I went to renew my American F1 visa in ... the BAHAMAS | What could go wrong?
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My American visa was about to expire, so I urgently needed to renew it. Surprisingly, the most convenient place to do that was the Bahamas! I was shocked but decided to fly to Nassau anyway. The views were simply unreal, but of course, it wasn't without its own adventures. Check out this video to see the whole story 💥
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The Bahamas reminded me island life is no picnic because everything has to be imported. Don’t be too stressed out about it; in Alaska you’ll find life is expensive, there too!
The Bahamas were completely devastated by a hurricane a year ago. I am surprised anything is open now. It is not a surprise that there is still a lot of trash.
Oh wow((
The blue seawater 💦 comes with a high price. There isn't much topsoil on a chalky island. The chalk instead of topsoil keeps the seawater clear and blue. Without topsoil, not much food can grow there so nearly everything except fish 🐟 caught in the nearby sea needs to be imported and food costs are very high.
Another drawback is the potentially turbulent tropical weather with storms, often in the late afternoons, sometimes even hurricanes ! Circling in the air may be due to bad weather at the airport causing air traffic congestion delays.
I still like island living, though, but only on my humongous island 🏝️ called "Turtle Island" by the Natives. 😊
I totally forgot about the hurricanes wiping out the islands, explains the super high prices
5 Years ago Dorian with huge 20' storm surge and 180 mph winds
Congratulations with the renewal of your student visa Dari. I was pretty sure that everything would be fine, but I remember from experience that it is always a bit stressful to go through the visa process. Nice impressions from the Bahamas, definitely a good place to renew your visa!
Thanks 🙏🏼
Literally driving past Queens NY right now and thought of you! Hope you are doing well!
So sorry that flying to a beautiful island destination had to be so stressful for both of you Dari. I'm glad you got your Visas renewed though. Yikes!! to those grocery prices. Looking forward to see how your week went.
You’re the person I’ve heard that likes LaGuardia airport!😂 It used to have the reputation as being the worst, dirtiest airport in the US and people tried to avoid it at all costs (they did a big renovation a few years ago, so I’m sure it’s improved, but I haven’t been in years.)
Ahaha it was actually very nice 😅
So happy for the two of you Dari in getting your visas renewed. Enjoy yourself down there. I am really looking forward to your next video! Stay safe!
Thank you so much!!
Some people I know are in a band from Moscow. Every year they have to renew their visas and have had no problems. However because the American Embassy is closed in Moscow, they have to travel to Armenia first where they easily get their visas renewed for a year.
I am happy with your visa! May you be lucky in the life every time!
(9:25 You don't need to litter even if you're poor..)
❤🎉 I'm so happy for you both! 🎉❤
Congratulations on visa renewals! Wow! Those prices are unbelievable! Can't wait to see how your trip went!❤😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Hi Dasha, I really appreciate your personal and authentic ground level perspective of the Bahamas. I thank you and Masha for sharing your trip.I was touched by the kindness of the church lady who gave you guys a ride. I feel like that is something I would do and my dad too. Kindness makes the world go round.
You really cant go wrong with green pesto! Вкусно! 😋😎👍
You got that right!
Wow, what a fantastic two day trip ! Visa renewal and a stay in a beautiful tropical island. Congratulations !!! I really like that you are honest about showing both the good and the bad of places. See, now you will be happy to pay those cheap NY prices. Hahaha! :)
Ahahaha lol 😂
Congratulations for winning the prize for your joint business proposal
I wish the best for you. This is a wonderful video. 😊❤
Thank you so much!
So glad you renewed your visa. Congratulations! Those beach scenes are beautiful, the water is so amazingly blue. I hope you can enjoy your time there, even though money is tight.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for your video Dari. The Bahamas have beautiful beaches! The lady who gave you a ride in her car was kind and people were helpful to you luckily. Glad you have your visa. Have a lovely time in the Bahamas.
Thanks!!
Thank you for sharing.
You make such information videos of your experiences.
