RWSource Glossary
Here is the vast array of special acronyms, words and phrases that one is likely to find on this site.
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AM - American Man (Men)
AW - American Woman (Women)
Apostille - International notary certification (by State).
BTW - By-the-way
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States (Federation of FSU countries).
DOJ - Department of Justice
DOS - Department of State
Fiance Visa - Visa for foreign fiance to enter the U.S. (known as a K-1 Visa).
FSU - Former Soviet Union
FSUW - Former Soviet Union Woman (Women)
Fat Yuri - FSU scam artist or entity
GC - Green Card (officially, Alien Resident Card)
GCG - Green Card Girl (lady whose focus is to obtain a green card)
GF - Girlfriend
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMBRA - International Marriage Broker Regulation Act
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
INS - Immigration & Naturalization Service (Currenty known as the USCIS).
K-1 - Petition for Foreign Fiance Visa (USCIS, K-1 Class, Appl. for Fiance Visa).
K-2 - Child of Fiance Visa (USCIS, K-2 Class, Appl. for the child with fiance).
K-3 - Foreign Spouse of U.S. Citizen Visa (DCF).
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
MOB - Mail Order Bride (many would like to move away from this misnomer).
NCSC - National Customer Service Center (part of USCIS, [size=click here])
NOA - Notice of Action
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OWW - One Week Wonder
PC - Politically Correct, Personal Computer
PM - Personal Message
Petition for Alien Fiance - (USCIS, Class K-1, Application for Fiance Visa).
Protected Forum - Forum that is restricted from strong advice.
RM - Russian Man (Men)
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
RUA - Short for RUAdventures.com
RW - Russian Woman (Women)
RMP - Short for RussianMeetingPlace.com
RWD – Short for RussianWomenDiscusion.com
RWG - Short for RWGuide.com
RWP - Short for RussianWomanPrimer.com
RWS - Short for RWSource.com (Your host).
SPB - Saint Petersburg
TSA - Transportation Security Administration.
USCIS - US Citizenship & Immigration Services.
UW - Ukrainian Woman (Women)
WM - Western Man (Men)
WW - Western Woman (Women)
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
Last edited on Sunday March 2nd, 2008 06:23 pm by advocate
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