We had a little scare a couple weeks ago when Igor got his new passport – the brilliant Ukrainian civil servants spelled his last name slightly differently in English from how it had been spelled in his old passport. While this normally wouldn’t be such a big deal, the problem was that his 5-year US visa was in his old passport, and now did not match the information in his valid travel documents. Some friends at the US Embassy said he technically should be able to get across the border with the slight discrepency, but who wants to take a chance like that? So he applied for a new visa, and thankfully he was able to get in quickly for his interview, which seemed to have been one of the more amusing moments of the Consular officer’s day. He chuckled at the story, and told Igor he’d have his passport back with a new visa within a week. It was delivered two days later!
And now we are counting down to the day he meets me in LA and we start a much needed and long anticipated FABULOUS vacation! The conference is great, don’t get me wrong; it’s wonderful to see my colleagues, meet new people and learn so much, but I am looking forward to putting it all behind me and hitting the road with my wonderful husband for three weeks of rest, relaxation, good food, interesting sites and new adventures. One week to go!
Anka in Kyiv 