They seem to be honest and not biased.
Enjoy your time. I have never been to those islands. I have been to Hawaii and some islands off the coast of California and Mexico.
Thank you for watching ☺️
@@DariStep miss, do you have a telegram?
Hi Dari. Another fantastic vid. The Bahamas is so beautiful! It is great to see your smiling face. Take care, and good luck moving forward. ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Dasha, glad to hear that things went well with your visa renewal. 👍👍 And it was good to see your beautiful smile. Wishing you continued blessings and success in all that you do. Greetings from Southern California! 🙋♂
Awesome news, Dasha and Masha.Always enjoy watching updates and following your journey. Keep in good health. Hope you enjoy your time back in Moscow visiting family and friends. 😊
Thank you 😊
Great job maintaining the positive attitude, Dari. So happy for you. After all, renewal should not be difficult since you have already done great all your first year. Bravo, bravo 👏😊 Enjoy the week in the Bahamas. Even I living in DC have never been there. Been to Bermuda though, Lol.
Yes! Thank you!
Your way of speaking is quite good
You have to visit Puerto Rico & Florida while you're staying in U.S. The most beautiful beaches in the world on the Gulf🙏
Hello Dari I hope you are well my friend
Thanks!
Glad to hear you got your visa renewed. Those prices in the grocery were crazy expensive. The weather looked so warm and sunny. I hope you were able to relax after getting your visa and enjoy your time in the Bahamas.
So true! Thanks ☺️
Wow, congrats on your renewed visa!
P.s. I was really surprised to hear the sounds of applause while landing the plane. To me, it’s seems to be an anachronism even in Russia people don’t do that nowadays in my experience :)
I think people were so happy because we finally landed lol we have been flying for a few hours around the Nassau
Dari, you made it look so easy getting your Visa renewed and I'm glad you were able to. So many said "Don'ts"! It is funny how many people in this country do not understand the laws of the land! Personnel, I dislike those who try to steer you into the wrong with their poor advice! I'm sure those that have failed and posted on YT are complaining because they assumed and they were right! Of course, when you assume, it make an Ass out of, well, you know the rest! 😂😂 Glad you did it the right way and we don't get to see the "I got kicked out of the U.S.A. Dari Video"! WOW, I knew the Bahamas was a rich play ground, but did not know it was that expensive. Hopefully you don't go broke in the Bahamas before you paperwork arrives! The expensive is due to all of the imported foods. Feel sorry for the locals!
Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts 💭
I didn't know the Bahamas was so expensive for local markets. Also be careful trying to walk longer distances on roads here. You're not in Europe anymore. Better to pay for taxis.
Renewed visas, lovely sun, sand, and surf; and a nice, lovely friend to hang out with... what more can you ask for? 😊❤ Cheers, Dari! 🥂
That was quite sad to see the desparity between the locals' neighborhoods and the tourist areas. The more things change, the more they stay the same. 😢
I’m feeling the same 🥲
My wife and I visited Nausau in 1986. We were cheap, and took the bus from Cable Beach to downtown. The houses weren't even as nice as what was shown in the video, and were mostly made from corrugated steel. The bus was mostly for hotel workers to get to and from home and work. We realized that tourists were expected to support the local economy by taking taxis. Unfortunately, since the bus stopped by 6pm, we had to take a taxi, and the driver seemed to be under the influence. We made it back to the hotel without incidents, but we stayed by the hotel after that.
Congratulations
you got your Visas!!&
Thank God!!!
There is one thing about
your adventures!!!
You never have
a dull moment!!!
Have fun , now!!!
Thank you so much!!
You *SO*... Got this!! -Good job! Edit: -She was a lovely lady to find!
😊 thank you
Best of luck with your visa! You deserve the best and I hope you are successful.
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations on your visa renewal, Dari!
Thank you!!
Good luck, you should.I think you'll get your visa
I did :))
Dari, I have been to the Bahamas many times.
Lost count as to how many.
The country I have visited the most is Mexico
The bahamas is just slightly poor than the United States.
So pretty wealthy.
I have always stayed downtown.
Your up north.
The bahamas and the countries below the United States in general have more fruits in the super markets
the bahamas uses less than 1 percent of it's fishing potential.
Lots of fish.
Pretty good fish too...
I modstly walk in the bahamas...
Dari your in the criminal area.
The good areas do not have garbage.
The bahamas used to be poor.
But became a banking center.
Instead of welfare they have low cost motgages.
Their system of helping the poor by subsidized mortgages works much better than the american stystem.
so the home you first buy is a shell, does not have running water, or a kitchen.
For a kitchen in the bahamas you put a barbaque in the back yard.
OK once you have your home
You add water.
when you first buy the home it will have a public spicket at the end of the street.
You have to add a pipe going down the street to your home.
The pipe going down the street is just a pipe buy is a public pipe on public property so others can add into it.
when public pipes fail they are replaced with a regular main.
In 30 to 40 years.
So you add running water
Then drywall
then you might make a addition for a kitchen.
The collapsed wall is hurricane damage.
Dari the expensive stuff if imported from the united states.
Plus your up on the north end which cost more.
I think you can buy fish right off the boat and there will be street venders near the fish boats.
I think I ate street food in the Bahamas.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Why the garbage, that is sad. How can anyone afford to live there. That is nuts. I guess I can buy you a bag of chips if that helps? Thank you nice people of Bahamas for watching over these two young women!
I bet there's a place in the world more expensive than Bahamas 🤔
Also in europe the same piece of watermelon 4€ ... 😵💫 people is crazy.
In South America (Bolivia my country) you can buy the whole watermelon in 1,5 $ and the size is humongous and delicious... same goes for avocados, papayas and so on and on and on...
Enjoy life Dari, todo lo mejor para vos 🙌🏻
Paradise island pics?!?! 😮
Soon to come 😃
I loved that lady!!
She was like a Mum sent from Heaven lol ❤
Ahaha 🫶🏼
I have just these fee words to say dari, I think your an absolutely amazing person , you are so determined to reach your goals despite so many hardships...you should be so proud of yourself...take care always ....lee over in the 🇬🇧 xx
Thank you so much!!
We will stress for you 🫣
Prayers for protection and that you come back to the US safely. Im glad you renew your visa Dari.
Thank you so much!
Looks amazing glad you got that taking care of now you can have a look around the beach an all wish we can help from here maybe they have W.U there will look into it have fun thanks for sharing
I am so happy to hear you had a great experience. I have heard that there was a travel advisory level 2 to visit the islands in Bahamas and Jamaica has a level 3 advisory. So I am glad it all worked out for you and that you are safe!!! Anyway i want to visit the Bahamas too and stay at the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Thanks for sharing. I would have been nervous too!!!😀
I hope you will make it there :)
Hi Dari
Glad you had an amazing time in the Bahamas. Regrettably, the Bahamas is afflicted by poverty and high living costs. Yet, the beaches and waters are breathtaking, a stark contrast.
It's not advisable to place too much trust in what "officials" and others suggest about overstaying your visa. If the university requires your visa for any reason and discovers it's invalid, you could be barred from obtaining a new visa or re-entering the USA.
I'm pleased to hear that you received assistance with your travel from the airport to your Airbnb, and your journey back from "Walmart." AND managing a place to store your phone, II find it very surprising that there were no storage lockers available outside the embassy for such situations.
I'm pleased to hear that everything turned out well and that you found a tropical destination to relax in after the stressful weeks spent awaiting your visas. What a vacation indeed!
Cheers
👋😄
Thanks a lot 🙏🏼
Something that is a 15 minute drive would not take 3 hours by foot. That doesn't seem to make sense. You can walk very far in 3 hours...
Walking pace is 3 mph. Maybe the distance is 10 miles. 10 miles can be driven in 15 minutes (1/4) hour, at an average speed of 40 miles per hour.
You are wrong….
