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I had a big problem with AirBnB when I rented a place that had no working A/C. All that AirBnB does is to reach out to the host and say "xyz wants a refund do you want to give one" and when they say they don't, they just pass on the messsage. Completely useless. I would suggest that you a)...

Quite often they are trafficked, they get involved with the wrong people and very soon they end up having to be a mule as the least of two evils. One of my Dominican friends was trafficked to Mexico last year, it was horrible. He managed to escape, but it was a very scary situation.

He's playing a dangerous game with all these U-Turns. I think they need to think through these policies a bit better and then decide to stick to them, it's making him look weak.

The thing is, this man who is clearly not an idiot, runs businesses, has acquired assets, is asking for a recommendation for a lawyer. And Mr Burke, and now you, jump onto the thread and go on and on and on about how a lawyer is not necessary. In your opinion. You have both made that point...

I would look at the Legal 500, this is a pretty solid ranking site for law firms worldwide: https://www.legal500.com/c/dominican-republic/real-estate-and-tourism Obviously play with the categories on that site. The firms on there will all be reasonably solid and trustworthy

Yes, I remember a few years ago they were used and then they caught a few popi's and ministers and hijos de mami y papi, and they concluded that the machines obviously didn't work properly in this Caribbean climate as there is no way that such upstanding pillars of the community could possibly...

Just an update. After I raised a support ticket for a THIRD time insisting that I get a refund under the terms of Desestimiento, Arajet sent a message to say that my refund was going to be processed along the terms of this agreement and they would be refunding everything apart from 10% of what...

"Good air" in Argentina. PMSL. Give them a year and they'll be out of Santo Domingo.

Darling, someone has come onto a forum and asked for a lawyer recommendation. You don't think he needs one, you've made that point. Move on please.

Or worse, they take you in for questioning for helping an illegal immigrant. As I said before, if you want to give a bribe, always do this through a trusted Dominican who knows how to do it without getting you involved.

I'm just opening an account with Lopez de Haro. They stress that they are "not a bank for everyone" (basically they only like you if you've got some money) and they don't have any lines in their branches. When I went in there were way more staff available than customers, so maybe it's...

Well I'm happy to accept that you think differently, but I think applying for residency or citizenship is one area where it isn't sensible to try to save money. Clearly the OP agrees with me, as he is asking for lawyer recommendations, not asking whether others think he should be using a lawyer.

Agreed. A decent lawyer will also help you structure things well for tax, which is going to be increasingly important in the future here. I actually qualified for a US green card many years ago, I was about to move there and then I had a meeting with a tax accountant who explained how much...

Have you actually tried doing anything involving Migracion recently? Have you seen the lines outside the building in Santo Domingo? Have you noticed how many directors of Migracion have been dismissed in the last few months as it is a complete disaster. Pay a lawyer, they will take away a...

Guzman Ariza are very strong in real estate and are completely bilingual. They also do a lot of expat immigration. I'd say they are an obvious choice. A little frustrating to communicate with (emails get answered usually the day after you send them, so nothing moves particularly quickly in...

Thank you for your advice. I'm not sure if you have ever tried to contact Migracion for anything, but it's easier to get through to the Pope.

I came across a copy of his cedula and one of our members has offered to help me by liaising with contacts they have in police and hospitals, so hopefully with the cedula information we can track him down. He has a Dominican cedula and all of my Dominican friends who have met him have said he...

So far he has not reappeared. He was born in DR to Haitian parents, so I guess that makes him not Dominican and a chance he will be deported. I still think it's weird even if he has been deported that he hasn't contacted me so I'm thinking maybe he had a serious accident

With all the roadworks going on they have completely crucified the Colonial Zone to the point that hardly anyone is going there. The Cuesta looks like it's about to shut down and even the Nacional is half-empty these days. There are almost no shops at all on the Conde other than fast food...

Sounds like a bar crawl more than a walking tour. If they stop at 7 places is the idea that everyone gets a drink in all 7? And if people are eating then how's that going to work, surely that will just delay everything for an hour or so in that stop. I might message him to find out how...