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Nancy - unfortunately, I am a very rude person! But in a rare show of kindness, I'll repeat my post.

Как интересно, столько у нас полиглотов! К сожалению я совсем не могу говорить по-польски, но именно через этот форум я теперь умею немного читать на нем! Польский тоже красивый язык, только я пока не привык к акценту.

На работе однажды был мужчина, который родился в Польше. Мы с ним часто разговарвали, он на польском, а я на русском!

It's so interesting how many polyglots we have! Unfortunately, I don't speak Polish at all, but specifically through this forum I can already read it a little. Polish is also a beautiful language, but I'm not yet used to the accent.

At work there was once a man who was born in Poland. We often spoke together, he spoke in Polish, and I did in Russian!

Hi! I am Daniel from California, born and raised here. I came across Bella Online while browsing for information about Polish Weddings.
I am marrying soon a wonderful woman, Ewa, in Warszawa!!!! This might occur during March or April, depending on how long it takes Polish government to accept my documents that I am legitimately "available" to be married. We are wanting to get married in Poland before she and her son move here next summer hopefully, and so will apply for immigrant visa (I-130) after the ceremony, rather than applying for a Fiance Visa (I-129) and getting married here.
My questions, if you would be so kind:
1) I am wondering how I can best follow Polish tradition, in my suit (do men wear a tuxedo to get married, in civil ceremony, or how could I find a more traditional outfit?), and particularly in my choice of wedding gift to Ewa. What are traditional gifts the groom might give his bride? Here in US it tends to be jewelery. Is it the same there?
2) Do you have any experiences with the Visa/Immigration process for Immigration Visa. What would we expect on the time it takes? If we are married in March/April, I wonder if approval of a Immigrant Visa could be expected by August. Any information or advice or your experiences would be most appreciated.
Thanks very much!!
My email: [email]SkiGuy2@comcast.net<br[/email] />Dziekuje Bardzo!!!
Daniel

Hey Daniel! I hope you the best of luck in your marriage and the arrangements, unfortunately I cannot help you with your questions, but i'm sure that someone else on this site can. If you don't get a reply on this topic, you could make a new topic and may get more replies (just a suggestion <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )

Eric, thans so much for translating your post, I appreciate it! I can see how you can begin to understand the language by reading it on these posts, I am beginning to as well. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Also, you feel young compared to me? am as yet only 18 years old, still in the public high school and only beginning to think of college. My experiences are limited to be sure, but I do have a knack for knowing what I want to do and then completing it. (ie. I wanted to learn how to knit, and taught myself with a book from the library, a small thing but the most recent <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> )
Thus far, I have traveled to Europe only because I was given the opportunity and my family helped to pay for the trip. I absolutely loved it there and hope to spend a semester abroad during my sophomore year of college (if that is possible). I have tried, rather unsuccessfully, to learn Latin. The problem is that Latin is a "dead" language, however the benefits include it being the foundation language for Spanish, French, Italian, and other Anglo-Saxon languages. I have looked into learning other languages (Russian and Japanese) online and through tapes, but it doesn't seem to work, so I'll have to wait for college, and hopefully a professor who can teach it well.

Thanks again for posting the translation, it makes things interesting!

Congratulations, Daniel! Good luck!!

Jaga - this forum is beginning to depress me - everyone is making me feel SO OLD!!! <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Eric,
Don't worry - we know how young you really are - but your position as youngest on the forum has been usurped by the new well-spoken teenagers who have joined us.

Hmm, now I think we range in age from 18 to 80. A very interesting group indeed! Jaga should be proud that she has "found" all of us <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Daniel,

Congratulations! Jaga is the best one to answer your questions, but I wanted to add my best wishes.

Nancy

Well-spoken, indeed! Honestly, I thought both of you were older than I am (forgive me!) because of the way in which you write!

Oh, well... I guess I'm not the baby of the forum anymore... <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Hi Lunarfrost,

welcome to the forum and website. I hope you would enjoy it here with us! I am sorry you cannot learn any other language except Spanish. Maybe... you would have a chance to travel - they need native speakers - people for whom English is a native language everywhere in the world - you could travel to Eastern Europe, Poland and Asia - then you would have a chance to learn other cultures and languages!

Hi, welcome to the forum!

I am forgetting to read this threat since it is marked as featured and it is always in the very top of the page! I am sorry.

You should wear a suit, I am not sure whether wedding tuxedo is necessary. Frankly, I am not sure exactly what is a difference - is tuxedo usually longer?

I would not worry about it. Usually the bride has a white dress if this is a church ceremony, but not necessary in civil ceremony. Besides, if she already has a child she may chose a different color - something creamy

As for the visa arrangements - in the past it was much better to arrange fiance visa rather than to marry somebody in Poland and waiting for this person to obtain necessary papers. Fiance visa is usually given during 3 months whereas the I-130 form - one can wait for it much longer, but the problem may be to arrange the proper paper for her child.

Check these forums, they were quite helpful for me when I was going through immigration processes:
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups/dir?sel=33566039&expand=1

lol, well i suppose my typing could indicate that I am older, but I have always been able to write well. Anywho, I found this forum when I was looking for a chat on European cultures, and this was the one that I chose to join, I have not been dissapointed!

I do hope to study several languages as soon as I reach college, however I believe that my major will be in Civil Engineering with a possible liberal arts minor. I just don't see how some people can let math and science completely take over thier life, writing is important in any field.

Thanks for the information so far! This has been a wonderful experience, meeting al of you! I really ought to get a picture of myself up so all of you can place a face <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />