Job offer in another country while awaiting interview assignment for U.S. visa

[Rock & Am 0]

I apologize in advance for the double posting. I originally posted this in the August NVC Filers thread, but it was suggested I create a separate post for it.

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Just got notified that I passed a rigorous recruitment process and have been selected for a position in ... POLAND!!! Now what do we do?

I wouldn't have to start the new position for 3-4 weeks to give me enough time to prepare for the move, but I don't know what to do about the visa process. We've already spent 7 months processing all the paperwork and are in the final stages (our case completed at NVC more than four weeks ago and we are just awaiting an interview date from the U.S. Embassy in Senegal, my husband's home country). Can we still continue with the process even if we plan on moving to Poland for temporarily?

If we haven't received our interview date from the embassy in Senegal, can we request an interview at the embassy in Poland? If we wait for the interview in his home country and he gets approved, how long will he have to make POE in the U.S.? Would it be ok if he went to Poland before going to the U.S.? Would he need to do another medical exam before POE?

Sorry for all the questions. I'm scared to call the NVC with questions for fear of further delaying the process. Maybe I'll give them one more week to schedule the interview before I start bombarding them with all these questions.

Any suggestions would be helpful!

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

How long will you be at the postion in Poland.

Option1. Postpond the interview up to a year....no GC, so he would need a visa to visit the US.

Option2.. Continue with the interview, have him POE in the US and stay with family and friends until he receives his GC. Not sure how he will be able to enter Poland.

Option3..Hubby goes to Poland, and if you and hubby have establish residence 6 months later, than have the interview in Poland by having he case transferred to the Poland consular.

[Rock & Am 0]

How long will you be at the postion in Poland.

Option1. Postpond the interview up to a year....no GC, so he would need a visa to visit the US.

Option2.. Continue with the interview, have him POE in the US and stay with family and friends until he receives his GC. Not sure how he will be able to enter Poland.

Option3..Hubby goes to Poland, and if you and hubby have establish residence 6 months later, than have the interview in Poland by having he case transferred to the Poland consular.

Thank you for the reply. Option 3 sounds the best I think. The job will assist with Polish visas for both of us, but I am not sure if they will assist him with the visa after I have already arrived. I know I should call the NVC or the embassy to be sure -- but even then things are not sure. Either way it will be option 2 or 3.

Thanks again! It's a big help.

[zmpart 5]

if he can wait it out in senegal for the interview he can then fly to usa and be given a temporary GC on arrival, as i see you say you doing CR1 route, then you would have to look into whether or not he would still need a visa for poland or whether his temp GC in his sengalese passport would suffice for polish VWP. good luck!

[pushbrk 12,277]

The most sure way for your husband to obtain a visa to visit Poland is for him to be a legal permanent resident of the USA. If practical, I would go for option 1. However, he must then maintain permanent resident status in the USA. You can Google those requirements.

[Rock & Am 0]

Thanks everyone. The new job would actually assist in obtaining visas for both of us to Poland. But I broke down and called the NVC to ask what to do this morning. They said we would both just submit a change of address and they would forward our info to the U.S. Embassy in Poland. My husband would then just wait for an interview there instead of in his home country.

Since I don't anticipate any difficulty with either of us getting visas (I'll be working for an international NGO with lots of experience acquiring visas for accompanying family members), we will probably go that route. Then we will just make sure to visit the U.S. within 6 months.

Thanks again for all the good feedback!

[pushbrk 12,277]

Thanks everyone. The new job would actually assist in obtaining visas for both of us to Poland. But I broke down and called the NVC to ask what to do this morning. They said we would both just submit a change of address and they would forward our info to the U.S. Embassy in Poland. My husband would then just wait for an interview there instead of in his home country.

Since I don't anticipate any difficulty with either of us getting visas (I'll be working for an international NGO with lots of experience acquiring visas for accompanying family members), we will probably go that route. Then we will just make sure to visit the U.S. within 6 months.

Thanks again for all the good feedback!

Sounds like a good plan. Do Google "Maintaining Permanent Resident Status USA" first so you can have a plan for that too.

[Rock & Am 0]

Googling now!