Hi,
Firstly thanks for reading. I am moving to the DR on Friday and will be staying in Samana (Las Pascualas) for the first month while I get set up. I am a UK citizen so will be entering on a Tourist Card and then applying for residency in the country. This is what the Dominican Embassy UK website advises, along with every website and forum I have searched including legal ones - that is until finding this well hidden website. Reading posts on here (all from U.S citizens mind) it seems the process is a lot more difficult and way more expensive than the $165 figure that keeps popping up.
Has anyone on here done this themselves recently, if so how did you go about it?
Does anyone have any advice on the procedure. Specifically in finding a guarantor, as I know a grand total of zero people in the DR?
Secondly I will be looking for work, more to have something to do & meet friends than anything as I trade Forex so can make money anywhere with wifi. I am a healthy 24 year old and a SSI qualified scuba instructor. How easy would it be to get a job teaching tourists to dive? or just getting a job in the general tourism market? Preferably something active and sporty like taking tourists whale spotting, or working in a surf camp or kite surf rental place etc...
Last serious question, If residency turns out not to be an option how much is the overstay fee per month overstayed? Does it increase the longer you overstay - 1month, 6months, 1year etc? I cannot find this info anywhere on the web and I have done a lot of research.
Finally, Does anyone know if there are any half decent Boxing/Muay Thai/MMA/Fighting gyms of any kind on the northern coast close to Samana - I assume there are some in Santa Domingo?
Any advice you guys could give would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Firstly thanks for reading. I am moving to the DR on Friday and will be staying in Samana (Las Pascualas) for the first month while I get set up. I am a UK citizen so will be entering on a Tourist Card and then applying for residency in the country. This is what the Dominican Embassy UK website advises, along with every website and forum I have searched including legal ones - that is until finding this well hidden website. Reading posts on here (all from U.S citizens mind) it seems the process is a lot more difficult and way more expensive than the $165 figure that keeps popping up.
Has anyone on here done this themselves recently, if so how did you go about it?
Does anyone have any advice on the procedure. Specifically in finding a guarantor, as I know a grand total of zero people in the DR?
Secondly I will be looking for work, more to have something to do & meet friends than anything as I trade Forex so can make money anywhere with wifi. I am a healthy 24 year old and a SSI qualified scuba instructor. How easy would it be to get a job teaching tourists to dive? or just getting a job in the general tourism market? Preferably something active and sporty like taking tourists whale spotting, or working in a surf camp or kite surf rental place etc...
Last serious question, If residency turns out not to be an option how much is the overstay fee per month overstayed? Does it increase the longer you overstay - 1month, 6months, 1year etc? I cannot find this info anywhere on the web and I have done a lot of research.
Finally, Does anyone know if there are any half decent Boxing/Muay Thai/MMA/Fighting gyms of any kind on the northern coast close to Samana - I assume there are some in Santa Domingo?
Any advice you guys could give would be much appreciated.
Thank you.