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    Embassy location has been changed

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Hi chuck,

    I'm in Gomel with Nadia. That's South of Minsk. From my understanding, the medical exam can be done in Minsk. In Minsk you just go to one place, if done in Warsaw. You have to go to many different offices. Right now I trying to find information about a visa for Nadia for Poland. Will give you updates once we have completed some of the steps. My plan at the moment is to rent a car from Avis in Minsk, and drive to Poland. Hoping to will give us some flexibility.

    Ollie

    urgent - foreign travel question

    in US Citizenship General Discussion

    Posted

    hi, first i would like to thank everyone on this forum for helping me with my questions and providing valuable tips.

    finally, got my wife's oath done, we are traveling shortly, so applied for expedited passport. got the passport, and the original cert back as well.

    so we are traveling europe, london and france and wanted to make sure that the only travel document i need to carry is the US passport, correct?

    thanks again, everyone.

    Always good to carry one back up document separate from your passport.

    Embassy location has been changed

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    ranting33va.gif This is just mean. What was the point of responding to the post if you have nothing constructive to contribute to the OP's question.wow.gif His issue was having to obtain a visa to go somewhere for an interview to obtain a US visa.

    Thank you Tosh Love, My point was having to travel 4 times as far, and shelling more senseless money. This is true. You can't get this done in Minsk, Belarus embassy, they are short staffed per the Belarus government. Kiev is 150 miles away, not the 550 miles to Warsaw.

    Ollie

    Embassy location has been changed

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

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    wow.gif I don't think you get my point. My point is it's a joke that people from Belarus have to first OBTAIN A VISA TO POLAND in order to present themselves at an interview FOR A VISA TO THE UNITED STATES. All I'm saying is they should be granted some kind of waiver -- passport should be enough!

    Do Canadians have to have a VISA to go to Montreal? No. Do Russians need a visa to go to Moscow? No. Your arguments are invalid.

    I know and everybody here knows it perfectly that the whole process is costly and loaded with difficulties and obstacles to conquer. And we are here because we're in similar situations and the forum is for support and help. Good luck on your journey! star_smile.gif

    Thank you Laurka for understanding our pain. Nadia is also freaked out by the fact of going to Poland. Never been there, her or I. Her english is slow but Improving with the weeky classes she's been taking at the church. As to why it's this way, I'm sure it's political in some way.

    Ollie

    Embassy location has been changed

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    I am not ridiculing you or being condescending. I was in fact responding to the other person. I am sorry if you think it was directed at you.

    You know nothing about me, and I know nothing about you, and I don't pretend to know anything about you.

    I am just saying that this is the way it is, and you can't change it. You can anticipate it, though.

    The visa and immigration process is sucky in a lot of ways, but you can't change it. Other people have it worse. Do you know that some people people who AOS in Alaska have to take expensive plane rides just to take fingerprints? And you have to take fingerprints many times in the overall process?

    The immigration process is also very expensive. Did you know you have to pay $1070 once your fiance arrives to the US, and then another $590 two years later? You might have to get a new medical too ($200) and pay for travel expenses. It is not for the faint of heart.

    I hear you, that it sucks, but personally I think learning about it and anticipating the sucky parts helps a person cope and accept how it is.

    You can write letters to people and try to get the system changed, but most people don't care once they get their visa.

    You're not going to get to change the embassy to Ukraine.

    Best of luck to you.

    I refuse to remain complacent, The mouse in the wheel is not me,,,, Change only comes from placing the Hot Poker in the correct region.

    Ollie

    Embassy location has been changed

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Not every embassy is equipped to deal with K-1 visas. A lot of people have to travel to another embassy. Iranian applicants go through Ankara, Turkey. Many African countries go through Kenya, I believe, and have to travel far there. Even within the same country, people have to travel far sometimes. Most Canadian applicants have to travel to Montreal, an Russian applicants to Moscow. There are good reasons for this... do you think the US should use more of their money to have year-round embassies in every city so that K-1 visa seekers, a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing, have slightly more convenience?

