If you have a Dominican wife you can get permanent residency straight off and no need for provisional.
You sure? Why I have to do provisional first then being (legally) married w/ my Dominican wife since 15 years?
Sack your lawyer!
Rules now in place.
Foreign nationals seeking residency in the Dominican Republic fall into two categories: a) those who may apply immediately for permanent residency; and b) those who first must apply first for temporary residency. The following applicants may apply immediately for permanent residency status without having to previously obtain temporary residency status:
1) Investors of at least 200,000 USD in local businesses (including free zones and government contracts) or in local financial instruments.
2) Retirees with a monthly pension of at least 1,500 USD (plus 250 USD per dependent).
3) Applicants with monthly income of at least 2,000 USD for five years or more (rentistas).
4) Applicants related to Dominicans or to foreigners with permanent residency status in DR (spouses and children).
I applied with the Visa at DGM 3 weeks ago. The procedures at DGM do not seem to have changed from what I can tell. I specifically asked if I get to apply for the permanent residency since I'm married to a Dominican citizen. they were not aware of this and in fact unaware of any changes at all apart from the Visa requirement. It is of course possible that later on they issue me a permanent residence based on my paperwork, but at this moment the new law does not appear to be fully implemented.
foreigners married to a dominican spouse can apply Here in the Country directly for permanent residency, but there was a Time Frame(how long married to the DR-Spouse), and of course the marriage has to be a Legal Dominican Marriage.
and the other possibility is if you have a dominican child with your dominican spouse, married or not doesn't matter, you can apply for the permanent residency directly and right here in the country, the child of course must be registered legally with the Court of Adolecentes y Ninos and you need to be mentioned as the Parent in the Child's Registry Papers.
the specific Birthcertificate of a Child for such procedure is the one where the Foreign Parent is mentioned as the Person declaring the Birth/registering the Birth of the Child, that specific Birthcertificate is named
Acta de Nacimiento En-Extensa
yeah it's weird with so many different birthcertificates here for different purposes,
but it brings the Government quiet some big bucks every year issuing the different b-cert's for the many things where they are required.
Mike
Then tell her to silence herself, she knows not of what she speaks and is looking for a double fee.
It appears to say nothing about being married to a Dominican, although that comes into play if you want to apply for citizenship.
Matilda