Losing hope my K1 case will be transferred

[Olvaranim 22]

13 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

That's great news.  If it was posted here, I missed it.  If you know the details, please post them.

At first the applicant received the usual auto answer from the Embassy stating that they are tiny/busy/etc and would consider transferring a case, only if an applicant was in Mongolia physically. So the persistent applicant described all personal issues with Shengen visa (to ties, no stable job, no travel history) and mentioned all other US Embassies that ignored or refused to take her case (quite a list, I'd say) and received the Embassy's consent with the next letter!

From what I know this information wasn't posted here on VJ.

You see, the vast majority of the beneficiaries from Russia are less comfortable posting or even reading smth on the international forum and tend to stick to russian-speaking groups digging for information, especially these days. 

As for their English-speaking petitioners, they usually hire the lawyers even for straightforward cases and sometimes trust them blindly even after getting some contradictory info. For instance, that the citizens of Russia are not allowed to enter Poland by any means or that the couple should wait for the Embassy in Moscow to resume its operations (my personal favorite). 

So back to topic, the beggars can't be choosers. It's wise to email all accessible embassies. 

[millefleur 5,039]

1 hour ago, Olvaranim said:

At first the applicant received the usual auto answer from the Embassy stating that they are tiny/busy/etc and would consider transferring a case, only if an applicant was in Mongolia physically. So the persistent applicant described all personal issues with Shengen visa (to ties, no stable job, no travel history) and mentioned all other US Embassies that ignored or refused to take her case (quite a list, I'd say) and received the Embassy's consent with the next letter!

Wow this is very hopeful to some others here who might be in a similar boat. It doesn't hurt to follow up with an explanation even if you get the initial rejection. 

[TBoneTX 43,413]

6 hours ago, Olvaranim said:

the persistent applicant described all personal issues with Shengen visa (to ties, no stable job, no travel history) and mentioned all other US Embassies that ignored or refused to take her case (quite a list, I'd say) and received the Embassy's consent with the next letter!

Thanks.  Good news to hear that there's a crack in the Ulaanbataar armor.  I wonder if the applicant had to bring translations of documents that were in Russian.

[Olvaranim 22]

5 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Thanks.  Good news to hear that there's a crack in the Ulaanbataar armor.  I wonder if the applicant had to bring translations of documents that were in Russian.

I'm positive about that. The citizens of Russia have to translate all their documents in Russian for each and every Embassy by default, Warsaw and Kazakhstan included. 

It's also worth mentioning that recently two separate immigrant cases (IR2 and CR1) without any ties to Ukraine (by birth, physical adress or Crimea residency) got assigned to the Embassy in Frankfurt. 

A test maybe? At least Germany issues Shengen visas to Russian citizens, no lies needed when applying for it, and it's easier to get there with a stopover in just one country, not two. 

I would love to have my case transferred there. Well, that's just a wishful thinking.

[millefleur 5,039]

9 hours ago, Olvaranim said:

A test maybe? At least Germany issues Shengen visas to Russian citizens, no lies needed when applying for it, and it's easier to get there with a stopover in just one country, not two. 

Are you sure that it's easier to get a Schengen visa to Germany? I've heard it's still a bit difficult, although maybe not as bad as Poland. 

[Olvaranim 22]

6 hours ago, millefleur said:

Are you sure that it's easier to get a Schengen visa to Germany? I've heard it's still a bit difficult, although maybe not as bad as Poland. 

Personally, I think that Germany is a better option in this scenario, because the purpose on this visa would not be the tourism, but a humanitarian reason. When it comes to tourist visas, Germany is definitely not the first choice. By far.

And Poland doesn't issue visas for Russian citizens at all.

Thankfully I have a valid Shengen visa, аnd I wouldn’t want to lie to one consulate for the sake of being able to get to another.

[antalia 0]

Same here. I emailed Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Thailand, Mongolia...my senator... Jerusalem is the only place that agreed to take the Warsaw transfer without residence. They are saying they don't know how long the transfer will take, as they are not operating a normal schedule, and that the medical will have to be done there. Totally get how you feel. Good luck.

[BenNomad 85]

5 hours ago, Olvaranim said:

Personally, I think that Germany is a better option in this scenario, because the purpose on this visa would not be the tourism, but a humanitarian reason.

Do you know cases where people have been given EU humanitarian visas (Schengen LTV visa?) for the purpose of attending a U.S. immigration interview? 

[Olvaranim 22]

4 hours ago, BenNomad said:

Do you know cases where people have been given EU humanitarian visas (Schengen LTV visa?) for the purpose of attending a U.S. immigration interview? 

No, not for the interview.

I mean the application for a regular tourist (visitor) visa, just without false touristic intentions. And that's a theory for now, as I hope the applicants would actually pursue with their cases in Frankfurt and apply for the German Shengen visa. 

For example, for the citizens of Belarus one of the official purposes of visiting Poland and applying for a visa is attending the US Embassy specifically.

[Olvaranim 22]

9 hours ago, antalia said:

Same here. I emailed Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Thailand, Mongolia...my senator... Jerusalem is the only place that agreed to take the Warsaw transfer without residence. They are saying they don't know how long the transfer will take, as they are not operating a normal schedule, and that the medical will have to be done there. Totally get how you feel. Good luck.

I just double checked, there are two K1 cases that US Embassy in Bangkok agreed on taking after the emails from US Senators, one was transferred from Warsaw at the beginning of November, another one 6 days ago. Both applicants stay in Russia without a residency in Thailand. Maybe it's worth trying again?