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To close the topic, I called Avis and Budget and they both confirmed that my wife would need a CC with her name on it. Thanks everyone who posted here.

Thanks for the help! You're right, i will get it fedexed, at least i'll try. The reason is not for my lack of trying, i don't have the best relationship with my sister to put it mildly. Simply getting my tax transcripts photos took a week and a half to get. 😊 But at least I have something to go on now.

1. My mom is not in the US, it's my sister that is and we're flying to a state far away from her, so she cannot bring it. 2. I can't get a driver's license until I'm back in the US and this isn't instant. 3. My domicile acceptance was based on the fact that I have an address in the US, I have a well paying job and sent a lot of money to my US bank account. This is what they care about, plus I have my US passport. You can travel overseas for 2 weeks and your DL can expire, doesn't mean you're not domiciled in the US anymore. I'll try calling a few rental companies and ask them.

Thank you both for the great suggestion! I was able to quickly add her to my CC through Chase portal via Add Authorized User. They just asked for name and DOB and I selected the address on file. Question: It said they'll mail a new card with her name on it. I'm not in the US atm however and it's my sister's house address. Will it still be ok to use my card at the car rental? I think so, because they go by what's in the system and not what's on the card per say, because she's already added. I'll also have a statement from the bank with me showing both our names. What do you think?

Wow, thanks for the info. I'll give them a call and let you know what they say.

This might sound weird but I'm sure someone has run into this before. So, I lived outside the US for the past 10 years. My US driver's license has expired a long time ago. I had a driver's license from Belarus which expired on June 20th, 2023. My wife has an active Belarus driver's license which is international and is accepted in the state we're moving to. I have a credit card from Chase but no driver's license (I'll have to get a permit/license/test once we move) while my wife does have an international driver's license but no credit card... I saw that Budget for instance has a non-licensed renter form, where you add another driver as a driver to the car you're renting while not driving it yourself using your credit card. Has anyone had any experience with something like this?? This will put us in quiet a bind to be stuck without a car when we just arrive...

I went with Ekvitas, a large translation company in Belarus. You can order translations and perhaps someone can pass it on to a bus driver to Poland. That's what we did and got all translations for like $50. Was accepted with no issue by the Embassy.

Warsaw embassy is fast! Got an SMS today that our visas are ready to pick up today. Will pick them up tomorrow. 🥳🥳🥳

You can, definitely. No harm in uploading and submitting now once the interview is scheduled. Btw, just got an SMS that our visas are ready to pick up today. Will pick them up tomorrow. That was super fast! 🥳🥳🥳

I had this exact issue a while ago. This is what you do, like CrazyCat said, you file as Married filing separately and for SSN you put down "NRA" - Non Resident Alien. Now the SSN part on your taxes will not be accepted if you put down all zeroes or whatnot. "NRA" is the official abbreviation you need to use according to the IRS (). In fact I filed Single just like you thought and later when I found that this is not correct, I simply went back and filed amendments to correct the years I needed to fix. I used TaxAct as it has excellent support for this and they keep everything online with options to amend at any time. Very convenient. IRS says this: 2022 Publication 17 (irs.gov) Since I did this and we're going to travel to the US next month, I will file amended returns for 3 years once my wife and kids gets their SSNs and fill them in and get my tax returns for 3 years.

