U.S. Embassy in the
Dominican Republic

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Dominican Republic is a representative constitutional democracy. In 2020, Luis Abinader of the Modern Revolutionary Party was elected president for a four-year…

A Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) is a formal document certifying the acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth for a person born abroad to…

Summer Work Travel Season is here! The Summer Work and Travel program provides foreign students with an opportunity to live and work in the United…

Sometimes the medical results of immigrant visa cases are not ready before the appointment date, so appointments are often canceled to be rescheduled later. When…

When submitting the Affidavit of Support, include the sponsor’s Tax Record (Transcript) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  A tax record is just one document…

February 27, 2023 Dominican Republic National Day On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Dominican Republic on the occasion of…

The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo is sharing important information from the Federal Benefits Unit for beneficiaries of Social Security. If you receive Social Security…

When you receive an H2 visa, you should follow all of the terms of the visa to avoid any problems with future applications. – When…

Most immigrant visa cases, from 2020 onwards, are electronic, and their required documents must be scanned and uploaded through https://ceac.state.gov/ceac/. To upload the required documents,…

This time we will be talking about H-2 visas for temporary agricultural and non-agricultural workers.  It is important to remember that an H-2 visa allows…

Santo Domingo, D.N. The United States Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under its Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, signed a memorandum…

If you would like to accelerate your immigrant visa (IV) interview due to emergency circumstances, you may request an expedited appointment.  First, please check ceac.state.gov,…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Notification of Funding Opportunity U.S. EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO PUBLIC AFFAIRS ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT INNOVATION FUND (AEIF) 2023 Announcement Type: Grant Funding Opportunity Title: Alumni…

On October 19, 2022, the Embassy began opening new interview appointments for tourist visas (B1/B2) every other Wednesday for two-week increments.  Please see the announcement…

In order to issue a U.S. passport to any minor child under the age of 16 (first time or renewal), U.S. law stipulates all parents…

Sham marriages, sadly, are a common type of immigration fraud.  A “sham marriage” is one that is entered for the sole purpose of circumventing the…

Should I bring the petitioner to my immigrant visa interview? It is not a requirement that the petitioner be present during the interview in any…

To be eligible for an interview waiver, children who are 13 years old or younger must: Have been born in the Dominican Republic and hold…