I wrote in here a bit ago and got a lot of information and advice. I really appreciated it.
We applied for a tourist visa with a medical circumstance back in early September and got an appointment for an interview on October 22nd. in Santo Domingo. I prepared everything. Tons of supporting documents etc. My Dominican wife was 5 months pregnant at the time and we had letters from our Doctor here stating that it was best for her to have the baby in the U.S. We also had a Doctor here in N.Y. that wrote a letter that said she would be my wife's physician here in the states. Keep in mind this was under advise from the consulate in Puerto Plata. OK.....we went to our appontment. Found out that only my wife was allowed to go to the 9:30 interview. At 4:00 she came out crying. She said she had a 2 minute interview and they never even looked at our supporting documentation.
We were not trying to go around the system, we were simply doing what we were to9ld to do by the consulate. I had gone so far as to get her a plane ticket for the 22nd.! Stupid me.
In any case I came back to the states on the 22nd., reluctantly alone. She has been in Guananico with family and we talk 5 times a day. We are both very lonely etc. She is now 6 + months pregnant.
As soon as I got home I made an appointment with the embassy in Buffalo and was told that there was really nothing we could do except apply for an I-129-F fiance visa throught the homeland security and then when we were approved we could apply for the K-1 visa. We were further told that we should send the application with documentation overnight and ask for express processing, which I did. 50 pages of supporting documentation. In 2 weeks I got back a reply that said they recieved it. Wow. Then I went into the internet site USCIS and found out they were processing this type of application for the period in May!!!!!! They had a FAX # to send information to to try and get a speedy answer. I again sent all my documentation only to recieve a turn down letter, today, 11/29. They refused to do anything rapid.
Where do I go from here? Should we file the K-1 now or do we have to wait for the 1-129F approval? Is there any way to speed up the system? We have been together for 10 months, almost 24/7 and she is now over 6 months pregnant. (I am confident that it is my baby) She is not a Sosua girl, never was. When I first mentioned her coming to the U.S. she wanted no part of it. She is from the campo in Guananico and even has her passport. We have land in Guananico and plan to live there for extended periods of time over the years. She has a 5 year old daughter who considers me her father. I will be going back for a week on Dec. 10th. and hope to be able to do something.
Listen...I know about the ladies here. She is not one of them. I wanted to stay in the D.R. but unfortuneately I need money, that is why I am here in N.Y. Can anyone give me some serious advice? Please help me. I am willing to pay a D.R. lawyer if that cann help. Please help me get the love of my life here so we can start our lives together.
TY
Phil
We applied for a tourist visa with a medical circumstance back in early September and got an appointment for an interview on October 22nd. in Santo Domingo. I prepared everything. Tons of supporting documents etc. My Dominican wife was 5 months pregnant at the time and we had letters from our Doctor here stating that it was best for her to have the baby in the U.S. We also had a Doctor here in N.Y. that wrote a letter that said she would be my wife's physician here in the states. Keep in mind this was under advise from the consulate in Puerto Plata. OK.....we went to our appontment. Found out that only my wife was allowed to go to the 9:30 interview. At 4:00 she came out crying. She said she had a 2 minute interview and they never even looked at our supporting documentation.
We were not trying to go around the system, we were simply doing what we were to9ld to do by the consulate. I had gone so far as to get her a plane ticket for the 22nd.! Stupid me.
In any case I came back to the states on the 22nd., reluctantly alone. She has been in Guananico with family and we talk 5 times a day. We are both very lonely etc. She is now 6 + months pregnant.
As soon as I got home I made an appointment with the embassy in Buffalo and was told that there was really nothing we could do except apply for an I-129-F fiance visa throught the homeland security and then when we were approved we could apply for the K-1 visa. We were further told that we should send the application with documentation overnight and ask for express processing, which I did. 50 pages of supporting documentation. In 2 weeks I got back a reply that said they recieved it. Wow. Then I went into the internet site USCIS and found out they were processing this type of application for the period in May!!!!!! They had a FAX # to send information to to try and get a speedy answer. I again sent all my documentation only to recieve a turn down letter, today, 11/29. They refused to do anything rapid.
Where do I go from here? Should we file the K-1 now or do we have to wait for the 1-129F approval? Is there any way to speed up the system? We have been together for 10 months, almost 24/7 and she is now over 6 months pregnant. (I am confident that it is my baby) She is not a Sosua girl, never was. When I first mentioned her coming to the U.S. she wanted no part of it. She is from the campo in Guananico and even has her passport. We have land in Guananico and plan to live there for extended periods of time over the years. She has a 5 year old daughter who considers me her father. I will be going back for a week on Dec. 10th. and hope to be able to do something.
Listen...I know about the ladies here. She is not one of them. I wanted to stay in the D.R. but unfortuneately I need money, that is why I am here in N.Y. Can anyone give me some serious advice? Please help me. I am willing to pay a D.R. lawyer if that cann help. Please help me get the love of my life here so we can start our lives together.
TY
Phil