@Rajko85 Did you need a lawyer to help with the process?
We are just starting to renew our Temporary Residency again, doing it ourselves as it is easy enough. The wall we hit today is that our repatriation insurance is still valid, so we're not able to purchase a new policy to satisfy the requirements of DGM. Anybody run into this and find a solution? My email has currently been escalated, with the answer that we have an active policy until Oct 11, 2021 (I'm hoping it was a mistake and they mean 2022), but this won't cut it when our renewals need to be submitted.
WHen I was trying to renew, prior to expirey of anything, and after hitting roadblocks trying to do it online, I went right to SD. When it came to the insurance I had alread gone to the Banreserva in Moca and purchased - no problem. When in SD at Immigration they sent me to the branch at the rear door where they printed off the policy no problem. Therefore, I think someone doesn't know what they are doing - if you are trying to do it all online!!
@2VPsoldier thanks, that will likely be my solution as well, but I'll at least know to ask them to print out the confirmation.
10Yr Residency
My wife just did this... this morning
9am at Migracion.....residency & cedula done by 11am....
We sent all the paperwork to the lawyer in advance and just showed up for the final chapter
Pretty easy.........
Lily was wonderful
Wow that is great.
@WillieWeb
how much were the expenses all together?
Lawyer was US$800
and the RD charges were 20,000 residency &15,000 cedula
From my understanding most the posts here are people doing it in RD. If your respective country has an embassy they offer doing them there as well. In Toronto Canada when I looked into it last year it was 600 USD - it's easier if you have a Dominican spouse, but I went in for an appointment/ free consult it was a one page document with their requests etc it wasn't that bad. I forget the specifics if they take your passport and other birth information or not..
These are renewals we're talking here.....not the initiation of residency.
Initially, you start in your home country = Yes
After that, renewals are done in country = RD
T.DRR you are confusing issues. You start in your home country and get the RESIDENCY VISA! That is only the first step. US 600 sounds about right. THEN you come to the DR with all your paperwork and your residency visa and then you APPLY HERE for residencia. That is more money and it is not all that simple! For some - yes they can do it themselves - for most it is better to get the assistance of a good lawyer!
FOR those posting about RENEWAL please do not do so here. Renewal is different! There are threads about renewal of residency!
I take great pleasure to announce another successful case by Lishali. I just receive the residency card and cedula this weekend. I evaluate her services based on competence, honesty, reliability, efficiency, and knowledge. For those of you who are still undecided about who you want to handle your immigration matters in the DR and don't want to waste your money, I strongly recommend Lishali Baez. She is on point at all times on immigration issues and changes. Most of you know if you are diagnosed with any type of cancer to see an oncologist. It is the same for immigration. Go with someone with a very good reputation in that field. Thank you Lishali for a job well done!!!
Unfortunately, I had not joined this forum in time to learn about Lishali. I had the worst lawyer who made this experience of getting my residency an absolute nightmare!!! I finally got it yesterday after exactly 1 year of starting the paperwork. We ended up doing the last part…in this country…on our own because we couldn't deal with her any longer. So putting this out there so nobody else goes through the same nightmare that I did….DO NOT USE: Lic. Miguelina Rodríguez, Abogada, Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom.
I am sorry you had that experience. I have actually heard of her!
Glad you got residency though!!!!
I finally got through the thread, lot of info here. I kept hearing new government coming... is it better or worse now? Seems the immigration policies are the same. I don't hear the change in the wind for snowbirds!
Nothing really has changed other than it's harder to cut the line so to speak!
Question: Does each resident get the duty free one time import? My husband can qualify now with his rental income, and would like the option to legally stay longer than 30 days. I will qualify (or we both could) on my pension that I will get in a few years. Until then, I would not plan to overstay as my job would have me flying back and forth from DR. Has anyone had this expetience?
Yes, each resident..... e.g. you could each bring a car.
Two containers, etc..... I regret not doing that.... we came in as one
Yes, if you both qualify individually, you should be able to bring in two.
@planner can you say a bit more about how you expect the upcoming elections to change everything is one party considerably more pro immigration than the other ? Is the disparity great enough so that if I plan to do it in 2 to 3 years I need to do it within the next year instead ? Thank you so much !!!
@ExpatRusher thanks for this information and more than likely I will contact her. I to am looking to get my first temp residence.
Mine is a little more complicated. I live in the DR now and retired for 4 years. I have over 20 years established banking, credit with bank, health insurance, other credit, house, but still on a expired tourist visa
So, I started the process of getting FBI Background, oppostile documents, SSA oppostile, etc
I did not realize the laws changed about 8 years ago and now need to apply in the DR embassy in Miami , my old address,
This is where it gets a little complicated and trying to work through that. I have had conversations with Miami, and got some approvals for some work around.
This sounds like a lawyer I should call
As far as when to apply Mark, I did my residency in 2008..... much easier than today
Better the devil you know ..... is my idea
Why wait? If you have reason to - OK..... if not.... ???
@CHRISTOPHER DAVID56 did you do your FBI fingerprints while in DR?
@carolmarchena yes , I went to the DR police palace, SSQ and they took them on the USA FBI authorized template which I received and FedEx to the FBI processing center
@planner can you say a bit more about how you expect the upcoming elections to change everything is one party considerably more pro immigration than the other ? Is the disparity great enough so that if I plan to do it in 2 to 3 years I need to do it within the next year instead ? Thank you so much !!!
-@Mark Mclaurin
Our next elections are over a year away still. Currently it looks like this government will return to power. That is me, who is NOT and insider, making that guess.
Even if things changed I cannot see anything in the wind to change the residency process.
I could see some changes coming for tourism visas, maybe some longer term visas. And again that might just be wishful thinking.
Ok, so we are movi g ahead with my husband's residency. I have sent Lishali (?) a dm a couple times and have not heard back. Are there any EU citizens with a recommendation for an immigration lawyer?
@CHRISTOPHER DAVID56 did you ordered the template and received via mail or did you download- and if so what type of paper did you use? I went to the FBI portal and I do see the template.
THANK YOU AGAIN- my spouse ( I'm doing family reunification as well, )he is facing a difficulty process due to Dept of immigration negligence
Ok, so we are movi g ahead with my husband's residency. I have sent Lishali (?) a dm a couple times and have not heard back. Are there any EU citizens with a recommendation for an immigration lawyer?
-@brodies2013
I will message you for contact information as Lishali rarely checks the DM here. She is very responsive to email and WhatsApp.
@carolmarchena
I actually ordered mine online , I wanted it to be the actually paper thickness and offical and had it delivered to my miami address and then forwarded here.
I have used mailbox etc MBE.DO to have all my USA mail sent here.
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I then went to the police headquarters in Santo Domingo to have the prints taken. It is free of charge but it helps to tip them. I recommend having if you are not a dominican to help with that process. You will tell them you need USA FBI figure prints taken for DR recedencey.
2. I have been lucky enough to have friends and family take my papers back to the states and send via priority US mail from the states.
3. FEDEX or UPS from the DR is very expensive it's about 75US for 1 pound under envelope. Versus 10 bucks.
@planner
Lishali is awesome. She helped me to get my cedula back in December. I definitely recommend her.