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How to request a USCIS expedite through Emma
A step-by-step USCIS Emma chat: what to tell the live agent, and common expedite questions.
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U.S. embassies
Where to collect passports with visas in Poland (2022)
From January 1, 2022, passports with visas in Poland are collected at a pickup point, not the embassy.
Jan 5, 2022Read more →
U.S. embassies
How to reach the U.S. embassies in Moscow and Poland by phone
Which buttons to press to reach an operator at the U.S. embassies in Moscow and Poland.
Sep 22, 2021Read more →
Visa tips
All about the trip to Greece and Poland (2021)
Schengen visa, PLF forms, tests and useful apps for the 2021 route via Greece to the interview in Poland.
Sep 7, 2021Read more →
Document prep
K-1 visa: embassy checklist
Documents for the K-1 visa interview, and the petitioner's financial documents.
Sep 7, 2021Read more →
Visa tips
FAQ - frequently asked questions (2021)
Translations, the address on the DS form, earlier visa refusals, NVC and middle names - answers from 2021.
Sep 7, 2021Read more →
U.S. embassies
K-1 visa at the U.S. Embassy in Poland - flow chart
Things change a lot these days, so this is an approximate flow chart as of 08/04/2021.
Aug 4, 2021Read more →
U.S. embassies
How to find out your WRW number
After your case transfers to Poland, you wait for the case number to change to WRW instead of MOS. Here's how to find it…
Jul 27, 2021Read more →
U.S. embassies
How to request interview instructions from the U.S. Embassy in Poland (K-1)
Right now the U.S. Embassy in Poland asks you to wait until your fiancé(e) receives instructions before scheduling the interview…
Jul 26, 2021Read more →
U.S. embassies
How to transfer a K-1 / CR-1 case to another embassy
2021: moving a case from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to Warsaw, with an email template.
Jul 23, 2021Read more →