Terry&Tigger

Hello, everyone

there actually is May CSC thread already...lost somewhere on page 2 or 3 Well, let us join you guys on this one as well

Mailed ours on May,8, NOA 1 dated May, 12th.... Go, Cali, baby, go!

I saw someone has started a SECOND May CSC thread....so decided to post something, just anything to move ours up We finally got a HARD copy of NOA 1 !!

YEAH!! NOA-1 !!! Check cashed on the 11th of May! :dance:

Hello everyone

Now, how do we count the household to make sure the petitioner's annual income is above the 125% line?

Adding up all the current dependents listed in 2009 tax return only? Do we include the petitioner himself? Do we include the beneficiary too?

And the income we are looking at is the number claimed in line 22 of 2009's Form 1040, right?

Thanks and a smooth visa journey to you...

Nope, US Embassy in Moscow is the only route to any Immigrant visa, including Fiancee Visa.

Opps! Sorry, Make that "him."

I meant I am the Russian female component of our couple :)Will think about selling some of the stuff here, thanks.

I agree with Slim...if it gets too big and heavy and not of great sentimental value, have her sell it in Russia and buy new items over here.

Ummm... have her sell it? I actually AM her Thank you for your input anyway, though

My wife brought her stuff with her on the plane. (One small bag with clothes, the other HUGE bag with books, shoes and cosmetics.) She's since ordered more books from a buddy over there and every few months we'll get a package mailed through the post office.

Post takes several months and isn't 100% reliable but it is fairly cheap. To be quite honest, it's going to cost you more than it's worth to get all that stuff over here. You could buy new toys and even books for the cost you could ship them. If they're "special" things and you need them, of course you can ship them. But, for a book collection or other heavy things - better to buy here.

slim,

I sure can buy my Garrison Keillor and J.D. Salinger and other English-language stuff over there... am not so sure about books in Russian.... especially Russian books for kids, with ADEQUATE pictures, and my books on translation\interpretation.

So, the luggage option being out of question due to perspective of traveling with a 3-year-old to Michigan in fall (lots of clothes for both of us need to be pushed into those suitcases), and post being not totally reliable, and DHL being kind of expensive... am still trying to find out about other ways to bring my books over to the US.

Thanks to everyone for sharing... keep talking

Benchik,

ok,a Russian Fiancée... now I know why the nickname

You are welcome, and congrats on starting your visa journey. We have also just filed our I-129F, and one of us is also a Russian and ...ummm another one is ALSO apparently American Lets keep in touch as the visa journeys continue, what do you say?

bnjmn,

pushbrk obviously meant the Instructions to I-129F downloadable from USCIS official site , from the same page where you download the I-129F itself. You were talking about the K1 Step-By-Step Guide here on VJ.

quoting the official instructions for you once again:

Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

If you live in Guam and are filing your petition there, make it payable to Treasurer, Guam.

If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are filing your petition there, make it payable to Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands.

NOTE: Please spell out U.S. Department of Homeland Security; do not use the initials "USDHS" or "DHS."

Notice to Those Making Payment by Check. If you send us a check, it will be converted into an electronic funds transfer (EFT). This means we will copy your check and use the account information on it to electronically debit your account for the amount of the check. The debit from your account will usually take 24 hours, and will be shown on your regular account statement.

You will not receive your original check back. We will destroy your original check, but we will keep a copy of it. If the EFT cannot be processed for technical reasons, you authorize us to process the copy in place of your original check. If the EFT cannot be completed because of insufficient funds, we may try to make the transfer up to two times

Hello everyone!

Though we have just started our visa journey, my mind is already about six months ahead of time, deciding on the color of bedroom curtains and making arrangements that will be necessary for our relocation to the USA.

So, hence the questions: what did your fiancees use to ship their stuff from Russia - regular postal service ? DHL? Private carriers? Which ones? How much? How long? etc

We (me and my little daughter) would like to bring over a WHOLE lot of books, plus contents of a small toy shop, along with some clothing...

Any input is appreciated a lot,

Thanks for sharing in advance

hello there,

Filatov's clinic is mainly for those with kids, and in general it has had better reviews.