VJ User Submitted DQ Estimate RFI Days to RFI Resubmit DQ Actual Days to DQ Interview Letter Interview Date Embassy/Country Approved @ZRomper IR1 5/3 5/17 5/15 1/11 5/15 5/15 1/12 5/23 7/21 Warsaw, PL 7/21 @ZRomper IR2 5/3 5/17 - - - 5/16 1/11 5/23 7/21 Warsaw, PL 7/21 @Smarta 5/5 5/19 (After RFI) 6/1 1/12 - 6/6 2/1 - - - @mochon 5/4 5/18 - - - 5/16 1/11 5/23 7/18 London, UK @TJ&NP CR1 5/17 6/14 (After RFI) 5/31 1/13 5/31 6/14 1/28 - - - @Blindian8793 CR1 5/20 6/25 (After RFI) 6/1 1/11 6/11 6/26 2/4 - - - @anannabanana EB2 5/15 (mailed) 5/31 - - - - - - - - Troy B 5/12 5/25 - - - 5/25 1/13 6/26 8/7 Rio de Janeiro, BR @acpt CR1 5/20 6/3 - - - 5/31 1/10 - - - @stirling 5/3 6/1 (After RFI) 5/18 1/14 5/18 6/2 1/29 7/17 9/12 Peru @AhmadHamouda 5/31 6/29 (After RFI) 6/14 1/13 6/15 6/30 30 - - - @MarmiteC 5/31 6/28 (After RFI) 6/14 1/13 6/14 6/15 15 - 8/8 London, UK @Micam 5/27 6/10 - - - 6/12 1/14 6/19 8/30 London, UK @swlim 5/22 6/19 (After RFI) 6/5 1/12 6/6 6/21 1/28 - - - @SunnyLi 5/26 6/10 6/9 1/12 6/27 8/8 Singapore @ACFP CR1 5/20 6/3 - - - 6/1 1/11 6/27 8/1 Kuala Lumpur, MY @VSN 5/2 5/16 ? - - 6/2 1/30 6/30 8/22 Bulgaria Posted my experience at the embassy here:

Hello everyone!! 25 months have flown by and today my wife and my daughter went in for the IR1/IR2 interviews at Warsaw, Poland. They were approved!!! 🥳🥳🥳 I want to share some tips and general helpful information for people going through this embassy in particular or other embassies as some things are similar. Get your tax transcripts vs tax return copies. At the Warsaw embassy in particular, you will be asked to provide transcripts. My wife didn't even have to show the I-864 or any tax forms or bank stubs because I uploaded 2 transcripts to NVC and they saw this. This was enough. While 3 people were turned away because they only had their tax copies but no transcripts!! For Warsaw in particular, you cannot self-certify a translation. Thankfully I saw this bullet point on the Warsaw embassy's website last week and we got all our translations signed and stamped at a translator. Embassy does not need a notarized translation; they just want to see a nice stamp and signature and that this is a valid business. My wife was only asked these questions: Who filed your I-130? Where did you and your husband meet? What do you do for a living and what is your employment history? Where will you live and where does your husband live? Keep in mind I lived for 10 years outside the US and have my sister's address and my mailing address. This was enough. Even though we've had our kids enrolled at a US online school in Florida, I transferred large sums of money to the US and provided this info, I have an active US bank account and a US job. They didn't ask for any of this. The translators do a great job of helping people. In general, everyone was very friendly and assistive. Don't mumble and don't lie, this is something they watch for. Give straight and honest answers.

Everyone welcome and a huge thanks to the amazing community here. It's reading comments on this board that answered some very important questions for me without which we'd be lost today!

Thank you so much!!! They got approved!! The interview went well, I will post details a little later, as there are some interesting points to note. Off to celebrate 🤣🤣🤣😅😅🥳🥳🥳

I'd search here or call the embassy to ask. Here in Warsaw, we scheduled our medical a month ahead and my wife's doctor told my wife it takes him at least 3 days to get everything sent to embassy if there is no need for any retests. I watched a YT video (link below) where a girl had a situation similar to this. They didn't approve her visa the first time, but they gave her a yellow slip b/c they didn't have the medical results yet. I mean you could be lucky, and they really will make it within 2 days, but more likely than not, they'll give you a yellow slip that lets you come back and just give them your passport for visa processing when they finally get the medical docs. Another possibility is calling the embassy to reschedule the interview. This would be safest if you decide you really want to get the visa on the first try. YT video (in Russian): /watch?v=7iJyFoog1U8

