended knee and ask parents permission, etc. We are planning a pseudo-wedding celebration in October in Russia for family and friends. We will have official wedding ceremony in America upon arrival.