After Interview, when can I fly

[PeterJon 0]

Our interview is on Friday March 22nd in Santo Domingo. I understand that one is not handed the visa right on the spot. Can someone please comment on that and please provide a general idea as to the average number of days when one can actually fly out. Also, do we have to come back and pick up the envelope or is it delivered to our home in Sto Dgo?

I know that we have six months to travel, but our wish is to fly back to the US together and since I have to return to work, it would be ideal to know how long we would have to wait until we can fly out. I plan on buying the ticket the second said envelope at hand and will most likely fly out the next day.

Peter

[aaron2020 11,651]

She can fly when she has a visa in her hands.

The US Emvassy warns not to make any travel plans until the visa is in hand.

There is no way to plan ahead. You do so at your own risk.

For example, what if more info is requested? Problems with the visa printer has caused delays. Weather has cause delays. Etc.

[The Mean Lady 604]

op was not asking so they could make travel plans

they said they were not getting tickets until visa was in hands

i don know how it works in the dr but in canada it is mailed to you

received in approx one week if there is no ap or issues

[JessieRC 8]

It seems the visa will be mailed to you in one or two weeks in general. Well, at least that's the usual case in China.

[ndu26 114]

this last part of the process is very country specific so your best bet is to ask on your country's portal.

[GodsGift225 54]

Our interview is on Friday March 22nd in Santo Domingo. I understand that one is not handed the visa right on the spot. Can someone please comment on that and please provide a general idea as to the average number of days when one can actually fly out. Also, do we have to come back and pick up the envelope or is it delivered to our home in Sto Dgo?

I know that we have six months to travel, but our wish is to fly back to the US together and since I have to return to work, it would be ideal to know how long we would have to wait until we can fly out. I plan on buying the ticket the second said envelope at hand and will most likely fly out the next day.

Peter

It will all depend on the counter services you choice you have the option of paying $9.50-$12.00us, you can have it either for pick up or delivery at the home address they have on file for you. Once you have received the visa on hand you can go ahead and make your travel arrangements. And yes the envelope is delivered along with the passport and visa.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Caribbean regional forum; procedures regarding return of passports with the visa affixed vary from country to country which makes the OP's question specific to the Dominican Republic.

[Gracenp2 14]

Our interview is on Friday March 22nd in Santo Domingo. I understand that one is not handed the visa right on the spot. Can someone please comment on that and please provide a general idea as to the average number of days when one can actually fly out. Also, do we have to come back and pick up the envelope or is it delivered to our home in Sto Dgo?

I know that we have six months to travel, but our wish is to fly back to the US together and since I have to return to work, it would be ideal to know how long we would have to wait until we can fly out. I plan on buying the ticket the second said envelope at hand and will most likely fly out the next day.

Peter

OP like it has been mentioned before, you do so at your own risk. I purchased Te ticket for m wife and yes I took that gamble. We ended up getting the visa sent to Santiago and we had it on the 27 of December... The interview was on the 18th...

Good luck to you..

[PeterJon 0]

I know NOT to buy tickets before her visa is at hand. All I want is a general idea of approximately how many days it takes to have the visa at hand, and whether we have a choice of having it delivered or picking it up.

[mfranc68 31]

My interview is the same day as yours and my wife lives in Santiago. You have the choice of having it delivered or picking it up yourself. You can have it sent to Santiago and again have it delivered or picked it up yourself. I am in the same boat as you. You are going to have to use your gut on this one. I have been told by several people it is faster to pick it up yourself then to have it delivered. Rewmember, they have to schedule the deilvery and then have their delivery person get to you. Are you sure you are going to be home at the exact moment that the delivery person arrives? They won't leave it with ANYONE other then the recipient, not even their spouse. They have to show id before the package is given to them (at least that is how it is SUPPOSE to work). They usually don't give you a delivery date. If they miss you then the package goes back to the DOMEX office and the whole process starts all over again. As for me, I'm picking it up. The choice is yours.

As to the number of days? A friend got his in six days. Another friend took six weeks. No one knows. I have a limited number of vacation days and I am using 5 for the cita. I want to spend as much time with my wife once she gets here. I don't want to leave her alone for 12 hours a day while I am at work right from the start. So, I'm flying in on the 20th, traveling to the capital on the 21st, the cita on the 22nd (Friday), going back to Santiago on the 23rd, and returning home on the 26th. I will be there at the airport to greet her when her plane arrives (unless any VJers care to donate some Jetblue miles to a friend ).

[Ginet 0]

My interview is the same day as yours and my wife lives in Santiago. You have the choice of having it delivered or picking it up yourself. You can have it sent to Santiago and again have it delivered or picked it up yourself. I am in the same boat as you. You are going to have to use your gut on this one. I have been told by several people it is faster to pick it up yourself then to have it delivered. Rewmember, they have to schedule the deilvery and then have their delivery person get to you. Are you sure you are going to be home at the exact moment that the delivery person arrives? They won't leave it with ANYONE other then the recipient, not even their spouse. They have to show id before the package is given to them (at least that is how it is SUPPOSE to work). They usually don't give you a delivery date. If they miss you then the package goes back to the DOMEX office and the whole process starts all over again. As for me, I'm picking it up. The choice is yours.

As to the number of days? A friend got his in six days. Another friend took six weeks. No one knows. I have a limited number of vacation days and I am using 5 for the cita. I want to spend as much time with my wife once she gets here. I don't want to leave her alone for 12 hours a day while I am at work right from the start. So, I'm flying in on the 20th, traveling to the capital on the 21st, the cita on the 22nd (Friday), going back to Santiago on the 23rd, and returning home on the 26th. I will be there at the airport to greet her when her plane arrives (unless any VJers care to donate some Jetblue miles to a friend ).

jijiji... I haven't booked my flight yet.. My cita appointment is on the 28th. I have limited vacation days also but there is no way I am missing semana santa in DR. So I'm planning on arriving to DR the 22nd and leaving the 2nd of April.. Flights are kinda expensive now.. My Jetblue points are also low because i vary with airlines lol.. I don't want my husband to travel alone either (It'd be nice to share the experience) but I can't have it all and I can't wait for the unknown number of days or weeks.. I'll be grateful if they approve his visa.

[Brens47 1]

mfranc68 is right. I've been told the best way is to pick it up. It would definitely work better. Good luck

[mfranc68 31]

jijiji... I haven't booked my flight yet.. My cita appointment is on the 28th. I have limited vacation days also but there is no way I am missing semana santa in DR. So I'm planning on arriving to DR the 22nd and leaving the 2nd of April.. Flights are kinda expensive now.. My Jetblue points are also low because i vary with airlines lol.. I don't want my husband to travel alone either (It'd be nice to share the experience) but I can't have it all and I can't wait for the unknown number of days or weeks.. I'll be grateful if they approve his visa.

Yup, I would LOVE to stay for Semana Santa. I would also love to travel with my wife for POE. But, it is what it is. What can you do? There is only so much that we can do and the things that we can't do we just have to make peace with.

[K-9 Visa 11]

In Cuba, my ex-wife was told to return to the embassy the next day to pick up her visa. She sat there all day waiting for her name to be called. Finally she was one of the last to be called. She started crying because she was so afraid they'd tell her that they'd changed their minds!

Then she had to wait three months for permission to leave her job, the exit visa, etc.

[Jamileh 0]

If you request to pick up the envelope and the passport/visa how many days does it take and how are are you notified that it is ready for pick up? And where do you pick it up at??