Congrats!! VJ User Submitted DQ Estimate RFI Days to RFI Resubmit DQ Actual Days to DQ Interview Letter Interview Date Embassy/Country @ZRomper IR1 5/3 5/17 5/15 1/11 5/15 5/15 1/12 5/23 7/21 Warsaw, PL @ZRomper IR2 5/3 5/17 - - - 5/16 1/11 5/23 7/21 Warsaw, PL @Smarta 5/5 5/19 (After RFI) 6/1 1/12 - 6/6 2/1 - - - @mochon 5/4 5/18 - - - 5/16 1/11 5/23 7/18 London, UK @TJ&NP CR1 5/17 6/14 (After RFI) 5/31 1/13 5/31 6/14 1/28 - - - @Blindian8793 CR1 5/20 6/25 (After RFI) 6/1 1/11 6/11 6/26 2/4 - - - @anannabanana EB2 5/15 (mailed) 5/31 - - - - - - - - Troy B 5/12 5/25 - - - 5/25 1/13 6/26 8/7 Rio de Janeiro, BR @acpt CR1 5/20 6/3 - - - 5/31 1/10 - - - @stirling 5/3 6/1 (After RFI) 5/18 1/14 5/18 6/2 1/29 7/17 9/12 Peru @AhmadHamouda 5/31 6/29 (After RFI) 6/14 1/13 6/15 6/30 30 - - - @MarmiteC 5/31 6/28 (After RFI) 6/14 1/13 6/14 6/15 15 - 8/8 London, UK @Micam 5/27 6/10 - - - 6/12 1/14 6/19 8/30 London, UK @swlim 5/22 6/19 (After RFI) 6/5 1/12 6/6 6/21 1/28 - - - @SunnyLi 5/26 6/10 6/9 1/12 6/27 8/8 Singapore @ACFP CR1 5/20 6/3 - - - 6/1 1/11 6/27 8/1 Kuala Lumpur, MY @VSN 5/2 5/16 ? - - 6/2 1/30 6/30 8/22 Bulgaria

@Crazy CatThank you for the kind words!! It means a lot. I'll sign it and upload a signed copy to CEAC and hope for the best. I can't download it from IRS b/c I can't access my online account, there's an error and i'd need to travel back to the US to get it. Another really strong piece of evidence I have is the bank statement showing the exact same amount I paid that is on my Tax Return copy. I also printed my social security benefits statement that shows how much I earned during 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Hi everyone, Going nuts trying to figure out what to do in my situation. My wife is scheduled for an interview in Warsaw, PL next week on Friday, the 21st. I sent in a e-copy of my taxes for years 2020,2021,2022 to CEAC and it was approved a long time ago. However, embassies have their own interpretation of rules from what I read. The E-copy which is stamped as a watermark on my tax return copies, does not have my signature on them. Should I perhaps sign it (i don't see the harm since it is my tax return and my signature) and upload it to CEAC just in case it comes up during the interview? Regarding tax transcripts. I of course ordered a copy a long time ago and my sister in the US got it. I don't have the best relations with her to put it mildly, but she made photos of the 3 envelopes, but 2 years are repeating, she says they sent 2020 twice and 2021. It's missing the most important transcript for 2022... I had a feeling this would happen and ordered another copy of all 3 about a week and a half ago, praying it might get there in time. I have all my 1040-NEC letters, bank statements for 12 months and a contract for the company I work for.

