, always check the official source to be right...

[Milushka 22]

Hi all,

just wanted to share some thoughts. There was a VJ member, who have asked whether it's a good thing to introduce any russian language K1 forum to his fiancee.

Just heads up... I ve been myself following one for a long time, great forum, kind people - mostly women, awesome for giving a support, especially if your fiancee can not speak english well and use for such purpose visajourney.com.

Buuuuut the advice some Senior members give there doesnt apply to reality.

For example one lady was telling that K-1 holders dont need any additional papers in order to have a permission to work and people who gets EAD, do it just to be sure, just in case.

Another member was saying that in case petitioner needs a co-sponsor, he can ask a church he goes to - to be a co-sponsor How do u like ths one... Church a co-sponsor... Correct me but I think ths is totally out of space...

But again as the supportive community they are great, its just make sure to check twice on other sources. I guess this does apply to VJ as well anyways,,, though people tend to correct each other more oftenly than there cause there more people in here for sure.

Just thought to share...

We are in semi final now Play hockey, not war

Edited May 13, 2011 by Milushka

[ONA 133]

We are in semi final now Play hockey, not war

Yay!

Sorry for off-top, nothing to add. Well said

[slim 1,514]

VJ RUB forum is best of the best. It is the only forum anyone should ever go to. Ever.

[baron555 934]

Lots of false information out there or worse still is old information from folks who went through the process but don't know that stuff has changed.

[James And Oksana 19]

Yes agree totally. I know my fiancée is on another forum. Good thing is most of them consult with their men in the US and most of us are on this forum. Best thing is a close communication with your fiancée on what is next, what to expect, and be proactive in removing any roadblocks for her. Remember guys, Russian women are traditional and expect the man to lead..so this is an opportunity to do just that. Show them you care enough to keep them informed and look out for their best interest and that of the relationship and it will all be very well!!

I know I do not need to say that to you guys, but I am sure someone else will read this less familiar

[san diego 407]

Lots of false information out there or worse still is old information from folks who went through the process but don't know that stuff has changed.

Well-said! This is exactly why I always recommend using several sources not just VJ. I feel there are a lot of advices but not all of them are accurate and a lot of them are out-dated. If you really-really feel that this process is important for you, I always use multiple sources on every step (listed in the order of importance):

1) Government resources (USCIS, embassy, etc. depends on the step)

2) VJ

3) Lawyer

4) Common sense

For me personally they all have to agree completely before I take any step or make any decision. Using one single resource without others may lead to mistakes and delays. Lawyer is optional but if you can afford it and are paranoid it is a good option to supplement other resources. This is just my opinion.

[elya 17]

i found the same thing to be true... the women on the russian forums are very friendly and supportive but their info is way off :-S

still on the lookout for any forum that has more than two female petitioners for male RUB beneficiaries ... ;-)

Edited May 14, 2011 by elya

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Peeps here are allowed to post in Russian aren't they? I see other regional forums on this board posting in whatever language. The Columbia forum comes to mind...South America or whatever.

[TBoneTX 43,045]

Peeps here are allowed to post in Russian aren't they?

Si, man, but if people start doing that, I'd have as much trouble reading stuff in this forum as I do in the Latin American forum...

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Si, man, but if people start doing that, I'd have as much trouble reading stuff in this forum as I do in the Latin American forum...

Agreed. Last thing I want to have to do is use that google language tools to start translating post on here. That and it screws it up every time. It gets even worse though when RUB's post phonetically using english letters. That can't be translated.

[TBoneTX 43,045]

Agreed. Last thing I want to have to do is use that google language tools to start translating post on here. That and it screws it up every time. It gets even worse though when RUB's post phonetically using english letters. That can't be translated.

Interestingly (to me), a couple of the chief translation programs do a creditable job of translating English into halfway-decent Spanish, but the Spanish-to-English is a disaster. I had to abandon some penpal relationships precisely for this reason, sigh man.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Interestingly (to me), a couple of the chief translation programs do a creditable job of translating English into halfway-decent Spanish, but the Spanish-to-English is a disaster. I had to abandon some penpal relationships precisely for this reason, sigh man.

What I want to know is why we don't have more RUB chicks giving advice like on that forum the OP posted about. We could use some more RUB chicks on this board giving support...morally and otherwise.

j/k...don't be thread banning me for making a funny on here.

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

Peeps here are allowed to post in Russian aren't they? I see other regional forums on this board posting in whatever language. The Columbia forum comes to mind...South America or whatever.

yes - regional forums are the only forums where ote (other than english) is allowed.

[Brad and Vika 129]

Another member was saying that in case petitioner needs a co-sponsor, he can ask a church he goes to - to be a co-sponsor How do u like ths one... Church a co-sponsor... Correct me but I think ths is totally out of space...

There is a large Bosnian community here, and those who immigrated (refugees by and large), were primarily due to two churches that were responsible for finding their sponsors. The churches were not the sponsors, but the appeal came from the churches.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

There is a large Bosnian community here, and those who immigrated (refugees by and large), were primarily due to two churches that were responsible for finding their sponsors. The churches were not the sponsors, but the appeal came from the churches.

The ROC and UNA amongst other churches and organizations have helped with pushing visa's for entire family's.