Has Poland banned Russians?

[Markis 0]

Hello. It seems as of today, Poland has announced new limitations on Russians entering the country. Does anyone know or care to speculate how (or if) this affects immigration to the USA considering Poland’s recent designation by the U.S. government as the embassy of choice for potential Russian immigrants?

[DK999 14]

Just read the same thing. The State Department HAS TO designate a new consulate now. There's no getting around it. 

[gregcrs2 1,778]

 The new measures should enter into force by Sept. 19.

[gregcrs2 1,778]

My understanding is that is has not been approved yet.

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1 hour ago, gregcrs2 said:

My understanding is that is has not been approved yet.

https://www.rferl.org/amp/poand-baltics-ban-russians/32024490.html
 

in what sense?

[Cheddy 788]

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-joins-baltic-states-new-limits-entry-russian-nationals-2022-09-08/

 

Yeah it seems like it's a done deal. We have to hope that the State Department doesn't lag on this, and the Russian backlog doesn't build up any more than it already has. I'm hoping that this will be a blessing in disguise. The Polish consulate has been overloaded, and it seems like they were fully booked out for months and months.

 

There aren't many consulates nearby that are big enough to handle the increase in caseload. I'm hoping the Almaty Consulate takes over. It's big, easy to get to from Moscow, and doesn't have much of a backlog right now.

[millefleur 5,047]

23 minutes ago, Cheddy said:

I'm hoping the Almaty Consulate takes over. It's big, easy to get to from Moscow, and doesn't have much of a backlog right now.

This is the glaringly obvious choice. No doubt Kazakhstan also has Russian speaking staff on hand.

[Cheddy 788]

12 minutes ago, millefleur said:

This is the glaringly obvious choice. No doubt Kazakhstan also has Russian speaking staff on hand.

Definitely, but when has the government ever done anything logical? There's a chance the Australia consulate takes over.😂

[TBoneTX 45,536]

Someone should phone the Bureau of Consular Affairs with these pressing questions.

[Boiler 45,670]

There is a lot of internal EU politics involved, I doubt anything will happen until there is some sort of definitive call. 

[Simplytex 387]

22 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Someone should phone the Bureau of Consular Affairs with these pressing questions.

Is there any precedent for having a group request? Like, let's say I managed to round up people who have filed I129f or I130, to send to all the senators that represent them to try to get the DoS to action this?

 

It seems like it took ages to get Poland designated, now it's going to go even longer if they change again.

[To_the_moon 94]

Ironically, our case is ready for interview at the Warsaw embassy. My Russian fiancé got his instructions (Packet 3 I suppose?) emailed today. Surprisingly, it only took 10 days from NVC sending our case to Warsaw to receiving instructions, which is VERY fast. I've read stories about people waiting on their instructions for 2 months. 

 

Very. Bad. Timing. 

Everything has started going so smoothly and now we probably won't be able to attend his interview in Warsaw. Why do they keep sending out instructions? How are we supposed to get to an interview they are inviting us to? 

[Lynxyonok 316]

This is a challenging situation, most definitely.

 

I would have thought that US would welcome Russian nationals with open arms (re: President Biden's 4/28/2022 letter to welcome Russians with STEM degrees) through designating a more welcoming site for them to get visas at; I was proven wrong.

 

Thus, I do not believe that DOS would pick another consulate to take over the caseload.

 

Gentlemen, we're facing a situation where two worlds have chosen to bet everything to prove their way of life is correct. And, sadly, we're merely dust in the grind of world politics.

 

I would hope for the best (through talking to every single US embassy in the world) while preparing for the worst (that it would take quite longer to be with our chosen ones).

 

P.S. That said - Russian telegram groups are already advising arriving into a different Schengen country and coming to Poland from there due to lack of passport control.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Lynxyonok

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Maybe a class action lawsuit?

[To_the_moon 94]

Is anyone aware about passport control between EU countries on land? I mean car, buses, trains, etc. We were of course planning on going to another country first, information about Poland accepting Russians directly from their flight was conflicting, so we decided not to take our chances. My fiancé is applying for a Hungarian visa next week and our plan was Hungary-Czech Republic-Poland. I wonder if anyone would check his visa if we just drive from Czech Republic to Poland?