The United States Embassy in the DR announced this Monday that it continues to resume face-to-face interviews for those who request first time travel visa.
In a statement published on their web portal, they indicated that the opening has been gradual and limited“as resources and personnel allow.”
“At the moment, some appointments are available until 2025please take into account that closest dates could be enabled and available as staff are added”, wrote the embassy.
However, the embassy recommended that applicants who do not have an emergency wait before scheduling their appointment. “We recommend that most applicants wait to apply unless they have an urgent travel need.”
Until a few weeks ago, when scheduling the appointment, the agency presented a message specifying that they were not receiving new tourist visa applications for the first time, information that was also confirmed to Diario Libre.
However, it is already possible to apply for B1/B2 visas for those who do it for the first time.
Re-schedule appointments for tourist visa
in another documentthe agency also clarified what are the requirements to request an advance appointment, that is, to change the date to a closer one, and recalled that trips for the purpose of attending weddings and graduation ceremonies, helping pregnant relatives, participating at an annual business/academic/professional conference, or enjoying last minute sightseeing do not qualify for advance appointments, and that for such travel, you must schedule your appointment well in advance.
Among the requirements to re-schedule are the following:
Medical Necessity
The purpose of the trip is to obtain urgent medical care, or to accompany a family member or employer for urgent medical care.
Funeral/Death
The purpose of the trip is to attend the funeral or make arrangements to repatriate the body of an immediate family member (mother, father, brother, child) to the United States.
Urgent business trips
The purpose of the trip is to attend to an urgent business matter within the next two weeks, where the travel requirement could not be predicted in advance.