leaving DR and applying next time i come back

You need to start the process in your home country, at the closest Dominican Republic Consulate. You need nothing from the DR at this time. Because you will get a temporary visa once you fulfill the requirements, you don't need to have a bank account here or own property before you leave. Those requirements are more for permanent residency.

I started the process in the US, without an attorney, followed instructions and called and asked a lot of questions, brought my paperwork in, they scan it and send it to the capitol; the capitol sends back a temporary visa that goes into your passport.

You then have 60 days to begin the process here in the DR. If you want more specific info, PM me and I'm happy to share.

Good luck.

The visa that Drro is talking about is called a residency visa and you will need quite a lot of documents before the embassy or consulate in Italy will stamp your passport with this residency visa , Then I personally think it is best to engage a good lawyer who is experienced with dealing with the immigration office because to get your residency card and your cedula , you have to have many more documents ..and the experienced lawyers can fast track these for you .But it all takes time and you need to have much patience but within 6 months you should have your first residency card ,,,But if you are not here for more than 6 months a year , I cannot see much point in having it ,

Click onto the advertising billboard at the top of the DR1 site and that company will give you the requirements that you need to bring back from your home country. You will need, your birth certificate, and a police background report with finger printing done in Itlay, these need to be translated into Spanish and notorized and Apostilized . This an official stamp that is recognized internationally signifying that your documents have been approved as real and official. You will also need to have a copy of all the pages of your passport. You will eventually have to go to Santo Domingo with an attorney to file your documents and get a medical test, which consists of a chest x-ray and blood and urine samples. This is done by DR Gov people in the same complex where you file your documents. It is an involved process and once you have everthing in order and it is submitted to the DR Gov. it can take from 8-12 months to be approved. Good Luck.

LTSteve