    Wow! Sorry, By the looks of your Timeline. I don't think you quite understand how difficult this process is or can be, traveling to such foreign lands. We all have our opinions, I was asking for constructive help in the situation, Not condescending ridicule....

    Ollie

    Embassy location has been changed

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Perhaps call the US Embassy in Warsaw to inquire about that. Here are numbers for people calling from Belarus 8 820 0011 0261 or 703 988 7108. Tell your Fiancee to do it on Monday, because today is a national holiday in Poland and the Embassy is closed.

    Thank you for the number. I called one ending in 7101, but I think it was just a call center. Sounded like all those times calling CSC,,, LOL...

    I will call on Monday, or should say Sunday night my time in Colorado. If we get stuck using Warsaw, It's really gonna suck big time. Neither Nadia or I have been to Poland before, and Nadia doesn't speak any Polish.

    Ollie

    Embassy location has been changed

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    Hello Members,

    Congratulations! To all who have been approved. It good to see CSC getting the numbers up.

    Okay to my question, Originally my petition was filed to have our interview at the Kiev, Ukraine embassy, which is 150 miles from Nadia. Just across the border from Gomel, Belaurs, Minsk, "Belarus does not do K1-visa's". It was changed by NVC I'm assuming to Warsaw, Poland. This puts a hardship on both Nadia and I. First it's 450 miles farther away, secondly Nadia would need to get a visa for a Poland visit. All in all add $500.00. My question is, Can I get it changed back to Kiev, and how do I go about this.

    Thank you for any help and input, Ollie

    kiev customs

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    was there in January. They confiscated all the Vodka that was sent home with me. Said no alchlohol allowed on plane, then told me I could go to store in treminal and buy more which would be permissable.( had to be the airports vodka i recon) Went through my carry on. Only thing that I got to bring home was small can of caviar. Going over, I went through amsterdam, there they took my peanutbutter, shaving cream, colognue ( damn bastards, it was Jiffy crunchy). Flew from Atlanta to Amsterdam , then back through atlanta. Atlanta much better airport than JFK, not all the mess with security.I flew for $900 round trip by going through atlanta on delta. Got my tickets on Expedia out 3 months in advance.

    WOW, I came home with two bottles of Cognac, 5lbs of honey, 6 foot long sticks of sausage, and 2lbs of chocolate. Guess I was just dumb. I didn't know I couldn't. Dumb luck,,, LOL...

    Anyone know quick way to get documents here from Belaurs,Ukraine? Nadia is senting me my Invitation for My visitors Visa.

    kiev customs

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    Need some input from people visiting kiev lately. how was customs at new term d? anything new I should be ready for? as sveta and I are bringing 4 hard cased trunks. 90% is personal items mostly things for the marriage party ie some drinks, little food, clothes, few gifts maybe 2-300.00 usd worth. as i recall the old terminal had 2 lines red and green terminal same? if so give me some help

    When was the last time you were there? I went though last June. Nothing really all that unusual. I'll be there again as soon as 1 monthfrom now. How did you make out on Airfare, where are you flying out of? Any secerts on low cost tickets?

    DS-156K Nonimmigrant Fiancée Visa Application

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures

    Posted

    This is pertaining to the question, list all dates Fiancée has been outside of her home country. My Nadia lives close to the border of Ukraine, and travels quite often to Kiev, Ukraine from Gomel, Belaurs for shopping. Must she list everytime that she has entered Ukraine and list the dates? We are looking at 28 years of entries. Or just those listed on her must current, in hand Passport?

    Any 30th july Approvals from CSC?

    in K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted · Edited by odellmar

    I am trying to find out if anyone have been approved out of Csc with the 30th July noa1?I am reading approvals from csc and got me checking the uscis website non stop but still no status changed it says initial review.

    Not sure how much insight it will give you, but if you take and input your WAC #, and start changing the last numbers up and down. It is rather odd the things you will see. But like looking at the Sun, and heavens you can get lost.

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