U.S. Embassy in the
Dominican Republic

Non-immigrant visa applicants typically have 365 days from the date of payment to schedule an appointment before the payment expires. Certain extensions were granted during…

Location:  Border Between the Dominican Republic and Haiti Event:  The Government of the Dominican Republic has announced the closure of air, sea, and land borders between the…

Location:  Border Between the Dominican Republic and Haiti Event:  The Government of the Dominican Republic has announced the possible closure of air, sea, and land…

Avoid delays! Make sure you have all the required documents for your U.S. citizenship consular service. The following steps may prevent your case from requiring…

Location:  Throughout the Dominican Republic Event:  According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Lee is now a dangerous category 5 hurricane.  While most models of the storm’s track…

Some immigrant visa classifications accept derivatives, such as F11, F31, F41, F2A, and F2B. If your case is IR1, IR2 or IR5, your petition is…

At the end of your immigrant visa interview, some applicants are denied under section 221(G) of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act. This often happens…

Location:  Throughout Dominican Republic Event:  Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Franklin is expected to continue across portions of the Dominican Republic into Thursday, August 24.…

Location:  Throughout Dominican Republic Event:  Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Franklin is expected to continue across portions of the Dominican Republic into Thursday, August 24. …

Location: Throughout Dominican Republic Event: Beginning the afternoon of August 21, heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Franklin is expected across portions of the Dominican Republic…

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…

The National Visa Center (NVC) schedules appointments and notifies applicants. But if the case is at the Embassy and the status says “Ready” at https://ceac.state.gov/,…

When the time comes to schedule your non-immigrant visa interview, you will be provided an appointment date and time. Please arrive at the embassy punctually…

For spousal petitions, applicants should be prepared to submit evidence of their marital relationship or engagement.  This evidence will be reviewed by the consular officer…

If you are dreaming of visiting the United States, seeing the Statue of Liberty, enjoying the parks in Orlando, visiting your cousin in the Bronx,…

Prior to one’s immigrant visa appointment, applicants are responsible for reviewing all e-mail messages received from the National Visa Center (NVC).  The NVC may have…

Remember when you apply for an F1 visa to study in the United States that you don’t need to pay anyone to prepare the application…

Some immigrant visa categories accept derivatives from the principal applicant. The most common cases are F11, F31, F41, F2A (F21, F22) and F2B. Instead, some…