sending papers?

snowwego

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« on: January 07, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »

I will be sending papers this week to my girl in the Ukraine. The papers are for the k-1 visa. I am sending her the G-325A form she needs to have two for her and two for her daughter( who is under 21).
Is there any thing else I have to send her with the papers. She does not need the I-129 form sent to her I can fill that out here. When she sends them back I should have her passport and her daughters passport or is it ok to have just her daughter on her passport. They also must be officially translated. Should she send me a copy of her husbands death certificate. I do not know what else to ask right now. I also know that I need two pics of her and do I need 2 pics of her daughter. tell me if I am missing anything because as soon as she sends that stuff back I am off to vermont. Thanks rick


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SteveM

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Other Stuff to Do Before the Interview

« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »

... in response to sending papers?, posted by snowwego on Jan 7, 2002

Hey Rick,

This is Part 2, the stuff that doesn't have to get filed with Vermont, but is worth getting started on. Some stuff is absolutely necessary, some can be done in the U.S. but may be easier/less expensive to do there.

1. Make sure they have an international passport. Russians have internal passports, and not everyone has a foreign one. I am not sure about the Ukraine, but I am sure others can fill you in on that one.

If your prospective wife is going to be changing her name, she may want to go ahead and get her daughter a separate passport. It will simplify things later, plus getting the internal passport may not be a quick and easy process if they have lived in different FSU countries.

2. You should also encourage her to get started on getting the required police certificates, which are good for at least six months (technically, one year, but most people don't like to push it). In Moscow, if you have an interview but a missing police report, you won't have a visa. Not sure about the Ukraine, maybe should check Jay Lennow's site: http://warsaw-visaguide.hypermart.net/

3. Next up is to ask about vaccinations. You can get them done here, but it will probably be cheaper and easier to get as many of them done before they come as possible. The ones that are most typically not done in Russia are MMR (many only get vaccinations for rubella), Hepatitis B (which is a series of 3 shots), and chicken pox.

4. On the same note, it is worth asking about the dental state of affairs with both of them. I was very lucky with both my wife and my K-2 son on this score, but we still went through about $900 last year to get the two of them squared away. There are SOME good dentists there, and although they cost a lot by Ukrainian standards, the prices will be much better than even the best you can do here, unless you have a really great dental plan.

5. Lastly, extra English lessons would probably be helpful, and teachers there make very little money. My son's tutor was able to come by for one hour a day for a few weeks in the summer -- cost was $1/day.

Anyway, others may have different lists, but the basic idea is the same. It is easy to spend time and mental energy on getting the visa stuff to work, and it works out fine in time for most people (sooner for those of us who get to file at Vermont). However, the real challenges start when they arrive, and the more stuff you can sweep away, or at least get a leg up on, before they get here, the better.

Good luck...

Steve M.


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What you need

« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »

... in response to sending papers?, posted by snowwego on Jan 7, 2002

Hi Rick,

First, please keep in mind that I am a year out of date on this, so you should check Doc Steen and Jonathan's sites to see if there are any recent changes...

She can download the G-325A forms from the INS site, or you can fax them to her. They do NOT have to be INS carbon copies.

She should send you the following items, preferably by EMS (Express Mail)--it will cost about $30, but will get everything to you in a few days, with a very high probability of success:

1. ADIT-style pictures--make sure that she gets the right kind done.

2. Two signed copies of the G-325A--one completed, the other blank. Don't know about what the cut off age is for her daughter needing to submit this form.

3. You want copies (not the originals) of her husband's death certificate in both Russian and English. The translation must be certified, but does not have to be official.

4. Copies of the pages of her passport (preferably international, but internal will do) with her information and her daughter's.

I understand that there is a new requirement that you submit a statement signed by both of you that you intend to marry. I would suggest drafting it and faxing/sending it to her, having her sign it, then signing it yourself after it comes back.

Lastly, make sure you have all of the proof of relationship evidence that you need to make copies off of. I copied some letters before sending them, so I didn't need any returned. I gave them a few letters, a few emails, and a couple of months of my phone bills (all copies, no originals)

Since you are going through VSC, things may move pretty quickly once you file. I will make a few suggestions on what to start on in another post.