{"id":508837,"date":"2026-05-28T17:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/they-request-clarification-from-the-u-s-embassy-regarding-the-restitution-of-gonzalo-castillos-visa\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:40:35","slug":"they-request-clarification-from-the-u-s-embassy-regarding-the-restitution-of-gonzalo-castillos-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/they-request-clarification-from-the-u-s-embassy-regarding-the-restitution-of-gonzalo-castillos-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"They request clarification from the U.S. Embassy regarding the restitution of Gonzalo Castillo’s visa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo.- <\/em><\/strong>The recent confirmation by former presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo that the United States Government has reinstated a 10-year visa has sparked interest and questions in various sectors of public opinion about the scope and meaning of that decision.<\/p>\n

Castillo publicly informed that he received his US visa again and thanked President Donald Trump and the United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Leah Campos, for the measure.<\/p>\n

Given the attention generated by the case, this media outlet sent a formal request for information to the United States Embassy in Santo Domingo, with the purpose of obtaining details about the process related to the former official’s visa.<\/p>\n

The communication sent seeks to clarify whether Castillo’s visa was formally revoked at any time, whether the reinstatement responds to a new administrative evaluation or the closure of a review process, and whether the decision implies that the US authorities do not maintain immigration objections against the former Minister of Public Works.<\/p>\n

In addition, the diplomatic headquarters was consulted on whether the restoration of the visa corresponds to an ordinary procedure or an exceptional decision, as well as whether the measure can be interpreted as an indication that there are no active restrictions or investigations by US agencies against the political leader.<\/p>\n

United States law stipulates that visa records are subject to confidentiality rules, so it is unclear to what extent consular authorities will be able to offer specific details about the case.<\/p>\n

However, due to the public relevance of Gonzalo Castillo, who, in addition to holding the Ministry of Public Works, was a presidential candidate of the Dominican Republic, various observers consider that an official clarification would help avoid misinterpretations and strengthen information transparency.<\/p>\n

This media will remain awaiting an official response from the United States Embassy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo.- The recent confirmation by former presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo that the United States Government has reinstated a 10-year visa has sparked interest and questions in various sectors of public opinion about the scope and meaning of that decision. Castillo publicly informed that he received his US visa again and thanked President Donald Trump […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[40216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-508837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-dominican-news"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-28n3","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Dominican News"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508837\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}