A taxi takes you to the entrance on Tauelsizdyk Avenue, the first police booth, passport check. This is followed by an anteroom through the intercom, which is called by last name and time. There are 2 buildings in the embassy that applicants pass through. In the first one, they check absolutely all the documents that they took with them in files or folders (passports, certificates, etc.). There they also leave unnecessary things in the cells (handbags, bags, phones, etc.) and receive a badge. They give one per family. The maximum cell size is 20x20. Then through the courtyard there is a passage to the second building, which may not be allowed immediately. We waited outside for 10 minutes. There is a locker room in this building, and it is convenient to hang outerwear in the cold season. After the locker room, we check our passports again and go to the waiting room. It's spacious, with lots of chairs. After the fingerprints, they queued up for an interview in a snake, like at airports. We had 2 reception windows, and there were 3 of them in total. In terms of time, it was fast enough, it took about an hour for everything. Our visas were not approved, we applied together with my mother, the officer talked sweetly with a smile, looked into my eyes, even expressed sympathy when she heard that my mother was a widow. The questions were as follows: the purpose of the trip, where you work, how often you travel, whether you are married and have children.

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Ольга П.

Level 3 Local Expert

My 16-year-old daughter was going on vacation with her grandparents (all Russians) to visit her aunt in the USA at her invitation and funding.The questionnaire was filled out together with the inviting party, a US citizen, correctly and clearly.All the evidence of a connection with the motherland that a 16-year-old child could have in his hands (certificates from school, return tickets, etc., annual trips to Bulgaria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.).The documents weren't even looked at, the interview took 3 minutes, the questions:Why are you going?Who do Dad and mom work for?As a result, the daughter's refusal (the grandparents approved), after standing in line for three hours in terrible tension and stress, the daughter came out in tears in complete disbelief.Adults came out and complained about the very large number of citizens inside, stuffiness and fainting.It is a pity for the money, time and general plans of several families.Good luck to all!

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Юлия

Level 12 Local Expert

Everything is quite well organized! Yes, there is a small queue at the entrance. In winter, you need to dress according to the weather! Employees everywhere help, explain and support! Well, the decision to approve a visa depends only on you. Be as polite, honest and calm as possible, and everything will be fine! A visa is not always issued the day after approval. Set aside 3-5 days and come for your passport only after receiving a letter that it is ready to be issued!

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