Holidays and Closures
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Overview
The U.S. Embassy and the Visa Application Center observe both U.S. and Dominican Republic holidays and will be closed on those dates. The visa application services call center also observes U.S. and Dominican Republic holidays and will also be closed on those dates.
U.S. Embassy and VAC Dates of Closure
The U.S. Embassy and VAC will be closed on the dates shown below.
Date | Day | Holiday | Country |
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January 01 | Sunday | New Years Day | D.R. / U.S. |
January 02 | Monday | In Observation of New Years Day (January 01). | U.S. |
January 09 | Monday | In Observation of Epiphany Day (January 06). | R.D. |
January 16 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday | U.S. |
January 21 | Saturday | Ntra. Sra. De La Altagracia day | D.R. |
January 30 | Monday | Juan Pablo Duarte Day | D.R. |
February 20 | Monday | President's Day | U.S. |
February 27 | Monday | Dominican Independence Day | D.R. |
April 07 | Friday | Good Friday | D.R. |
April 09 | Sunday | Resurrection Sunday | D.R. |
May 01 | Monday | Dominican Labor Day | D.R. |
May 29 | Monday | Memorial Day | U.S. |
June 08 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | D.R. |
June 19 | Monday | Juneteenth National Independence Day | U.S. |
July 04 | Tuesday | Independence Day | U.S. |
August 16 | Wednesday | Dominican Restoration | D.R. |
September 04 | Monday | U.S. Labor Day | U.S. |
September 24 | Sunday | Ntra. Sra. De Las Mercedes Day | D.R. |
October 09 | Monday | Columbus Day | U.S. |
November 06 | Monday | Dominican Constitution Day | D.R. |
November 10 | Friday | Veteran's Day | U.S. |
November 23 | Thursday | Thanksgiving day | U.S. |
December 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | U.S./D.R. |