US Immigration from Ecuador

Hi all,

My wife applied to bring her mother from Russia to the US. On Thursday January 19th 2023, she got an email that her mother's interview was scheduled on March 8th, 2023 at 8 am at Warsaw, Poland. It took us by surprise! Now we are preparing everything in the rush to be there for the interview. My wife wont be able to go with her mother since we are expecting our second daughter in February so I'll have to accompany her mother in this journey. Also, my mother-in-law has never traveled overseas so she is afraid to travel alone, plus I don't speak Russian nor my mother-in-law speaks English.

We'd like to know for those who already had their interview at Warsaw, Poland. what to expect? we have the following questions:

• After the interview, how long does it take to get the passport back with the visa so we can plan our stay in Poland.
• After getting the passport with the visa, can we flight back to the US from Poland?
• Our flight plan is the following: Turkey --> Spain --> Poland --> USA or Turkey --> Spain --> Poland --> Turkey --> USA. is this flight plan ok or do you suggest a better one? and if someone used this route, how long did you stay in country who issued the schengen visa?
• @Remix Sorry for tagging you. I read your post and we'd like to know what missing document the interviewer asked you parents. We have all documents they've requested and we're afraid that the day of the interview if happens to us. Thank you in advance.

@StevenInAtlanta, @Wouter, @Master5 Sorry for tagging you. I've read your posts and it looks like you already went thought this and we will appreciate your experience with the flights, the schengen visas and the whole process in Poland. Thank you in advance.

Thank you all for the help.

This short older thread (now closed to comment) contains some valuable thoughts about consulates and about co-sponsors:

We can get so wrapped up in worrying about the I-129F petition itself -- how to package it attractively, how long it's taking to process it, etc. -- that we forget crucial elements during and immediately after that phase. The linked thread rightly suggests that each of us become an "A" student of the entire immigration process. I think that it's worthwhile reading and that you'll find it to be of high value.

Feel free to comment here on what insights you've gained from reading that thread.

I came to the US with a tourist Visa, I overstayed and eventually got married with a born US citizen. We are trying to fill out the forms for my AOS. Under eligibility category should i write (C) (9)? Im filling it along with the I-485 form.

My wife is a born US citizen an we are trying to complete the I -130 form by ourselves. In this form they ask for her parent's address of residence. But her mom passed aways many years ago, should i leave it blank or write DECEASED?

Is it necessary to buy a roundtrip ticket for the flight entering the US after the interview to obtain the green card? We, of course, only want a one way but I am not sure if there is a problem checking in for the flight in Ecuador when we don't technically get the green card until going through immigrations in the US.