After you receive your visa interview appointment, you must complete each of these steps below. If you do not complete each step before your visa interview appointment the consular section may require you to reschedule for a later date.
All applicants must follow the instructions below before you go to the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Before your visa interview appointment, you must register online here.
Your registration ensures we have the correct information to return your passport and documents after your visa interview. Registration also allows you to cancel or reschedule your interview if necessary.
As soon as you receive your appointment date, schedule a medical exam in Poland, Belarus, or Russia. Click the "Medical Exam Instructions" button below to see a list of approved doctors. Schedule your exam and see one of these doctors before your interview. You must complete your medical exam and have the results ready before your consular interview.
Bring all required original documents to your interview. Use the checklist below to see what to bring. Print the checklist and bring it, along with your documents, to your interview.
Read our interview guidelines to learn about any special actions that you need to take before your visa interview.
All immigrant visa applicants, regardless of age, require a medical examination before a visa can be issued. Only a physician accredited by the U.S. Embassy can perform this exam. It is your responsibility to schedule a medical exam with the doctor listed below before your visa interview appointment at the U.S. Embassy. Medical examination results from other physicians will not be accepted.
WARSZAWA/WARSAW
Andrzej Gajer, M.D.
Wilanow Family Practice
37/90 Kosiarzy St.,Warsaw
Phone: +48 22 642 7404
Email: [email protected]
Website: wilanowfamilypractice.pl
Hours: Monday through Friday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
MINSK, BELARUS
Margarita Pilipenko, M.D.
Sofia Yalenskaya, M.D.
IOM International Organization for Migration Operations
3 Gorny Pereulok St., Minsk 220005, Belarus
Phone: +375 17 288 2541 / +375 17 288 2542 / +375 17 288 2744
Website: https://belarus.iom.int/
KYIV, UKRAINE
Nonna Netiazhenko, M.D.
Yuriy Gulko, M.D.
IOM Migration Health Unit
15 Tarasivska Street
Kyiv, Ukraine
Phone: +380 44 584 36 67 / +380 44 584 36 68 / +380 50 028 62 58 (Viber, WhatsApp)
Email: [email protected]
KRAKÓW/CRACOW
Paweł Nastałek, M.D.
Centrum Medyczne iMED24
29 Michała Życzkowskiego, Krakow
Phone: +48 12 376 3131
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Wednesdays 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm; Saturdays 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Registration: Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm; Saturday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
Elena Barba, M.D.
Mariia Sovalkina, M.D.
Tissa Kulatunge, M.D.
Evgeny Ogurtsov, M.D.
Dmitriy Koulikov, M.D.
IOM International Organization for Migration Moscow
27 Zamorenova St.
City Polyclinic # 220, 1st floor, MRI zone, room 127
(metro station “Ulitsa 1905 goda” or “Krasnopresnenskaya”)
Phone: (inside Russia): +8 (495) 660 77 84 (9:00 am – 2:00 pm); (outside Russia): +7 (495) 660 77 84 (9:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://mymedical.iom.int
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Friday 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Appointments must be scheduled in advance on the website, by email, or by phone.
Bring the following items to your medical exam:
Any medical examination fees, including x-ray and blood test fees, must be paid directly to the examining physician.
The doctor will review your medical history and give you a physical exam. If you are 15 or older, the doctor will also test you for gonorrhea and take a chest X-ray and blood sample. The United States requires TB testing for all applicants age two and older.
Prepare to discuss your medical history, medications, and current treatments with the doctor. For more information on medical requirements for U.S. immigrants, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website.
U.S. immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to obtain certain vaccinations prior to the issuance of a visa. Current immigrant visa vaccination requirements are available on CDC's website. You can also read Frequently Asked Questions about our medical examination requirements on Travel.State.Gov.
When your examination is completed, it will be available electronically or the doctor will provide you with a sealed envelope. It may take from a few days to a few weeks depending on each individual case, so please schedule your medical exam accordingly. If given an envelope, DO NOT OPEN THIS ENVELOPE. You must bring it to your visa interview. The consular officer cannot complete your visa interview without the results of your medical exam.
