The Immigrant Visa Unit in Warsaw processes all categories of immigrant visas for residents of Poland and Belarus, and Diversity Visa Lottery cases from Ukraine.
We are located at:
ul. Piekna 12
00-540 Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48/22 625-1042 (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.)
Fax: +48/22 504-2039 or +48/22 504-2088
E-mail: publicwrw@state.gov
Hours of Operation
The IV Unit in Warsaw is open for visa appointments from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Polish and American holidays and one working Friday of each month (January 27, March 2, March 30, April 27, May 18, June 29, July 27, August 24 and September 21, 2012). Operator assisted immigrant visa information (+48/22 625-1042) and information on admissibility (+48/22 504-2200) will be unavailable on those days. The Consular Information Booth on 12 Piekna Street in Warsaw will be closed as well.
If you were refused a visa due to incomplete documentation, you may bring the missing documents during the same IV Unit operating hours (7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.).
We accept waiver applications, applications to determine returning resident status and applications to issue transportation letters for lost, stolen, misplaced or invalid green cards at window # 8 in the IV Unit Monday through Friday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
IMPORTANT!
As of August 15th, according to the new USCIS regulations, petitioners residing in Poland or Belarus will have to file I-130 Petitions for Alien Relative with the USCIS Chicago lockbox facility.
Please read the official announcement of the State Department concerning the changes to filing I-130 petitions overseas.
ИММИГРАЦИОННЫЕ ВИЗЫ
ПРИВЕТСТВУЕМ В ИММИГРАЦИОННОМ ОТДЕЛЕ ПОСОЛЬСТВА (IV) (PDF - 118 kb)
Special Notice for Applicants from Outside Poland:
Applying for an immigrant visa at the Embassy in Warsaw will require at least one trip to Poland, and in some cases multiple trips. More Information (PDF - 73.1 kb)
Visa Categories
An immigrant visa is required of anyone who wishes to enter the United States to reside there permanently, whether or not that person plans to seek employment in the United States. U.S. immigration law provides for the issuance of immigrant visas in four general categories: Immediate Relatives , Family Based Immigration, Employment Based Immigration, Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, known as the "green card" lottery. This page also provides information about Fiancee visas.