If Olga is interested, she can read the Russian-girls-analogue of VJ

http://www.zaokeanom.com/forum/forum24.html

But overall, she has nothing to worry about, much as I have read on medicals in Russia, NO ONE has been denied a visa due to medical reasons...or no one posted on such experience .

Good luck to you and Olga.

hello everyone,

We mailed ours today, May 8th, 2010. :dance:

a quick quote from the I-129F, q.20

NOTE: (Designation of a U.S. embassy or consulate outside the country of your fiancé(e)'s last residence does not guarantee

acceptance for processing by that foreign post. Acceptance is at the discretion of the designated embassy or consulate.)

hi there,

I'm afraid she will have to return to China anyway, she will need to get a certificate from the police at a later stage - need that for the interview - and after doing some online reading, I haven't found anything saying she can apply for her K-1 from abroad... Plus, if you file your petition now, that puts you somewhere around October for the interview - will she still be in Australia? And which address are you putting on your I-129F and G-325A for her? The Chinese one or the Australian one? Frankly speaking, I'd advise you to email American Embassy in China and ask them if you don't get any comprehensible reply here - they are usually helpful.... if they ever reply

Gary, really, I did not mean you personally, when I asked if someone was brave enough to change his life completely and go start it all over in a foreign country. It's just that the question that in general required a 'yes' or 'no' answer and a personal opinion on why yes or why no, has somehow developed into a pointless and furious political battle. Me and my USC fiancé both enjoy reading your posts immensely and never questioned your sincerity. visa veteran got you too wound up on this thread I guess ...Relax... breathe...

Yes I am brave enough for that, I did it. I lived in Ukraine as Ukrainians do, shopped the same markets, rode the same busses and trolleys, worked a full time job in Ukraine, lived in an apartment in Ukraine full of Ukrainians (imagine that!), ate the food, and generally lived exactly like Ukrainians in the same neighborhood I lived in. Did I live like a poor Ukrainian farmer in a tiny village? NO!!! I don't do that here, wouldn't do it there and such a lifestyle is not acceptbale to me or my wife who did not live that way before she met me (you thought she was looking to degrade her lifestyle, perhaps?)quote]

Gary, really, I did not mean you personally, when I asked if someone was brave enough to change his life completely and go start it all over in a foreign country. It's just that the question that in general required a 'yes' or 'no' answer and a personal opinion oh why yes or no, has been developed into a pointless and furious political battle. Me and my USC fiance both enjoy reading your posts immensely and never questioned your sincerity. visa veteran got you too wound up on this thread I guess ...Relax... breathe...

Fiancee visas are only issued by the US Embassy in Moscow, so you should put Moscow in your I-129F. Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok consulates only issue non-immigrant visas for work and travel, tourists etc. Unfortunately

Guys, some of you really sound as if there actually is heaven on Earth somewhere, you just can't reach an agreement as to where it is. There are survival tips for both FSU countries and the USA, there are personal preferences and political views, the question is, do you love each other enough to try to adjust to a totally different environment, to forget your way of thinking and everything you got used to. Stop comparing the uncomparable, start anew and just accept things the way they are in a given country. Are you brave enough for that? And, frankly, how long do you estimate your marriage would last without your comfortable 'safety airbag' of American income?

Hello everyone once again.....More details wanted

I have read here in the forums that each attachment in the I-129F package must be dated and signed... Hence the question: Is it the petitioner who has to sign them all or does he only has to sign the attachments to HIS forms, while the beneficiary signs the attachments to hers?

Hello,

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Good luck

Still, can anybody explain which seal should there be? We know a couple who got an RFE because the divorce paper they submitted was with an ink seal from the court, they were told 'a golden seal from the state is needed'...

And does the document have to be named a Certificate? We have a Record of Divorce from the state registrar, no golden seals... will that be okay? If not, where do you get what they want?

Yes, you need to attach a translation into English, but they do not require notary authorization for the translation, they just want each page of the translation be certified by the translator (quoting from uscis official site):

Please submit certified translations for all foreign language documents. The translator must certify that s/he is competent to translate and that the translation is accurate.

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:

Certification by Translator

I [typed name], certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and ________ languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled ______________________________.

Signature_________________________________

Date Typed Name

Address

Good luck

Thanks a lot guys,

your advice has been most helpful

Vladivostok, Russia!!!