NVC Warsaw

[slavaskii 886]

Hello everyone! I know my flag is Belarus but I have a question pertaining to Polish filers here.

 

In the Russian subforum, we're interested if there's a 'priority' system in place for scheduling interviews in Warsaw. Russian applicants have been holed up at NVC for a while, and those who do get past it and get to Warsaw are having all sorts of oddities once there. There's talk of there being 650 Russian petitions in the works, and nobody knows where they'll be placed. Plus, the Russians apparently can't find any interview slots - period.

 

Poles that have recently left NVC or scheduled interviews: how long were you at NVC and what was the approximate time to find an interview slot? It's my understanding that Belarusians are going to be treated like Poles for interviewing purposes (as we've always interviewed together); that is, if there is a priority system, we're on the same 'level'. 

 

Can anyone here help me out? Thank you kind in advance!

[montreal-eb3 7]

@slavaskii Interesting, so just to confirm your K-1 took ~3 months from DQ to interview in Warsaw?

[slavaskii 886]

On 6/7/2022 at 4:49 AM, montreal-eb3 said:

@slavaskii Interesting, so just to confirm your K-1 took ~3 months from DQ to interview in Warsaw?

I’m not sure if DQ means the same for K1 as it does for IR1 (as we submit no documents at NVC), but yes, our case left the US at the end of March and we had our interview June 6, visa now in hand. We were very fortunate to get instructions from the Embassy quickly and find an early appointment.

 

Edit: I completely forgot I made this topic, so let me answer the original question above. There is a priority system for Polish residents that is far earlier than those for non-residents. Non-residents, regardless of whether they were originally scheduled for Warsaw or not (such as Belarusians), must utilize the non-resident queue. There is several months’ difference between the two queues, but you may reschedule to a cancellation. My guess is that the “650 Russians” I mentioned above have currently scheduled their K1 appointments in the non-resident queue until the end of the year (earliest appointments begin December 2022).

Edited June 9, 2022 by slavaskii