The most difficult aspect of immigrating to this country is when I got to left all my family in there and when you came to a new country with a new language that you have to learn it because when somebody talk to you and you don’t understand it you feel sad because you cant respond to this person but when you learn it and you understand it you feel good and you start to custom to this country.
The dealt that I got the first time was when my mom sends my papers to immigration for get the visa; I got to wait like 5 years to process all the papers. When was the day of the appointment I didn’t get the visa because the counselor tell my mom that she don’t have enough amount in the bank because my two brothers was here and she couldn’t have the three of us. That day my mom was very sad because I can’t get the visa. Then I got wait one year more and then my mom can send the papers again to immigration. Then they send the appointment but my mom couldn’t going to Dominican republic so I went with my aunt to the appointment and the counselor ask me some question I was very nervous we stay in there like 6 hour waiting for my turn to the interview. All the papers were correct and the same day I get my resident when my mom call she was so happy and me too I was so excited. I came to this country in October 20, 2003 thanks to my mom.
The immigration in the Dominican Republic is very different than here because for came to this country you need to have money if you want to process your papers faster. If you don’t have the money it takes long time. Some people send their cars to get visa. They do all possibly to try to get a visa to travel to another country to prospect and help their family in their home country.