For example:
The DR residency program as it exists today really isn't set up to handle people like you.
I know many people who work here from many different countries who have residency and work here and they went thru the same process you are attempting.
Point taken. I can not address what the residency requirements were last year, three years ago or what they will be next year. The face to face discussion that I had with the Embassy here in Ottawa last Sept. is all that I have to go on. I was told that residency applications are only accepted from those people who are retired and have a pension income, descents or spouses of a Dominican or those when invest in or start a business in the DR. The printed literature available from official sources on the web seem to back this up.
I am not so naive as to believe that there are never exceptions, special circumstances or special dispensation granted from time to time or that there may be aspects of the current residency program that I am not aware of or are not "advertised". In my opinion, the program as it exists today is geared towards retirees, or people prepared to invest in property or a business. I do believe that it would be difficult for a 35 year old self employed web designer (to pick a trade out of thin air) to receive residency in the DR without spending a significant amount of $$$.
If I am wrong I'll be the second to say so. You have to admit though, that what was the case for those you know in the past, may not be the reality now. This is the DR we're talking about where policy changes faster than most people change underwear.
Don't worry about offending my sensibilities, but please don't pee in my porridge, I prefer milk.
P.S. Maybe there is a program for people who want to reside in the DR and continue working for entities not located in the DR. That doesn't apply to me so I have not looked into it. I'm a retiree and applied as such, so that is my limited experience with the subject to which I am speaking.
