StephanieM

4 minutes ago, Tkim said:

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/article/chapter4.pdf

I don't think so. I think she has to wait 5 years (4 years 9months to start application). because her husband has to be US citizen the whole 3 years they married for her to qualify for 3 years eligibility. 

Ok got it.

4 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

You don't have to wait until you've had a green card for five years to apply for citizenship through the process known as naturalization. Assuming you stay married to and living with your U.S. citizen spouse the whole time, you can apply for citizenship three years after obtaining a green card.

He is not yet a US citizen though. He is in the process of becoming a US citizen by naturalization.

Gonna try to word this without being too confusing.

My cousin  (K) is married to a resident. She came to USA in Jan 2016 after he petitioned for her. Her husband (B) will become a citizen very soon. They will have been married 3 years this year. Can she, my cousin apply to become a US citizen as soon as she is here for 3 years herself. I know persons married to US citizens are elegible to become citizens after being in the country for three years instead of five like the average person. Basically, does it matter if by the time she makes three years in USA he has only been a citizen for a year or less.

does this make sense?

On 3/5/2017 at 9:03 PM, geowrian said:

14 minutes ago, Redheadguy03 said:

The letter won't help. Someone cannot sponsor someone else for a tourist visa. 

 

You have to have ties to your home country. Such as a job, property, kids, and a spouse usually helps. 

 

If you are dead set on a letter, write it in English. However, it probably won't have much an of impact on the decision. 

I understand how a tourist visa is issued. I completely understand it all comes down to the ties to the country. However, my husband's mother is convinced that writing a letter will help, so alas, he will write the letter. Its easy enough. It truly does not take that much effort. I personally dont think he will be approved either, but he will try,

 

Thanks to all.

My husband is writing a letter to invite his brother to the USA in order to help him obtain a tourist visa. The letter will be addressed to the consulate. Should the letter be written in Spanish or English. His brother is from Dominican Republic.

29 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Not sure what you mean by penalised, 14 years would be optimistic.

I am not so much interested in the time frame of the visa becoming available. I know it takes a REALLY long time. I am interested in knowing if my father's nieces and nephews would still be elegibile  even though they have all become adults during the time the petitions were being processed. So when i say penalize, I mean will they no longer be eligible because they are not under 18. Not sure if you understood my question.

3 minutes ago, NigeriaorBust said:

  CPSA may help . He submitted the petition and got a notice that it was received then has gotten or will get a notice that petition was approved.  This amount of time is subtracted from the age of the children.  Sibling petitions are the least important and get the last of the visas.  Currently the people being interviewed have waited about 14 years but that line has gotten longer over the years and I would not be surprised if your fathers sibling will see a wait of 20 years or more.  The death of your father or the sibling can kill the whole process. 

Thank you for your response. Its good to know that these visas are taking even longer than expected. So basically even if it does take 14 years the children won't be penalized for being adults now?

My father has 5 siblings. He petitioned for them and their wives/husbands and children about 7-8 years ago. A visa has yet to become available. My question is, when the petitions were filled out a lot of the children (my father's nieces and nephews) were under age. Now, the majority of them are not because of all the time that has passed. Most of them are over 18 but not married. If a visa does become available in the next 2-3 years from these petitions does it still apply to these children even though they are no longer under 18? 

Thanks.

18 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Would the children want to leave their Mother, would she agree?

 

something for the future anyway.

As of now yes, they are very young. The mother would agree because she knows it would be a better life for the children. If it really takes 10 years then it might be different since the children would be much older. 

43 minutes ago, NigeriaorBust said:

  No visa for married adult children until the parents become citizens.  If he divorces then there is a class ( currently but who knows about later)   and he has to stay unmarried for as long as it takes  ( figure at least 10 yeas ) 

Good to know. He is definitely getting a divorce soon. But you're saying even if he is divorced it can take up to 10 years for him to be able to enter USA? 

On March 5, 2017 at 9:03 PM, geowrian said:

How old is the son? Is he married?

 

How long you've been an LPR doesn't really matter. It only matters for eligibility to become naturalized, which is a requirement for certain family-based visas and/or to determine the preference category.

Hi! The son is almost 30. He is married but estranged from his wife. He has two children. 

How would this work? Is he less eligible because he is married? Would the kids be able to be included in the petition also? 

Asking for my in laws. They recently became permanent residents and entered USA on feb 2nd. 

Can they, and if so, how long will it take for them to be able to petition for their only remaining son in Dominican Republic? Do they have to be residents for a certain period of time? How long is it usually taking for this visa to become available? 5 years? 

Thanks. 

I did some more research and found this video which was very helpful. I hope it helps someone else. I was able to pay for both my in laws immigrant fee's with the assistance from this video. All the info can be found on the immigrant visa on the passports. 

In laws arrived on February 2nd. I just realized we have to pay immigrant fee for them to receive their green card. I was getting ready to log in to pay the fee and realized I can't find DOS number anywhere. They received ONE form when they left airport and there is a section on the top right where someone was suppose to fill out the DOS # and it is blank. My question is, how can I get a hold of these DOS #s to pay these two fees to pay for the green card.

Anyone have any insight or can offer advice? I hate to think this is gonna set us back further. 

How on earth do I find the DOS number to log in? I have the A number for both but where is DOS number? 

