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Okay got it, thank you both very much for the advice, I'll give it a try!

Oh man, that is brutal that is such a long time to be in the dark. Are you using the Warsaw embassy? Where do you find the contact information for reaching out to the Department of State or representatives for something like this?

Got it, thank you for the info. Do you think they would do this kind of security check regardless if we did a marriage visa?

It was not a DS-5535, they just gave us a paper with that list and said to compile the info in a word doc and email it to them. Honestly didn't even know what a DS-5535 was until now

Sure thing, Additional information they requested was: Travel history over the last 15 years and source of funding Names and dates of birth of siblings, children, partners if applicable Addresses of residencies over last 15 years Phone numbers/email addresses over last 5 years Any prior passport numbers Prior occupations and employers over past 15 years Any public facing social media platforms and usernames used over the last 5 years Joint trips taken together Petitioner's (my) CV and Resume It was a lot of info since she travels a lot for work but we were very thorough and some of it was repeat info from the first part of the application process.

My Ukrainian fiancee had her visa interview at the US Embassy in Warsaw in March 2024 and the officer requested that she email them additional information before approving the visa. We compiled a comprehensive collection of all of the evidence requested and sent it to the email they gave her and they confirmed that they received it. Our case is currently still under section 221(g) "refusal" status and we have heard nothing since then. On the Warsaw embassy website it says to wait 60 days before inquiring about cases that require additional processing. It has currently been 235 days. We went from expecting an answer within a few months to not knowing if we would have an answer within the next few years even. This is an absolutely agonizing anxiety to be placed on a relationship especially considering that I cannot visit often due to the nature of my job. The only information we can get from them is that they refuse to give us even a rough estimate of processing time and that they'll let us know eventually. Since we don't know if the visa will be processed in the next couple months or the next few years, we are also deliberating on whether or not we should just get married abroad in order to apply for a marriage visa. But also I am worried about the case in which we get married and then a month later the K-1 is finally approved but then it is no longer valid since we are married at that point. Have any other Ukrainians on here applied for K-1 visas through the Warsaw embassy recently? If so, were you requested to submit additional information and if yes, how long did it take before they finished the processing? Also in your opinion, would it make any sense to get married and try and apply for a marriage visa right now?