{"id":486017,"date":"2025-10-08T18:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dr-among-countries-with-the-highest-us-visa-rejection-rates\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:38:10","slug":"dr-among-countries-with-the-highest-us-visa-rejection-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/style\/dr-among-countries-with-the-highest-us-visa-rejection-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"DR among countries with the highest US visa rejection rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Dominican Republic <\/strong>is among the five nations in <strong>Latin America <\/strong>with the highest percentage of rejection in B-type visa applications (tourism and business) to the United States, according to a 2024 report from the US Department of State.\n\nAccording to the report, the country registered a denial rate of <strong>43.38%<\/strong>, being surpassed only by <strong>Nicaragua (58.71%)<\/strong>, <strong>Cuba (53.35%)<\/strong>, <strong>El Salvador (52.65%)<\/strong> and <strong>Haiti (47.35%)<\/strong>. Meanwhile, other nations in the region such as <strong>Honduras (42.61%)<\/strong>, <strong>Venezuela (37.40%)<\/strong>, <strong>Ecuador (36.99%)<\/strong> and <strong>Guatemala (30.84%)<\/strong> also present high figures, while countries of the Southern Cone maintain significantly lower rates: <strong>Uruguay (2.63%)<\/strong>, <strong>Argentina (8.9%)<\/strong> and <strong>Brazil (15.48%)<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/tag\/visa-de-no-inmigrante\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"25756\">non-immigrant visa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nIn addition to this, a new measure implemented by the Donald Trump administration since <strong>October 1, 2025<\/strong>, imposes an <strong>additional mandatory fee of US$250<\/strong> to the cost of temporary visas \u2014including those for tourism, study, and business\u2014 as part of a policy to \u201cdiscourage prolonged stays\u201d and ensure compliance with immigration conditions.\n\nThe <strong>Department of Homeland Security (DHS)<\/strong> will be in charge of applying the charge at the time of issuing the visa. Applicants will be able to recover the amount if they comply with the visa regulations, such as not accepting employment, not exceeding the length of stay, or having an official extension. However, the exact procedure for the refund has not yet been detailed.\n\nThe measure, which will begin to <strong>adjust annually according to inflation from 2026<\/strong>, seeks to reinforce immigration control and ensure that temporary visitors comply with the terms of their permit.\n\nIn case of non-compliance, the U.S. government <strong>will retain the deposit<\/strong>, which will be considered an automatic penalty for violating the conditions established in the visa.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominican Republic is among the five nations in Latin America with the highest percentage of rejection in B-type visa applications (tourism and business) to the United States, according to a 2024 report from the US Department of State. 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