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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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Hey everyone my name is marino and i live in new jersey.. my fiance's name is Gisselle lives in the Dominican Republic and i am overwhelmed by how much lawyers charge for the process to bring her over. basically i read a lot(not all yet) of the information regarding the different Visa's and how they are handled. i' m just curious which is faster if i get marry with her in her country and start the process or if i just shoot for the K-1 wich is what i'm leaning to.. i am sure many others have ask that question bt i can't find one so i would appreciate the help.. BTW this is a very a helpful forum for people that are totaly clueless like myself. ..

Married July 5, 2008 in Dominican Republic

Service Center: Vermont

sent --I130 on August 01,2008

NO1-- Recieved August 07,2008

touched---August 11,2008

touched---August 12,2008

touched --December 17,2008 transferred to CSC

touched--December 24, 2008

touched--December 29, 2008

approved-- January 14, 2009

Sent ds-3032 on jan 23-2009

Paid AOS fee---Jan 28-2009

SENT I-864-----jAN 30-2009

PAID IV fee-- Jan 30-2009

Case complete--Feb-29-2009

ANTERVIEW ON jUNE 2-2009

APPROVE AND RECEIVED jUNE 8-2009

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Mary Lou   681

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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Welcome to VJ!!

FAQ's and the Guides are quite helpful for you.

October 31, 2016 I-130 sent to Chicago Lockbox

November 4, 2016 Received text case sent to Nebraska

November 10, 2016 Received Hard copy of NOA1

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MaydayDas   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Romania
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Welcome to VJ :thumbs: yes, read the Guides plus go and take a look at the members' timeline regarding k1 or k3 . select only the members with beneficiary from Dominican Republic.

Good luck !

"Daca voi nu ma vreti, io va vreau"

DCF Frankfurt Germany

01/12/2007 I-130 filed in person at the Consulate in Frankfurt

01/17/2007 Faxed the checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit in Frankfurt

03/29/2007 Got letter from USCIS to provide evidence that our marriage is bona fide

04/02/2007 Sent to USCIS lots of evidence

05/03/2007 I have an unofficial "PETITION APPROVED" ...waiting for confirmation from Consulate

05/07/2007 Received email from USCIS ROME confirming that our petition was approved (why Rome? because we complained to the District Office Rome about the Sub-Office Frankfurt..it took too long for our petition to be approved)...now waiting for the interview letter from the Consulate

05/18/2007 E-mail from IV Frankfurt, our interview was scheduled for May 29th

05/19/2007 Packet 4 in the mail: ja ja ja interview letter

05/29/2007 Interview at 7.30 a.m. APPROVED Thank you, God!

06/01/2007 Visa arrived !

06/03/2007 Mayday on the plane POE Cincinnati

Living in Maryland

06/21/2007 Welcome Notice from USCIS

06/29/2007 Applied for SSN at the local Office

07/07/2007 Green Card arrived

07/09/2007 Another 2 Welcome Letters from USCIS...God, they really love me! :D

07/20/2007 Social Security Card arrived

Living@working in Maryland :)

01/18/2009 PCS-ing to Stuttgart Germany

Feb 2009 Received letter from VSC to start removing conditions.

Getting ready the packet for Removing Conditions I-751

03/12/2009 Mailed the I-751 packet to Vermont Service Center

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Zee Bee   61

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ghana
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Welcome to VJ!!!

Look at the guides and decide after looking at the timelines.

Good luck on your journey!!!

Mama to 2 beautiful boys (August 2011 and January 2015)

Click for full timeline

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doc_cute   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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wish u luck on your journey :thumbs:

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NVC:

03/14/2007-NVC ASSIGNS CASE NUMBER

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL AND DS-3032 GENERATED

03/29/2007-AOS FEE BILL FEES MAILED AND DS-3032 MAILED

04/03/2007-NVC ACKNOWLEDGES CHOICE OF AGENT

04/10/2007-I.V FEE BILL GENERATED

04/18/2007-I-864 GENERATED

04/20/2007-I.V. BILL RECEIVED & MAILED TO N.V.C

04/23/2007-I-864 SENT TO NVC

04/26/2007-I.V. FEE BILL & I-864 ENTERED INTO THE NVC SYSTEM

04/30/2007-NVC BARCODE & INSTRUCTIONS FOR DS-230

05/09/2007-DS-230 SENT

05/23/2007-CASE COMPLETED

VISA APPROVED .

05/XX/2007-FLIGHT To JFK POE

another step of I-751 coming near :)

p.s. My opinion is only what i read research and get advices from experienced people.I aint any

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Namastey !

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SoL.   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Netherlands
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Welcome to VJ and good luck! :thumbs:

Our AOS Journey

July 18, 07: AOS/EAD sent to Chicago

Aug 03, 07: Received Biometrics appt. letter

Aug 23, 07: Biometrics

Aug 30, 07: Transfer to CSC letter dated 8/27

Sept 19, 07: EAD Approval email

Sept 29, 07: EAD card Received

Oct 09, 07: AOS Approved

Oct 13, 07: Green Card in hand

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Donna A   4

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Syria
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Hey everyone my name is marino and i live in new jersey.. my fiance's name is Gisselle lives in the Dominican Republic and i am overwhelmed by how much lawyers charge for the process to bring her over. basically i read a lot(not all yet) of the information regarding the different Visa's and how they are handled. i' m just curious which is faster if i get marry with her in her country and start the process or if i just shoot for the K-1 wich is what i'm leaning to.. i am sure many others have ask that question bt i can't find one so i would appreciate the help.. BTW this is a very a helpful forum for people that are totaly clueless like myself. ..