Any x-rays taken will be given to you in CD format and you must carry it with you when you travel to the United States for the first time. The medical report must be less than six months old when you enter the United States as an immigrant.
Please use the list below to determine the items that every applicant must bring to the immigrant visa interview:
A copy of your NVC interview letter.
Unexpired passport valid for six months beyond your intended date of entry to the United States and a photocopy of the biographic page (where your name and photo are located).
Two (2) color passport-size photographs of each person applying for a visa (5 cm x 5 cm, or 2 in x 2 in). Review our online photo requirements.
DS-260 confirmation page of the Application for an Immigrant Visa submitted online at ceac.state.gov.
Transaction confirmation printout (document delivery location registered on www.usvisascheduling.com/.
Your original birth certificate, English translation, and a photocopy.
Medical examination results.
Original or certified copies of birth certificates for all children of the principal applicant (even if he or she is not accompanying).
Applicants who fall into any category below should scan all below listed documents and submit the originals of the civil documents and police certificate only at the time of interview
For family-based visa applications:
If you are married: Your original marriage certificate, English translation, and a photocopy.
If you were previously married: Your original divorce or spouse’s death certificate, English translation, and a photocopy.
If you are older than 16 years of age: The original police certificate from your country of current residence and countries of previous residence with English translation. If these four (4) items are all true, you must bring a more recent police certificate to the interview:
For employment-based visa applications: Letter from your U.S. employer dated less than one month ago.
If you have ever been convicted of a crime: Court and criminal records, English translation, and a photocopy.
If you have served in any country’s military: Military records (military records for Poland are unavailable), English translation, and a photocopy.
If you are adopted: Adoption papers or custody documents, English translation, and a photocopy.
If you are the petitioner’s parent: The original full version of birth certificate of the petitioner showing you are the biological parent, English translation, and a photocopy.
If you are the petitioner’s stepchild: The original marriage certificate of the petitioner and your biological parent, English translation, and a photocopy along with divorce records for any previous marriages of either parent.
If you are the petitioner’s brother or sister: The original full version of birth certificate of the petitioner showing that you share a biological parent or biological parents, English translation, and a photocopy.
Sending documents to the U.S. Embassy
If the U.S. Embassy requested additional information or documents from you, you must submit those documents at a MailBoxes, Etc document pick up location or send them by any courier or personally at the embassy (for applicants outside Poland), shown in the refusal letter.
Rescheduling or cancelling your interview
If you are unable to attend your appointment, you can reschedule it at www.usvisascheduling.com There may be a significant wait before the next available appointment, so attempt to attend on the date already assigned. For any questions, please contact the support team at [email protected].
Some family-based and employment preference visa categories are numerically limited. If you cannot attend your interview during the same month of your original interview, sometimes it will be several months before a visa number is available again for your visa category. DV applicants should be aware that visas are numerically limited and must be issued by September 30 of the program year. There is no guarantee that a visa will still be available on the date of your rescheduled interview.
Security screening procedures
All visitors to the U.S. Embassy must follow certain security procedures. Any visitor who declines to be screened by U.S. Embassy security personnel will be unable to enter the embassy. To avoid delaying your entry and those in line behind you, bring only what is required for your interview.
Accompanying persons
Attorneys are not allowed to go with clients into the waiting room or to their interview. The following people may go with a visa applicant to their interview:
If you have not paid all required fees to either the National Visa Center or via the appointment website, be prepared to pay these fees on the day of your interview. All fees may be paid in cash only in Polish currency at the embassy’s exchange rate or by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Novus/Discover, or Diners only). U.S. dollars are not accepted. Checks and euros are not accepted either. Please bring the exact amount of money to pay your visa application fee.
Please note that if you are found ineligible to receive a visa, the application fee cannot be refunded. A complete list of fees can be found here.
Do not make travel plans outside of Poland
If your visa is approved, we will keep your passport at the embassy for visa processing purposes. The consular officer will give you instructions on how to pick up your passport and visa. If you must travel within Poland while your passport is still with us, make sure you have a valid picture ID other than your passport.
A consular officer will decide on a visa application only after reviewing the formal application and interviewing the applicant. There is no guarantee that you will receive a visa. Do not sell your house, car or property, resign from your job, or make non-refundable flight or other travel arrangements until you have received your immigrant visa.
