Help please! in need of information or tips please

[Alexnteban 0]

So now that i have my husband here its been great but his family are all in dominican republic well his mom and 2 little brothers and we wish for them to come so i wanted information on the best way for them to apply or come to the u.s! a little about his mom ---> she had a work visa and worked here for a year and then left back to dominican republic to be with her kids now she wishes to return with the 2 kids and her husband is a u.s citizen but lives in D.R. what is the best way for her to come. or some tips would be nice

[LA NEGRA 19]

Why don't she have her husband apply for a cr-1 and you and your husband can be her co-sponsor and if I'm wrong which I might b then let somebody with more experience correct me

[Gracenp2 14]

Why don't she have her husband apply for a cr-1 and you and your husband can be her co-sponsor and if I'm wrong which I might b then let somebody with more experience correct me

You are ABSOLUTELY correct! If her husband is a USC then he can simply apply for the visa... and you and your husband be the Co-sponsors!

[GodsGift225 54]

So now that i have my husband here its been great but his family are all in dominican republic well his mom and 2 little brothers and we wish for them to come so i wanted information on the best way for them to apply or come to the u.s! a little about his mom ---> she had a work visa and worked here for a year and then left back to dominican republic to be with her kids now she wishes to return with the 2 kids and her husband is a u.s citizen but lives in D.R. what is the best way for her to come. or some tips would be nice

Hi.....

If your mother inlaw has a USC husband, they can looking into DCF (Direct Consulate Filing) out there in DR and it will be much quicker, as well... Just read up on here how DCF filing works, and there he will be able to petition the wife and the two kids... As far as the income goes yes your husband and yourself can cosponosor as long as one of yous meet the guidelines for the household size...

Good Luck....

[Gracenp2 14]

Hi.....

If your mother inlaw has a USC husband, they can looking into DCF (Direct Consulate Filing) out there in DR and it will be much quicker, as well... Just read up on here how DCF filing works, and there he will be able to petition the wife and the two kids... As far as the income goes yes your husband and yourself can cosponosor as long as one of yous meet the guidelines for the household size...

Good Luck....

Here's that link...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/82-direct-consular-filing-dcf-general-discussion/

[Alexnteban 0]

Hi.....

If your mother inlaw has a USC husband, they can looking into DCF (Direct Consulate Filing) out there in DR and it will be much quicker, as well... Just read up on here how DCF filing works, and there he will be able to petition the wife and the two kids... As far as the income goes yes your husband and yourself can cosponosor as long as one of yous meet the guidelines for the household size...

Good Luck....

do you know if the consul in dominican republic allows these visa?

[Moomin 292]

As long as the country has a field office, then DCF is an option. Judging from USCIS( http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5bea7f9ded54d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=1ac900c262197210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD ) DR has a field office.

Here's a quote from that link;

"Form I-130

U.S. citizens who legally reside in Santo Domingo may file Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) at the Santo Domingo office by calling 809-221-2171, extension 6608 to set-up an appointment, which is now done on a case-by-case basis."

[Alexnteban 0]

So we called his to mom to inform her of this and my husband finds out that he is not a u.s citizen he is a resident but not citizen what can we do now?

[Alexnteban 0]

so as i posted in my last me and my husband want to bring his mother and 2 brothers here she had a work visa but it is expierd and now she wants to come but with her kids and her husband my husbands step father is a us resident (not us citizen like we thought) so what can we do?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

How long has he lived out of the US ? If more than a year without a re entry permit and he hasn't been filing taxes it is unlikely his status is still valid and trying to use it to file for others would be a waste of money. The next path would be for your husband to be a USC which is 3 years after he got his green card through marriage + still married or 5 years otherwise. Then he would apply for the mother which is about another year and then the mother could apply for the children.

[Que Saudade 284]

Has the stepfather maintained the domicile requirements to maintain his residency?

Edited September 23, 2012 by Que Saudade

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

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[Alexnteban 0]

he has been living in dominican rep for 4 years with no re entry. he has plans on coming next month

[Shiobhan 235]

He has abandoned his LPR, maybe someone will pipe in on if he can re-apply to come back, in the meantime U have to wait for your citizenship to apply for mom & siblings

[Moomin 292]

he has been living in dominican rep for 4 years with no re entry. he has plans on coming next month

4 years with no re-entry? Even with the slighest of chances of still having greencard, he cannot just apply for citizenship. Certain rules regarding time spent in US are dominating, and you cannot just stay overseas for 4 years, come back, apply for citizenship.

It's in the guide:

Residence and Physical Presence

An applicant is eligible to file if, immediately preceding the filing of the application, he or she:

has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see preceding section);

has resided continuously as a lawful permanent resident in the U.S. for at least 5 years prior to filing with no single absence from the United States of more than one year;

has been physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the previous five years (absences of more than six months but less than one year shall disrupt the applicant's continuity of residence unless the applicant can establish that he or she did not abandon his or her residence during such period) and has resided within a state or district for at least three months.