is it possible to transfer k-1 case from warsaw

[anniebanani 0]

hello! i'm russian, and me and my partner are preparing to send the application for a k-1 visa. i've been researching about the possibility of transferring my case from warsaw, because getting a schengen visa is extremely hard, i don't have the ability to get the necessary savings for it, and my partner had already been supporting me a lot financially and would have to sponsor me for that too, so i was hoping to make it easier on us by asking to transfer the case to a country that doesn't require a visa. however, i've seen very mixed info, for some people it worked out, and for some it didn't and they ended up having to apply for a visa anyway, regretting wasting their time. so my question is, is it worth it to try and ask other consulates to accept our case, at which point in the process we can do that if so, which countries might accept russian k-1 cases, OR should we just accept the visa route and try to save up enough money? let me know what you think!

also, i saw people mention a russian telegram chat, if anyone here can send me the link i would greatly appreciate it!

[Caboose29 173]

Annie,

 

I just sent you a link in a personal message. 
 

cheers,

Michael

[Caboose29 173]

Annie,

 

BTW, welcome to the forums.  I just noticed  this was your first post.  I've not kept up with the embassy statuses since my wife has been stateside 3 years already.  But maybe you could try Turkey, Georgia, or Armenia?  I don't think any of those require a visa to travel to (for Russians).  When my wife did hers, she went through Warsaw.  She got the Schengen visa.  Flew from Russia to Athens, spent one night, then flew to Warsaw the next day.  After her interview she was able to fly straight back to Russia from Warsaw.  Wasn't too painful, but of course that was 3 years ago.

 

Best of luck,

Michael

[anniebanani 0]

16 hours ago, Caboose29 said:

Annie,

 

BTW, welcome to the forums.  I just noticed  this was your first post.  I've not kept up with the embassy statuses since my wife has been stateside 3 years already.  But maybe you could try Turkey, Georgia, or Armenia?  I don't think any of those require a visa to travel to (for Russians).  When my wife did hers, she went through Warsaw.  She got the Schengen visa.  Flew from Russia to Athens, spent one night, then flew to Warsaw the next day.  After her interview she was able to fly straight back to Russia from Warsaw.  Wasn't too painful, but of course that was 3 years ago.

 

Best of luck,

Michael

hi michael! thank you for the link and for your kind words! 
so far i'm thinking we should at least try to get it somewhere else, even if it'll take some extra time. the schengen wouldn't be so bad if it didn't require to have 3k+ euro in your bank account on top of visa fees, and also plane tickets and hotels being more expensive, it's unbelievably a lot for me, less so for my partner, but still a very sizeable amount. i'll keep looking at what others have to say, i have to hope we'll get through this whatever happens

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3 hours ago, anniebanani said:

hi michael! thank you for the link and for your kind words! 
so far i'm thinking we should at least try to get it somewhere else, even if it'll take some extra time. the schengen wouldn't be so bad if it didn't require to have 3k+ euro in your bank account on top of visa fees, and also plane tickets and hotels being more expensive, it's unbelievably a lot for me, less so for my partner, but still a very sizeable amount. i'll keep looking at what others have to say, i have to hope we'll get through this whatever happens

 

If money is a real issue then you might want to look at the spousal visa instead? It would be cheaper (potentially considerably cheaper, depending on how long you’d have been married for by the time you enter the US). 

 

Good luck. 

[anniebanani 0]

35 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

 

If money is a real issue then you might want to look at the spousal visa instead? It would be cheaper (potentially considerably cheaper, depending on how long you’d have been married for by the time you enter the US). 

 

Good luck. 

it's our backup plan, but it's not possible for us at the moment unfortunately. seeing each other irl is hard, and we'd have to find a third country that has gay marriages legalized. we met each other recently to meet the visa requirements of course, in thailand, and although they just about a month ago had legalized LGBTQ marriages, we can't go there again this year, bc my partner has no more vacation days, and obviously that would require a lot of money for plane tickets again. so we're kinda stuck with this choice now.
back when we planned this whole ordeal, we picked k-1 because waiting times had been shorter and we didn't have a country to visit to get married.

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5 minutes ago, anniebanani said:

it's our backup plan, but it's not possible for us at the moment unfortunately. seeing each other irl is hard, and we'd have to find a third country that has gay marriages legalized. we met each other recently to meet the visa requirements of course, in thailand, and although they just about a month ago had legalized LGBTQ marriages, we can't go there again this year, bc my partner has no more vacation days, and obviously that would require a lot of money for plane tickets again. so we're kinda stuck with this choice now.
back when we planned this whole ordeal, we picked k-1 because waiting times had been shorter and we didn't have a country to visit to get married.

 

You can just do an online Utah marriage. 

[GusTrull 2]

Hello Annie, currently in the same process, almost at the end. My fiancé had her interview scheduled for Warsaw for February 24, but both Spain and Hungary denied her Schengen visas. I reached out to the embassy in Belgrade, Serbia and sent them an email explaining our difficult situation along with proof of her Schengen denials and they've agreed to take our case. They are currently processing transfers from January 2025, so the wait isn't too bad. Let me know if you need any help with anything, I could probably guide you better than most attorneys. Take care!