I will know early next week what can be done in my "regularization". Others have already replied that I need to just do what I was told under the regulation.
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My attempt to get Residencia Definitiva not going well
I will know early next week what can be done in my "regularization". Others have already replied that I need to just do what I was told under the regulation.
bob suanders. As I mentioned, I woulda, coulda, shoulda before regarding citizenship. Getting citizenship requires me to get back to having this problem resolved. I cannot just go straight to being a citizen under my current circumstances, or I certainly would. It was one of my many questions and the answer was no, not until this is cleared up.
I didn't post otherwise.
You most likely misunderstood. I posted about Temp to Permanent, where they count from date of application (apparently), as per the content of their response letter to a request to change residency category.
What was meant to say that the "residency duration" for whatever purpose, seems to be from the day you apply rather than from the day you get your card. For temporary to permanent category change that would mean your 5 years of temporary residency starts to (apparently) count from the day you apply for temporary, not from the day you get your first temporary residency card. Same way, for the purposes of Definitiva, the 10 year period would presumably start from the day you have applied for your first Permanent residency rather than from the day you got your first permanent residency card.
If you understood that a 10 year period necessary for Definitiva starts from the day you apply for your first temporary residency then I am sorry for the confusion.
I think she is right, that is exactly what I had to do! Read my earlier post. Pain in the ass, but at least you don´t have to go back and apply from your home country. Then it is interesting that she says that your earlier periods should count... Please keep me updated if that is the case
Slightly at a tangent, but I just want to let you know of my experience when applying for citizenship. I am married to a Dominican, passed all the language and knowledge of DR requirements, but finally pulled out of the process. The reason for this was that I discovered that the citizenship, and cedula, would have to be issued in my maiden name (i.e. the last name on my birth certificate). I have been married before and still use my first husband's last name. If I had gone forward with my citizenship my DR documents would not have conformed with my documents from the UK and I did not wish to have to change my name there. This is just a note to any women who might be thinking of taking the citizenship route, if this would be a problem for them.
Citizenship is issued in the name on your birth certificate. When you go with your Dominican birth certificate to get your cedula you take your marriage cert should you be married. Your cedula is then issued in the name on your original birth cert plus your husband's last name. They wanted to do it the Dominican way and give me my Christian names, plus surname of my father plus surname of my mother, then de then my husband's surname. Given that my parents had the same surnames (on my birth cert) they agreed to just use one of them. Clear as mud?!
Matilda
Matilda
I never use my segundo apellido, even though it's a Spanish one and the previous generation of my mother's side of the family used to follow that custom. My mum just took my dad's surname but encouraged both of her daughters to keep ours.
My son uses both surnames so in English-speaking countries his segundo apellido - my surname - is considered his main surname.
Adding on de [husband's primer apellido] is not that common any more.
My son uses both surnames so in English-speaking countries his segundo apellido - my surname - is considered his main surname.
Adding on de [husband's primer apellido] is not that common any more.
IPKnightly
Try that fast pay idea on your next renewal and let us know how it goes...
will ya Huh?
Try that fast pay idea on your next renewal and let us know how it goes...
will ya Huh?
Not at all what Migracion or the lawyers I have received responses from so far are telling me at this time. So far I have been advised to do what the letter from the head of Migracion has told me to do.
I do have another response still pending, this one from DR1's own legal firm who promised to get back to me yesterday......
IPKnightly probably thinks the fingerprints at the airport are voluntary....
Slide $5 in the passport and they let you walk.....
Slide $5 in the passport and they let you walk.....
A ray of hope = Yet another opportunity to extend the disappointment.
It would be a nice win to get this mess sorted out. Good luck.
It would be a nice win to get this mess sorted out. Good luck.
Don't worry the rules will change tomorrow at 8 AM and a new process will need to be initiated