Overview
Due to the suspension of immigrant visa services at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, the U.S. Department of State has designated the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw as the immigrant visa processing post for nationals and residents of Russia. Please note that this suspension means that U.S. Embassy Moscow also cannot accept local filing of form I-130, Petition for Alien Relatives. On February 16, 2023, the Department of State added U.S. Embassy Tashkent and U.S. Consulate General Almaty as processing posts for Russian IR-5 (parent of a U.S. citizen) immigrant visa applicants. You can find more information about visa processing at the U.S. Embassy Warsaw here, the U.S. Embassy Tashkent here, and U.S. Consulate General Almaty here.
If you would like an appointment somewhere other than the designated post or your country of residence, you must contact the National Visa Center to request an exception to transfer your case to a new location. You may contact the National Visa Center here. A full list of U.S. embassies and consulates is available here: https://www.usembassy.gov/.
If your case is at the National Visa Center and you have questions about your case or need processing assistance, please contact NVC through the Ask NVC online inquiry form.
If U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not yet approved your petition(s), please review the status of your petition by visiting egov.uscis.gov or by calling 1-800-375-5283.
If you are a Diversity Visa (DV) selectee who was assigned to U.S. Embassy Moscow for processing, your case will be automatically reassigned to U.S. Embassy Warsaw. There is no need for you to take any action unless you have a justified reason to request a different assignment. Your case will be scheduled by the Kentucky Consular Center according to legally mandated precedence. Please do not contact U.S. Embassy Warsaw regarding transfer of DV cases to Warsaw or to request DV appointments.
If you are interested in doing your medical examination in Moscow, please visit the International Organization for Migration website and follow the instructions to make an appointment. You can also email IOM at eappointment@iom.int (for payment and appointment), meddoc@iom.int (questions after medical examination).
