I-129F Questions During Interview At Dominican Embassy!

[Speeds03 16]

I am slightly confused/unaware of certain questions, that i would love anyone to answer. Please be detailed if you can.

1. After the I-129F petition is approved here in the USA, it goes to NVC, and then onto the Dominican Embassy. There are a few documents that are required on the day of the interview, some of these are; DS 156, 156K, 157, 230. Exactly where do i get these documents?

2. I see that many people talk about a "Banco popular reciept" that they have to give in, when they are called to a window during the day of their interview. Is that reciept from the $210 dollars you have to pay for the Visa fee for your Fiance/e? If so, do you do this process on the same day of the interview, or do the people from the consulate send you to do it before the interview, or are the "Banco Popular reciept" and the "$210 Visa fee" different things? If so, can some one please explain?

3.(seeing as you need the interview letter when you get in line on the day of your interview) How does one obtain the physical Interview letter, is it mailed to the petitioner or the beneficiary?

4. Me and my Fiancee have a child together (a beautiful little girl), and as i haved read elsewhere and understood, the child can recieve a K2 Visa to enter the US with the beneficiary. Exactly how does one go about asking for the Visa for their child? is it at the interview in the consulate? If so, what would be the fee, and what documents would be needed for this? should the child also be present on that day? can anyone that has experienced this or has the knowledge, answer this with detail. - (On a side not, i did put the name of our child on the I-129F form, but thats about all they ask about children.)

[Speeds03 16]

5. When you have your Visa approved, and you are ordered to go pay DOMEX, what do people mean when they say "I requested it be expedited"? Does this reduce the waiting time for the delivery of the Visa? If so, is there a fee? And also, to whom do you make this request?

[Samantha78 117]

1. All of those documents will be mailed to the beneficiary and/or petitioner by the embassy. Also, there is a link with very detailed info here on VJ. I used both links for my entire process and they are current and detailed. If it's not here, you won't find it anywhere. Also, you or your spouse may never receive an interview letter because of the horrible postal service system in DR. This is normal and you should not worry, but if that happens, it will be necessary for you to call the embassy to retrieve the information you need. That number is located in the first link. Starts with 877 and cost $7.00 dollars each call - credit card only.

Santo Domingo Consulado Information

or

US Embassy - Santo Domingo

2. The Banco Popular fee should be paid when you find out the interview date or basically any time before the interview. Do not pay on the day of. But be sure to pay the correct amount. Some Banco Popular employees are unfamiliar with all of the fees and have told many of us the wrong amount, causing us to pay the fee last minute. They did this with my husband and we had to leave and return to the interview after paying the correct amount. Pay the amount you on the interview letter or the amount mentioned on these links above. I am not familiar with the K1 fee but it is in the above link. Do Not let them tell you otherwise. The $210 fee is for the interview. That i separate and you pay this on the day of the interview.

3. As far as the interview letter, if you do not receive this, again you must call the embassy and ask them when the interview is and ask them to resend the letter. There are circumstances where they do not have the information in the system. This causes a problem but that is what we have the Visa Specialists here for. Call them and they will tell you everything you need to know, but they cannot send the interview letter. This is the job of the embassy. For example, after your documents are sent to the embassy, wait about 2 weeks and if you have not received a letter, call the embassy. If they have no info, call the Visa Specialists and if they tell you there is an interview date, you need to call the embassy again and inform them of this. Tell them your fiance needs the letter for the medical exam, they will input the information and you can pick this up.

Visa Specialists

4. As far as the K2 visa...that information is also in the link above. You should have began this petition when you started the fiance one. Look into this from now. And yes, the child would have to be there on the interview date. I have not petitioned for a child so that I am unfamiliar with, but again, the link above is the bible for this process.

5. Domex: After the visa is approved they give you a ticket to pay at the Domex desk. I have never heard about it being able to be expedited but maybe it's possible. I personally have seen that picking up the visa works much faster. Some areas in DR are difficult to deliver to, thus prolonging the process. If the fiance lives in the capi, its better to pick it up.

Hope this helps

Edited December 21, 2011 by sam&jensi

[Speeds03 16]

I want to pick your brain one of these days. You are extremely resourceful! Thank you!

[Samantha78 117]

I want to pick your brain one of these days. You are extremely resourceful! Thank you!

Hahahaha..pick away...if there's anything lest!!! This entire process has drained me!!

[Speeds03 16]

Just to make sure. I am the petitioner, which means i DON'T have to fill out any of these; DS 156, 156K, 157, 230, Only my Fiancee and daughter need to, correct? Also, since they are NOT male, neither of them have to fill out the DS 157, correct?

Even though my daughter is only a year and half old, i would still have to pay full price for her Visa ($210) and the Banco Popular Visa Application fee ($140)?

On another note, i heard it goes easier if you child/children are present at the interview since it is strong evidence of the relatioship. Any thoughts on that?

