- Thread starter Talldrink
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Talldrink's Hubby's Visa - APPROVED!!
Anna, My case took exactly 7 months from my initial petition until Cita (8/23/09 – 3/23/10)
Here's my timeline:
8/9/09 - Married
8/23/09 - Mailed I-130 Overnight
9/4/09 - NOA1 - Receipt in the mail
9/17/09 - NOA2 - Email
9/30/09 - Got SDO # Assigned
10/2/09 - AOS Fee and Choice of Agent Email
10/8/09 - AOS Package Sent Overnight
10/27/09 - Paid Visa Fee Online
10/28/09 - Email - Choice of Agent accepted
10/28/09 - Visa fee email generated
10/30/09 - Visa fee cover letter ready
11/2/09 - Overnight DS-230 Package
11/9/09 - Automated system shows package received at NVC
12/8/09 – Case Complete
1/28/2010 – Cita Email
3/23/2010 – CITA – APPROVED!!
Here's my timeline:
8/9/09 - Married
8/23/09 - Mailed I-130 Overnight
9/4/09 - NOA1 - Receipt in the mail
9/17/09 - NOA2 - Email
9/30/09 - Got SDO # Assigned
10/2/09 - AOS Fee and Choice of Agent Email
10/8/09 - AOS Package Sent Overnight
10/27/09 - Paid Visa Fee Online
10/28/09 - Email - Choice of Agent accepted
10/28/09 - Visa fee email generated
10/30/09 - Visa fee cover letter ready
11/2/09 - Overnight DS-230 Package
11/9/09 - Automated system shows package received at NVC
12/8/09 – Case Complete
1/28/2010 – Cita Email
3/23/2010 – CITA – APPROVED!!
Patrick, all that means is that 2 people won't be showing up at the next get together instead of 1. jajajajajaajajaja
Congratulations!
That was the hard part.
You will sail through the 2 year TRA visa interview and there is no longer an interview for the PRA card. He'll get a letter 18 months after the 2 yr. TRA is issued to report for biometrics. The Permanent Resident card will show up 2-6 months later in the mail. USIC is so swamped and the cuts have been so drastic that the estimated average time each agent gets to spend on a single case is 45 seconds.
That was the hard part.
You will sail through the 2 year TRA visa interview and there is no longer an interview for the PRA card. He'll get a letter 18 months after the 2 yr. TRA is issued to report for biometrics. The Permanent Resident card will show up 2-6 months later in the mail. USIC is so swamped and the cuts have been so drastic that the estimated average time each agent gets to spend on a single case is 45 seconds.
Thanks Grey! my friend got his within 3 weeks and another guy (in PR tho) got his in 4 months!! so i guess (again) no rhyme or reason on timing... im used to it.
Nice your husband is just an I-485 away of starting to work here in the USA. My case passed through really fast (Just 3 months). Congrats!!
Congrats to you... best of luck!
? for you... overall process cost? govt fee's, etc.
If I may ask..
? for you... overall process cost? govt fee's, etc.
If I may ask..
Hola Kiko (funny, that’s my husband’s nickname lol)
HERE ARE THE FEES IN DOLLARS:
I-130 Application: $355
Affidavit of Support (AOS): $70
Visa Fee: $400
NEED DONE IN DR:
All legal documents from DR need to be officially legalized* by the Junta Electoral (always get 2 original copies). Each document is $200 Dominican pesos.
Example: If either one of you was born in DR, or if any of you married or divorced in DR – need original copies of each event and all need to be legalized.
*Legalized – This is done at the Junta Central Electoral of your area. They put a white sticker on the back of the document with a bar code on it and a signature.
Need done prior to sending paperwork in:
All documents in another language other than English need to be translated and notarized. This usually costs about $15 per document/per copy needed. It is best to get two copies for each document (i.e. marriage certificate, divorce decree, birth certificates).
PRIOR TO THE CITA:
Pay $16 (dollars or pesos equivalent) at Banco Popular
Medical Exam fees vary depending on age and sex (i.e. my husband is 30 and his was total $289). This can be paid in dollars or pesos equivalent.
At the Cita, pay $12-16 (dollars or pesos equivalent) for Domex – document delivery service.
Other than that, I just paid for overnight fees because I sent all my paperwork via UPS – always track your packages!
I'm glad everything worked so quickly and efficiently for you guys.
All I can say is the American Embassy in my numerous experiences has been more than half the time a fiasco with lack of knowledge, dissemination of false information and very, very poor customer service par for the course.
All I can say is the American Embassy in my numerous experiences has been more than half the time a fiasco with lack of knowledge, dissemination of false information and very, very poor customer service par for the course.
Hi Chip, I will admit that I got VERY good information from the dominicanstotheusa.com and visajourney.com websites. I did a lot of research and stayed on top of it by calling the agencies throughout the process.
This is pretty much the individual's case, so the applicant has to do most of the legwork. Cant leave it up to anyone else...
This is pretty much the individual's case, so the applicant has to do most of the legwork. Cant leave it up to anyone else...
I did all the papers for my wife but the problem was all the downright lies Dominicans at the embassy told me. They honestly should fire half the staff there imo.