DR VISAs for US travel.

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playacaribe2

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PICHARDO said:
Getting a US tourist B1/B2 visa for the average middle class Dominican citizen has not changed much at all in more than two decades.

Getting a US tourist B1/B2 visa for the average low income Dominican citizen also has not changed, still is a lottery win.

As per facts and figures, the DR is on the average less than 9 to 8% of visa overstayers, which includes those that arrived on B1/B2 visas but adjusted their status via marriage, work, family, etc... The rest are overstay violators.

A recent report from the DHS on the countries that abuse the visas was published recently as the new administration has put new restrictions on those which have a high rate of overstayers. The DR is not in that group, never was.


Some data here:
https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...l-reports/report-of-the-visa-office-2017.html


The ones having a hard time getting US visas will continue to have the same problem, unless their economic conditions change.
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So if overstays is not the problem.........what then accounts for the precipitous drop in tourist visas granted between 2017 and 2018?


Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
 
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PICHARDO

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playacaribe2 said:
So if overstays is not the problem.........what then accounts for the 46% drop in tourist visas granted between 2017 and 2018?


Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
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Simply put:

The US consulate in the DR has been issuing multiple years/B1/B2 visas on renewals more often now with 5 plus years on average. They are doing this to decrease the workload for the usual renewals and pay more attention for new applicants and cut the wait time. As such, you see that once the consulate started to stamp the new multiple years 5+ renewals on the onset of 2015, the number of visas issued jumped and peaked, after that there are other renewals that must complete the cycle. Then you'll be able to see a deep decrease on visa issued for 2019 and on. Mostly new applicants and a few ringers renewing their B1/B2 with 3 years terms.
 
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PICHARDO

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The refusal rate tells you that it's a half/half on applicants. Like I said, most middle class will get it with little issue, the lower income class makes up the bulk of that refusal rate.
 
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playacaribe2

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PICHARDO said:
Simply put:

The US consulate in the DR has been issuing multiple years/B1/B2 visas on renewals more often now with 5 plus years on average. They are doing this to decrease the workload for the usual renewals and pay more attention for new applicants and cut the wait time. As such, you see that once the consulate started to stamp the new multiple years 5+ renewals on the onset of 2015, the number of visas issued jumped and peaked, after that there are other renewals that must complete the cycle. Then you'll be able to see a deep decrease on visa issued for 2019 and on. Mostly new applicants and a few ringers renewing their B1/B2 with 3 years terms.
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Your own data disproves your statement above.

Nice try though.

Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
 
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PR Loves DR

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windeguy said:
And the odds today to get a visitor's visa to the US are reported to be much higher than they used to be.

All the burden is on the applicant to prove they will return. I know of people that have no plan to return.
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What about VISAs for educational purposes?
 
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Commander Ooh La La, USN

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PR Loves DR said:
Does anyone know why it is so hard for citizens from the DR to get travel VISAs to the US? Is this due to restrictions of the DR government, or the US? When did these changes occur? Or has it always been like this?
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People the majority of Dominicans have limited or no marketable job skills, nothing substantial at home to return to, most likely would not return home and would become a drain on the social service system. Those 4 factors are why it is difficult for them.
Of course recently I have seen alot of people qualify for tourist visas with mere proof of home ownership.

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PICHARDO

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playacaribe2 said:
You need to have applied and been accepted to an institution certified by the SEVP (Student Exchange Visitor Program).


Respectfully.
Playacaribe2
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And still need to meet the requirements for income/savings/who pays, even when fulfilling academic ones.
 
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PICHARDO

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Commander Ooh La La said:
People the majority of Dominicans have limited or no marketable job skills, nothing substantial at home to return to, most likely would not return home and would become a drain on the social service system. Those 4 factors are why it is difficult for them.
Of course recently I have seen alot of people qualify for tourist visas with mere proof of home ownership.

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I had to do a double take on this one!

HHHHHHHHHHH

There are more Dominicans with marketable skills than you think and stated here. The thing is that those with highly marketable skills make a good living here and will not leave to the greener pastures just for the extra pay.

I know plenty of Dominicans that have turned down big $$$ from US and overseas corporations seeking their skills, because they appreciated the quality of life here more than theirs.

Those that haven't been in the DR for the last few decades can't appreciate the changes on the whole, not to mention when it comes to skills that were not even in the radar back in those days.

