US Immigration from Russia

Hey everyone!

I'm a bit confused about some of the wording for the police certificate requirements, particularly the residence part. My husband (Russian) and I (American) have been essentially traveling around since we got engaged and now married, while we await this immigration process. We've been in Egypt (husband worked/had residence for 5 months), Turkey (tourist visa/visa-free and overstay for 4-5 months [only overstayed because of unsuccessful residence applications]), Armenia (visa-free 6 months), and now we're going to the Philippines because of the seemingly perpetual tourist visa extensions.

The only country my husband had official residence was Egypt. Will we eventually need to get police certificates for Armenia, Philippines, (maybe Turkey?)? Anyone who has had a similar experience, would love to hear what you had to do!

My fiancee has here K1 embassy interview end of April in Warsaw, then I assume they take her passport and return it with the visa sometime later (I believe 3-5 days in Warsaw, but if anyone had a different experience, please let me know). So while we are waiting on the visa processing, we can't really travel by any means that require a passport, is that correct? We thought about travelling around Europe a little bit, but are we going to be stuck in Poland while waiting? Or I can assume we can rent a car and drive around the Shenghen zone since no passport required at the borders and see it that way. Any other limitations? If anyone has experience, would love to hear it and any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

Hi guys,

My fiancee (from Russia) is having her K1 interview at the Warsaw embassy on 4/29. We are trying to plan our trip to the U.S. and trying to approximate the time it should take to get the visa back. On their site it says 3-5 business days after the interview, but when I emailed their support they said they cannot provide an estimate. Has anyone gotten the K1 visa from Warsaw recently and how long after the interview did it take you? Planning the trip back after 7 business days but worried that might not be enough. Thanks in advance for any responses.

Our case is US Citizen sponsoring mother from Russia for Green Card. Our case approved, but we cannot get interview. Moscow embassy is closed. Russians not allowed in Poland. Mom had to get official documents like marriage certificate police certificate, how long are they good for? Because it took so long to transfer to Kaz, and I'm not sure if we can even get an appointment, but are the docs still good? It seems like no one can answer.

Hello Everyone!

I am currently in the process of bringing my wife under a CR-1 Visa from Russia. I submitted my I-130 this month. I am aware that this will take at least one year to show signs of progress and for her to come.

We were discussing the best way for her parents to visit in the US when she does come to live here. I understand there is no process for sponsoring someone to come as a tourist. Does the same apply to family and such? I know some countries (like Russia for example) have an invitation system for "private" visas which are not the same as a tourist one, that way for example I could go to Russia for the sole purpose of visiting my wife with an invitation from her.

She is still in Russia as I mentioned before, and won't be moving here until at least early 2025 I assume (please hurry up USCIS), considering that my wife is under CR-1 application:

1- Is the best/only course of action for her parents to apply for B2 visa? If so, is it better to wait for my wife to actually move here before they apply? I ask because I assume the CO would ask why they want to go, and they can say "I want to visit my daughter and son-in-law (and maybe even grandson haha!)" But my wife would not be here yet technically, I guess it can be mentioned that she will be here soon under a CR-1.

2- Or can we get a head start and try to get a multiple-entry Visa for them so that they have it ready for when she comes and they can come to visit at some point later? The reason why we may want to get a head start it's because B2 visa interviews for Russians are held in Warsaw, Poland. And it's difficult to go there as a Russian since they would have to apply to Schengen and go through a 3rd country because Poland doesn't want Russians entering due to the conflict. Also apparently interview appointments are set for many months forward so even if they apply now their interview would be for around Summer.

I know I don't have to convince you guys, but my in-laws really don't have any intentions nor care about coming to live here. They just want a way to visit us. They have jobs, own two small properties, and are elderly too so it's not like they want to go and live somewhere new and completely different.

If you all could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. I just want the best way to guarantee a multiple entry visa for them to visit as they please. As I mentioned they are elderly, so it would be less than ideal for them to have to get a visa every time they come and visit for just 2 weeks considering all the hassle they have to go through to get to Poland.