Gregory

Hello All,

I'm a first time poster here in need of some assistance.

I have an American friend who has a fiancée from Ukraine who is soon to be
interviewed by the embassy in Warsaw.

He has concerns about her receiving an approval if he does not attend the interview.

Is it necessary that an American man be in Warsaw for the interview? What percentage
of people have successfully gone through the process without having traveled to
Warsaw to be with there fiancée?

I should add that he has utilized an attorney for all of his paperwork and to his
knowledge all of her paperwork is in good order.

Thanks for your assistance in advance!

[email protected]

Shelley

The USC fiancé is not required to attend the interview. Tell your friend to relax
- although those of us who have been through this know that isn't really possible.
     Take Care

"Gregory" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hello All,
    >
    > I'm a first time poster here in need of some assistance.
    >
    > I have an American friend who has a fiancée from Ukraine who is soon to be
    > interviewed by the embassy in Warsaw.
    >
    > He has concerns about her receiving an approval if he does not attend the
    > interview.
    >
    > Is it necessary that an American man be in Warsaw for the interview? What
    > percentage of people have successfully gone through the process
without
    > having traveled to Warsaw to be with there fiancée?
    >
    > I should add that he has utilized an attorney for all of his paperwork and to his
    > knowledge all of her paperwork is in good order.
    >
    > Thanks for your assistance in advance!
    >
    > [email protected]

Jeffrey Scharpf

makes no difference if the USC is there or not... at least that's been my
experience

John Berg

I just returned this week from Warsaw. My fiancé is Latvian and was a bit scared
about going alone so I made the trip and had a very nice long weekend in Warsaw. As
for the process, I think it was helpful that I was along, but as long as your
paperwork is complete, there should be no problems.

The waiting is what is hard. Also, it was difficult to understand what line to be in
and where to go at times. Here's some pointers to pass on:

1) Get there by 8am! It may say 8:30 on the paperwork, but they start lining up
before 8am.
2) Go to the doors to the left of the information window (note: 2 windows
#1- marked information this is where you will pick up the visa around
3:30pm)
4) Don't bring cameras or cell phones. If you do, you will have to check them with
the Polish speaking guards. Can be a pain to communicate.
5) Past security is a courtyard. They may ask for people for immigration visas or K1
to enter. Enter the building and check in at window 10. If language is a problem,
show the invitation letter.
6) Be prepared to wait.
7) Bring US or Polish currency for the fee ($45 USD) make sure the money is crisp
and new if US.
8) Smile and answer the few questions they will ask. It wasn't many for us.
9) Make sure you have every document asked for. Bring additional if necessary. More
pictures and documentation for support, and substantiating the relationship sure
can't hurt!
10) When you get your visa and envelope, check the visa carefully. We had a typo and
had to get it fixed. Best to do it on the spot than have to return. Also, do not
open the envelope!

For us, it was boring and stressful. We had hours to agonize over whether or not
we did something wrong. From initial check in, to the brief interview it was
almost 4 hours!

That's about all I can say. Warsaw was nice, and fairly cheap in some aspects.

Good luck, John

"Gregory" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hello All,
    >
    > I'm a first time poster here in need of some assistance.
    >
    > I have an American friend who has a fiancée from Ukraine who is soon to be
    > interviewed by the embassy in Warsaw.
    >
    > He has concerns about her receiving an approval if he does not attend the
    > interview.
    >
    > Is it necessary that an American man be in Warsaw for the interview? What
    > percentage of people have successfully gone through the process
without
    > having traveled to Warsaw to be with there fiancée?
    >
    > I should add that he has utilized an attorney for all of his paperwork and to his
    > knowledge all of her paperwork is in good order.
    >
    > Thanks for your assistance in advance!
    >
    > [email protected]

Gregory

Thanks to everyone for their input!

[email protected]

"Gregory" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hello All,
    >
    > I'm a first time poster here in need of some assistance.
    >
    > I have an American friend who has a fiancée from Ukraine who is soon to be
    > interviewed by the embassy in Warsaw.
    >
    > He has concerns about her receiving an approval if he does not attend the
    > interview.
    >
    > Is it necessary that an American man be in Warsaw for the interview? What
    > percentage of people have successfully gone through the process
without
    > having traveled to Warsaw to be with there fiancée?
    >
    > I should add that he has utilized an attorney for all of his paperwork and to his
    > knowledge all of her paperwork is in good order.
    >
    > Thanks for your assistance in advance!
    >
    > [email protected]
    >