Did you know that nowadays we even have Dominican industrial engineers designing medical devices and tools for foreign companies? Some such advanced that have monopolized the heart surgery supplies from other legacy providers...

The DR is in the baby steps on medium to large manufacturing, the skills are abound and growing.

Keep in mind that the bulk of migrants for greener pastures are always comprised by the least skilled and economically challenged...

Like I stated before, getting a tourist visa for the average middle class folk in the DR has never been a problem, but a given.
 
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Derfish

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PICHARDO said:
I had to do a double take on this one!

HHHHHHHHHHH

There are more Dominicans with marketable skills than you think and stated here. The thing is that those with highly marketable skills make a good living here and will not leave to the greener pastures just for the extra pay.

I know plenty of Dominicans that have turned down big $$$ from US and overseas corporations seeking their skills, because they appreciated the quality of life here more than theirs.

Those that haven't been in the DR for the last few decades can't appreciate the changes on the whole, not to mention when it comes to skills that were not even in the radar back in those days.

Did you know that nowadays we even have Dominican industrial engineers designing medical devices and tools for foreign companies? Some such advanced that have monopolized the heart surgery supplies from other legacy providers...

The DR is in the baby steps on medium to large manufacturing, the skills are abound and growing.

Keep in mind that the bulk of migrants for greener pastures are always comprised by the least skilled and economically challenged...

Like I stated before, getting a tourist visa for the average middle class folk in the DR has never been a problem, but a given.
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He said the majority of Dominicans. Hanging out the door of a guagua is not a marketable skill in the USA.
DerFish
 
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NY-DR Commuter

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PICHARDO said:
Visa overstay rates by country and visa type 2017-2018
See the DR...

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0417_fy18-entry-and-exit-overstay-report.pdf
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Finally, after your unintelligible rants in this thread and irrelevant links, you post a link with RELEVANT data of visa overstay abuse by Dominicans

OK, Let's "See the DR..."

So now we know, from the data in the link that you provided . . .

The Dominican Republic's B1/B2 visa overstay percentage is almost TRIPLE the average of ALL countries throughout the entire world visiting the United States in 2018.

Overall average - 1.22% -- Dominican Republic 3.18%

Of ALL Latin American Countries with the exception of Haiti and Venezuela (for obvious reasons), the Dominican Republic has the HIGHEST percentage of overstays.

3.18% - 14,641 Dominican overstays.

The next closest Latin American country by percentage is Cuba

2.65% - 1,868 Cuban overstays.

And while the majority of ALL countries percentage of overstays declined year over year from 2017 to 2018, the number and percentage of Dominican overstays INCREASED.

Dominican Rep. - 11,349 - 2.88% - 2017
Dominican Rep. - 14,641 - 3.18% - 2018

3,292 More Dominicans overstayed their B1/B2 visas in 2018 than in 2017 even though FEWER visas were issued.

And do you know how they did it PICHARDO . . .

Actually you do . . .

"One Dominican at a Time"
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Number and percentage of overstays by country, Latin America and region.
(From the link provided)

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/19_0417_fy18-entry-and-exit-overstay-report.pdf

Antigua & Barbuda - 228 - 1.57%
Argentina - 8,185 - .73%
Barbados - 757 - .1.17%
Belize - 603 - 2.11%
Brazil - 36,289 - 1.65%
Chile - 6,019 - 1.49%
Columbia - 21,917 - 2.36%
Costa Rica - 3,014 - .98%
Cuba - 1,868 - 2.65%
Dominican Rep. - 14,641 - 3.18%
Ecuador - 6,997 - 1.63%
El Salvador - 3,439 - 1.72%
Guatemala - 5,548 - 2.11%
Haiti - 6,464 - 5.04%
Honduras - 4,143 - 1.93%
Mexico - 44,123 - 1.57%
Nicaragua - 1,322 - 1.91%
Panama - 831 - .63%
Paraguay - 524 - 1.73%
Peru - 4,993 - 1.65%
Trinidad & Tobago - 811 - .45%
Uruguay - 1,437 - 1.73%
Venezuela - 35,931 - 7.53%

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KyleMackey said:
US is ranking country of origin with which of them have a high % of overstays. DR might be on the list?
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See the preceding post.

playacaribe2 said:
So if overstays is not the problem.........what then accounts for the precipitous drop in tourist visas granted between 2017 and 2018?


Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
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Simply put:

OVERSTAYS
 
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