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| Dominican Republic |  Review on July 2, 2015: |
nali
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
We had a great experience at the Santo Domingo embassy. Appointment was on June 3rd at 7am. Didn't have to wait long to get inside. We got our number (64) and got called to window 15 20 minutes later. The lady asked for original marriage and birth certificates and asked if we had an updated police certificate (we did). We gave her the medical also. She opened it and gave us back a cd. she asked for my 2014 tax transcript and I asked her if she needed an updated AOS form (she didn't).
We then went back to our seats and waited like an hour to be called. Finally our number got called to window 13. We had a photo album, passport stamps, and phone call logs with photocopies of everything we sent to the NVC. When I saw the officer, I wanted to start jumping of joy because I knew she would be nice.
She asked (in Spanish) to my husband if he read the immigrant rights pamphlet. Then, she asked us to swear we would answer nothing but the truth.
She was a very friendly, late 30 African American woman. She conducted the whole interview in Spanish.
Officer: how did you meet? (and said any of us could answer) I looked at my husband and he answered. Then, I added the year we met.
Officer: Do you have kids?
Us: No.
Officer: seven years together and no kids?
Me: six years.
Officer: have you tried?
Us: No.
Officer (to my husband): what can you tell me about your wife?
Him: -Told her where I live, what I do and where I work.
Officer: What's the name of the university?
Him: -answered
Me: explained to her what the abbreviation meant
Officer: and where do your husband work?
Me: He is no longer working.
Officer: But where did he work?
Me: -I answered; told her where he went to college and that he had recently graduated.
Officer (to him): do you have brothers? (she started looking at her computer)
Him: -he answered.
Officer: in the States?
Him: one of them.
Officer: where does he live?
Him: -he thought about it because his brother moved and he didn't remember the state.
Me: -I answered the State he lives in now.
Officer: his wife took him?
Me: Yes.
Then another officer was passing by and she turned and started talking like for a minute. Then she turned to us and apologize.
Officer: do you have photos?
Me: Yes -gave her the album
Officer: wow, this is so well organized.
Me: Thanks, it is organized by trip.
officer (to him): how often does your wife travel?
him: -answered, but I guess she wanted a longer answer.
Me: -I answered.
Officer (to him): where will you be living?
Him: -gave her my address.
Officer: I don't know where that's at. USA is a big country.
Him:-he told her he will be living with me.
Officer: congratulations, your visa has been approved.
She gave us a white paper and told us we will receive an email when the passport was ready to be pick up in Santiago. I asked where I had to pay the mailing service and she said it was not necessary because it was included in the visa fee I paid online.
Before 12pm we were on our way home.
Passport arrived 7 days later in Santiago.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #17238