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Shapak
Canadian looking for information about Dominican Republic
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About me
Canadian
Lives in Cabarete, Puerto Plata
Registration: 27 June 2018
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Residencia renewal - actual process by planner
I am reposting this with permission, it was originally posted on FB and has great information! Temp to Permanent Residency - a tale of 220 days! For whomever it may help, here's the process with timeline that I followed to change from ...
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@StanR Your first Residency is 1 year, on your renewal it is 2 years. I just got mine done this month. I aligned it so that the dates matched my Cedula (which I renewed for another 2 years) and they are synced to expire same month and year .That ... Read More
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Outdoor kitchen appliance ideas? by *Juan18
One of our first "improvements" to our recent house purchase near Cabrera is building an outdoor kitchen. (Our totally unoriginal idea is something tropical and rustic under an adjoining tile roof (for safe cooking) and palapa for the ...
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I would be interested to know also!! Plan to move to DR very soon and build my Dream home. Read More
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COVID-19 by Guest2022
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51611422 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/la-organizacion-mundial-de-la-salud-alerta-sobre-riesgo-de-pandemia-IC17269212 Coronavirus: World should prepare for pandemic, says WHO Worrying signs, with infections ...
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Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
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WOw many congrats. This is awesome to hear! Read More
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Obtaining a temporary residence Visa by Pip Shadow
Hie my name is Brian and i'm planning to temporarily move to the dominican republic to get work, and in the long run get married there, could you please help me with the Temporary visa requirements.
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I am planning to move to DR this September. We plan to apply for residency while we are there. We already bought land there 4 years ago and plan on building on it, or buying the villa next door. My question is this, for the application, it only ... Read More
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Semi-retired wanting to move to Dominican Republic by Jcanswim
Hi I am from Canada. Would it be easy to move here? Thanks!
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I'm in the same boat. We have been going to DR for several years. We now have bought some land and would love to build on it. We were gonna build while still in Canada but thank goodness I changed my mind about that. Now we want to move and ... Read More
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Semi-retired wanting to move to Dominican Republic by Jcanswim
Hi I am from Canada. Would it be easy to move here? Thanks!
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What if you worked online from home? Thanks! Read More
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FINALLY DECIDED TO MOVE
Hello Everyone, I'm not a brand new member but I have hardly ever posted anything here and certainly not for a loooong time lol Anyway, We did it. We've finally decided to make the move full time and want to move to DR late next year. We ... Read More
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New members of the Dominican Republic forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Dominican Republic forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell ...
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HI .. totally new to this forum. Looking forward to meeting you all on here! We are in Canada and love the thought of living in DR. Happy Canada Day! Read More