What should I be doing now in K1 process (case sent to embassy)?

[Corp668 16]

I applied in December 2020, NOA2 received August 2021, case was sent from NVC to embassy November 24th and I haven't heard anything since.  My fiancee is Russian and we have been dealing with the whole Russia/USA embassy closing situation.  A few days before they announced that all Russian cases would be handled through the Poland embassy, I emailed the embassy asking to transfer.  They wrote back agreeing and giving me a WRW number, but I got another email a day or two later saying all Russian cases were being sent to Poland and I didn't need to do anything.

 

Anyway..... from looking at the timeline on here, the next step is my fiancee will get a letter in the mail from the embassy saying what the next steps are.  She has not received that.  On a whim, I went to the USTravelDocs website and was able to login... I can complete the DS-160 and it says the next available appointment is December 16th.  That seems almost too good to be true, considering hundreds of cases (presumably) were sent from Moscow to Poland.

 

Can I just pay the fee, fill out the DS-160 and book an interview date?  My fiancee has a lot of paperwork and documents to collect but it would be really nice to kick the process into high gear if we can.  But as soon as we book our interview, we have to book travel from Vladivostok to Warsaw through Greece for her, and I need to fly there too, plus we have a 2 year old child together that has to go, so it's a lot of expense, time and hassle arranging all that non-refundable travel if I am being premature and need to wait to hear from the embassy first.

 

What is my next step?  Fill out DS-160 and pay fee or wait to hear from embassy?

[Caboose29 173]

I’d suggest to fill out the 160 and pay the fee now. I would also inquire with the embassy if there is a way for her to do her medical in Vladivostok before traveling, otherwise plan on being in Warsaw a few extra days to do it there BEFORE the interview. Mine was able to do her’s in Moscow beforehand.  Sine yours will be traveling with a child, I’d definitely wait to get your instructions email before booking the trip. She’ll also need to get a Schengen Visa for herself and I assume the child.  They will have to fly through Greece to get to Poland. Required vaccinations will also be available there so they can fly to US. 
 

My fiancé is in Greece today, and interviews in Warsaw on Friday. 

[millefleur 5,046]

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6 hours ago, Caboose29 said:

I’d suggest to fill out the 160 and pay the fee now. I would also inquire with the embassy if there is a way for her to do her medical in Vladivostok before traveling, otherwise plan on being in Warsaw a few extra days to do it there BEFORE the interview. Mine was able to do her’s in Moscow beforehand.

Moscow has a specifically approved clinic that works with the US Embassy, unless Vladivostok has a similar clinic (which I doubt), the medical in Vladivostok is probably a no-go.

 

In this case, I think doing the medical in Warsaw makes more sense. Might as well just get it all done there. Plan accordingly to make sure there's enough time in Warsaw to get the medical done, go to the interview and then pick up the passport with visa.

[Caboose29 173]

10 minutes ago, millefleur said:

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Moscow has a specifically approved clinic that works with the US Embassy, unless Vladivostok has a similar clinic (which I doubt), the medical in Vladivostok is probably a no-go.

 

In this case, I think doing the medical in Warsaw makes more sense. Might as well just get it all done there. Plan accordingly to make sure there's enough time in Warsaw to get the medical done, go to the interview and then pick up the passport with visa.

Yes my fiancee had to make a 2.5 hour flight to Moscow and spend the night to get her medical done ahead of time.  She didn't want to do it in Warsaw.  But yes, I agree if she can't do it where she lives (since there used to be a consulate there), doing it all in one place makes more since considering how far she has to travel.

[C@m 23]

On 12/14/2021 at 12:23 PM, millefleur said:

Moscow has a specifically approved clinic that works with the US Embassy, unless Vladivostok has a similar clinic (which I doubt), the medical in Vladivostok is probably a no-go.

 

Hi, can you provide which clinic(s) in Moscow work directly with the US Embassy for this matter? My fiancee will be needing her medical exam and we're wanting to prepare in advance. Thanks!

 

EDIT: Just found it here: https://pl.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/IV-F11-ENG-Medical-examination-information-28OCT21.pdf

Edited February 10, 2022 by C@m