Applicants who want to move to the United States permanently need to apply for an Immigrant Visa.
Step 1: The petition must be filed by the appropriate petitioner in the United States by mail to the appropriate USCIS Service Center. For more information please visit www.USCIS.gov.
Step 2: Once the approved petition is received in the National Visa Center, the applicant will be notified by mail concerning further steps. Please visit www.USCIS.gov for more information.
Immigrant Visa appointments cannot be scheduled through the Visa Information Service online or the call center. To request status on a pending Immigrant Visa Application, please call the Call Center.
For more information, please consult one of the following Web sites:
http://santodomingo.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas.html
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/immigrants_1340.html.
