Dominicana on the world map

If you want to move to the Dominican Republic, you should know first where this country is on the world map, three times how to get a residence permit of the Dominican Republic. You have found Dominicana on the world map, then you have to come to the state for just a day to submit documents and tests, as well as to undergo fluorography, since it is impossible to obtain a residence outside the country.
As for the documents you need, you provide:

• your birth certificate,
• a valid visa to enter the territory of the state,
• foreign passport,
• a valid certificate of your marriage (if you are in it),
• without fail, a certificate of absence of criminal records.

You must provide certificates and certificates together with apostilles (a seal that indicates authenticity) and a certified translation into Spanish. The apostille affixed confirms the legality of the seals and signatures affixed to the copies. The apostille mark is affixed in institutions where papers of the appropriate type are issued.

For example, in the registry office, an apostille is affixed to marriage certificates of birth or death, a certificate of divorce. Apostille for documents received from a notary can be obtained from the Federal Registration Service. At the Ministry of Education, an apostille can be obtained for original documents certifying education that meet state standards. In the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you can get an apostille for a certificate of non-conviction, which can be put on a natural copy of the certificate or the original.

You can put an apostille without translating, but in this case the translation will still have to be done already in the Dominican Republic, which will cost much more, so it is best to do it immediately in your state after the apostille is certified.

The deadline for completing the necessary paperwork when buying real estate in the Dominican Republic is three months, and the cost of services is $ 750 per person (when purchasing real estate) and $ 1,000 (without buying real estate). As for the residence permit, it is carried out for one year, after which you can get a permanent residence, and subsequently, after a two-year period, you can apply and get a permit already. As for the faster way to obtain Dominican citizenship, it is more expensive, but characterized by the same result. Also, the services of a residence permit can be issued for free when investing in construction or buying real estate in the amount of more than 100 thousand. More importantly, having received a residence permit, a foreign citizen already enjoys the right to work and all the other rights of citizens of the Dominican Republic, in addition to the right to vote, Schengen visa, preferential citizenship and visa-free border crossing of many other states.

Foreigners who have received a residence permit also enjoy other benefits:

• they can apply for citizenship of the Dominican Republic. Without giving up his,
• not to pay taxes on the territory of your state,
• non-payment of additional taxes when receiving an inheritance in the territory of the Dominican Republic,
• non-payment of customs taxes when transporting property across the border,
• there is no need to buy a tourist card when crossing the border
• no risk of deportation from the country,
• free work arrangement,
• the ability to sue both foreign residents and citizens of the Dominican Republic.

Subsequently, in order to obtain citizenship, there is only the need to fulfill one of the following conditions:

• The presence of a permanent residence for at least a two-year period,
• In the case of real estate or personal business, it is enough to have a permanent residence of the Republic of the Dominican Republic for a six-month period,
• The semi-annual presence of a permanent residence of the republic and the state in a marriage union with a citizen of the country at the time of filing documents for registration of Dominican citizenship,
• Ownership of land of more than 30 hectares over a three-month period, if there is a permit by the Executive Authority for the construction of housing,
• Availability of a housing construction permit and possession of this permit for a six-month period,
• Provision of technical services for the state Armed Forces and semi-annual availability of permanent residence.

In the procedure for obtaining citizenship, the first stage is obtaining a temporary residence. Lawyer services, respectively, amount to $ 750-1000, depending on the presence or absence or availability of real estate. Moreover, a separate payment of duties is also approximately $ 350. Temporary residence registration is carried out for an annual period, and during this period it is necessary to submit documents for permanent residence directly. At the same time, the internal passport (Sedula) is issued for a 6-year period, after which it must be extended, together with the resident's card.

In the future, the cost of services for obtaining citizenship is determined by the method of registration. Your lawyer is obliged to give you a receipt for services. For which you pay, and approximate deadlines for the performance of these services. The terms of processing documents depend on the immigration department, more precisely, on the number of persons who have submitted a request for registration of residence. Therefore, the exact terms cannot be specified by the lawyer. Based on the receipt issued by the lawyer, you can demand money back from him, in case he fails to fulfill his duties. A residence permit is issued to most citizens, without any problems, excluding cases of drug addiction, INTERPOL search, or the presence of infectious diseases. We advise you not to trust scammers who offer registration of the procedure for obtaining citizenship for a two-month period, since you risk your freedom, first of all, as well as the opportunity to spend money hopelessly and to no avail.

Comparatively, life on the territory of the Dominican Republic is inexpensive. The salary, averaging $ 200 or $ 300, freely allows you to buy everything you need, especially since only summer clothes can be needed all year round. As for the products, their prices are also average. The rent includes electricity, gas and cleaning for only $100-200. If you have a landline phone, you will have to pay an abon. a fee ($70), as well as outgoing calls abroad. As for cellular communication, you can choose an operator with or without a subscription fee.

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