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RussianWomanPrimer Dictionary 

No Speciality niche is worth its salt without its fair share of special jargon or lingo.  These are the ones that you will most likely encounter on this forum.

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AM  -    American Man (Men)

AOS  -  Adjustment of Status (I-485:  USCIS application to acquire legal resident alien status).

Advanced Parole  (I-131: USCIS application for international travel documents).

AW  -    American Woman (Women)

AWeb  -  AnastasiaWeb.com

Arrival-Departure Record  -  (I-94: Customs document received upon passing POE). 

Apostille  -  International document certification (Done by State.  Click here for California).


Biographic Information Form  -  (G-325A: USCIS support document required for Fiance Visa). 

BTW  -  By-the-way


CIS  -  Commonwealth of Independent States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan).

DCF  -  Direct Consular Filing (I-130:  USCIS appl. for married status to US citizen living abroad).

DOJ - Department of Justice

DOS - Department of State

DV  -    Domestic Violence

EAD  -   Employment Authorization Doc. (I-765: USCIS application to legally work in the U.S.).


Fiance Visa  -   Visa for foreign fiance to enter the U.S. (also known as a K-1 Visa).

FSU  -   Former Soviet Union or pre-dissolution of the USSR (CIS countries plus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,Turkmenistan, Georgia).

Fat Yuri  -  FSU scam artist, (many would like to move away from this term).

GC  -    Green Card (officially known as Alien Resident Card)

GCG  -  Green Card Girl (girl whose intent is to get a green card)

GF  -  Girl Friend

G-325A  -  Biographic Information Form  ( USCIS support doc. required for Fiance Visa). 


Golden Ring (Russia)  -  Circle of outlying towns to the North-east of Moscow.

IIRC  -   If I Recall Correctly

IMBRA -  International Marriage Broker Regulation Act

IMHO -  In My Humble Opinion

IMO  -    In My Opinion

INS  -     Immigration & Naturalization Service (now known as the USCIS).

I-94  -   Arrival-Departure Record (Customs document received upon passing POE). 

I-129F  -  Petition for Foreign Fiance (USCIS, K-1 Class, Appl. for Fiance Visa).

I-131  -  Advance Parole (USCIS application for interational travel documents).

I-485  -  Adjustment of Status (USCIS application to acquire legal resident alien status).


I-765  -  Employment Authorization Doc. (USCIS application to legally work in the U.S.).

I- 864  -  Poverty Guideline  (used as eligibility guide for K-1 Visa).

 

K-1  -   Petition for Foreign Fiance Visa (USCIS, K-1 Class, Appl. for Fiance Visa).

K-2  -     Child of Fiance Visa (USCIS, K-2 Class, Appl. for the child with fiance).


K-3  -     Foreign Spouse of U.S. Citizen Visa (DCF).

LMAO  -  Laughing My Azz Off


LOL - Laughing Out Loud.

MOB  -   Mail Order Bride (many would like to move away from this misnomer).

NCSC  -  National Customer Service Center (part of USCIS)

NOA  -    Notice of Action (USCIS term).


NVC  -  National Visa Center

OTOH  -  On The Other Hand

OWW  -  One Week Wonder (man who proposes on a one week visit).


PC  -        Politically Correct, Personal Computer

PM  -       Personal Message

Poverty Guideline -  (I- 864, USCIS document used as eligibility guide for K-1 Visa).

Petition for Alien Fiance - (USCIS, Class K-1, Application for Fiance Visa).

POE  -    Port of Entry  (port of call of Customs inspection).


RFE  -    Request For Evidence (USCIS term)

RM  -      Russian Man (Men)


ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing

RUA  -  Short for RussianUkrainianAdventures.com (Alternative Forum)

RW  -     Russian Woman (Women).  Often can refer to RW plus UW or even all CIS women. 

RWP  -   Short for RussianWomanPrimer.com


RWS  -  Short for RussianWomanSource.com  (Russian Bride Directory Site)

SPB  -  Saint Petersburg

TSA  -  Transportation Security Administration.

USCIS - US Citizenship & Immigration Services.

UW   -    Ukrainian Woman (Women)

WM  -    Western Man (Men)

WW -  Western Woman (Women)

WOVO - Write One Visit One 

WMVM - Write Many Visit Many (Variants: (N)one, (S)ome, etc)

YMMV  - Your Mileage May Vary

Last edited on Wednesday August 6th, 2008 08:24 pm by ronin1


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