If more information is needed
Sometimes a consular officer is unable to decide on a visa application because he/she needs to review additional documents or the case requires further administrative processing. When more documents are requested, the consular officer will give you a refusal letter that asks you to submit specific additional documents. The letter will include instructions on how to send those documents to the embassy.
Administrative processing takes more time after the interview. Most administrative processing is resolved within 60 days. However, the timing varies based on the circumstances of each case. Before inquiring about the status of administrative processing, please wait at least 60 days after your interview.
What happens after visa approval
Passport, Visa, and Sealed Immigrant Packet – We will place your immigrant visa on a page in your passport. Please review your visa to make sure there are no spelling errors. We may also give you a sealed envelope of documents that you must give to U.S. immigration authorities when you arrive in the United States for the first time. Do not open this envelope. You must carry it with you; do not put it in your checked luggage. If you receive x-rays during your medical examination, carry those with you and give them to the U.S. immigration authorities.
USCIS immigrant Fee – All individuals who are issued immigrant visas overseas must pay an Immigrant Fee to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) prior to traveling to the United States. This fee is for processing your residency status and printing your Permanent Resident Card. The only people exempt from paying this fee are: children entering the United States under the Hague Process, returning residents, and people traveling on a fiancé(e) (K) visa.
When You Should Travel – You must enter the United States before the expiration date on your visa, which matches the validity of the medical exam results. Your visa cannot be extended and all fees are nonrefundable. The principal applicant must enter before or at the same time as other family members with visas. Unless they are eligible for benefits under the Child Status Protection Act, children who are issued a visa before turning 21 years of age must enter the United States before their actual 21st birthday to avoid losing their immigrant status.
Obtaining a Green Card – Your Form I-551 Permanent Resident Card, also known as a green card, will be automatically mailed to the address in the United States that you write in your visa application form. This is a very important document that proves you have permission to live in the United States. If you plan to travel outside the U.S. before your green card arrives: Consult USCIS’s and CBP’s websites for rules about what documents you need to re-enter the country. We also recommend you check with the airline to ensure you are following their rules. Once your card is issued, you should not stay outside of the United States for more than one year. If you do, you will lose your status as a Lawful Permanent Resident.
Children’s Issues – In the United States, children must have certain vaccinations before they can enroll in school. We recommend that you bring your child’s complete vaccination records with you to the United States. If your child is adopted, you have full custody because of a divorce, or you share custody with another parent, you should bring a copy of all applicable adoption or custodial papers from the authoritative court in your home country. You will likely need these papers (translated into English) for issues such as school enrollment, medical care, and eventual citizenship.
Information for New Immigrants – Please visit the USCIS web page for helpful information on moving to the United States. You can read their publication Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants online.
If you are interviewing for a Diversity Visa (DV), all of the above instructions apply to you. Please schedule and attend a medical examination prior to your visa interview, and gather the required documents.
Below are more instructions that apply only to DV applicants.
Bring to your interview
In addition to the documents listed on the Pre-Interview Checklist in this package, DV applicants should also bring the following items to your visa interview:
Review your DV Lottery entry
Before your visa interview, we recommend that you review the data on your initial E-DV entry. On your initial E-DV application, you must have correctly entered your marital status. If you are legally married you must have listed your spouse, even if you are currently separated from him/her (unless your spouse is a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident).
Additionally, you must have listed ALL your living children who are unmarried and under 21 years old. This includes your natural children, your spouse’s children, or children you have formally adopted following the laws of your country.
Failure to have listed an existing spouse or children at the time of your entry in the Diversity Visa lottery will result in the denial of your visa and visas for your family. Any fees paid to the U.S. government in support of your visa application(s) are nonrefundable. If you did not include a child who had already been born, or a spouse to whom you were married when you entered the lottery, you should not proceed with the visa application. You can review the eligibility requirements online.
The photos provided must match the requirements and be taken within the last 6 months to reflect your current appearance. Photo specifications are detailed in the annual DV Bulletin and posted at the Department’s travel.state.gov website.
Last Updated: 7/29/2026
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