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US tourist visa for Dominicans - can the applicant be accompanied inside the embassy?
She had a job at a government institution and had worked there for over five years, her salary was above minimum wage, had a husband and minor kids. Her form information was thorough and logical, but must importantly, she made a good impression on the consul.
The information on your application, your job or business, how much you make, work history, type of work, what ties you to the DR, what your partner does and how much he or she makes, relatives in the U.S., if any of them could file a petition for you, your purpose of travel, if you have criminal records, if your partner has a tourist visa, etc. If you don't have kids or a partner, is your job or business enough to make you stay here?, how have people with a similar profile like you used their visas in the past?
Most importantly, you need to have a convincing interview.
No doubt a good impression is important, but what really mattered was that she had a government job(confirmable employment) and also had a husband and kids to return to which means she also had a house.
If you were a US citizen applying for a US visitor's visa for your wife, your chances would be close to zero.
I was told that personally by US embassy staff at a meeting at Sea Horse Ranch.
Hopefully as a Canadian, you have a better chance.
As other's point out, you have no impact on the decision other than questions they might ask about you.
If you are living in the DR as a legal resident with her, that might be beneficial.
thats the opposite of what happened to me.....being a American is the reason she got her visa.............
The "Nose of the Applicant" and i'm not kidding. The Person that attends your Case (Interview) is the one that will decide. I know medics with cars and real estate with the same employement for several years that got refused and i know prostitutes that never even had a bank account that got their Visa. You NEVER KNOW !
That applies to very much everything in life; the person you are dealing with and the impression they make out of you would render the final treatment one gets from that person.
If that person believes you, likes you, either or both - the outcome would be positive
I have said this before, IMO it is hit or miss. I have known people who I thought were absolutely qualified for a visa and they got denied. I have known people who I thought would never be approved but yet they were. The decision for the most part is up to the immigration adjudication officer. I do know one of the determining factors is whether the officer thinks there is a risk you may not return to your home country (DR). We know someone who worked with immigration for years. They said that sometimes the person who is "overqualified" are the ones you worry won't come back.
Then things changed dramatically on that since I tried 3 times and she was refused each time starting about 15 years ago. I was flat out told it was virtually impossible by staff from the embassy for the spouse of a US citizen to get a tourist visa. A green card was no problem.
That is the major, overall guiding factor in the immigration officer's decision in issuing a visa. Some Dominicans just get lucky. Maybe they're running short on meeting the quota for the month(?). With 7 million illegally crossing the southern border, what difference does it make if Belkis from the barrio gets a visa?