That’s what Google showed …
Food is more expensive than in NYC, who knew!?! patw
Ahahha true lol
My family loves the Bahamas, but we take years to save up so we can rent a sailboat and captain in the Abacos.
Oh wow!
You need to open a bank account and switch your RUclips channel bank account
Congratulations on getting your visa renewed.
Thank you!!
A prayer and a blessing to you so that you USA student visa be renewed and that you can go home to see your mother and Family in the Summer 🏝️ Amen.
Thank you so much!
@@DariStep You are welcome. Congratulations on the successful renewing of your USA student visa. Stay Safe. Dear Dari, do you have a p.o. box 🎁 # so i can send you a nice Card. Or to the university in the USA? I want to discuss Culture and philosophy with you, in a more private way than is available on social media. Stay positive, stay safe. We love your videos.
Is there anyway you could register your AdSense in a country other than Russia or US? It feels so frustrating that you can't get the money from all this hard work!! Fortunately there is Patreon, Buymeacoffee etc!!❤
No((( I need a temporary residency or driver license of another country ..
Interesting video Dari and noticed the car drive on the left because Bahamas was a British colony until independence in 1973. I didn’t know it was expensive there and l hope to see your next video take care Dari
True!
I didn’t realize the Bahamas food was so expensive.
Happy you guys got your visas! I have no idea why the United States makes this process so difficult. When it comes to the United States government, even Americans find out that there are all kinds of rules and regulations that we must follow. It's as if we're playing a game. They know the rules, but we don't. We have to figure them out as we go along. Anyway, enjoy your stay in the Bahamas. Also, that was so nice of that woman to give you guys a ride! Hope to see more videos of the Bahamas.
Thanks for your support!!
I know how stressful the whole visa thing is. I'm happy for you two that you had no problems. Good thing you did not listen to people who told you to just stay past your visa expiry date. NOT a good idea and can affect you badly in future. This way you are legal and worry free. Well done.
Thanks!
I heard that local grocery prices wete extremely high in the Bahamas way back in 1997. Nothing grows on the islands and there is very little fresh water in the Bahamas. So all food, water, and things like pop or soda are usually shipped by airplane to the islands. Anyhow, its great that you got your student visa renewed.
When I lived in Thailand I discovered late the most secure VISA run was Penang because it was an island and since they don’t process a lot of foreign VISAs they are more inclined to grant them.
I did get my best multiple entry VISA from there and there was no line. No hassle at all. So maybe there’s something to that theory.
Dasha why wouldn’t you just go to Canada to renew your visa? It’s so much closer!!
I need a visa for Canada lol
Bahamas much easier 😅
@@DariStep ohhhh ok!! 🤦♂️😂
Congratulations ❤ and what a lovely lady
Come back to America I’d love to meet you you’re a beautiful woman
Why didn't you register your youtube in Georgia??? the country...
Because you can’t do that without a Georgian ID lol 😂
Very happy for you both! Enjoy your vacation. Which country is your friend from? The image of you toasting on the beach displays your true Russian roots. 😂🍹🍾
She is also from Russia ;)
The trash and most (though not all) of the squalor for the locals in Nassau is the lasting gift of hurricanes - a devastating one in 2019 and a less-direct hit but still a bad one in autumn 2022. In 2019, large parts of the Bahamas were destroyed, lives were lost, homes and businesses were strewn across land and sea. It is hard to describe how bad things were, and the hurricane seasons since have scarcely given the country (and region) peace since then. It may seem odd that there is still a hangover from Dorian in 2019, but the scale of the damage was terrible and there was a pandemic and more hurricanes in the intervening years. So the islands do not have their best face on for visitors, but you still found beauty and kind people. Yes, there are people who live in poverty in the Bahamas in the best times, but the remaining examples of chaos and disrepair you found is not what has been normal for the country.
Add in your good fortune with the visa system - in a terrible state, even for students, since the Trump administration and his pals/toadies in Congress changed the State Department and security protocols for the worse yet again, adding chaos to the messes made to the system after 9/11/2001 - and it seems you did very well during your trip.
