VISA to the U.S.

[BisouBisou]

Hello,

My boyfriend and I are in the process of applying for a non-immigration visa to the U.S. We have visited the U.S. Embassy website and are now familiar with the application process. (If you have any tips...I would love to hear them!)

Anyway, the other day he met a couple in a similar situation. The man mentioned that I could personally visit the Consulate General in NYC and apply there on his behalf. I would also be able to explain our relationship and the reasons I am unable to visit the DR at this time.

My Spanish (which is some weird hybrid of Italian and French) is far from perfect, so I may have misunderstood something. He did mention that I could bring him to the U.S. "come mi novio" but was not refering to the fiance visa. Does this sound familiar? Has anyone ever applied in a similar way?

I greatly appreciate any and all help. Thank you!

[POP Bad Boy]

................that your answers will be any different than when you asked almost the same thing in February of 2005...............Puerto Rico and the US are same................and he IS talking about a fiance visa.............

Travelling to Puerto Rico

[BisouBisou]

Thank you for responding to my question. I looked back at the older responses, and I am aware of the requirements and time it will take for him to obtain a visa.

I will let my boyfriend know that his friend came to the U.S. on a fiance visa, which I guess is the visa that I described.

And please excuse me for not thinking of my previous post. I don't readily think of Puerto Rico as part of the U.S.A. since it is not a state.

Thank you again.

[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by BisouBisou

.... He did mention that I could bring him to the U.S. "come mi novio" but was not refering to the fiance visa. Does this sound familiar?

He meant "as your fiance".
And yes, it sounds (very) familiar.

m'frog

[BisouBisou]

Thank you for explaining that "come mi novio" refers to a finance visa. As I mentioned, my spanish is not perfect.

As for your comment about my relationship -- sounds (very) familiar -- I would appreciate it if you did not try to make this forum into another 'sankie" thread. I did not post under the heading "men are from mars..." I posted under "visa" with the expectations that people with personal experiences would help me answer questions that were not available at the consulate's website. Thank you.

[twincactus]

Originally Posted by BisouBisou

Hello,

My boyfriend and I are in the process of applying for a non-immigration visa to the U.S. We have visited the U.S. Embassy website and are now familiar with the application process. (If you have any tips...I would love to hear them!)

Anyway, the other day he met a couple in a similar situation. The man mentioned that I could personally visit the Consulate General in NYC and apply there on his behalf. I would also be able to explain our relationship and the reasons I am unable to visit the DR at this time.

My Spanish (which is some weird hybrid of Italian and French) is far from perfect, so I may have misunderstood something. He did mention that I could bring him to the U.S. "come mi novio" but was not refering to the fiance visa. Does this sound familiar? Has anyone ever applied in a similar way?

I greatly appreciate any and all help. Thank you!

Unfortunately, you are not applying for a visa to the DR so you can't go to the Consulate general here and apply. You must go through the USCIS and file your I-130 or I-129f depending on if you are married or not. The process is long and requires allot of personal investment, not necessarily in monetary form. Be sure youa are committed to him and he is committed to you before you start. Your process can take 2 years now as there is a huge waiting list for interviews. Don't bother going for a tourist visa, you will be denied.

-Tim
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Visit the Dominican immigration forums at:

http://www.dominicanstotheusa.com
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[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by BisouBisou

Thank you for explaining that "come mi novio" refers to a finance visa.

Well, not really a finance visa... but then it might as well turn out as just that.

m'frog

[Hillbilly]

BisouBisou: the problem is that 99.5% of these fiancés are just looking to get a visa to anywhere, no matter what the cost....

Everyone on this board has seen thirty or forty of posts just like yours.

You met the young man at a resort, you fell in love, yadda yadda yadda...

By definition, these fellows are sankies..Sorry to be so clear.

The visa process will certainly take years, at least, unless, of course, your "novio" is a well educated, well employed business person of some repute, with his own apartment, car, bank account with at least 6 figures in it and a credit line in pesos and dollars... In other words, the owner or manager of the resort, not a worker at any level. If this were true, he would already have a visa.

Look at it like this: Any Dominican that wants a visa and is eligible, has already applied for it. Some that are very eligible are turned down. A minute number of Dominicans that have no interest in travelling to the US have not applied for a visa, but the other 99% already have or are planning to in the very near future. This means that your novio is not eligible for a visa. The fact that you are involved means that he is using you to get a visa. Plain and simple until PROVEN otherwise.

HB

[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by Hillbilly

....99.5% of these fiancés are just looking to get a visa to anywhere, no matter what the cost....

...may be for you (la buscadora).

But OK, I know, he's different.

m'frog

[windeguy]

The visitor visa process to the US will almost certainly be a
complete waste of time and money. It will also be a personally degrading experience after you see how it is run. I have experienced this first hand when trying to get my former fiance and now my wife a visitors visa to the US. The reason is simple. The US almost never grants visitor visas to Dominicans because they are not trusted to return back to the DR. (Our experience with Canada and visitor's visas was equally distressing. Both countries simply take your money, make you wait and then say NO.)

The rare exceptions to this are for Dominican citizens that are very well off and they don't need your help in getting a visa.

I understand that a fiance visa is much more likely to be granted, but don't have personal experience on how long it takes.

If you are already married to the person, it is possible to get them legal permanent resident status (a Green Card). That will take between 6 months in the best case to 18 months depending upon where you can apply for it.