southernman

HUH??

Here's a question I just received and my and my answer.
In my opinion cases are decided before the interview ever happens but it is up to the visa seeker to make sure that all paperwork and documents are completed and present along with all necessary evidence. Therefore, it may not be necessary for the petitioner to be at the interview but I would highly recommend it if possible.
In our case we both flew into Warsaw on Monday morning from our respective countries. We also had my fiancées best friend and her husband driving there and staying very close to our apartment for the 4 days in Warsaw. We never had to use a taxi and were able to travel.
My wife was to arrive in Warsaw a few hours before me. I had arranged with our apartment manager to pick her up from the airport and drive her straight to the postal office to pay for the visa then take her to our apartment. My point with all of this is we were very prepared and had use of a personal car and the trip was still very stressful. My wife had issues getting into Poland because her flight was one way. We were driving back to Belarus. Another time her visa was not at the TNT office where it was supposed to be on the day of pick up. This location is all the way on the other side of Warsaw. As you can see many issues arise and I can’t imagine letting a loved one go thru this process alone but I do understand some things just aren’t possible.

I was allowed to join my wife during the interview process and it was very simple. Getting to that point is the stressful part.

I have been getting a lot of questions about the interview process. Because Belarus citizens must travel to Warsaw for their interview it is not only unfair to them but very confusing to all involved. Instead of have numberous conversations with many, I would like to start a tread just for members that have loved ones in Belarus. It has been 6 months now since my fiancee and I went thru this process but most of it is still fresh in my mind. I wanted to post everything that I remembered about the process and a few tips. I welcome others that have recently gone thru the process to add comments.
After you have received your NOA2 wait 4-5 days and then call the NVC 603-334-0700 to find out if they have received the petition and if your fiancée has an embassy case number yet. Once you have the case number you can ask if it has been sent to the embassy. After a few days call the US Embassy in Poland +48-22625-1042 between 2-4 pm local time.
Once they have the petition in their system they will send the fiancée IV-F04 “packet 3” http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/processing_fiance.html . Packet 3 is just a check list of everything she should have at this time. She does not have to actually wait for packet 3 to arrive before she completes it and returns it. Once the list has been completed and signed she will return it and DS-230 PART 1 only to the embassy. She can attach scanned copies and send as email.
Once the embassy has received packet 3 checklist they will mail “packet 4”. This is just instructions on how to go about getting her medical and how to set up the interview process. You don’t have to wait on this before you act and may not ever actually receive it. At any time after she has her case number she can set up a medical appointment in Minsk.
Once the medical is complete and all forms, documents, certificates and police reports have been completed and translated your fiancée is ready for the interview. She will also need your I-134 Support paper and supporting documents prior to the interview. If you will not be joining her at the interview it is a good idea to send this information as soon as posssible.
Here is the confusing part about having a Belarusian fiancée. As you probably know they have to travel to Warsaw for their interview. They also have to get a Schengen visa to travel to Poland. My advice is to have the fiancée use a travel agency to get the Schengen visa and order it a about a month before her trip to Warsaw. I also advise to plan on arriving in Warsaw on a Monday. She will have to go to the Main postal office and pay for the interview process there with Polish currency. Make sure she has her embassy case number and a pre-printed receipt from US Travel docs. These have expiration dates on them so make sure it is printed right before she travels. Once it is paid the postal office will give her a receipt number that she will use the following day to call the embassy and set up her interview for Wednesday. When the interview appointment has been made the embassy will send her an invitation via email. I would advise her to call the embassy from a location where she has internet access and make sure that she gets the emailed invitation before hanging up the phone. This invitation letter will have to be printed out. It has a bar code on the bottom and she will not be able to get in the embassy without the complete invitation and bar code.
If all goes well at the interview she will be able to pick up her passport with the visa the following day. It is at a different location all the way on the other side of Warsaw. If she uses a taxi tell her to have the taxi wait while she picks it up. In my case my fiancées passport and visa was not there. I was told it had not been received and the TNT company didn’t know where it was. I called the embassy and a general employee told me that it may be done the following day. This was not an option for us and I went back to the embassy and they had her passport there. They were able to go ahead and print up the visa and return her passport. When your fiancée is approved make sure they send the information that day.
I will add comments about the process as I remember them and if you have any question feel free to PM me. Gary

