Hello,
My fiancé is a Russian citizen currently living in Kazakhstan. We are an LGBT couple and he is afraid to return to Russia. We have been trying to transfer our case to Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, and Thailand and each have told us no. He does not have residence in any other country.
Our validity period ends on November 5th and we still haven’t found an embassy willing to let him interview there.
1.) Is it possible to get a Schengen visa outside of Russia?
2.) Does anyone know of any embassies currently accepting non-residents for K-1 interviews?
3.) A lawyer told us to request that the embassy in Warsaw extend our validity period, but they told us it would be up to the consulate who gives us an interview whether to extend it or not. Are we screwed?
Thanks everyone for your help. Exhausted and frustrated beyond belief. This process seems setup for us to fail.