He Center of Attention Visas (VACfor its acronym in English) of the Embassy of USA, opened its doors this Monday in its new location in Sambilamid positive messages from visa applicants who attended their appointment to complete the first step before the interview with the consul.
In response to the main complaints from Internet users related to the location and ease of access to the square, the users interviewees by Free Newspaper They dismissed these points, assuring that they had no problems arriving from places as remote as Saint Peter of Macoris and Santiago, as well as from central areas of the capital, such as Sarasota.
Others said the new location was safer than the old one, and others gave positive reviews of the organization.
Heather Rodriguez, a merchant in the hallway opposite the VACexpressed hope that the opening of this office would mean an increase in customers for her business. The woman operates a jewelry stand.
A tour of this medium by Sambilwas able to verify that the opening of the VAC It caused a change in the atmosphere of the square compared to Friday, when the office was still packed and the surrounding corridors were cleared of congestion.
Today, from the entrance you could see people with folders and brochures in their hands with an attitude of wait and the amount increased as it approached the VACwhich is located at the end of the corridor on the left, once you enter through the main door of the square.
The efforts of the staff to maintain order in the vicinity of the offices and reduce the number of people who waited standing, either because they were accompanying a family member or acquaintance or to go to their appointment, which in some cases Free Newspaper was able to confirm that it corresponded to the schedule evening.
Among this last case, there was a family that traveled from Saint Peter of Macoriswhose appointment was at one in the afternoon, and on the recommendation of a third party they arrived in the capital before 10:00 in the morning, increasing their time of wait in more than three hours.
In that sense, the Embassy United States has insisted on the need to respect the hour in which the appointment was scheduled, while warning that the applicant cannot arrive with more than half hour in advance, since it will not be admitted.
The opening from the office in this square marks a new cycle for the diplomatic mission United Stateswhich begins its operations with a new supplier visa services, a transition that was announced last August.
In Sambil, the VAC will continue to offer the same services, including the biometric data collection (photos and fingerprints), as well as the Delivery and collection of documentsthe U.S. Embassy highlighted in its “Ask the Consul” column on Monday.
He new portal
This Monday the new link through which the programming is carried out quotes for visas from now on. The new portal has the option to be viewed in both English and Spanish.
The ancient portal The system through which you could schedule or reschedule your appointment for the interview stopped working on September 13, and since then, those interested in traveling to the US could not make the process of application.
Over the past nine days, the people Interested parties could not request interviews or reschedule them. quotes already scheduled. The account was reinstated this Monday, after the transfer to the new supplier.
This is the new link for the application of quotes: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/es-do/niv.
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