[Speeds03 16]

Here is a really dumb question... (Prepare yourself)

Is the I-129F Fiance/e Petition form, a non-immigrant or immigrant visa application? (i'm asking this because i want to know in which of these lines do i have to stand at the consulate) - Dont laugh! lmaoooo

[Moomin 292]

Just a side note; It's your daughter, why not file a CRBA and get your kiddo a US passport? http://santodomingo.usembassy.gov/crba_main-e.html

[Samantha78 117]

Just to make sure. I am the petitioner, which means i DON'T have to fill out any of these; DS 156, 156K, 157, 230, Only my Fiancee and daughter need to, correct? Also, since they are NOT male, neither of them have to fill out the DS 157, correct?

Even though my daughter is only a year and half old, i would still have to pay full price for her Visa ($210) and the Banco Popular Visa Application fee ($140)?

On another note, i heard it goes easier if you child/children are present at the interview since it is strong evidence of the relatioship. Any thoughts on that?

Welllll....I did all of my husbands because they were in English and I wanted them done correctly...jejeje. If you do them, scan and email them to your fiance. Then they can be printed and signed.

Correct on the DS 157...only for males.

The Banco Popular fee ($140) is for each person.....but the interview fee is just ($210) for them both as it is one interview, not two separate interviews.

The child should absolutely be present. If the interview is regarding them then I would say its mandatory. And bring tons of pictures of family and the baby's bday party / baptism, etc....

They're going to ask you guys why you didn't get married....I'm sure of it. So make sure you have a good answer...lol

[Samantha78 117]

Here is a really dumb question... (Prepare yourself)

Is the I-129F Fiance/e Petition form, a non-immigrant or immigrant visa application? (i'm asking this because i want to know in which of these lines do i have to stand at the consulate) - Dont laugh! lmaoooo

It's an Immigrant Visa....and you know what's more hilarious is that, I had no idea what my hubby's was until just a few weeks ago. I didn't even care...I just wanted it done and over!!! lol

But when you make the line at the consulate....immigrant and non immigrant visa petitioners go in the same line. That's how it was when i went.

Just a side note; It's your daughter, why not file a CRBA and get your kiddo a US passport? http://santodomingo....rba_main-e.html

You are completely right!!!! That's why I told him I had no idea about the child's visa...but this makes so much sense. The father of my children did this for his son (born in DR, wife filing K1). Yea.....what you have here is definitely the right info.

[Speeds03 16]

Just a side note; It's your daughter, why not file a CRBA and get your kiddo a US passport? http://santodomingo.usembassy.gov/crba_main-e.html

I WAS going to do that, but seeing as it is a different process, they (Mother & Daughter) wont be getting their documents on the same date. One will get her's first, and then the other. So my plan was to just have my daughter hop on the K-2 Visa becuase this way (im guessing) they will recieve their Visas on the same date, and will be on a plane with me back to the US. Then while my daughter is here, i would work on her US passport, since she should be entitled to apply for her quick USC status. - correct me if im wrong please.

[Samantha78 117]

I WAS going to do that, but seeing as it is a different process, they (Mother & Daughter) wont be getting their documents on the same date. One will get her's first, and then the other. So my plan was to just have my daughter hop on the K-2 Visa becuase this way (im guessing) they will recieve their Visas on the same date, and will be on a plane with me back to the US. Then while my daughter is here, i would work on her US passport, since she should be entitled to apply for her quick USC status. - correct me if im wrong please.

I don't think this is correct. I could be wrong but I think they "merge" the two petitions together so they are done on the same day. It's best to research this a little more. I would hate to give you wrong info. But the people I know who have been in that situation...they went the CRBA route. I think its wayyyy cheaper also.

[Speeds03 16]

I don't think this is correct. I could be wrong but I think they "merge" the two petitions together so they are done on the same day. It's best to research this a little more. I would hate to give you wrong info. But the people I know who have been in that situation...they went the CRBA route. I think its wayyyy cheaper also.

Interesting. Now you have me thinking about this again. I will try to get more info on this, because if they do MERGE the two petitions, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!

[Samantha78 117]

Interesting. Now you have me thinking about this again. I will try to get more info on this, because if they do MERGE the two petitions, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!

Definitely check it out. Again, the father of my kids (who I have been separated from for 10 years) married his DR wife 5 years ago. She was pregnant during the process and had the baby by the time the interview came around. I remember them telling me the process for the baby was not as extensive as the mothers. And it took a very short time before he had his pretty blue passport...

[Moomin 292]

For some having gone through the same; http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/310802-2-questions-regarding-my-child-and-and-tax-form-4506t/

And this one post is probably important - notice why the child isn't eligible for a visa: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/279895-k1-visa-pregnant-benificiary-question/page__view__findpost__p__4253064

If the rules have changed since then please correct me.