Even while struggling to be granted asylum in the United States, Joseph simultaneously pursued the process of attaining visas for his family to escape from Poland. Having narrowly avoided deportation in the summer of 1940, Joseph's relatives in Cracow did not need convincing that it would be better to leave on their own accord rather than at the whims of the Nazis. “In connection with deportation actions we will urgently need documents stating that we have already taken some steps in order to be allowed entry into America…. these documents are very serious and urgent, in any case in order to show the authorities some kind of official or partially official proof that actual steps have been taken to procure entry approval into America,” wrote Salo in October 1940. “At this moment nothing really threatens us but people are talking about more severe deportation actions, and then documents like this can really help us.”

On December 1, 1940, through Joseph's efforts, the family received Nicaraguan visas. Although the writers had constantly reassured Joseph that they were in no danger, they reacted to the visas as if their lives had been saved. “Today we received the papers from the Cosulario General De Nicaragua,” exclaimed Dola exuberantly. “I am at dinner at Klara's. Mania cries from happiness. Dawid got into a state of euphoria … and Genka studies the map all day long….