The US Embassy in the Dominican Republic is in the news for a recent press release where it alerts that those seeking fiancee visas need to present what they call “appropriate proof of relationship.”
The Embassy highlights: “Please DO NOT SUBMIT intimate photographs (such as photos of the couple in bed together, not fully clothed, or engaged in intimate displays of affection. Such “evidence” is neither appropriate nor convincing to establish proof of a relationship, and may even be detrimental to your credibility.”
Local press had a field day. The note left open to imagination and speculation what people were sending to the Embassy.
The US Embassy indicates that adequate evidence of marital relationship or engagement for spousal petitions are photos of the wedding, of the couple’s life together throughout the duration of the relationship, messages or call logs, past and recent social media posts, contracts or invoices for major purchases in both persons’ names, remittance records or receipts, statements of joint bank accounts over time, birth certificates of children had together, among others.
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Noticias SIN
El Dia
1 August 2023