expatcapitalist
American expat in Dominican Republic
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Registration: 05 August 2020
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Wow I am living here! by polo1club
Wanted to know if anyone can share on how they felt when they realized " this is home now! " Once you came to terms that you are not a tourist anymore . Thoughts.. feelings.. realization...? Can anyone share on how that felt please? Any ...
I would say 6 months was enjoying all the lower costs less stress and other benefits to living here. Sometime after that started missing the food, friends & family back home doubting if I made right decision. Closer to the two year mark I ... Read More
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 ...
pareilly2000 - I did it myself, however I would not recommend it. I would have saved myself a lot of time and headache by using a lawyer and I would say to use Lishali she comes highly recommended. Read More
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 ...
Hello pareilly2000 - Based off what you're saying if you meet income requirements you may qualify for pensiado or family reunification residency. Whatever you're considering be prepared to wait a long time. I have been waiting since July of ... Read More
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 ...
My visa was approved and I arrived here in March of last year. The migration website has been showing everything paid and completed as of June 2020. I'm growing very frustrated because I still do not have an appointment and we are well past the ... Read More
living in Dominican Republic: opening a bank account by sandmo
Hello, My name is Sandmo, I am thinking of visiting the Dominican Republic this coming April 2020 to look into staying long term. I have read many articles online about getting a bank account in the DR if a person is looking to buy land/home. ...
ddmcghee and Others - It is good to have at least one bank account in DR but consider Wells fargo express send close to par with current exchange rate and only a $4 fee at the time of this post. Can pickup at multiple banks throughout DR, without ... Read More
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 ...
Good to know thanks. Read More
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 ...
On the link I posted it says from a company. That's where I was confused. Sure it could mean a annuity that makes sense where it says permanent income, but it says permanent income or income from a company. Read More
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 ...
Residencia question - I stumbled across this https://migracion.gob.do/servicio/residencia-por-inversion-en-calidad-de-rentista/ In latin America sometimes even though it says rentista which one would think means rental income (obviously it can) also ... Read More
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 ...
Big thanks to Tomas for posting the website where we can get some sort of reference on possible car values. This helps a lot when trying to put together possible taxes we can expect to pay if we brought a car. Read More
American banks while living in DR by Scd02004
Does anyone have experience keeping an American bank account (BOA, WellsFargo, Citibank, etc.) while living in Santo Domingo? If so, is it easy to maintain? How do you access your money without too many fees. Thanks for any help!!
DDmchgee - You're paying WAY too much money. Since you have Wells Fargo just setup their Express send Global Remittance Services. $1500 per day up to around $30,000 a year $4 flat fee. To the original Poster you can send Money via transferwise ... Read More