Some people think, that the whole story is made up. Please let me answer your questions, so that you have no doubts it's 100% genuine. Q: Your wife went to see

Some people think, that the whole story is made up. Please let me answer your questions, so that you have no doubts it's 100% genuine. Q: Your wife went to see her parents. Why you say she is scared and alone in unfamiliar city. A: Becuase there's no way to get a visa in Belarus. You have to go to Moscow. Q: The story is made up, because emabassy in Belarus is not issuing visas. A: Right. That's why if your parents live in Belarus, you have to go to another country, like Russia, to have an interview and then stay about a week in a hotel, waiting for your passport. You can't go back to Belarus, because they keep your passport at the embassy and not giving it back to you right away, even if you passed interview and your visa was granted. Q: Why did you apply for a new visa if your previous was issued only 2 months ago? A: Both L1 and L2 visas are linked to your blanket petition. Petition is another document, issued by USCIS for 1 year. You can't get a visa, which expiration date is longer than your petition expiration date. My petition was approved in August 2012, but I received it in fact only in spring (after more than 6 months). And then, when I received it, it took several more months to make final preparations for the movement, so we were able to get a visa for her only in June (which expired in August according to petition expiration) and moved to the U.S. right away after that. And again, petition has been extended already, but I only received it in August, even though it has been extended since April.