These are the requirements for someone who is not married to a Dominican. If you are married there is no need for a guarantor and you need some of your Dominican spouses info such as cedula, birth and marriage cert.
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.
6. Original birth certificate, translated into Spanish by a legal translator, apostilled,
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. Reciept from a national newspaper for advertisment saying you are applying for citizenship.
10. A receipt for the application for naturalization (RD$1,500.00) plus the application form.
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.
13. Five (5) copies of everything stated above.
14. If you have a different nationality than that you were born with, a note as to why
NOTE: THE APPLICANT SHOULD VOME FOR AN INTERVIEW A WEEK AFTER DEPOSITING ALL OF THE PAPERS ABOVE,M WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTLY LEGALIZED, ORANSIZED AND SHOULD BRING HIS PASSPORT TO THE INTERVIEW. FOR ANY INFORMATION CALL 809 686-6251 EXT. 2057, 2055, 2058, 2056, OR GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE
Ministerio de Interior y Polic?a
Total cost of the above is 10-12k pesos. Please note you do have to be able to speak Spanish as the interview is in Spanish. I can't see any need for a lawyer to do the above.
Matilda