My experience
I just sent this to smily2day and thought Id' share it with all of you.
Just thought I'd give you some first hand knowledge about marring a Dominicana.
First, I started with an immigration Lawyer. Very Expensive. Next, I went through Catholic Social Services here in New Mexico. Same help, less money. You can do it yourself, but they have all the information and forms.
My wife's K-1 visa was approved in 4 months. She came here and we were married within the 90 day allowed time. After the marriage, you have to wait 2 years here for her green card.(They interview both of you to see if you are still together.) If you get married in the DR, that waiting period is done in the DR. That means 2 years of traveling back and forth to see her and support her and spending money on phone calls. Unless you are living there with her for the whole time, I would not recommend that. We have been married for over 5 years and this summer she applied for US Citizenship. Her appointment is in November. There is other stuff also, like a work permit here. She needs that to get a Social Security Card which she needs to do stuff like put her name on your bank account, get credit in her name, etc. There is a lot of things that have to be done, but just be patient. Many people think "You just marry them and they are automatically a US Citizen", Right? WRONG! Lots of Luck.
