Wait time for IR1 interview?

[S86 4]

Hello VJ, 

My wife's paperwork just got DQ. Can anyone one tell me on average how long does it take for them to schedule a visa interview in Warsaw? Also does she have to go to the interview alone? Can me and my child join? Is getting a visa to Poland impossible? Can I switch my interview to Turkey?

 

Thank you

Edited December 15, 2022 by S86

[Simplytex 387]

Average wait time seems to be decreasing for Warsaw, see my post here 

 Yes, only your wife can attend the interview (go into the embassy.) Your child and you have to wait outside of the embassy.

 

Getting a visa to Poland is unlikely, it is better to try to apply for visa for Spain, Italy, or Greece.

 

It is unlikely that you can switch to Turkey. People are having some luck transferring to Israel, and possibly Serbia, see this thread

 

 

[Master5 12]

8 hours ago, Simplytex said:

 

It is unlikely that you can switch to Turkey. People are having some luck transferring to Israel, and possibly Serbia, see this thread

 

Speaking about Serbia: anyone can share the email address to contact them? Serbian embassy website doesn't seem to have an IV section.

[Simplytex 387]

5 minutes ago, Master5 said:

Speaking about Serbia: anyone can share the email address to contact them? Serbian embassy website doesn't seem to have an IV section.

Maybe something on this page? https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-rs/niv/information/contact_us

[Moscowmojo 19]

11 hours ago, S86 said:

Hello VJ, 

My wife's paperwork just got DQ. Can anyone one tell me on average how long does it take for them to schedule a visa interview in Warsaw? Also does she have to go to the interview alone? Can me and my child join? Is getting a visa to Poland impossible? Can I switch my interview to Turkey?

 

Thank you

Your can transfer your case to another Embassy, but I dont think Turkey will accept it. Many countries only accept legal residents of that country.  We transferred our case to Kazakhstan from Poland.  Only took one day to complete the transfer.  Poland is a nightmare for Russians to travel to right now and you must get a Schengen visa and that is time consuming and expensive.

[Moscowmojo 19]

1 hour ago, Master5 said:

Speaking about Serbia: anyone can share the email address to contact them? Serbian embassy website doesn't seem to have an IV section.

Serbia refused our request to transfer our IR1 case from Poland, they only accept legal residents of Serbia and Montenegro.

[millefleur 5,047]

3 hours ago, Moscowmojo said:

Serbia refused our request to transfer our IR1 case from Poland, they only accept legal residents of Serbia and Montenegro.

I'll DM you more info.

[S86 4]

Update:

DQ E-mail: Dec 12th

Interview Letter: Jan 18th

Interview: Mar 8th

[Runner19 39]

Thanks for sharing! They scheduled it really fast!

[Simplytex 387]

5 hours ago, S86 said:

Update:

DQ E-mail: Dec 12th

Interview Letter: Jan 18th

Interview: Mar 8th

That's great! You are still planning to do it in Warsaw?

 

My wife was DQ Dec 20th so I'm really hoping that we get the interview scheduled before end of January.

Edited January 18, 2023 by Simplytex

[S86 4]

On 1/18/2023 at 3:55 PM, Simplytex said:

That's great! You are still planning to do it in Warsaw?

For now yes. I keep hearing conflicting info on Poland. Some say that Russian citizens can't enter Poland even with a Schengen visa that's from Greece or Spain etc. I'm gonna contact Polish embassy and see what they say.

[Simplytex 387]

2 hours ago, S86 said:

For now yes. I keep hearing conflicting info on Poland. Some say that Russian citizens can't enter Poland even with a Schengen visa that's from Greece or Spain etc. I'm gonna contact Polish embassy and see what they say.

From what I've heard, most people don't have any trouble going via Spain or Italy, then to Poland, possibly with a stop in Germany if you wanted to take the train. But even one person in the Russian chat group was asked at the border going into Poland and showed the US embassy appointment and was let through... So it should be ok!

[S86 4]

On 1/20/2023 at 3:52 PM, Simplytex said:

From what I've heard, most people don't have any trouble going via Spain or Italy, then to Poland, possibly with a stop in Germany if you wanted to take the train.

Does this mean I have to fly from the country I got the Schengen visa (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc) to Poland?

[Simplytex 387]

6 hours ago, S86 said:

Does this mean I have to fly from the country I got the Schengen visa (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc) to Poland?

Generally this is 'recommended' though I don't think its required... Just for reference, my wife in Dec (when going Belgrade->Munich->Milan, just for a vacation) was asked directly by German passport control if she plans to go to Poland... I'm a bit of a risk-averse person so I'd prefer to have a few days in the issuing country so you can say "no, we're going to Italy/Spain" with an honest face...

[S86 4]

https://ru.usembassy.gov/u-s-ambassador-to-the-russian-federation-lynne-tracy-meets-deputy-foreign-minister-sergey-ryabkov-at-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs/#:~:text=Today%2C United States Ambassador to,nomination on September 20%2C 2022.

 

So they met yesterday. Lets hope it went well.