US Immigration from Dominican Republic

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.

Hi all, I applied back in February 2023. My case is in Texas. Has anyone that has applied close to that time frame received a response yet?

Good morning,

Has anyone had the experience of marrying on a K1 visa and bringing thier child to the US at a later date but within the year timeframe? My husbands children were included on the petition but did not come when he came. They told us we had a year to bring the kids over on the K1 petition so I just wanted to know, do I just complete their DS-160 for their visa and once approved they can come? I read where it said, children under 13 did not need an interview. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Good Afternoon

I'm DQ since July 6, I did a petition for my stepson IR2, can someone tell me how long before the case get sent to the Consulate in Dominican Republic?

Thank you