Gar & Ella

7 hours ago, gregcrs2 said:

Don't sweat the internal passport.  She will never need to show it to the airlines or passport control personnel.  She only needs the internal passport for such things as banking in Ukraine or obtaining any eligible government services.  Make sure you have COVID Insurance and know the entry requirements.  Visit Ukraine - INFORMATION PAGE FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

 

Thank You. Didn't buy insurance, our insurance (Blue Cross) has international coverage and has offices in Kyiv. I figure worst case I have to buy insurance when we land in Ukraine.

47 minutes ago, ineedadisplayname said:

Your wife should be able to call the Ukranian embassy in the US to seek clarification.

I think the "internal passport" is more like an ID card and should not have much say on entering the country.

Btw your daughter will need an US passport to come back to the states. As far as I know the birth certificate will be not enough.

Those were my thoughts also and our daughter has her passport. Thanks.

Hello.

My wife and I are finally heading back to Ukraine after nearly 3 years from entry. And the great news is we get to bring our 20 month old daughter to meet with my wife's family. My question is my wife has her 2 year GC, Ukrainian International Passport but her Domestic UA Passport has expired. I don't think it should be a issue but last minute nerves are getting the best of me. We will be bringing both of her passports, Green Card, Marriage Cert, Daughters Birth Cert and my wife's NY Drivers permit.

Going through Newark, Warsaw and Lviv airports.

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge with this?

Thanks, Gary

19 hours ago, payxibka said:

Its not confusing.   Read it literally.   They want an i134 and your most recent tax transcript and/or w2 as supporting evidence.  That's it.

That's what we did and we were approved.

@VikaShew2017

Our packet was the same, we entered at Newark on 2/19 with no problems. Secondary Processing was quick and easy.

Congratulations!  Your story is very inspirational.

Uker-ican!  - I like this 👍

On 2/12/2019 at 4:50 PM, Alekezam said:

It confused me too at first as I kept expecting some sort of physical package with all sorts of documents. 

 

Not exactly sure, to this day, why everyone keeps on referencing packets since it varies depending on country. 

 

So for Ukraine what people are referring to:

 

Packet 3 - An email from the NVC to petitioner/beneficiary (whomever's email is on file)stating that they've sent off your case to the corresponding embassy. 

 

Packet 4 - An email from the the embassy to petitioner/beneficiary (whomever's email is on file) with instructions on how to schedule an interview and all the things that are required prior to the interview.

 

They send  both a digital and the physical copy. I confirmed this by asking the NVC directly. 

 

Digital copy gets there almost instantaneously while the physical copy takes a little more than a week so make sure to schedule your interview at least two weeks out, minimum, from the time that the NVC sends out the email (Packet 3) as they won't conduct the interview if they haven't actually received the physical copy of your case. 

 

So the packets everyone is talking about are just emails (applicable to US Embassy in Ukraine).

 

Hope that clears things up!

We did receive the pysical letter from the NVC this past Friday 2/8/19. The letter was written 12/26/2018. We already completed all steps and visa was approved nearly 3 weeks before we received the physical letter.

Congratulations  👍

2 hours ago, HP+IC said:

I logged on into my profile, so there is no visible receipt number on it, but if you have entered it once when trying to schedule the interview, it is stored somehow and automatically retrieved when necessary. 

If I remember correctly I was able to view it somehow on our ustraveldocs.com account. I know you can see the receipt number in the appointment history tab, I just checked ours but we already completed the interview process.

A tip for others.

We did schedule online at http://www.ustraveldocs.com

We looked at the days available. Originally we were going to take a 1/29 appointment but we didn't, she wanted to check her work schedule. The next day we checked again and 1/22 was available and we scheduled this day.

All I can guess is a appointment was cancelled. So I think when a cancellation happens you can see them online.

You can also see the amount of appointments available for each day (this gives you a mental picture of how fast things are moving). There was plenty of appointments available for the weeks of 1/27 & 2/3, we weren't worried about waiting a day or two to schedule our appointment.

This is what we have regarding the sites.

NEW Site - I-129f Was Received

OLD Site - RFE Was Received

We already have the Visa, the sites are just about useless IMO.

You can register the number online and schedule your interview online if you have a account setup. If not you can call and schedule you interview and give the receipt number.

The Embassy's website can help you. https://ua.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/fiancee-visa/how-to-apply/

I'm not sure about the steps for calling, we did everything online.

I submitted our I-129f with parents maiden names and our I-134 was submitted during the interview process at the embassy.

Hope this helps.

2 hours ago, Mike E said:

That will vary by state, in my experience.

 

I do do agree that he should try.  

I agree, I had to go to the Town Hall where I was born to get a Certified Copy.

@SteveInBoston Congrats on the approval.

21 hours ago, Shiran said:

Are you picking it up, or having it delivered? I am curious what the actual timeline is. And congratulations! 

We did TMM Pick Up. Visa approved 1/22 and visa was ready for pick up on 1/29.

@Alabamak1 Check my timeline, I have all the dates filled in. We were 224 days from NOA1 to NOA2 with a RFE, and honestly I think things are becoming backlogged more every day with current political situations in the U.S.

Any questions let me know.

I always go to Newark, I don't like JFK. But I understand the feeling of additional security, last year I was detained for questioning and baggage inspection at LWO because they thought I may have stolen art.

It was a sketch my fiance had made for my mother. 🤣 That was a interesting experience.

To all to Thank You. Her VISA was Approved today!

@Shiran Thank you, I just woke her up. We should know in a couple hours, I hope I don't fall asleep. Actually I don't think I will be able to sleep.

lol, Funny you say that. Happened to my son & I couple months ago when we were going over. My understanding is LOT wants planes to be filled, these are the rumors I heard. But I went to the service desk and they accommodated us with a nearby hotel, dinner and free taxi for the night.

Thanks for the advice but I will have to pass on Turkish Airlines, JFK to Istanbul to Lviv.  Price is slightly better than LOT, flight duration almost the same but worse. 12hrs 30min vs 15+hrs

The layovers don't bother me anymore. My opinion is Warsaw (WAW) is a decent airport and easy to understand.

I will need to check Turkish, never looked at them before. Hopefully I will be buying tickets this week.

@Alabamak1

Well I should know soon if she was approved, then I will book the flights. I will be heading over there so we can close out some business and spend some time with her family, not sure how long it will be until we can go back.

I typically fly LOT or Lufthansa, I will probably do the layover in Poland again. I done it so many times the past couples years I can almost do it blindfolded now.

@Shiran

LOT over the pond is typically a 787 Dreamliner. Almost 2 dozen flights with LOT, I really can't complain. One time a had a flight cancelled (ridiculous story) and I had to spend a night in Warsaw.

We found a hotel we like near Medicom (Medical Exam) about a 15-20 minute taxi ride to the embassy. Again Thank you, a little over a year ago we got a apartment in Lviv (love this city). I always fly from Newark/Warsaw/Lviv. I will have to check one way from Kiev. Thats the next thing I worry about, will there be a problem with flight transfer if I go Lviv/Warsaw/Newark.