As the authorizing authority for any type of visa for the US is the US Department of State then it is understood that all procedures are in English. If you are a non-English speaking person then the use and need of an immigration attorney is a given. If you speak, read and write English then the need for an attorney is not essential. Due to computers and the US Dept of State web-site and your ability to read English you can do the procedure yourself. Unlike here in the DR, who you know or the use of an attorney will not speed your application up. There is a set procedure and it must be followed and due to that fact I don’t think any attorney or Yadira can make the system work any faster.
To find out about US visas go
here. FAQ about visas go
here. To determine what type of visa you wish to apply for go
here. If it’s an employment visa you want then go
here.
The visa I acquired for my wife I did at the US consulate in SD myself and the total process took about 3 months but that was back in 1999 which was before (9-11). I also did it after my son was born which may have helped my case. All indications and everything I hear indicates that it is much more difficult now as compared to when I did it. The numbers haven’t seemed to have changed as to the number of visas allowed but rather in the added bureaucratic red-tape required in the process and the fact that there is now a Home Land Security agency which works with the Dept of State.
Rick
And as HillBilly said, the baby, its health and that of its mother should be on the front burner.
Hillbilly said, "Do NOT expect any sympathetic assistance from anyone at the Consulate.", and that's a fact Jack!!!