Well, except for the all-imported groceries being shipped from the U.S. at extortionate prices. Good luck finding food. Some horrible people are making a lot of money on the backs of poor islanders. It smells to me like the work of Floridean profiteers. Someone needs to put a stop to that.
You and your 2 best friends from Russia need to get citizenship in any country besides Russia. I bet it tough to pick how to go about it with hundreds of Americans n eu citizens offering you all martiage. I give you all credit for being independent despite how much easier citizenship via marriage would make your lives.
Ive never wanted to marry but you and your girl friends would make me think about possibly having marriage. Your all so much cooler than any girls in America.
As an Australian, I was hoping to get a Russian tourist visa to visit in the summer but need a sponsor such as a tour company. Everything needs to be paid and booked before I am eligible to visit your country and is the most difficult visa I have ever applied for. I will be as thrilled as you when I get my Russian visa.
Shahs what you’re are saying is what I need to do for every visa lol 😂
I would gladly sponsor you both! Adorables
You are a rich Russian.
She’s gotta be, no way you can travel that much here and not have money. Parents are probably loaded.
Be very careful in Nassau, lots of crime.
I've noticed that they drive on the left side in the Bahamas instead of the right side like the British which as an American can be confusing.
Yeah!!!
Good to have gotten your visas prolonged. Enjoy your lives and stay away from crazy Russia for as long as you can!
7:15 you should have said let you go in because when you send let you go I thought you meant they held you there
So I was right: "Welcome to the Caribbean" and that's why I'm posting these two links below to make you smile a little. Remember, the main thing is to somehow reach the quay with dry feet and in good style, no matter what boat and how you pump the water.
ruclips.net/video/R7m5Int1hAA/видео.html
And the second one is to remember the days of High Adventure
ruclips.net/video/vNYVn0OUJ4E/видео.html
By the way, congratulations on extending your visa to the USA and good luck in your further endeavors and... High Adventure.😁 Good luck
Thanks!
Who could possibly reject you two.
Are you traveling anywhere in the u.s. or locally?
12:31 maybe they can mail the passports
"They would aks when our problm.... Program ends."
Would be nice if you would know, when your problems would end 😂😂😂
Nice video. I sailed to the Bahamas in 1974 in my trimaran. Don't try to bring ANY FOOD back to the US. You probably know that already. Cheers.
I tried to buy you a coffee but the CAPTCHA verification window scrolled off the top of my YT window so that I could not see all of it. Software glitch at GOOGLE... or somewhere.
Ohh( thanks for trying tho!!
Wow, I have loved your vlogs in America recently! Great Video
Glad you like them!
I cant imagine the stress you go through just to gain an education and be free from Putins influence on your life still.
There must be a way to get paid your You Tube revenue, I know of others who have found ways to earn ie Roman of NKFRZ has managed and now lives in Protugal's capital Lisbon.
I wish you the best and feel for you and your endeavours to get a good education and to live free.
Thanks a lot ☺️
What do they think you're Anna Chapman?
Ты очень бледная на видео. 😢
Токсично ))
@@DariStep не "токсичная", а мама переживает.
@@НаташаСтепанова-ф3ц всегда можно написать чуть менее токсично :))
12:12 With my old head at the age of 78, I was thinking about kidnappings again.. 😵💫
And a classic: ruclips.net/video/DKYpuXr_E5s/видео.html
Having to deal with manipulated at whim regulations would be a nightmare. Always having to obey the rules of any given time would really p@$^ me off. I would avoid that. Make life easier for yourself. BRICS is undergoing very major expansion so seeking out explorations within BRICS countries will massively reduce the manipulated whims of the western Powers That Be. Things will flow rather than divide.
I think the visa renewal process is so notorious because the USA despises immigration, seeming dead-set to keep everyone out without exception. Even though most of us Americans started as immigrants, it's been generations since then, and nobody remembers. Whole oceans exist between us and most of the world's cultures, enforcing that xenophobia. I'm proud to be American, but this is really _not_ one of our good traits.
