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| Posted: Monday January 1st, 2007 02:35 am |
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A little about the interview process at the US Embassy in Moscow as described to me by my lady from her interview. Your lady will have received a packet from the US Embassy and in it will be an "invitation." This "invitation" will have the date that her interview is scheduled. Along with this interview will be the address and directions to the Embassy, instructions about which entrance to appear at, and what time to appear. She will be instructed to be there about 7:45 am. There are 2 metro stations equal distance to the US Embassy that she can use. Both are named in her packet. The door wasn't opened until 8:10am. Natalia was given number 5. On 27 Dec 2006, there were 12 "Brides and Wives" according to Natalia. 4 additional names were called that morning, but no one responded. The ladies were all directed to take a seat in a waiting room. The room is typical government setup, several "service windows" with a number board above. They take the next number in line, call it and you go to the window displaying your number. The first time her number is called, they take her "invitation" and she goes back to sit. The second time her number is called, they take all her documents and her supporting documents, more pictures of the two of you together, more copies of correspondence, your Affidavit of Support, etc. All of this documentation was prepared ahead of time, as per the packet she got from the Embassy. There is also a specific order that the documents need to be placed in and they specify that in the packet, and go over it at the Embassy as well. Once they have verified all her documents are in order, they call her name again and send her to a cashier window to pay the visa fee, then she sits some more. A Consular, a lady, came out and calls her name, and she goes to a cubicle and the interview takes place. Natalia was never asked which language she preferred, the Consular began speaking in Russian. Natalia was only asked a few questions, but she was asked most questions twice. The first question was how many times a day do we communicate. Natalia told her many times. (I always send her an email and an email card for every business day. I call her once everyday and we speak on the phone for 30 to 60 minutes, sometimes more! <grin> We also sms each other back and forth numerous times a day.) In my petition filing and in Natalia's documentation we supplied copies of emails, email cards, phone records, etc. Another question was where will we live, Natalia told her "with David, at his house in Spring, Texas." Another question was do any of my children live with me? Natalia told her, Not, they live with their mother. Another question was how many of my children live with me? Natalia told her, none, they are married or live with their mother. Natalia was asked how many of my children were not married, she told her, two. The Consular asked her where do they live, Natalia told her, with their mother. Natalia was asked how many times I visited her. She replied twice. Then she was asked how many times have I called her, Natalia told her everyday. The Consular asked Slava, Natalia's 14yo son, what he would do in the US and he replied, "learn English, go to school, and learn new things from David." The Consular then told her, congratulations, took her passports, and the DHL waybill, wished her good luck in American and dismissed them. It was 9:30am. By 9:50am they were back on the Metro heading for home. ------ David & Natalia Republic of Texas/ Moscow, Russia УЛ. КОНЕНКОВА 16th World Spacemodeling Championships
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| Posted: Friday January 5th, 2007 02:43 pm |
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David first let me say congrats on getting through the interview, also thanx for posting this. I have always been fascinated with the interview process (not really sure why) and would really like to see a page devoted to it sometime in the future. That way we could all read about what took place, what questions were asked, and what answers were given. (that was my hint to the Powers That Be) Also for my morbid curiosities sake I would be interested in reading your soon to be step sons take on things. As he is old enough to have what one would consider a valid oppinion there are some things I would be interested in hearing his take on. 1. What is his oppinion about his mother marrying a foriegn man, and of course you. 2. How does he feel about leaving all that he knows to live in a strange land. Any animosity, anxiety/fears, is he excited or just along for the ride. 3. How did he react to having to go through the interview, and generally the whole process. Of course if this is to personal to get into I understand. Like I said I'm just curios. Of course if you do decide to post some of these things you may want to start a new post somewhere else.
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| Posted: Sunday January 7th, 2007 03:17 am |
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dwfunk Member
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As I'm 'acquiring' a teenager as opposed to a younger child, I've had similar questions. My Russian is still rather limited and Slavik's English is only slightly better. I've attempted to ask him similar questions, but alas, truth be told, his momma ( and I love her to pieces!!) answers for him. So one day soon, him and I will be more proficient and I'll ask again. Actually, my teenage daughters have asked similar questions and as they'll all be attending the same high school, they'll probably get the answers before I do. ------ David & Natalia Republic of Texas/ Moscow, Russia УЛ. КОНЕНКОВА 16th World Spacemodeling Championships
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