Visa waver and other issue US

Coralia

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Hi,

I am originally from the Netherlands and live here in the Dominican Republic...my question is...in 2003 they denied me a visa waver at the Vancouver Airport and said i needed a visitors visa at that time and go for one back to Holland...now this is 4-5 years ago, question is what i need to do to go for a small trip to the US..do i need to apply for a visitors visa or can i as temp residence of the DR go without? Thanks for any information available.
Coralia
 

AnnaC

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Do you have citizenship in Holland? What country are you a citizen of?

This will help answer your question.
 

Texas Bill

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Visa waiver

Just off the "top of my hat", I would say that if you haven't had a visa to enter the USA in the past, you will need one now.
There has been a lot of "tightening up" in the visa system anda lot of new rules issued of late.
Your best bet is to contact the US Embassy and see if they will give you an answer.
On that, I wish you luck.

Texas Bill
 

rellosk

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Here's what it says on Continental Airline's website

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National NETHERLANDS (NL)
Residence DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (DO)
Embarkation DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (DO)
Destination U.S.A. (US)

U.S.A. (US)


Passport required (must be valid at time of entry; passenger
may be authorized to stay until expiry date of passport). For
validity, please run transaction: For details, click here - Item 2.

Visa not required if travelling under the U.S. Visa Waiver
Permanent Program (V.W.P.) and following conditions are met:

Passenger:
- holds their own machine-readable passport (MRP) (issued for
each individual accompanying family member, including
infants); and
- holds a passport, if issued (or has been extended):
a. on or after October 26, 2005 but prior to October 26,
2006, containing digital photograph or integrated chip
with information from the data page (exempt of the chip
requirement are Temporary or Emergency Passports); or
b. on or after October 26, 2006, containing integrated chip
with information from the data page (exempt of the chip
requirement are Temporary or Emergency Passports); and
- travels for holiday, business or transit purposes only; and
- will stay up to 90 days or less; and
- arrives on a carrier that has signed agreement I-775 with
the U.S. Immigration; and
- holds a signed Form I-94W (Visa Waiver arrival/departure
form issued either by a carrier having signed the agreement
I-775 or by a travel agency); and
- holds onward/return ticket (or electronic ticket record or
return passages) with a final destination to a country other
than Canada, Mexico or countries/islands situated in or
bordering the Caribbean Sea, unless passenger holds proof of
residence in or transits to such country/islands, in which
case onward/return ticket to that country accepted. Ticket
validity is considered 1 year regardless of fare type; and
- is a non-immigrant; and
- waives the right to protest any action for deportation.

Deportation will follow if Immigration Officer determines that
passenger is inadmissible.
Passenger can make side trips to Canada, Mexico or Caribbean
countries/islands provided first entering the U.S.A. on a
carrier participating in the V.W.P. and provided all other
conditions of the V.W.P. are met.
Total stay in the U.S.A. not to exceed 90 days. No additional
time is given (extension) based on the departure to contiguous
territory. Passenger is admitted for up to a 90-day period and
a specific date of departure is given on the Form I-94.

Passport and visa are not required if holding:
Form I-512 ( Authorization for Parole of an Alien into the
United States").

* If coming directly from Guam or Virgin Isl: pre-inspection
by the USA Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will have
taken place prior to embarkation, when passengers are
required to provide proof of their legal right to enter
the U.S.A.
If coming directly from Puerto Rico: pre-inspection may take
place by CBP prior to embarkation, when passengers are
required to provide their documents and proof of their legal
right to enter U.S.A.;
* if not holding tickets and documents required for return/
onward destination, entry may be refused and deportation may
follow. This is at discretion of Immigration Authorities;
* non-compliance with entry requirements will result in fines
varying between USD 2,000 and USD 3,000 per passenger
and either deportation or indefinite delay for passenger
at point of entry (detention costs at carrier's expense).
Please note that effective January 23, 2008, full enforcement
of the WHTI travel documents requirements will take place;
* fines for incomplete/inaccurately filled out I-94 or I-94W
Forms: USD 1,000.- per passenger;
* minors: for specific information see: For details, click here -
Item 11 and For details, click here - Item 2;
* for valid visas in an expired passport,
see: For details, click here - item 10;
* for validity of indefinite B1-B2 visas,
see: For details, click here ;
 

Adrian Bye

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i use visa waiver all the time from the dr, and am a permanent resident.

go get a visa. and have a good laywer do it because if you mess it up you wont get back in. being denied entry is serious.
 

AnnaC

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The reason I asked the OP what country he/she is a citizen of is because if he/she is a Dutch citizen she/he would not have had a problem getting into Canada.

Same goes for the US, no visa is required if you are a Dutch citizen and still have your Dutch passport.

Nonimmigrant Visa Unit US embassy in Santo Domingo

Thanks rellosk for posting that info
 

korejdk

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Hi,

I am originally from the Netherlands and live here in the Dominican Republic...my question is...in 2003 they denied me a visa waver at the Vancouver Airport and said i needed a visitors visa at that time and go for one back to Holland...now this is 4-5 years ago, question is what i need to do to go for a small trip to the US..do i need to apply for a visitors visa or can i as temp residence of the DR go without? Thanks for any information available.
Coralia

It would help if you would share what they asked you at the Vancouver airport and what your answers were...the dutch do not need a visa to enter the US for up to 90 days so your answers might have caused the immigration officer to decide.......
 

twincactus

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If She is a Dutch Citizen, this should not be a problem but if she is a DR resident only, then she needs a tourist visa since there are no transit visas any more. The Visitor visa may be easier if she was a Dutch citizen in the past.

-Tim
 

Coralia

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Thank You folks for the informations...
I am a Dutch citizen but I am residence here in Sosua and have a cedula....I was traveling in Canada but the US im.officer in Vancouver Airport( they are there in stead at the the airport of arrival in the US) declined me the visa waver...thats what I meant...also he told me that when you are traveling and leave the US you first need to go to Your country of residence before re entry the US again???? I said that I did not know that and nobody ever gave me that info...and also he said that I traveled to much, wich i told him that i was just divorced and traveling around...
Also I have read that it takes a long time to and when applying a visitors visa here in Santo DOmingo right?
Thank You all for taking the effort and information..
Coralia
 

qgrande

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As a Dutch citizen you should be able to enter the US on a visa waiver, no need for a visitor visa. And I never heard about needing to go back to your country of residence before re-entering... I've hopped over the border to Canada and back, and know others who've done the same to Mexico, without a problem. That immigration official must have had a bad day... Did you perhaps have some visa in your passport from countries the US is not too enthousiastic about?
veel succes en goede reis
 

Adrian Bye

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You have been declined entry to the US and that is serious. Get a lawyer to get a US visa and get it sorted out properly