{"id":242235,"date":"2025-10-02T08:16:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=242235"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:12:51","slug":"us-embassy-clarifies-not-all-applicants-need-in-person-interview-for-b1-b2-visa-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/10\/02\/us-embassy-clarifies-not-all-applicants-need-in-person-interview-for-b1-b2-visa-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"US Embassy clarifies: Not all applicants need in-person interview for B1\/B2 visa renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Embajada-USA-fachada-Diario-Libre-1024x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206683\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Embajada-USA-fachada-Diario-Libre-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Embajada-USA-fachada-Diario-Libre-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Embajada-USA-fachada-Diario-Libre-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Embajada-USA-fachada-Diario-Libre.png 1428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Embassy has clarified the requirements for renewing B1\/B2 tourist and business visas, confirming that not all applicants will need to appear for an in-person interview. This addresses the recent uncertainty that all visa applicants might be required to attend an interview with a US consular official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Angulo, spokesperson and press attach\u00e9 for the diplomatic mission, explained the specific conditions under which applicants remain eligible for an interview waiver:<br>\u2022 Previous visa validity: The previous visa must have been issued with 10 years of validity at the time it was initially issued.<br>\u2022 Expiration window: The renewal application must be submitted within 12 months of the previous visa&#8217;s expiration date.<br>\u2022 Applicant&#8217;s age: The applicant must have been at least 18 years old when the previous visa was issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Embassy also stated that a deferred implementation of a change to the non-immigrant visa interview waiver policy will allow the US Embassy in Santo Domingo to process the majority of applications already submitted for a waiver under the previous procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/elnacional.com.do\/exencion-de-entrevista-para-renovar-visas-b1-b2\/\">El Nacional <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 October 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Embassy has clarified the requirements for renewing B1\/B2 tourist and business visas, confirming that not all applicants will need to appear for an in-person interview. This addresses the recent uncertainty that all visa applicants might be required to attend an interview with a US consular official. Michelle Angulo, spokesperson and press attach\u00e9 for &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/10\/02\/us-embassy-clarifies-not-all-applicants-need-in-person-interview-for-b1-b2-visa-renewal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[337,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242235"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242284,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242235\/revisions\/242284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}