Mayimbe007

I'm not sure on how to do the timeline so I never filled it out, I will try to do it.....

the NVC requested it in 1-2006 & we sent it in on 8-2006 because I had to wait for all of the paperwork from the sponsor(I wasn't working & was temporarily residing in the Dominican Republic)...I am going back to the states in August to resume living there & get a job etc. so maybe I won't need a sponsor when the interview comes thru. However I don't have income taxes for 2004, 2005 or 2006 since I had no income because of residing in the DR(I lived off savings & my husbands income in the DR). Our I-130 was sent to the Dominican Consulate on 10-06 & the I-129F was sent to the Dominican Consulate on 11-06...As of those dates we are on the waiting list...we started at about 26xxx and are now in the 17xxx & 18xxx.....Do we have to go down to 'O', I've heard of people that are on 10xxx or 4xxxs & get their appointments.........

In answer to your question since the I-129F got to the consulate first this case will get the appointment first. On the day of your interview they will ask you how would you like the case to be processed. At which point obviously you are going to go with the I-130 Case. As far as when you will get the actual appointment the actual wait time on the list has been 18-24 months but that will be going up because of staffing issues at the consulate. You will get your interview when your case gets low enough on the list usually below 1,000. Those cases you've heard of are cases that have either been expedited due to humanitarian reasons or cases that are linked to other cases getting an interview.

You have 4 of these posts. I answered you on one of your other threads.

It was only 2 times because the first one was not clear. Also remember this is not your website DOMINICANTOUSA where you treat members like SHT. That's why almost everybody is going to the new site where they have respect. Stop making up story like the one with Bent you and everybody knows that he dosen't exist instead start getting ready for your retirement. OLD OLD OLD.

Sounds like a case of sour grapes to me.

I have indeed personally spoken to Chief Consul Bent on the telephone. Let me assure you he is a real person. If you choose not to benefit from advice directly from the Consulate, that is your choice of course.

Oh just FYI,

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;hl=dominican

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;hl=dominican

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;hl=dominican

I'm sorry you only posted it three times. My bad.

Listen IT IS A GHOST. Get a life and look for the right partner for your age. LA CANQUINA SE PONE BLANDITA Y HAY QUE ACTUAR.

Take it easy he is just trying to help you. I know that right now is a stressful time for you but there will be light at the end of the tunnel...

Hi all,

I am confusing again, my husband put the tax return from 2005 in I-134 affidavit, does it ok? the tax from 2006 he didnt pay yet. What Ca we do?

Other thing is, he got $17,010 in 2005, are we above of the poverty guideline?

All forms must be signed unless it is the part two of DS 230?

Based on the Affidavit of Support Poverty Guidelines: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864P.pdf

For 2 people you must be above $17,112. Also I believe you will have to provide this years affidavit of support if i am not mistaken.

Does anyone know when the SDO(Dom Rep #) shows up on the waiting list? We rec'd the NOA approval in Oct/05 w/the EAC# and than the approval from the NVC in Nov/05 w/the SDO# but to this day it still has not appeared on the consulate waiting list. I called the NVC center & was told that they don't deal w/that, that I'd have to contact immigration.

I was in the same boat as you. I waited about two months after the NVC sent the case down to Santo Domingo and my case still wasn't in the waiting list. At that point I just contacted my local congressman's office. His office actually called the embassy directly to find out what was going on. After this they told his office that the case would get placed on the waiting list.

Well thank you everybody for answering me. Patience................... well I am being as patience as I possibly can, so dam patience I feel like I am going to collapse from worry and waiting, worry and waiting, worry and waiting, worrying and waiting. The more I wait the more I worry, it's driving me crazy!!!!!!!! But yes I am still patient....lol. I wish I could just stay out there till it was time for the interview. Ok, sorry for the outburst of loosing my mind, but it felt good to just get some of this frustration of my chest, thanks for the replies guys. WJR.

I am in the same boat but like you said Patience is what you need to get you through this ordeal... Also lots of phone cards and frequent trips down there do tend to help out alot.

Take heart k-1 visa seekers who are waiting for an appointment at the American consulate in Santo Domingo. If you check on the scheduled appointment list for January 2007 on their web-site you will find the case numbers indicate that the vast majority of the cases they are interviewing were sent to uscis in june and july of 2005. This means an approximate wait of 12 -13 months from receiving the approved petition at the consulate to the interview date. This is taking into consideration processing time at uscis and the national visa center. Though still outrageously long, this is a great improvement over the 2 year period being reported.

They are a very few k-1 cases dated to May of 2006 (I believe 5). I don't know if this indicates that they are working from both ends of the waiting list or if they are giving certain cases priority (potential spouses of dept of state employees, ha ha.)

Apparently they have either hired more staff or are giving more priority to k-1 visas. Our tax dollars at work. Maybe they heard our complaints

The latest cases received and put on the waiting list for cases which have not been scheduled an interview are from August of this year.

I'm sorry but you are not correct here. You are right that the case number reflects the June and July date, however this is the date the NVC assigned the case number and is the date the cases were sent to the Consulate in Santo Domingo. This does NOT take into account the time the case was at the USCIS service center OR the time it may have been at the NVC in the case of a marriage visa. Add about 6 months right now for the USCIS and even longer for the NVC if it's a CR1 petition. I just came through the process and it took 20 months total. We had several people with appointments in November, December, and January on my forums, and each of them is in the 22 month range. We have not noticed a difference and in fact the waitiung list has gotten larger this month. http://www.usemb.gov.do/Consular/waiting_list.htm

I do wish you were right about this.

The date used in determining the case number assigned by the nvc is the month in which the petition was approved by the uscis, not the date it was processed by the nvc.

Yes, that's true, however, the date the case is received in Santo Domingo determines it's place on the waiting list. At this point however, it wouldn't make much difference anyway. 28,000 people ahead of you is a looooong wait no matter how you slice it. I have members on my forum who are just now getting interviews after almost 2 years of waiting for an appointment and it isn't getting any better. I fail to see your point. I myself just finished the process, and it took 20 months total. I started at 16,000 on the list. Today's people are starting at 28,000.

Manuel if it were 2500 cases a month my wife would have been here a long time ago. Take this most recent month the average change on that dreaded waiting list was 1300 (this was considered a good month). Just take a good look at the statistics before making any false statements....