Upon further review this is the latest out of Migraci?n:
The Migraci?n people are planing on having people renew their Temporary Residency Cards as many as four times before issuing their Permanent Resident Card--the Blue one.
This so-called holiday, which expires on 5 August, is for those that have their Temporary Resident Cards, and this is where I was misinformed (as was she), not for those with over-stayed Tourist Visas. That is a thing of the past. Or so it seems.
There are other issues involved and she is digging into things at the Foreign Office also.
So, those that have their Temporary Resident Card (Yellow) can apply for the direct emission of their Permanent Resident Card from now until 5 August and avoid going through the Temporary Residence Visa process every year for the next three or four.
Again, since each case is different and there are different circumstances, including marriage, property, income and so forth, each case needs to be looked at calmly over these next five weeks or so...
After this, all persons seeking to reside in the DR will need to do the same process, but through a Dominican consulate--which seems to me to be a serious error in judgment, since it obviously requires leaving the country.
At this stage, it seems that there are more questions than answers. I do hope they provide for those that overstayed tourist visas to initiate residence procedures...you never know.
Cordially,
HB
The Migraci?n people are planing on having people renew their Temporary Residency Cards as many as four times before issuing their Permanent Resident Card--the Blue one.
This so-called holiday, which expires on 5 August, is for those that have their Temporary Resident Cards, and this is where I was misinformed (as was she), not for those with over-stayed Tourist Visas. That is a thing of the past. Or so it seems.
There are other issues involved and she is digging into things at the Foreign Office also.
So, those that have their Temporary Resident Card (Yellow) can apply for the direct emission of their Permanent Resident Card from now until 5 August and avoid going through the Temporary Residence Visa process every year for the next three or four.
Again, since each case is different and there are different circumstances, including marriage, property, income and so forth, each case needs to be looked at calmly over these next five weeks or so...
After this, all persons seeking to reside in the DR will need to do the same process, but through a Dominican consulate--which seems to me to be a serious error in judgment, since it obviously requires leaving the country.
At this stage, it seems that there are more questions than answers. I do hope they provide for those that overstayed tourist visas to initiate residence procedures...you never know.
Cordially,
HB