I have been getting a lot of questions about the interview process. Because Belarus citizens must travel to Warsaw for their interview it is not only unfair to them but very confusing to all involved. Instead of have numberous conversations with many, I would like to start a tread just for members that have loved ones in Belarus. It has been 6 months now since my fiancee and I went thru this process but most of it is still fresh in my mind. I wanted to post everything that I remembered about the process and a few tips. I welcome others that have recently gone thru the process to add comments.
After you have received your NOA2 wait 4-5 days and then call the NVC 603-334-0700 to find out if they have received the petition and if your fiancée has an embassy case number yet. Once you have the case number you can ask if it has been sent to the embassy. After a few days call the US Embassy in Poland +48-22625-1042 between 2-4 pm local time.
Once they have the petition in their system they will send the fiancée IV-F04 “packet 3” http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/processing_fiance.html . Packet 3 is just a check list of everything she should have at this time. She does not have to actually wait for packet 3 to arrive before she completes it and returns it. Once the list has been completed and signed she will return it and DS-230 PART 1 only to the embassy. She can attach scanned copies and send as email.
Once the embassy has received packet 3 checklist they will mail “packet 4”. This is just instructions on how to go about getting her medical and how to set up the interview process. You don’t have to wait on this before you act and may not ever actually receive it. At any time after she has her case number she can set up a medical appointment in Minsk.
Once the medical is complete and all forms, documents, certificates and police reports have been completed and translated your fiancée is ready for the interview. She will also need your I-134 Support paper and supporting documents prior to the interview. If you will not be joining her at the interview it is a good idea to send this information as soon as posssible.
Here is the confusing part about having a Belarusian fiancée. As you probably know they have to travel to Warsaw for their interview. They also have to get a Schengen visa to travel to Poland. My advice is to have the fiancée use a travel agency to get the Schengen visa and order it a about a month before her trip to Warsaw. I also advise to plan on arriving in Warsaw on a Monday. She will have to go to the Main postal office and pay for the interview process there with Polish currency. Make sure she has her embassy case number and a pre-printed receipt from US Travel docs. These have expiration dates on them so make sure it is printed right before she travels. Once it is paid the postal office will give her a receipt number that she will use the following day to call the embassy and set up her interview for Wednesday. When the interview appointment has been made the embassy will send her an invitation via email. I would advise her to call the embassy from a location where she has internet access and make sure that she gets the emailed invitation before hanging up the phone. This invitation letter will have to be printed out. It has a bar code on the bottom and she will not be able to get in the embassy without the complete invitation and bar code.
If all goes well at the interview she will be able to pick up her passport with the visa the following day. It is at a different location all the way on the other side of Warsaw. If she uses a taxi tell her to have the taxi wait while she picks it up. In my case my fiancées passport and visa was not there. I was told it had not been received and the TNT company didn’t know where it was. I called the embassy and a general employee told me that it may be done the following day. This was not an option for us and I went back to the embassy and they had her passport there. They were able to go ahead and print up the visa and return her passport. When your fiancée is approved make sure they send the information that day.
I will add comments about the process as I remember them and if you have any question feel free to PM me. Gary

You should have no problems as long as she has her passport with visa and your marriage certificate.

USCIS employee 5 days a week.

People will tell you what they want you to hear and not every detail. Don't believe everything you read here or online. Do everything to prove your case and don't worry so much about others or it will drive you crazy. Good luck.

People will tell you what they want you to hear and not every detail. Don't believe everything you read here or online. Do everything to prove your case and don't worry so much about others or it will drive you crazy. Good luck.

People will tell you what they want you to hear and not every detail. Don't believe everything you read here or online. Do everything to prove your case and don't worry so much about others or it will drive you crazy. Good luck.

People will tell you what they want you to hear and not every detail. Don't believe everything you read here or online. Do everything to prove your case and don't worry so much about others or it will drive you crazy. Good luck.

People will tell you what they want you to hear and not every detail. Don't believe everything you read here or online. Do everything to prove your case and don't worry so much about others or it will drive you crazy. Good luck.

People will tell you what they want you to hear and not every detail. Don't believe everything you read here or online. Do everything to prove your case and don't worry so much about others or it will drive you crazy. Good luck.

An officer will look over your documents and proof before the face to face interview. Usually they already know if a visa will be issued prior to the "interview"

Too much to do it twice lol. In all seriousness I hope that the OP was not or is not being scammed but it would not be the first or last time this trick is used by a some horrible person. If I was him I would be on the phone with her right now and not give a damm what time it was there or what she was doing.

Too much to do it twice lol. In all seriousness I hope that the OP was not or is not being scammed but it would not be the first or last time this trick is used by a some horrible person. If I was him I would be on the phone with her right now and not give a damm what time it was there or what she was doing.

Too much to do it twice lol. In all seriousness I hope that the OP was not or is not being scammed but it would not be the first or last time this trick is used by a some horrible person. If I was him I would be on the phone with her right now and not give a damm what time it was there or what she was doing.

And will probably gladly wait another 6 months.

Your best bet is to check recent interview timelines for the beneficiaries country. Each consulate is different and it appears now that the time between noa2 and consulate getting the petition is taking longer than it was just a few months ago but that could change anyday. Who knows, just be as best prepared as you can.

