Originally posted by SecretGarden
Congratulations to you and Olena.....things have fallen into place and we're both so happy for you! Think of us when you're on the plane, eh?

~SecretGarden
~and Mr. Pink (come on, mailman!)

Originally posted by Hypertweeky
Thats so Mark..

Originally posted by David9287
Hypert,
Yup.... we'll be meeting in COLORADO... you know why......lol................ CAUSE COLORADO ROCKS!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by TweekysLove
Congratulations David and Olena.... Heck yeah Colorado Rocks do you guys like Broncos,Avs,Nuggets???

Originally posted by TweekysLove
Congratulations David and Olena.... Heck yeah Colorado Rocks do you guys like Broncos,Avs,Nuggets???

Originally posted by David9287
Hypert,
Yup.... we'll be meeting in COLORADO... you know why......lol................ CAUSE COLORADO ROCKS!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by David9287
Dec 10, 2003 Olena's Interview in Kiev...
11am Olena waits in line outside the consulate-
11:15am Olena proceeds to a consular's window-
11:20am Olena gives her/our docs to the officer-
11:22am Officer says thank you, please return at 2:00pm-
2:00pm THE INTERVIEW.....lol
:01 When did you meet?- Dec 8, 2001
:03 How many times have you met in-person?- 3
:05 Where did you meet?- Odessa, Ukraine- Paris,
France /Barcelona, Spain and near Yalta, Crimea.
:07 What do you do for a living?- I am a Corporate translationist
:08 What does your fiance do for a living?- Manages a Law Firm
:10 Do you have any children?- No
:11 Have you ever been married?- No
:12 Do you know your fiance is divorced?- Yes
:13 Please give to us 3 photos and 3 letters of proof of your relationship
:18 Okey............ (she is a star......lol)
:20 YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR A K-1 VISA. HERE ARE YOUR DOCUMENTS (Brown sealed envelope) and you will find the K-1 visa in your passport. Please present the sealed envelope to the immigrations officer at your US POE... have a nice day..........?
2:22 PM SHE LEAVES THE CONSULATE WITH A K-1 VISA............

Olena told me they were most interested in a few photos, a few letters, my 2002 1040 w/W2 the notarized I-134 and of course my approved I-129F, her DS-156 and suppliment, her police cert, her birth cert (translated), her medical exam and her passport....

I haven't counted yet but it was like, 3-7-03 to 12-10-03 (285 days) for a 20 min Interview........ lol. Freaky!

Thanks again to all of you, for your support, information (SG, PLANE TICKETS...lol), kind words....et. We thank you all.
Here's our time line.... but remember we didn't push as hard as we could have..... lena and I agreed she would spend one more Christmas with her family and friends before leaving for the US.

1NOA 3-7-03 NSC
2NOA 9-26-03 (206 days)
NVC" Approved" 10-10-03
Consulate receives I-129F 10-17-03
Police Check "Cleared" 10-21-03
Medcal Exam "Healthy as a Lamb" 11-12-03
Interview in "Kiev" K-1 Issued 12-10-03
I fly out Jan 30, 04
WE fly back together Feb 8, 04 (just in time for Valentines day)
AOS, EAD, AP to come..... but who's counting now? .....lol.

Originally posted by Richard III
David -

I'm glad to see that things went well for your fiancee. Congratulations. How soon is Olena going to move to Colorado? Elena and I are just barely making it in the Class of 2003, she'll be here before the end of the year. Our process took 374 days from 1st NoA to receipt of visas, it's a long story... ;^) Wishing you and Olena all the very best of everything.

Richard III

Originally posted by David9287
:12 Do you know your fiance is divorced?- Yes

Originally posted by David9287
Hi Richard,
I did notice you were from Loveland, Colorado. Very nice place, been there many times (well, mostly on my way to Rcky Mnt Nat Prk). WE MUST HOOK UP WHEN WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME STATE. Todd and Crystina (Ukrainian Angel) (remember NG Todd?) They live in Oregon, we are planning a trip to either Yosemite or Glacier Nat Prk in the summer. Hypertweeky is also gonna be in Colorado, so we hope to meet with them too. ANYWAY......lol.

I am leaving on the 30th of Jan-LotPolish-Via Chicago, Warsaw to Odessa and WE will return on the 8th of February....Odessa, Warsaw, Chicago......DENVER.....lol. Olena owns her flat in Odessa so we will be keeping it as our "second home" can I say the "vacation" flat.....lol. She will be bringing her cloths, personal items, keep-sakes.....et. I guess we'll be doing some shopping when she gets here....... God let her be a "Foleys girl" and not a "Neiman Marcus girl"....... (I am on my knees praying as I say this!) WE weren't really sure what to do about her property? I love Odessa and I think we will be there "at least" once a year to visit friends and family. This girl has a lot of cloths so I'm taking an empty suitcase with me + my carry on. She will have "two" huge suitcases and her carry on. Total 3 huge suit cases and 2 carry on's. If it uses electricity to operate she will leave it in Odessa.

I'm taking a few days off when we return, then a couple of days of work, and then we are heading up to Glennwood Springs to the Colo Hotel for a Valentines Day (Mudd bath, massage and a swim in the hot springs pool (I hope it is snowing that night....... how romantic, then a good night sleep (right!) at the hotel....lol.

I'm gonna post a message to the NG for COLORADO COUPLES.......... we should all meet one day! YOU IN?

Originally posted by Leslie66
Hi David,

Thanks for posting Olena's interview. I'm so pleased that it went smoothly for her.

When I spoke to my husband this weekend he remembered another question his interviewer asked him:

Her: Did you know that your wife was married before?
Him: Yes.
Her: Why did she get a divorce?
Him: Leslie had too many problems with that man so she sought a divorce.

LOL

Originally posted by Richard III
Leslie -

...from the mouths of babes... ;^)

Richard III