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<b><font size=3>ADR</font></b>: Arrival-Departure Record (I-94)

<b><font size=3>Advance Parole</font></b>: Permission for certain foreign nationals, who do not have a valid immigrant visa, to re-enter the U.S. after traveling abroad. Such foreign nationals must be approved for Advance Parole before leaving the U.S. If you have not obtained Advance Parole prior to traveling abroad, you will not be permitted to re-enter the U.S. upon your return. (see I-131)

<b><font size=3>Affidavit of Support</font></b>: If you are bringing a relative to live permanently in the U.S., you must accept legal responsibility for financially supporting this family member. You accept this responsibility and become your relative's sponsor by completing and signing a document called an Affidavit of Support. This legally enforceable responsibility lasts until your relative becomes a U.S. citizen or can be credited with 40 quarters of work (usually ten years.) (see I-864)

<b><font size=3>AM</font></b>: American Man (Men)

<b><font size=3>AOS</font></b>: Adjustment of Status is a procedure allowing certain foreign nationals already in the U.S. to apply for immigrant status. Foreign nationals admitted to the U.S. in a non-immigrant, refugee, or parolee category may have their status changed to that of lawful permanent resident if they are eligible to receive an immigrant visa and one is immediately available. (see I-485)

<b><font size=3>AW</font></b>: American Woman (Women)

<b><font size=3>Apostile</font></b>: Internationally accepted document certification

<b><font size=3>BTDT</font></b>: Been There, Done That

<b><font size=3>BIF</font></b>: Biographic Information Form (G-325A)

<b><font size=3>BTW</font></b>: By The Way

<b><font size=3>CIS</font></b>: Confederation of Independent States

<b><font size=3>DCF</font></b>: Direct Consular Filing

<b><font size=3>DV</font></b>: Domestic Violence

<b><font size=3>EAD</font></b>: Employment Authorization Document. U.S. employers must check to make sure all employees, regardless of citizenship or national origin, are allowed to work in the U.S. If you are not a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident, you may need to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) to prove that you are eligible to work in the U.S. (see also I-765)

<b><font size=3>Fat Yuri</font></b>: Dubious owner/admin of dubious MOB site/agency, whose objective is to make a lot of money from his unsuspecting customers. His activities include, but are not limited to, any of the following :
* hiring help to write fake FSUW letters
* writing fake FSUW letters himself, when no other help is available
* stealing women's profiles/photos from other sites (of any type)
* arranging fake phone calls to/from FSUW, which are actually done by his staff/helpers/himself (he is said to exhibit a high-pitched voice, when necessary)
* arranging encounters with gorgeous FSUW who never show up due to unforeseen/unavoidable impediments
* renting to foreign visitors apartments in Chernobyl-like environments
* running a translation service staffed by illiterates
* offering interpreters who know only enough English to tell you that YOUR English has too strong a regional accent for their comprehension
* offering a limousine service based on a fleet of Zhigulis and Trabants
* arranging Events where attending FSUW are hookers or pensioners  (best-case scenario), or possess both qualifications simultaneously (worst-case scenario)
*all the above for a substantial fee, of course (how else could he keep himself fat ?).

<b><font size=3>FSU</font></b>: Former Soviet Union

<b><font size=3>FSUW</font></b>: Former Soviet Union Woman/Women

<b><font size=3>FWIW</font></b>: For What It's Worth 

<b><font size=3>FYI</font></b>: For Your Information

<b><font size=3>GC</font></b>: a Green Card (Alien Registration Receipt Card Form I-551) is the permanent work and residence permit for foreign nationals who reside legally in the U.S.

<b><font size=3>GCG</font></b>: Green Card Girl

<b><font size=3>GF, G/F</font></b>: Girl Friend

<b><font size=3>G-325A</font></b>: Biographic Information Form

<b><font size=3>IINM</font></b>: If I'm Not Mistaken

<b><font size=3>IIRC</font></b>: If I Recall Correctly, if I Remember Correctly

<b><font size=3>IME</font></b>: In My Experience

<b><font size=3>IMHO</font></b>: In My Humble Opinion

<b><font size=3>IMNSHO</font></b>: In My Not So Humble Opinion

<b><font size=3>IMO</font></b>: In My Opinion

<b><font size=3>INS</font></b>: Immigration & Naturalization Service (now known as the USCIS)

<b><font size=3>IRL</font></b>: In Real Life 

<b><font size=3>I-94</font></b>: Arrival-Departure Record. Shows the date you arrived in the U.S. and the "Admitted Until" date, the date when your authorized period of stay expires. You will receive a blank I-94 or I-95 Form from a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer upon arrival in the U.S. This will be at a U.S. port-of-entry at a land border, airport or seaport.

<b><font size=3>I-129F</font></b>: Petition for Alien Fiance Form

<b><font size=3>I-130</font></b>: Petition for Alien Relative. Used in support of visa applications for DCF applicants.

<b><font size=3>I-131</font></b>: Application for Travel Document

<b><font size=3>I-134</font></b>: Affidavit of Support

<b><font size=3>I-485</font></b>: Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

<b><font size=3>I-765</font></b>: Application for Employment Authorization

<b><font size=3>I-824</font></b>: Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

<b><font size=3>I-864</font></b>: Affidavit of Support

<b><font size=3>IRL</font></b>: In Real Life

<b><font size=3>K-1</font></b>: the K-1 fiancee visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows the fiance or fiancée of a U.S. citizen to enter into the U.S. and get married to the U.S. citizen.