I would have still laughed at this if I wasn't getting married to a Ukrainian. But i know how true this is from my experiences with Vika and my time spent in Ukraine. RUB's are not easily shocked as someone told me and this is a great example. I honestly think it is part of what we all love about them. Hope you enjoy it too.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-february-19-2013/how-i-meteored-your-motherland

What they are asking you to do is something that me and my wife considered. Instead of having to go to Warsaw for 4 days to complete the interview process she was going to have a family friend pay the fee while in Warsaw for a few days a month before we were going for the interview. All anyone would need is to download a ustravel document visa fee form and have the embassy case number. Once the fee is paid, in Warsaw, they would simply give the reciept number to the visa seeker then they could call the next day and schedule the interview for whenever they wanted. This would save them spending 2 days in Warsaw if they had limited funds but they would really have to trust the person that they were sending $240 to and trust that they could handle the task. In the end we decided to do it ourself and spend 4 days in Warsaw. To answer your quest, there is nothing illegal about you or anybody else paying the fee.

Highly unlikely. They are going to tell you that the service center is working on your case and they will notify you soon wheather your petition has been approved or they may send another RFE. The local office won't be of much help in this case.

Seems like you have a real relationship and have sent plenty. Really no need to send letters in todays day and age. Nobody does that anymore. Stop worrying and relax.

It's confused. гайка is russian for nut, female screw, internal screw, screw-nut

I have been getting a lot of questions about the interview process. Because Belarus citizens must travel to Warsaw for their interview it is not only unfair to them but very confusing to all involved. Instead of have numberous conversations with many, I would like to start a tread just for members that have loved ones in Belarus. It has been 6 months now since my fiancee and I went thru this process but most of it is still fresh in my mind. I wanted to post everything that I remembered about the process and a few tips. I welcome others that have recently gone thru the process to add comments.
After you have received your NOA2 wait 4-5 days and then call the NVC 603-334-0700 to find out if they have received the petition and if your fiancée has an embassy case number yet. Once you have the case number you can ask if it has been sent to the embassy. After a few days call the US Embassy in Poland +48-22625-1042 between 2-4 pm local time.
Once they have the petition in their system they will send the fiancée IV-F04 “packet 3” http://poland.usembassy.gov/poland/processing_fiance.html . Packet 3 is just a check list of everything she should have at this time. She does not have to actually wait for packet 3 to arrive before she completes it and returns it. Once the list has been completed and signed she will return it and DS-230 PART 1 only to the embassy. She can attach scanned copies and send as email.
Once the embassy has received packet 3 checklist they will mail “packet 4”. This is just instructions on how to go about getting her medical and how to set up the interview process. You don’t have to wait on this before you act and may not ever actually receive it. At any time after she has her case number she can set up a medical appointment in Minsk.
Once the medical is complete and all forms, documents, certificates and police reports have been completed and translated your fiancée is ready for the interview. She will also need your I-134 Support paper and supporting documents prior to the interview. If you will not be joining her at the interview it is a good idea to send this information as soon as posssible.
Here is the confusing part about having a Belarusian fiancée. As you probably know they have to travel to Warsaw for their interview. They also have to get a Schengen visa to travel to Poland. My advice is to have the fiancée use a travel agency to get the Schengen visa and order it a about a month before her trip to Warsaw. I also advise to plan on arriving in Warsaw on a Monday. She will have to go to the Main postal office and pay for the interview process there with Polish currency. Make sure she has her embassy case number and a pre-printed receipt from US Travel docs. These have expiration dates on them so make sure it is printed right before she travels. Once it is paid the postal office will give her a receipt number that she will use the following day to call the embassy and set up her interview for Wednesday. When the interview appointment has been made the embassy will send her an invitation via email. I would advise her to call the embassy from a location where she has internet access and make sure that she gets the emailed invitation before hanging up the phone. This invitation letter will have to be printed out. It has a bar code on the bottom and she will not be able to get in the embassy without the complete invitation and bar code.
If all goes well at the interview she will be able to pick up her passport with the visa the following day. It is at a different location all the way on the other side of Warsaw. If she uses a taxi tell her to have the taxi wait while she picks it up. In my case my fiancées passport and visa was not there. I was told it had not been received and the TNT company didn’t know where it was. I called the embassy and a general employee told me that it may be done the following day. This was not an option for us and I went back to the embassy and they had her passport there. They were able to go ahead and print up the visa and return her passport. When your fiancée is approved make sure they send the information that day.
I will add comments about the process as I remember them and if you have any question feel free to PM me. Gary

I just went through this process in February. Someone has to go to Warsaw and go to the main post office and pay. They will need her embassy case number. They will recieve a reciept number that it has been paid. The next day you can call the embassy with the reciept number and scedule an interview for the next day if the fiancee is from Belarus. I am not sure about Polish citizens. If the fiancee is approved they can recieve their visa the day after the interview. The process takes 4 days unless you have someone in Warsaw to take care of the first step for you. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.