VJ User Submitted DQ Estimate RFI Days to RFI Resubmit DQ Actual Days to DQ Interview Letter Interview Date Embassy/Country @ZRomper IR1 5/3 5/17 5/15 1/11 5/15 5/15 1/12 5/23 7/21 Warsaw, PL @ZRomper IR2 5/3 5/17 - - - 5/16 1/11 5/23 7/21 Warsaw, PL @Smarta 5/5 5/19 (After RFI) 6/1 1/12 - 6/6 2/1 - - - @mochon 5/4 5/18 - - - 5/16 1/11 5/23 7/18 London, UK @TJ&NP CR1 5/17 6/14 (After RFI) 5/31 1/13 5/31 6/14 1/28 - - - @Blindian8793 CR1 5/20 6/25 (After RFI) 6/1 1/11 6/11 6/26 2/4 - - - @anannabanana EB2 5/15 (mailed) 5/31 - - - - - - - - Troy B 5/12 5/25 - - - 5/25 1/13 6/26 8/7 Rio de Janeiro, BR @acpt CR1 5/20 6/3 - - - 5/31 1/10 - - - @stirling 5/3 6/1 (After RFI) 5/18 1/14 5/18 6/2 1/29 - - @AhmadHamouda 5/31 6/29 (After RFI) 6/14 1/13 6/15 6/30 30 - - - @MarmiteC 5/31 6/28 (After RFI) 6/14 1/13 6/14 6/15 15 - 8/8 London, UK @Micam 5/27 6/10 - - - 6/12 1/14 6/19 8/30 London, UK @swlim 5/22 6/19 (After RFI) 6/5 1/12 6/6 6/21 1/28 - - - @SunnyLi 5/26 6/10 6/9 1/12 6/27 8/8 Singapore @ACFP CR1 5/20 6/3 - - - 6/1 1/11 6/27 8/1 Kuala Lumpur, MY @VSN 5/2 5/16 ? - - 6/2 1/30 6/30 8/22 Bulgaria

So I finally got an answer from the Warsaw Embassy, they managed to include an answer meant for a different person right below mine, but never mind. Here's what they say: So, it's kinda what I expected. They still haven't answered what the heck is a state document and how they check it, unless it's a notarized translation which it's not. Also, not clear about "a stamp/signature", it the `/` supposed to be an OR or an AND. In any case I'll do an "official" translation. Another question then is a wet signature required? I see a lot of people here using electronic services, meaning they only get a PDF like @BenNomad mentions. Does anyone have experience with that?

Got it, thanks! This is what gets me. The NVC accepted and approved all of my translations as did USCIS. The only requirement for a translation is that it has a clause at the bottom that states you're proficient in the languages translated and that you swear you did a true job. But it's ONLY the Warsaw embassy that invents this "certified translator" thing and then can't even answer for 3 days. I have a LOT of documents b/c it's for my wife and my adopted daughter. So, I'd be looking at 1000-1500$ easy. Thankfully the prices in Poland are a lot less for translations. You can get away with 5-10$ per page.

Thanks. I'm not in the US but in Warsaw with my family at the moment. I'll get a translator here. However, there's no requirement for any stamps of any sort. And the above, while looking pleasing to the eye, doesn't mean a whole lot. Just about any business can get a stamp and place it on a document. I have about 85% of documents translated by a Belarusian translation firm, but without the stamps. Which should be fine, the rest I'll do here. Btw, how much does the above company charge for a page of translation?

He man on the phone specifically said that it can be any "professional" translator and that notarization is not required. I'm familiar with state certified translators. For instance, in Belarus just like in Poland there's a special list of "state certified translators" in every major city who are the only ones allowed to have their translations certified by a notary. But this is not a requirement here. They do not recommend any particular one and just say "It should be a professional service". Which is saying nothing. My wife and I went to a translation bureau in Belarus and had most of the documents translated before she left. However, it has no stamps on it. This is why I'd like to know if a stamp is required (it certainly isn't, I'm 99.9% sure) and if it is, how do they verify a private firm's stamp as being valid? Any small company here can buy a rubber stamp of business, it doesn't mean anything though. Let's see what they say, I'll go by that.

I hope that I am. Just called the support line in Warsaw of ustraveldocs, the person that answered first said, "Of course, the translations need to be translated by a professional". When I asked what defines a "professional" since they do not check their diplomas and have no way to verify if any of the stamps are even real or whether a stamp is even required, he told me to wait for 5 min, came back and said "Sir, we do not have specific requirements, it just says it must be translated into English, please ask the question in the feedback section of the ustraveldocs account". Which I just did. So, they're giving me the run around so far. Just posted a question in their "feedback" section. We'll see what they say...