<b><font size=3>K-2</font></b>: the K-2 nonimmigrant visa allows the child of a K-1 fiance visa holder to enter into the U.S. and await the availability of an immigrant visa.

<b><font size=3>K-3</font></b>: the K-3 spouse visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows the spouses of U.S. citizens to enter into the U.S. and await the availability of an immigrant visa.

<b><font size=3>K-4</font></b>: the K4 visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows the children of a K-3 spouse visa holder to enter into the U.S. and await the availability of an immigrant visa.

<b><font size=3>Keyboard Romeo</font></b>: a Western man who is content with corresponding/chatting with one or more FSUW for months and even years on end, not giving much consideration to the fact that actually jumping on a plane and visiting them could be much more constructive for both.

<b><font size=3>LMAO</font></b>: Laughing My A$$ Off

<b><font size=3>LOL</font></b>: Laughing Out Loud

<b><font size=3>MOB</font></b>: Mail Order Bride

<b><font size=3>Mule</font></b>: Dumb WM shrewdly exploited by FSUW for immigration purposes, then mercilessly discarded when no longer of some use.

<b><font size=3>NCSC</font></b>: USCIS National Customer Service Center.

<b><font size=3>NOA</font></b>: Notice of Action

<b><font size=3>OC</font></b>: Obsessive Compulsive

<b><font size=3>OMB</font></b>: Old Married B@stards

<b><font size=3>OMG</font></b>: Oh My God!

<b><font size=3>OP</font></b>: Original Poster, Operating Procedure

<b><font size=3>OTOH</font></b>: On the Other Hand

<b><font size=3>OWW</font></b>: One-Week Wonder, a WM proposing marriage to an FSUW during their first face-to-face meeting (often lasting about 1 week)

Petition for Alien Fiance (see K-1 and I-129F)

<b><font size=3>PITA</font></b>: Pain In the A$$

<b><font size=3>PM</font></b>: Private (Personal) Message

<b><font size=3>POE</font></b>: Port of Entry. the first airport, seaport, or border crossing coming into the U.S.

<b><font size=3>POV</font></b>: Point Of View

<b><font size=3>PPL, PPC</font></b>: Pay-Per-Letter, Pay-Per-Chat (one type of dating site)

Poverty Guideline (see I-864)

<b><font size=3>Red Flag</font></b>: Warning signal that things may NOT be as rosy as you think :-)

<b><font size=3>Removal of Conditions</font></b>: A lawful permanent resident is given the privilege of living and working in the U.S. permanently. Your permanent resident status will be conditional if it is based on a marriage that is less than two years old on the day you are given permanent residence. You are given conditional resident status on the day you are lawfully admitted to the U.S. on an immigrant visa or receive Adjustment of Status. Your permanent resident status is conditional, because you must prove that you did not get married to evade the immigration laws of the U.S. You may apply to remove your conditions on permanent residence. (see I-485)

<b><font size=3>RM</font></b>: Russian Man (Men)

<b><font size=3>ROTFL</font></b>: Rolling On the Floor Laughing

<b><font size=3>ROTFLMAO</font></b>: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A$$ Off

<b><font size=3>RW</font></b>: Russian Woman (Women or Wife)

<b><font size=3>RWD</font></b>: Russian Women Discussion (this website)

<b><font size=3>SmokinHotkova</font></b>: a VERY sexy-looking FSUW (often NOT real)

<b><font size=3>SOP</font></b>: Standard Operating Procedure

<b><font size=3>SP?</font></b>: Spelling?

<b><font size=3>TBH</font></b>: To Be Honest

<b><font size=3>TFF</font></b>: Too F** Funny

<b><font size=3>TIC</font></b>: Tongue in Cheek

<b><font size=3>TR, T/R</font></b>: Trip Report

<b><font size=3>Travel Document</font></b>: If you are not a U.S. citizen, you may need permission to return to the U.S. after traveling abroad. This permission is granted through a travel document. Travel documents are also given to foreign nationals who want to travel, but cannot get a passport from their country of nationality. (see I-131)

<b><font size=3>Troll</font></b>: the traditional definition of a troll refers to a member of a community or usenet group who makes posts deliberately designed to attract responses of outrage or indignation  [http://communitiesonline.homestead.com/dealingwithtrolls.html].

<b><font size=3>USCIS</font></b>: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly known as INS, Immigration and Naturalization Services). A branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

<b><font size=3>UW</font></b>: Ukranian Woman (Women or Wife)

<b><font size=3>VAWA</font></b>: Violence Against Women Act

<b><font size=3>WIBNI</font></b>: Wouldn't It Be Nice If

<b><font size=3>WM</font></b>: Western Man (Men)

<b><font size=3>WMVF</font></b>: Write Many Visit Few

<b><font size=3>WMVM</font></b>: Write Many Visit Many

<b><font size=3>WNVM</font></b>: Write None Visit Many

<b><font size=3>WOVO</font></b>: Write One Visit One

<b><font size=3>WW</font></b>: Western Woman (Women or Wife)

<b><font size=3>YMMV</font></b>: Your Mileage May Vary


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