OK, I hope you are sitting down for this. The process in the DR right now takes about 2 years. Yes, I said 2 years. There is a backlog of over 27,000 cases in Santo Domingo at the present time. It will take about 20-24 months FROM THE TIME THE CASE GETS TO THE CONSULATE for you to get your interview. That means you still have to count in the time at the USCIS which right now is about 6 months.

You probably do not need a lawyer, and in some cases they can actually slow you down. most of the time, if you were in a different country I would say the K1 hands down but considering the wait time in the DR, if you are planning to get married anyway, I would do it. You should then file your I-130 and K3 (I-129F). Chances are your K3 will reach the Consulate before your I-130 and will gain you some time in the line. the only thing you will lose is the time it takes you to get married.

There are several advantages of doing the marriage route. The biggest one is that your wife will not have to adjust status in the US when she gets here. She will also be able to work right away, whereas if you file a K1, she will have to apply for EAD before she can work. The K1 is also only a one entry visa. This means she will not be able to travel until she gets her green card or applies for advance parole. The K1, in my opinion is juts allot messier than getting married. It will also cost you more dollar wise.

If you would like more information, we have a forum just for Dominican immigration at the address in my signature. Every week the Chief Consul at the Embassy answers questions from our members on the forum also. The Dominican Republic is very different from other countries so please feel free to come and check it out. We have a great community of knowledgeable people there.

you have been given wrong advice.

yes k-3 do have to adjust status, and they do need to wait for ssn and then apply for EAD. since u will be filing the I-129 and I-130 you will be paying more money.

anyway....welcome to vj and good luck

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Savanphil   3

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
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I think he meant to say that the Cr-1 (spouse married less than 2 years) and IR-1 (Spouse married more than 2 years) does not have to go through AOS. K-1 (Fiance(e) and K-3(Spouse) must go through AOS.

Welcome to VJ...good luck on your journey.

12/03/2005: Married

10/13/2006: Interview Approved

10/26/2006: POE: EWR (ARRIVED) [/size]

182 days from filing to Visa in Hand!!![/color]

AOS/EAD

01/22/2007: Sent to The Lockbox.....let the games begin.....again

02/02/2007: NOA1's for both....the waiting game officially begins

02/15/2007: Biometrics appt.

04/11/2007: EAD APPROVED!! YI-HAW

04/21/2007: Received SSN#

05/23/2007: AOS Interview -------> APPROOOOOOVED!!!!!!

05/29/2007: Received Welcome letter

06/04/2007: Green Card in Hand!!!

122 Days from filing AOS to Green Card in Hand!!!

REMOVING CONDITIONS

05/21/2009: Filed to Remove Conditions

6/18/2009: Biometrics Done

09/14/2009: Approved!!!

Citizenship

2/15/2011: Filed N-400

3/28/2011: Biometrics <-- Done

5/09/2011: Naturalization Interview <--- APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5/09/2011: Swearing in Ceremony (We're Done)

MY HUSBAND IS NOW A US CITIZEN

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MVPSOL   0

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Dominican Republic
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WOW I AM EVEN MORE IMPRESS now. you guys really know your stuff and that thing about tw2 year wait is really a downer. im due to get marry sometime in december. so that would be i have two years and i half before i see my girl here...i appreciate all the advice guys. if anyone has more suggestions am all ears.

Married July 5, 2008 in Dominican Republic

Service Center: Vermont

sent --I130 on August 01,2008

NO1-- Recieved August 07,2008

touched---August 11,2008

touched---August 12,2008

touched --December 17,2008 transferred to CSC

touched--December 24, 2008

touched--December 29, 2008

approved-- January 14, 2009

Sent ds-3032 on jan 23-2009

Paid AOS fee---Jan 28-2009

SENT I-864-----jAN 30-2009

PAID IV fee-- Jan 30-2009

Case complete--Feb-29-2009

ANTERVIEW ON jUNE 2-2009

APPROVE AND RECEIVED jUNE 8-2009

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Bangladesh
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Hey everyone my name is marino and i live in new jersey.. my fiance's name is Gisselle lives in the Dominican Republic and i am overwhelmed by how much lawyers charge for the process to bring her over. basically i read a lot(not all yet) of the information regarding the different Visa's and how they are handled. i' m just curious which is faster if i get marry with her in her country and start the process or if i just shoot for the K-1 wich is what i'm leaning to.. i am sure many others have ask that question bt i can't find one so i would appreciate the help.. BTW this is a very a helpful forum for people that are totaly clueless like myself. ..

Welcome to VJ! Please read the guides, ask questions. You don't need a lawyer, if your case is straight forward.

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

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