Bfhaynes

Hello,

I am a US Citizen.  I am in a position where I am likely to be applying for Uniting for Ukraine for a beneficiary or two recently displaced.

My question is on the process. 

I know that the Ukrainians still need to get the COVID shot before traveling to the US. 

The best case here would be to apply for the program and get approval then travel to Warsaw and get the shot and then travel 2 or 3 days later.

Can the COVID vaccination be administered in Warsaw 2 or 3 days before departure? 

The only guidance from USCIS is that it must be within 90 days but I don't want them to get hung up in Warsaw and it can't be done in Poltava, so I need to know if the approval to travel can be received before the attestation of the shot.  Filling out the attestation after getting the shot then leaving 2 or 3 days later is the most realistic way.

Any advice on this would be helpful.

Brian

You will not be allowed to enter Ukraine without COVID insurance issued by a company from Ukraine or who has an office there.

I travel to Ukraine a minimum of every 2 months.  Maybe you get lucky and get a corrupt border cop but it is not worth the bet.  I travel with a vaccination card but if you don't have the insurance and they follow the law you will not be allowed to go.  They will not have a problem with any valid international passport.  If you don't have vaccination cards for you and your wife, get ready to be tested frequently.

• All U.S. citizens entering Ukraine must show:
  • either a negative COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test done within 72 hours of entering Ukraine, OR a negative rapid Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2, OR a document confirming the receipt of one or more doses of COVID-19 vaccines on WHO’s list of approved vaccines (children under 12 are exempt from the testing and vaccination requirements). Note: A CDC vaccination card is an acceptable proof of vaccination.

AND

• proof of medical insurance covering all expenses related to COVID-19 treatment while on the territory of Ukraine. Ukrainian health insurance coverage can be purchased online – https://visitukraine.today/. You can find further details and exceptions from this requirement on the Ministry’s website.

Brian

Yes I was referring to question 54 of the I129f.

Hello,

I have been in a relationship with my girl for a long time.  COVID and other things threw a wrench into the works.  We met in person the first time in June of 2019.  Then we met a couple more times and then COVID happened.  There were closed borders, she had COVID and was down for 6 weeks and etc...

My question is since the requirement is meeting in the last 2 years, what date, and what meeting do I put on my petition.  The first date in 2019 or the first one in the last 2 years.  Number of trips is not an issue, just which do I use to fill out the K1 Petition.

Thanks,

Brian

OP, Air Canada is flying from Toronto to Nassau Bahamas but I don't know if he can transit through there or not.

British Airways says February for restarting flights direct

That was a quick search, the prices suck but it is possible, it depends how bad you want it..

Can I accompany my fiancé through the port of entry?  I will accompany her to the interview, through the flights to get that far and on to home, but I want to know if I can stay with her through the POE process.

Brian

I have used Pimsleur courses and they are very good at helping with the speaking part.  I also have a private teacher through take lessons with whom I take Russian lessons.  I know this is all in learning her language and a different language all the way around, but the principal is the same.  I like my teacher and we talk about everything 2 to 3 hours a week in Russian.  Pimsleur helped on my speaking and eliminating accent a lot.  I find it difficult but fun at the same time.

Not sure it helps but liking the learning method is half the battle or more.

Just as an update.  We made the choice that we would wait until after the birth to start the process.  We decided among other stressful complications adding the visa process would induce too much stress.

The short answer is that the baby was born on 24 May and I will be filing the 129f in the next couple weeks after a trip there to spend time together and pick up some documentation. 

Thus no updates to the timeline yet.  Another winter apart except for monthly/bimonthly trips to be together.

More to come........

Brian

It is certainly not the way we planned it, but life doesn't go according to a script.  I love her and I will love the baby just as if it was mine because it will be hers.  Just wanted to make sure what the complications this may add to the whole process

I was worried it could be a killer

That would be an accurate assessment.

I do not believe there is any way for the biological father to complicate this.  There is a bit to this story that I am not going to elaborate on, but I am pretty certain that there would not be a problem with that.

Thank you for the information.  I had made the mistaken assumption that I needed a petition that included the K2.  It is good to know that it can be addressed in the actual visa application after processing of the petition.

Maybe I am a little slow, but if I start a visa petition now, I am not sure how you would include an unborn child onto petition. 

Perhaps you are suggesting waiting until the baby is born to start the petition.  I didn't want to wait that long. 

Perhaps there is a way to modify an ongoing process to add the K2, if so, I am unaware or have not read about it.

So, if she has the baby in Ukraine, I knew the baby would qualify for the K2, I just wasn't sure if there is a long waiting period or is that an abbreviated process?

There is no way I would even unintentionally try to falsely represent the baby as mine biologically.  I will be completely honest in this and so will Karina.  Just looking for what hurdles I need to jump and what roadblocks I have to negotiate.

Does that mean that I have to wait for the baby to be born and then wait 7 months again or is a K2 a faster processing time?

The question was not rude, it was a good question.  The fact is that the baby is not mine.  The conception was not consensual and it doesn't change my feelings one bit.  She is just over 2 months pregnant so the birth will almost certainly happen in Ukraine given current processing times.  I have read another post here that inferred that what I need to do is write a letter to the Embassy to tell them that I am aware of the pregnancy and still love her and want to go ahead with the marriage.  I am concerned with what happens when she gives birth in Ukraine, How does the baby come with her to the US, assuming they approve the K1?  Worst case to me being birth before the Interview, what do I do then?

Hi, new poster here.

My fiance is pregnant.  I am just preparing the 129f.  Does anyone know if this will cause a denial or what are my avenues that I can follow?  Dp\on't want to wait for baby to be born to apply but don't know if it will be possible.

Any information would be appreciated.

Brian