RWD Glossary

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ADR: Arrival-Departure Record (I-94)

Advance Parole: 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)

Affidavit of Support: 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)

AM: American Man (Men)

AOS: 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)

AW: American Woman (Women)

Apostile: Internationally accepted document certification

BTDT: Been There, Done That

BIF: Biographic Information Form (G-325A)

BTW: By The Way

CIS: Confederation of Independent States

DCF: Direct Consular Filing

DV: Domestic Violence

EAD: 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)

Fat Yuri: 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 ?).

FSU: Former Soviet Union

FSUW: Former Soviet Union Woman/Women

FWIW: For What It's Worth

FYI: For Your Information

GC: 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.

GCG: Green Card Girl

GF, G/F: Girl Friend

G-325A: Biographic Information Form

IINM: If I'm Not Mistaken

IIRC: If I Recall Correctly, if I Remember Correctly

IME: In My Experience

IMHO: In My Humble Opinion

IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion

IMO: In My Opinion

INS: Immigration & Naturalization Service (now known as the USCIS)

IRL: In Real Life

I-94: 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.

I-129F: Petition for Alien Fiance Form

I-130: Petition for Alien Relative. Used in support of visa applications for DCF applicants.

I-131: Application for Travel Document

I-134: Affidavit of Support

I-485: Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

I-765: Application for Employment Authorization

I-824: Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition

I-864: Affidavit of Support

IRL: In Real Life

K-1: 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.

K-2: 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.

K-3: 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.

K-4: 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.

Keyboard Romeo: 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.

LMAO: Laughing My A$$ Off

LOL: Laughing Out Loud

MOB: Mail Order Bride

Mule: Dumb WM shrewdly exploited by FSUW for immigration purposes, then mercilessly discarded when no longer of some use.

NCSC: USCIS National Customer Service Center.

NOA: Notice of Action

OC: Obsessive Compulsive

OMB: Old Married B@stards

OMG: Oh My God!

OP: Original Poster, Operating Procedure

OTOH: On the Other Hand

OWW: 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)

PITA: Pain In the A$$

PM: Private (Personal) Message

POE: Port of Entry. the first airport, seaport, or border crossing coming into the U.S.

POV: Point Of View

PPL, PPC: Pay-Per-Letter, Pay-Per-Chat (one type of dating site)

Poverty Guideline (see I-864)

Red Flag: Warning signal that things may NOT be as rosy as you think :-)

Removal of Conditions: 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)

RM: Russian Man (Men)

ROTFL: Rolling On the Floor Laughing

ROTFLMAO: Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A$$ Off

RW: Russian Woman (Women or Wife)

RWD: Russian Women Discussion (this website)

SmokinHotkova: a VERY sexy-looking FSUW (often NOT real)

SOP: Standard Operating Procedure

SP?: Spelling?

TBH: To Be Honest

TFF: Too F** Funny

TIC: Tongue in Cheek

TR, T/R: Trip Report

Travel Document: 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)

Troll: 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 [1].

USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly known as INS, Immigration and Naturalization Services). A branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

UW: Ukranian Woman (Women or Wife)

VAWA: Violence Against Women Act

WIBNI: Wouldn't It Be Nice If

WM: Western Man (Men)

WMVF: Write Many Visit Few

WMVM: Write Many Visit Many

WNVM: Write None Visit Many

WOVO: Write One Visit One

WW: Western Woman (Women or Wife)

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary

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