Applying for Residency within the DR
Warning - this information is second hand.
Our son is in the process of applying for Residency under this scheme which I understand was designed for the long term Hatian population.
He had been here five years when he started the process last November/December. Unfortunately he had lost his passport with the entry stamp but did have his airline, one way, e-ticket. He is using the lawyer Jenny Familia in Cabarette who is incredibly efficient. Most lawyers don't know about this or say it doesn't exist, they probably don't want the hassle.
He is still jumping through the hoops and who knows if he will succeed. He had to find 7 Dominicans who would say they had known him for 5 years, their cedulas had to be photocopied then they had to sign a legal declaration. He had to prove property ownership, rental payments, three (possibly 5, sorry can't remember) signed letters (with RNC numbers) from local businesses showing he had been a good customer for five years. Plus a police good conduct form which the lawyer obtained. He needed a letter signed from an employer showing his salary. All of these have to be notorised, again the lawyer sorted this.
Fortunately he had had medical insurance and an Orange 'phone for this time, although the 'phone was only pay-as-you-go. All this has been handled in Puerto Plata so far and he has received a six week certificate to enable him to get his final papers together.
I understand that once all his papers are in he will have to go to Santo Domingo and if anyone is interested I will keep you updated.
The cost is significantly cheaper than returning home, not that he could have fulfilled the requirements because he has lived here so long.
Our gardener is also applying under the same rules but his requirements are totally different! Go figure!
