Phone Number: |
+48 22 625 1042 |
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E-Mail: |
publicwrw@state.gov
fiancewrw@state.gov |
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Address: |
Warsaw Ambasada Amerykanska
Ul. Piekna 12
00-540 Warsawa
Poland |
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Working Hours: |
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Best Contact Method: |
E-mail. Phone only for the patient. |
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Approx Waiting Time for Interview After Consulate Recieves
NVC Package: |
3 weeks - 1.5 months |
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Issues Packet 3? |
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Packet 3 Contains: |
1. checklist
2. form used to receive police certificate |
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Issues Packet 4? |
Yes |
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Packet 4 Contents (if known): |
1. DS-156 /x2
2. DS-156K
3. invitation letter |
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Forms to Consulate? |
Only checklist
(DS-230 is NOT required, this is a common misunderstanding, since the checklist is issued for both K1, K2, K3 and other visas. DS-230 is required for immigrant visas. K1 visa is not an immigrant visa) |
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Other Forms (if any)? |
DS-156 - 2 copies,
DS-156K- one copy
birth certificate(english translation if the applicant is not Polish)
police report(translation of needed)
medical examination results
2 photographs.
affidavit of support form I-134 with original signature. |
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Direct Consular Filing Offered? |
Yes |
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If DCF Allowed: For all or only US citizen lawfully resident in country?
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Can fiance(e)/spouse attend interview? |
Yes |
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Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance"? |
Same_Day |
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Did embassy schedule interview or could you walk-in? |
Embassy Scheduled |
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Visa issued same day? |
No |
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If not what's the waiting period? |
Maximum 5 business days. Visa with passport delivered by DHL(23,20 zł)
p.s. for other countries that have to go through warsaw embassy visa is usually issued the same day, but it takes around 5 hours! |
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Is the Medical exam same day as interview? |
Prior to Interview |
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Cost of Medical Exam? |
PLN 250 (for filling the medical forms by a doctor) + PLN 35 (cost of chest X-rays) + PLN 35 (blood tests) + cost of all the vaccinations needed
Lithuania - 270lt. plus cost of all the vaccinations needed(about 200lt)
Latvia - 100 Ls for exam and HIV/syphilis blood test, plus 32,70 Ls for the chest xray (TB). |
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List of doctors? |
http://warsaw.usembassy.gov/poland/examinations.html
Latvia (only one in the country):
Dr. Livija Caune
World Trade Center Building (Pasaules tirdzniecibas centrs)
2 Elizabetes Street (1st floor), Riga, Latvia.
Tel: 00-371-6732-1980
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How many Passport Photo's Required for the medical? |
1 |
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How many Passport Photo's Required at the interview? |
2 |
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Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview? |
1-3 hours |
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Vaccination requirements? |
Lithuania:
Diphteria+tetanus
mumps, rubella
varicella
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Cheap and good hotels near the Consulate? |
Sheraton Warsaw
ul. Prusa 2
00-493 Warsaw
Poland
http://www.sheraton.com.pl/en/hotel.php
(within walking distance to the Embassy)
MDM Hotel
pl. Konstytucji 1
00-647 Warsaw
Poland
http://www.polhotels.com/warsz/MDM/
(within walking distance to the Embassy)
Hyatt Regency Warsaw
ul. Belwederska 23
00-761 Warsaw
Poland
http://warsaw.regency.hyatt.com/
(4-6 minutes on the bus
bus no.: 119, 166, 116, 180, 195)
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Additional Info? |
You can take your cellphone with you, but you will have to leave it at the entrance. You will get it back when you leave.
Very courteous and stress-free service! |
