Well, my RW's Moscow Embassy interview was last Friday, Nov. 20. She was first in line to see the woman consular officer. As this woman has been doing all week, she started out grilling Alla with questions about different aspects of our relationship. With some difficulty understanding this lady's English pronunciation and little Leonid fussing and crying, she had a somewhat difficult time. She was asked for and gave all the documents that I had sent her. The lady was very cordial and always smiling. In the end she was given a 221 g form and told that she needed to provide additional evidence, more emails, more phone records and more photos. She was not approved but also their passport were retained by the Embassy.
This, in itself, was a good sign. We were both devastated but our resolve remained. On Sunday, I scanned in many more emails from our year's worth of correspondence, all of the phone and Skype logs (again), and went to Walmart and had 35 photos printed out (many they already had).
Then I sent off a box of correspondence via FedEx. Sunday night I emailed some of these documents to the Embassy plus my new 2-1/2 page letter I had drafted titled "Letter of Intent to Marry and Statement of Relationship". As I had re-read through our emails it became clear that here were two people that came to meet, became interested in each other, asked questions about each other, agreed to meet, then planned the meeting, then met and then continued to correspond. Agreed to marry and submit the K-1 petition and then later the I Love You came about and then agreed all was good and then started to plan their future lives together.
My letter outlined this. I sent 15 emails to the Embassy on Sunday night along with this letter.
Today, while we were on Skype together going over her letter she drafted to the Embassy, I received this email from the Embassy:
RE: Signed Letter to Embassy - Case MOS2009683008
Thank you for the info. Her visa is approved and should be issued
shortly
Sincerely,
Public Liaison Unit
Consular Section
US Embassy, Moscow
So on December 7, they will come to me and we will begin our happy future together.
I bid you all here adieu.
To the regular knuckleheads who have been here forever, I wish you much luck and enjoyment in whatever jollies you get from this forum.
To the other knuckleheads who are paying for the letters and translations, I say, unless you can change, the scammers and agencies NEED you to survive. It is how it must be. You both are made for each other. Yes, she IS TOO beautiful to be true??!!! (My RW is a real lady and very beautiful also; they are there).
To the real folks, go to Elena's Models. Pay the $100 or whatever for the Silver/Gold membership and be able to buy real, personal addresses and emails and move away from the agency and meet real women. That is what I did.
But.....There are two catches.....
1. Are you a real man? Do you really want this? Are you ready for the effort and the cost? Are you really worthy for them?
2. Are you willing to get on the plane within 2-3 months of the start of the correspondence? If not, then stop and wait until you are.
Critical point of view.
Usually women in Russia who have a kid are desperately looking for someone who could provide better future for her and a child.
It's great if she really loves you and wants to be with you. Let's see where your relationship will be in 6-12 months when she will experience cultural differences being in your country.
The best of luck!