I renewed my Cedula last week, having just renewed my Rentista Residency. Just a few points which may help someone.
Foreigners in Santo Domingo now have to renew in the main JCE building on the roundabout, not the little building on Luperon that we used to go to. There is a cramped little office and it's very uncomfortable.
The waiting time for me was 3 hours, I got there at 10.30am. I had to pay RD$ 3000 for a two-year renewal. There is only a BanReservas cash machine, so good to take the cash with you.
The staff said it was always incredibly busy, and that the office didn't have enough space for people waiting. Almost all the time I was there the waiting room was completely full, and people were having to stand. The main reason is that there is only one person taking photos, one producing the forms and one producing the cedulas. And all three did 2 minutes work, 10 minutes gossip, 3 minutes Facebook, 2 minutes Whatsapp then 2 minutes work.
Take a long book....
Foreigners in Santo Domingo now have to renew in the main JCE building on the roundabout, not the little building on Luperon that we used to go to. There is a cramped little office and it's very uncomfortable.
The waiting time for me was 3 hours, I got there at 10.30am. I had to pay RD$ 3000 for a two-year renewal. There is only a BanReservas cash machine, so good to take the cash with you.
The staff said it was always incredibly busy, and that the office didn't have enough space for people waiting. Almost all the time I was there the waiting room was completely full, and people were having to stand. The main reason is that there is only one person taking photos, one producing the forms and one producing the cedulas. And all three did 2 minutes work, 10 minutes gossip, 3 minutes Facebook, 2 minutes Whatsapp then 2 minutes work.
Take a long book....