help!8years here.still no visa for my Dominican husband(not legally married)

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leeanna

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I have lived here for 8 years.I am an American resident.I met my Dominican husband and after on night,BAM, pregnant with twins!We stayed here and made a buisness,we reciently sold the buisness and really want to go to USA.I want to return to a better life for my kids.We have tried the consulat many times,but made the mistake of being honest and telling them about me being a resident and the kids are American.The lawyers say they will never give him a tourist visa cause he will want to live there with us.I can sponser him but it will take about 6 years.I am desperate.I don't want to break up our family and go without him.I can become a citizen if I live there for 2 1/2 years,then sponser him and he should get there about a year later.I really don;t want to be seperated for 3 years!
Anyone know anything that may help!!
I really want to go home!
 
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leeanna said:
I have lived here for 8 years.I am an American resident.
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Best you check with an immigration lawyer.

I think you may have lost your resident status if you have been out of the U.S. for more than 12 months. Even if you have been going back and forth, I heard they are cracking down on legal residents that spend most of their time out of the U.S. Six months and more out of the country, U.S. immigration states that it is up to immigration whether you are allowed back in or not.

Check with a lawyer.
 
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I just got of the phone with the USCIS who are incharge of resident cards. They say you have to be back in the US befor a year come's up. As long as I come back with in the year my resident card for US is safe. And I can leave back to the DR the next day, as long as I check in I can go right back for another year. So it looks like you have lost your resident status unless you were coming back every year, sorry for the bad news.
 
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leeanna said:
I have lived here for 8 years.I am an American resident.I met my Dominican husband and after on night,BAM, pregnant with twins!We stayed here and made a buisness,we reciently sold the buisness and really want to go to USA.I want to return to a better life for my kids.We have tried the consulat many times,but made the mistake of being honest and telling them about me being a resident and the kids are American.The lawyers say they will never give him a tourist visa cause he will want to live there with us.I can sponser him but it will take about 6 years.I am desperate.I don't want to break up our family and go without him.I can become a citizen if I live there for 2 1/2 years,then sponser him and he should get there about a year later.I really don;t want to be seperated for 3 years!
Anyone know anything that may help!!
I really want to go home!
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Okis guys it looks to me that she has been doing what all LPR do when they stay in DR, they go back once a year. She obviously went back to have her kids in the states. (American kids). The other thing is she consulted a lawyer already, he would have told her if her greencard is done. She might not be able to get her citizenship. My friend did the whole going back and forth thing as LPR and when he applied for his citizenship, he was told he would have to stay in the states for 2 straight years. You want to be a resident of the US you have to LIVE here.

sunshine

Lmao Hillbily yo are too mucho!!
 
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I am still confused as to what is 'here' what is 'there' and 'citizen' of which nation? OP needs to be more clear or maybe i'm just stupid today. Whats a LPR?
 
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SantiagoDR

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Reading the original post would indicate to me that "here" is the DR and that "there" is the U.S.

I have lived here for 8 years.I am an American resident.I met my Dominican husband and after on night,BAM, pregnant with twins!We stayed here and made a buisness,we reciently sold the buisness and really want to go to USA.
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