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I am the leader of a small band from the Dominican Republic that sings Perico ripiao.\u00a0We applied for a P3 visa so we could perform at several locations in the US.\u00a0Our case was denied by INS because they said our performances were not culturally unique.\u00a0We received a notice that we could appeal but I don\u2019t know if we should.\u00a0Can you get this case approved for us?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, these types of decisions are becoming more and more common.\u00a0There are certain visa classifications such as the P3 visa which USCIS, and some Service Centers in particular, feels are often abused.\u00a0Although, I have not yet seen your denial notice, I am quite certain that this decision was made by the California Service Center.<\/p>\n

Merengue tipico or Perico ripiao is certainly a culturally unique singing style which is common in the Dominican Republic.\u00a0This type of case can easily be won on appeal.\u00a0However, appealing this type of case is often more expensive than refiling, as appeals are generally more complicated than filing the first time and the processing times are generally longer.\u00a0You may consider refiling but it is ultimately your decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am the leader of a small band from the Dominican Republic that sings Perico ripiao.\u00a0We applied for a P3 visa so we could perform at several locations in the US.\u00a0Our case was denied by INS because they said our performances were not culturally unique.\u00a0We received a notice that we could appeal but I don\u2019t … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[228],"class_list":["post-480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-p-3-visa","tag-p-3-visa"],"yoast_head":"\nP3 Visa Denial - US Immigration Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=480\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"P3 Visa Denial - US Immigration Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I am the leader of a small band from the Dominican Republic that sings Perico ripiao.\u00a0We applied for a P3 visa so we could perform at several locations in the US.\u00a0Our case was denied by INS because they said our performances were not culturally unique.\u00a0We received a notice that we could appeal but I don\u2019t ... 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