Citizenship and naturalization process

here is a recent thread on that:
http://www.dr1.com/forums/legal/121529-naturalization-na-woman-por-matrimonio.html

of course the difference between you and the poster is that is married to a dominican, lives here and wanted a citizenship for legitimate reasons. but you may get the idea...

This is what you need to do.

1. A letter asking to be a citizen to the Executive Committee via the Ministry of Interior and Police.
2. Five recent photos 2x2 from the front, with your hair short and clean shaven.
3. Two (2) certificates from the Immigration Department confirming that you have more than two years Permanent Residency in the country and that you have deposited a guarantee letter with them.
4. Colour photocopy of your residency with at least 4 months to go before it expires.
5. Certificate of good conduct from the Procuraduria General. (That has to be done in the capital)
6. Original birth certificate, translated into Spanish by a legal translator, apostilled, or if the country is not part of the Hague convention legalised in the Dominican embassy or consul and the Ministry of Foreign Relations here. The translation has to be legalized by the Procuraduaria General.
7. Letter of guarantee notarized and legalized by the Procuaduria, done by a Dominican, economically solvent, and where he guarantees that they are responsible for your morals, finances, cost of maintaining you and repatriation if necessary. In addition they must provide:
a) Copy of their cedula.
b) Copy of title of house
c) Copy of vehicle matricula
d) Bank letter
8. Legal declaration in front of 3 Dominican witnesses where the applicant declares that they live in the Dominican Republic, done in front of a Notary Public in the DR and legalized by the Procuradura General.
9. Receipt from a national newspaper for advertisement saying you are applying for citizenship.
10. A receipt for the application for naturalization (RD$1,500.00) plus the application form. Make sure you use the correct form which is available here Consultor?a Juridica - NATURALIZACIONES
11. When the applicant is sworn in as a citizen need to pay (RD$5,000.00).
12. Colour copy of the last three pages of the applicant’s passport.

The questions for the Spanish exam are on the same link as the application page.

Matilda

Alltimegreat said:

That is interesting and important to know. So does this mean that one actually has to be physically living in the DR to apply for citizenship? I've never heard of this before. I wonder if it would be sufficient if a law firm allows the applicant to use the firm's address in the DR on the declaration.

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You gotta be kidding

why would you want a dominican citizenship if you do not live here? care to explain? because the only reason i can think of are all related to crime: the need for a "clean slate", avoiding taxes/alimony/fines, money laundering...

And I went to all that work to sort out that information!

Matilda

Alltimegreat said:

I'm not involved in any crime nor have I ever been.

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isn't that the infamous quote from al capone?

Alltimegreat said:

I am considering moving to the DR in the future. I'm somewhat surprised by this because it is not necessary at all to live in the DR to obtain residency.

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forgive my skepticism, but i have not seen before a person who does not live here at all present such interest in dominican citizenship.

Alltimegreat said:

There are probably hundreds of thousands if not more than a million Dominican citizens living outside of the DR.
The question remains whether it is really necessary to be actually living in the DR at the time of citizenship application.

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yes, this is true. but those folks are actually dominicans. born here. of of dominican parents. does this apply to you? why on earth apply for a resident of a country you barely visited and you do not live in?
as far as your question i think matilda has replied already: yes. and i have been kind enough to call my mother in law who is a lawyer and she says that you actually have to live here to apply for citizenship.
on the other hand, there is nothing money cannot buy. i have seen ads on a polish website about DR: a citizenship at request, 25k dollars.

you must watch the POLISH they are all criminals, hide your money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


IM KIDDING SORRY!!!!!!

go ahead i do not get offended for bashing polaks
that particular polak offers anything imaginable at unimaginable prices. my guess is he has bribed his way to all sort of places...