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    Waiting Sucks

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    And for what it's worth, if it was a financial consideration to cancel your trip then I think you did the right thing. That couple thousand dollars you're saving will be a nice wedding gift for the happy couple.

    Because I am self-employed and work alone, it is so much more than just a couple thousand dollars. Just to leave for a week is a loss of well over $3000. Then there is all the other expenses associated with a trip.

    The economy is tough now; I am doing fine but not great. Every month it is a struggle to make the $10K needed to pay our expenses.

    Waiting Sucks

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    Completely understand what you're going through. If it's any consolation, I can tell you that when she finally gets here, the time you spent apart will seem like a blip. I know it rings hollow now, but hang in there! As Slim says, take the opportunity to get all your "guy stuff" out of the way now. Keep yourself busy doing the "single" stuff you won't do once she gets here, and also busy yourself preparing for her arrival. :)

    My "guy stuff" is done, has been for years; time for some "together stuff" now

    Waiting Sucks

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    I have decided to cancel my trip to Russia planned for the first week of October. We were both really looking forward to the time together and doing a celebration (unofficial) of our wedding in Russia for family and friends. Because of financial concerns, we have decided to postpone the celebration until after the interview and before she comes to America.

    This puts me firmly in the camp of having to wait without the joy of a mid-K1 break together. Now, I really feel the pain of having to wait. Yes, I know it will only be another month or so till NOA2, then a couple weeks in New Hampshire then soon we get the interview date then get the papers together then the interview, etc. When we were planning the time together in October, the wait did not seem so bad; now with no time together next month, the wait really sucks!!

    Thanks for letting me vent.

    hi :)

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    Yes, tomorrow is the big day! Thanks everyone!!! I of course will be offline for a few days ;):)

    Take the whole weekend. If anyone asks, tell 'em I said it was ok. ;)

    Nyet, nyet; he just drops by for a "HI" then leaves for another weekend; and that is okay with you. Not me, RUB is a participation site; come in, sit down, eat some pie, fire a few bullets, listen to insults from outsiders, etc. How long does a wedding take, maybe a couple hours; he has plenty of time to come by and chat. :devil:

    Moscow Trip Report

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    The good ones do not ask for anything while they are in Russia, but once they come here, it is better to hide all the credit cards. 180 degree change in behavior regarding money :whistle:

    Here's a man who knows what he's talking about.

    Moral of story, do not have any credit cards, do not have any money!

    Moscow Trip Report

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    Ah yes, the distracting Russian women on the Metro you mention. Once, Irina and I were walking about, people-watching and she asked me how I liked the Russian girls. I said something ultra-corny about only noticing one, and she said something to the effect of "don't be stupid, look and enjoy!' God bless Russian women.

    Anna pulled that one on me and I said something along the same lines. She made me take pictures of them to show my friends when I got home. When I couldn't manage to do that well enough, she took over the camera. :lol:

    Now it is your turn AK, take some photos for her of American men for her friends back home :devil:

    June '09 Filers

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

    Posted

    Scott;

    Could you shed light on your logic. There is two days left in August and then the month of Sept. The first June filer is number 225 on Berkeley's list. If there were 150 approvals in Sept., that would not get to the first June filer. I think we will see a few June approvals in Sept but very few.

    Based on VJ stats they are approving April 7 filers on average.. by that I mean those before that date require some additional time above the norm or are not updated by the members. There are also folks that filed after that date that have been approved but we dont know it. So lets just say Apr. 7 is an average... Berkeleys list is based on VJ members approval and the current processing date.. If we use Apr. 7 then 67 folks ahead of you are not within the average of Apr 7...

    June actually starts around 200 when the fact that they are sorted by mail in date at berkeley rather than NOA. There are close to 150 filers between those that filed Apr 7 and June 1. on average close to 15 filers from each month dont update or get approved... so take away 15 for Apr and 15 for May... that leaves around 120 folks that will get approved in close to normal times... there are less than 80 unapproved June filers in all at this point.. The key is "at this pace" it would be great if they kept rolling, but they will likely slow unless someting has changed...

    There was alot of Press around the end of June saying Obama had a fix coming to the USCIS system and it would be implemented by Sept. or so They also addressed the FBI check backlog not too long before that or so they say... If the changes they say they made in the second quarter this year did what they touted... we could be seeing the results...

    Scott;

    Bless you for optimism.

    Of the last 20 approvals, only 7 were after Apr 7. In addition to the unapproved June filers, we have all the folks that add to the time lines late. I agree there were approx. 150 approvals last month but my place on the list did not more anywhere near that much. I hope for Sept also but October is much more realistic for most of us. That is still better than November, the USCIS estimate of 5 months.

    June '09 Filers

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

    Posted

    We may see 40+ again for a third week in a row... 33 so far.. Some of us should start getting approved a month from now... :dancing::clock::pop: Happy with the pace but still sitting and watching the time and waiting .... We dont have a great deal of time remaining before we must be prepared for the next phase...

    We had over 150 approvals for Aug!

    At that rate we could be halfway through June filers by the end of Sept if they keep it up!

    Scott;

    Could you shed light on your logic. There is two days left in August and then the month of Sept. The first June filer is number 225 on Berkeley's list. If there were 150 approvals in Sept., that would not get to the first June filer. I think we will see a few June approvals in Sept but very few.

    Starting over

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    www.realdoll.com

    Holy Toledo, $5500 for a doll

    Which begs the question, if you were going to buy one, would you consider buying off of e-bay?

    You will not hear this from me often, but that is gross! A used sexual toy/doll off ebay, ouuuuuu, yuck

    June '09 Filers

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

    Posted

    :wow: Another week of 40+ woo hoo! :dance::dance:

    At this rate most of us will see mid to late September... and my VJ timeline says late Nov....

    c'mon Christmas!

    That's exacty what I have been saying from the beginning :dance: Most of the June filers should get their Approvals in September if the current pace keeps up. I just did a rough count of applications in VJ before my NOA1, there were about 200 of them, if they are processing 40/week, that would take them 5 weeks. so I am guessing I can expect mine somewhere around mid September. :blink:

    What is confusing for me is there are roughly 40 approvals but our place setting on Berkeley's List moves (maybe) 25 spots.

    The movies you wanted to share

    in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

    Posted

    I have never seen many movies but I am looking forward to sharing many with Natalya.

    Of the ones I have seen, I like action films, such as Steven Seagal, I like drama and I like comedy. Do not like horror films, do sometimes like chick flicks.

    I am finally getting to a point in my life where I want to take it a bit easier. Movies seem like a good diversion to work. Sitting on the sofa, drink in one hand and my arm around my sweetie, watching some flick on the HDTV seems pretty close to heaven.

    I wanted to watch movies with my former wife, but she would talk during the movie or make comments about something that might be suggestive or a face someone made. It was upsetting so I just gave up watching movies together. I like to just enjoy the story line or the action, I do not desire to hear a continued critique of the film. After it is complete, sure, lets talk about the flick and voice our opinions.

    June '09 Filers

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

    Posted

    There we go! 40 for last week as predicted.... we should see 30+ this week as well... and more April filers approved today! Thats great news for us! That is 15 of them which were not expedited and there was actually 1 that NOA1'd on April 28... So we could start seeing more May filers going through in the next week or two...

    Yay!!! Thats 30.. lets keep em coming through VSC!!!! :thumbs:

    The progress is encouraging. Vermont seems to be working steadily on March and April applications.

    Scott, we are very close with our time lines, I am hoping we get approved the same week. Mid October or Early November really seems possible.

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