Phone Number: |
+48 22 625 1042 |
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E-Mail: |
publicwaw@state.gov
fiancewaw@state.gov |
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Address: |
Warsaw Ambasada Amerykanska
Ul. Piekna 12
00-540 Warsawa
Poland |
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Working Hours: |
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Best Contact Method: |
E-mail. Phone for the patient,only between 2-4PM, Monday-Friday |
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Approx Waiting Time for Interview After Consulate Recieves
NVC Package: |
1day - 1.5 months (might be less at the moment - everyone has to choose the interview date individually either online or by calling the call center)
Interviews are scheduled at 8:30 AM |
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Issues Packet 3? |
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Packet 3 Contains: |
1. checklist
2. information about domestic violence and immigrant righs.
Form DS-230 is no longer required. You only need to fill DS-160 and keep the confirmation page.
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Issues Packet 4? |
No |
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Packet 4 Contents (if known): |
Embassy does not send Packet 4 anymore. After receiving Packet 3, you don't need to send anything back. Only prepare documents mentioned in the checklist and fill online form DS-160. |
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Forms to Consulate? |
Checklist
DS-230 Part I
everything can be faxed/scanned and mailed back to the Consulate
(Since October 2013 doesn't require sending any documents back)
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Other Forms (if any)? |
DS-160 confirmation page (Which replaced old DS-156 form)
birth certificate(english translation if the applicant is not Polish)
police report (translation if not in polish or english)
medical examination results (SEALED)
2 American passport sized photographs
affidavit of support form I-134 with signature (can bring scans of this document)
Proof of relationship
Proof of visa payment
Appointment confirmation |
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Direct Consular Filing Offered? |
Yes |
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If DCF Allowed: For all or only US citizen lawfully resident in country?
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All |
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Can fiance(e)/spouse attend interview? |
Yes |
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Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance"? |
Advance |
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Did embassy schedule interview or could you walk-in? |
Embassy Scheduled |
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Visa issued same day? |
No |
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If not what's the waiting period? |
Maximum 5 business days.
Visa with passport delivered to a chosen delivery location (TNT courier company) at no additional cost. The delivery time is 2-4 working days, the embassy sends an email once the passport leaves the post with the tracking no. Personal pick-up required with a valid ID
p.s. for other countries that have to go through warsaw embassy visa is usually issued the next day |
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Is the Medical exam same day as interview? |
Prior to Interview |
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Cost of Medical Exam? |
PLN 300 (for filling the medical forms by a doctor) + PLN 70 (cost of chest X-ray) + PLN 18 (blood test for syphilis) + PLN 110 (urine test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae) + cost of all the vaccinations needed
Lithuania - 270lt. plus cost of all the vaccinations needed(about 200lt)
Latvia - 100 Ls for exam and HIV/syphilis blood test, plus 32,70 Ls for the chest xray (TB). |
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List of doctors? |
http://warsaw.usembassy.gov/poland/examinations.html
doctors listed here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Supplements/Supplements_by_Post/WRW_Warsaw.html
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How many Passport Photo's Required for the medical? |
4 |
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How many Passport Photo's Required at the interview? |
2 |
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Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview? |
20m - 3h |
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Vaccination requirements? |
Lithuania:
Diphteria+tetanus
mumps, rubella
varicella
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Cheap and good hotels near the Consulate? |
Sheraton Warsaw
ul. Prusa 2
00-493 Warsaw
Poland
http://www.sheraton.com.pl/en/hotel.php
(within walking distance to the Embassy)
MDM Hotel
pl. Konstytucji 1
00-647 Warsaw
Poland
http://www.polhotels.com/warsz/MDM/
(within walking distance to the Embassy)
Hyatt Regency Warsaw
ul. Belwederska 23
00-761 Warsaw
Poland
http://warsaw.regency.hyatt.com/
(4-6 minutes on the bus
bus no.: 119, 166, 116, 180, 195)
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Additional Info? |
You can take your cellphone with you, but you will have to leave it at the entrance. You will get it back when you leave.
Very courteous and stress-free service! |
