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Dominican Immigration - Dominicans to the USA - Index
There are also 69 informative threads on dr1 if you utilize the SEARCH FUNCTION!
There are also 69 informative threads on dr1 if you utilize the SEARCH FUNCTION!
Worldwide, the country with the most illegal immigrations into the United States is China. The next one on "the list" is the Dominican Republic. Suffice it to say that obtaining a visa is very difficult, requires excellent documentation and even then is something of a crapshoot.
Thank you tamborista. The way you act as this forum police, they should promote you to become a moderator.
As you will find when using the search function, this is very, very, very difficult. You cannot sponsor, the person has to prove NO ties in the US and a great number of ties to the DR to prove they will go back home. All thanks to the huge number of Dominican visa violators and illegal immigrants still in the US. The length of the visa is determined upon arrival in the US and is usually 6 months. Did I say that it was very hard to get such a visa for a Dominican? It is for all practical purposes a sham by the US embassy to even grant the interviews given the number of approvals.
Windeguy is right - having a US connection will hurt more than help, because they look at it as more reason the Dominican will stay in US illegally.
Many years ago [early-mid 80s] we took my retired father-in-law to the US Embassy to apply for a visa to visit us in NJ. Me, my husband and our 2 children [then little kids under 5] went with him, thinking it would help. I went up to the window when it was his turn, and spoke to the guy there. He was very nice, and very informative - he came right out and told me that his having a son in the US didn't help, it hurt. I guess he saw the surprise on my face, because he softened a bit, and asked more questions. He nodded several times when he heard there was a wife and 5 other children in DR - and long story short, he got the visa.
Many years ago [early-mid 80s] we took my retired father-in-law to the US Embassy to apply for a visa to visit us in NJ. Me, my husband and our 2 children [then little kids under 5] went with him, thinking it would help. I went up to the window when it was his turn, and spoke to the guy there. He was very nice, and very informative - he came right out and told me that his having a son in the US didn't help, it hurt. I guess he saw the surprise on my face, because he softened a bit, and asked more questions. He nodded several times when he heard there was a wife and 5 other children in DR - and long story short, he got the visa.
Dominican Immigration - Dominicans to the USA - Index
There is chock full of information on this other board, can you read?
There is chock full of information on this other board, can you read?
A fianc? visa is much easier to get in the sense of approval rates. You fill out the forms, pay the fees and then wait and wait, and probably wait some more for the interview and the visa is likely to be approved. Then you have so many months in which to get married in the US.