US Immigration from Dominican Republic

Hello all,

I am brand new here and feeling dishearteningly lost. I live in the Northern Virginia area and my fianc is in the Dominican Republic. We want he and his 6-year-old daughter to join me in the US as soon as possible. I am looking for opinions and advice - for anyone who has been through the K-1 process (especially if you've been through it with the Dominican Republic), would you recommend 1) doing it on your own, 2) using a service like Boundless Immigration, or 3) hiring an attorney?

I was nearly ready to hire an attorney but the cost is outrageous. With that said though - if the process is truly as complicated as it sounds, is the attorney investment worth it?

Has anyone used Boundless Immigration? Their fees are more reasonable, but are they worth it? Do they actually assist with the process?

I appreciate anyone taking the time to reply. I truly feel at a loss right now.

We just got approved by uscis, I m pregnant and expected to give birth in April, idk if I ll have my baby s passport by then if he get an interview by April. My question is can he be denied if I don t come? And if we can schedule an interview 2 months after to ensure my baby has his passport if we do need to fly there?

just received this email yesterday, but my i-824 hasn t been updated. I shouldn t worry about the i-824 since the case has been sent to nvc now?

Hi all.

It's been a while since I have asked a question here.

We are in the process of filing an I-130 for my wife's mother and her minor siblings who are 14 year old twins.

I've searched here and online in general, and haven't found anything specifically related, or just simply ambiguous information on filing. From the I-130 instructions, it appears that we are to file an I-130 (and pay fee) for each person, as it appears that minor siblings are not considered derivative beneficiaries. Being minor children, does it change how they are processed, as in are they processed along with the mother's I-130? It would only make sense that minor children would be processed and travel at the same time, but few things the government does seem make much sense, especially when it comes to legal immigration.

Can anyone offer any input or experience with this situation and/or any suggestions on how best to proceed? We are hoping to file by the end of the year or sooner if possible.

Thank you.

Pat

Hi everyone,

Mr. Daisy became a US citizen through a k1 a few years ago - thank you all for your help. I'm coming back with another question for you.

Mr. Daisy has a rare really aggressive autoimmune disease that affects his kidneys. It is not the traditional kidney disease where sometimes dialysis is an effective time buyer while you wait for a donor kidney. He went from "fine, slightly high bp" to where we are now (level 5 kidney failure) in less than one year.

We knew he was sick but Mayo Clinic this week gave him 6 months if we can't find a donor. This is after we're doing EVERYTHING possible to slow this down.

Family is the most likely shot at a match and we have lots of family volunteers in the DR that are possible matches. but the processing time for a B2 is longer than he has. We have tons of documentation and I'm hoping this qualifies for a medical expedite for them to come and get tested/possibly donate in the same visit.

Is there any guide for an emergency medical B2 visa of what or how to submit for an expedite? I am looking but some of the links I've found don't work and I don't want to do it wrong. Is it just a normal B2? If so, how do I request an expedite? I apologize is this is somewhere on here that I've missed. My brain about to go crazy.

At least one of my husband's siblings is a very possible match -we're testing OOP as much as possible in the DR with plans to repeat in the US- and already applied for a tourist visa a few months ago for unrelated (wanting to visit) reasons but the appt is several months away. Is there a way to request an expedite of this existing B2 application?

Our last ditch scenario is to attempt it in the DR but my husband is deteriorating really fast and is currently fragile. Doctors would never let him travel but if we ignored them and did anyway it would be really dangerous...and we'd have to start all over there with the transplant evaluation and I don't know if we have enough time.

Thanks everyone in advance.