In fact, Dasha, this is what makes your RUclips channel so important. Your well-traveled perspective is nearly impossible to come by for this American, especially in a relatively reclusive mountain town in Virginia. I'm sure I'm not the only one who says that, either. In any case, I'm glad you were able to get your Visa renewed, and will be back at your studies soon. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy your beach vacation! As hard as you work, you've earned it. 🏖👍
US doesn't despise immigration, they embrace it. Many are against illegal immigration which is much different. Also this country is full of families of recent immigrants that came her by following the proper procedures.
@@Larry-jh8gf Years-long application queues doesn't strike me as embracing immigration. Even aside from that, the vitriol around immigration these days is horrific, especially in suburban and rural areas I frequent. Listening to these people, you'd think everyone crossing the border (legally or otherwise) was some kind of drug dealer or terrorist. I rather long for the days where the rhetoric was merely about immigrants taking "our jobs," especially as I'm _still_ hearing the refrain "nobody wants to work anymore" in my part of the world. (It pops up about weekly in my social feeds.)
I'm not suggesting for a second we should have open borders and no security. I am _definitely_ saying that the US has been abysmal about managing immigration for the duration of my life span. The reasons always seem to stem from a point of assuming the worst about people. That's why I try to help promote channels like Dari's. Assigning a face and a perspective in place of some nebulous "immigrants are bad" narrative probably won't fix the problem, but won't hurt our chances of improvement, either.
@McTroyd
Every country has different rules for getting a Visa. You can't expect the procedure to be as simple in a country like the US where the demand is so great.
Why did Dasha have to go to the Bahamas instead of Canada? Because she didn't have a visa to get into Canada and did not need one for the Bahamas. Does that mean that Canadians are xenophobia? Of course not, it's simply that the Bahamas depend on tourism for their economy. It only makes sense that they make it easy to get there.
It's not fair to paint all Americans with the same brush. There is a great deal of diversity in the opinions of Americans in this topic.
@@Larry-jh8gf I sure hope you're right, because it's not evident at all in my neck of the woods.
mmmm ;) 12:13
File for asylum
Why would I do that when I’m studying for an MBA there?))
You know, you could cross the border illegally from Mexico and the chance you would be deported from here are slim to none. You have a conscience and are you’re doing it the hard legal way! My own government doesn’t care about its borders but you do. Dari, best wishes on getting your student visa renewed! 😊
Yeah I’m also prefer to do only legal way ahaha
Thanks for the video and congrats on your visa renewal. I plan to go to the Bahamas for my renewal, and I was wondering how many days I need to plan to stay there for the whole process, from the day of the interview to getting the visa back. Also, did they waive your interview?
Oh Dari. 🥰
Welcome back to the USA! 🎉❤😊 I must say, though, that it really infuriates me that they make you leave the country to renew your visa when it could just as easily be done here, without making you incur the added expense, time, and danger of having to go outside the country to do this. I’m just glad it all worked out for you and your friend in the end and that there were a few “angels” along the way who were there to help you when you needed it most, because honestly there were moments when I started to worry if you would be OK. Stay well, Dari… and stay safe.
👍💐💐😍
Dari is awesome ❤❤❤
I have to ask you Dari: Did you feel the earthquake last week? (I know this question has nothing to do with the video, but I was curious since I don’t believe you mentioned it in any of your other posts. I live 12 miles away from where it was centered in NJ 😅)
Yeah I felt :)
you should have gotten visa to go Canada for renewal, and than go see Niagara Falls from the Canada side, i heard its better from there.
But the view in the Bahamas is much better, congrats on your visa renewal. Keep trying, keep thriving, hussle and work hard. Like they say ''if you can make it in NY, you can make it anywhere in the world''
I need a visa for Canada… what wasn’t the case for bahamas ..
the lady that drove you guys back home is truly blessing. what a sweetheart!