Legal Question in Immigration Law in Massachusetts

Re: Visa

First, you must file a petition for alien relative for your spouse. The USCIS must approve this immigrant visa petition. Once it is approved, your spouse will be notified to go to the local U.S. consulate in the DR to complete the processing for the immigrant visa.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me for further assistance.

Good Luck!

SPANISH TEXT:

Primero, usted debe someter una peticion de pariente extranjero para su esposa. El servicio de inmigracion (USCIS) debe aprobar esta peticion. Una vez aprobada, su esposa sera notificada para ir al consulado local de Estados Unidos en la Republica Dominicana para completar el proceso de la visa.

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Buena suerte!

Re: Visa

Hi Phil:

The process is fairly straightforward but you also have to consider factors such as where she will be when she files (here or in the DR), whether she will need to travel while she is waiting for her green card, obtaining employment authorization for her, etc. Feel free to give me a call at the office and I will give you an overview of the process. Depending on where you are the processing time is at least a year but could go higher.

Sincerely,

Sameer Kumar