Tourista Visa

[naradam 0]

My boyfriend and I are starting to look into a tourist visa so that he can come visit and meet my family.(We hope to get married in the next year) Does anyone know the approvals timelines of these or even his chances. He is 26 and he has a pretty job in his country .

[JFH 12,191]

A pretty job? Is he a model or something? He needs to show strong ties to his homeland. Job, property, financial commitments, etc. No one can say whether he will be approved or not as it is notoriously difficult for people to be approved with a love interest in the USA. If he has $160 he can afford to lose, he should go ahead and apply. He needs to show he can finance his trip without causing himself any hardship. 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

As for your other question, here's your answer:

 

Wait Times for Embassy/Consulate

Santo Domingo

EDIT

Nonimmigrant Visa Type	Appointment Wait Time
Visitor Visas	50 Calendar Days*
Student/Exchange Visitor Visas	3 Calendar Days*
All Other Nonimmigrant Visas‡	3 Calendar Days*

 

Processing Time

1 Work Day^†

 

[Boiler 45,941]

50 days, wow they are backed up. Also wondering what the pretty thing is.

[naradam 0]

sorry it was a typo I meant to say a pretty good job

[naradam 0]

11 hours ago, KULtoATL said:

As for your other question, here's your answer:

 

Wait Times for Embassy/Consulate

Santo Domingo

EDIT

Nonimmigrant Visa Type	Appointment Wait Time
Visitor Visas	50 Calendar Days*
Student/Exchange Visitor Visas	3 Calendar Days*
All Other Nonimmigrant Visas‡	3 Calendar Days*

 

Processing Time

1 Work Day^†

 

Thanks !!

[naradam 0]

11 hours ago, JFH said:

A pretty job? Is he a model or something? He needs to show strong ties to his homeland. Job, property, financial commitments, etc. No one can say whether he will be approved or not as it is notoriously difficult for people to be approved with a love interest in the USA. If he has $160 he can afford to lose, he should go ahead and apply. He needs to show he can finance his trip without causing himself any hardship. 

sorry it was a typo I meant to say pretty good job

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

Honestly, his chances are probably pretty slim.  They will ask the nature of his trip and when he tells them it's to visit his girlfriend, they will most likely hand him a piece of paper that says "denied based on immigration law 214(b)". 

 

It's very hard to prove ties to home country.  Ask yourself what legitimate reason can he show that will be a good reason for him to come back to DR?  But it's cheap so why not try, you never know.

 

Edited July 14, 2017 by Eric-Pris

[naradam 0]

13 hours ago, Eric-Pris said:

Honestly, his chances are probably pretty slim.  They will ask the nature of his trip and when he tells them it's to visit his girlfriend, they will most likely hand him a piece of paper that says "denied based on immigration law 214(b)". 

 

It's very hard to prove ties to home country.  Ask yourself what legitimate reason can he show that will be a good reason for him to come back to DR?  But it's cheap so why not try, you never know.

 

Oh wow so tourisits visas are really hard to get 

[Unlockable 7,315]

Usually hard to get a US tourist visa from certain countries. The DR is one of them. The economic state, poor infrastructure, crime, and corruption make many Dominicans want to flee. So many try to use a tourist visa to enter the US to live and work which makes it a high risk of fraud.

 

You never know until you try. As they say prepare for the worst but hope for the best.