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Julia asks: “My future husband and I want to get married, he’s already in the USA his tourist visa has expired and I have no idea what we need to do. I’m a US citizen and he is from Dominican Republic.”

My wife and I are RapidVisa customers. Our CR1 spouse petition was approved a few days ago. As a beneficiary and a RapidVisa customer, I want to know what are the documents I must send/mail to my wife for her to submit along with her civil documents on NVC. In other words, what are the missing required documents I must send to my wife at this time?

The first question of this week is from Dave and it states “What happens if my foreign fiance gets pregnant in the middle of the process?”

The answer to this is basically your visa does continue with the process just the same.

Larissa asks: “How soon after you marry a US citizen can you get citizenship?”  If you obtain your green card based on marriage, you have to wait three years to naturalize.  Timelines for naturalization vary, so make sure you check the processing times for Form N-400 on the USCIS website. The three-year timeline also applies […]

Moving on next question comes from Marlin. “And I’m currently in the United States on a student visa and want to marry my boyfriend a US citizen. What visa do I need and how do I get it?”

“What are the most common reasons for a spousal visa denial?”  It can be typical to receive a denial if financial requirements are not met. Income requirements must be met – 125% of the poverty level for most applicants – and you can also use a joint sponsor or assets to replace income under certain […]

Reyna asks: “How many times do we have to physically be with each other (traveling to his country in the Dominican Republic) before we can apply for a k1 visa, and exactly what does RapidVisa need for prove that this is real?”

Next question comes from John. I met a girl in Columbia last year on vacation. We’ve been building a relationship over the last year and decided we want to tie the knot. How do I get her to the United States to live with me?

This question comes to us from Instagram. “My husband and I have been waiting seven months for the migration application. You guys said it would take three to five months. Why are we in month seven and have not received migration response?”

Next question comes to us from Instagram: "Do you guys mainly help with the Philippines? My fiancee is from the Dominican Republic." Excellent question. Last time I checked, I believe we've processed visas from over 174 countries. We do mention Philippines a lot because we do have a couple of call centers over there, and […]