OK...So i think I figured out that I need to pay a fee of $165 for each green card...I found out how to do it online. My worry, is, we payed for many fees during process such as IV visa fee, how do i know we haven't payed tis fee for the green card already?

Hi everyone,

My in laws arrived to USA on february 2nd. One of them has received the social security and the other one is still waiting. I will call if it doesn't arrive soon. 

My confusion is, what is the process for them receiving their green card? 5 years ago when my husband came it just came in the mail but now i hear you have to pay a fee for it. How can I pay that fee. When I went on the uscis website it says i need to file form 485 and provide a bunch of evidence, which are all things we have already done during the application and interview process.. I am so confused.

HELP!

While reviewing the DS-260 for my mother I noticed I forgot to put the province she was born in. I only included the city, not the province. The problem is her passport says the provice/country. All of her other documents including birth certificate, ID etc include the city though. Do you think this will cause a problem at the interview? Is there an easy way to add this detail without delaying the interview. How do I even go about adding the detail? The case is no longer at NVC. Can my mom just point it out at the interview.. The interview is scheduled for January 4th. How serious is this?

Thanks.

Any SDQ people that have gone through this recently feel free to offer tips.

My in-laws interview has been scheduled in Santo Domingo for January 4th. I am gonna have them do their medical soon. I am reading the P4 email and it says to bring a whole slew of paperwork and I want to know if its completely necessary.

1. ORIGINAL copies of all civil documents? Really? We have already sent this to NVC...is this really necessary?

2. It says bring ORIGINAL and PHOTOCOPIES of all financial and civil documents like I864 and marriage and birth certificates for EACH applicant. Honestly? Really? I need to fill out I864 along with tax returns again? This seems like overkill

Back in 2012 when my husband and I went to our interview at the same embassy, the consul had all of the original documents from NVC in their possession and I remember I had taken new originals for the interview and they didn't even ask for them...I don't want to do this again if i can avoid it as it is stressful to fill out all this paperwork again and it cost money to request more original copies.

ANY dominican republic applicants have any advice?

They each require their own separate visa petition. You had to file an I-130 for each of them separately. That means each of them needs their own separate I-864 as well. The instructions could be a tad more clear about it, but the form itself is quite clear.

Each one has their own I-864 to go along with their I-130 petition. They will not be listed or counted on each other's I-864 under family members or household size.

From the I-864 form itself on Part 3 #2 >

I am sponsoring the following family members

immigrating at the same time or within 6 months of

the principal immigrant named in Part 2. (Do not

include any relative listed on a separate visa petition.)

From the I-864 form instructions >

Item Number 2. Family Members. The immigrant you are sponsoring may bring a spouse and/or children to the United

States. If the spouse and/or children will travel with the immigrant, or within six months of the immigrant’s entry into

the United States and you are sponsoring them, you should list the names and other requested information in the spaces

provided. If any dependents are not immigrating, will immigrate more than six months after the sponsored immigrant

arrives in the United States, or you are not sponsoring them, do not list their names here. A separate Form I-864 is

required for them when they apply for their immigrant visas.

And just to clear something up: you are not being the joint sponsor. You are being a qualified household member of the sponsor filling out the I-864 and providing an I-864A(Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member) to allow your income to be combined with theirs on their I-864. A joint sponsor would fill out their own separate I-864, not an I-864A.

Thanks again! I appreciate you breaking it down.

Each of these petitions are immediate relative petitions. They don't allow derivatives so the red part does NOT apply.

I-864 is used for different petitions as well. For example if it was for a sibling of a USC, they are allowed to bring their spouse and under-21 children, it would apply to them.

Got it. OK makes sense. Thanks so much!!

Separate petitions. They are not bringing each other. Your husband is bringing each of them. Separate I-864 for each of them. You fill out separate I-864As for each of them.

I just don't get why or how that makes any sense based on the instructions? Why is it so confusing? The instructions even say if you are sponsoring this other immigrant to include them in the same form.

I dont distrust what anyone tells me here but I wish the instructions were not contradicting that one form is needed for each.

Hi,

I am filing out form I864 on behalf of my husband. He is petitioning for his parents, both mother and father. They plan to immigrate together.

I thought I had been told (by someone here) that both his mother and father EACH need a separate I864 form filed. His parents are legally married. BUT, in part 3, item 2 of the instructions it says the following: the immigrant you are sponsoring may bring a spouse and/or children to the united states. If the spouse and/or children will travel with the immigrant, or within six months of the immigrant's entry into the united states and you are sponsoring them, you should list the names and other requested information in the spaces provided.

So if I am reading that correctly then I can include both of them in ONE I864 form and not have to fill out one form for each. Is that correct? Based on what the instructions say that seems to be the case,

Also, I, my husband wife, will be acting a joint sponsor, so in that case, do I only need to fill out ONE I864A form where I can include both his mother and father (the intending immigrants).

Please help? Someone that has done this recently or is sure of their answer.

Not sure how you would be wasting your time if you're searching for and obtaining a required document for US immigration.

My question was " is it required ". OBVIOUSLY if it indeed is a required document then it will not be a waste of time.

Putting together IV package for parents. The cover letter I have seen around here says to include marriage certificate. Is this relevant? Do I really have to include my parents marriage certificate? The packages are going separately? The reason I am asking is because I don't have a copy of the MC (only original) and don't want to waste anymore time?

Thanks.