Pib pushed me to share my story of obtaining residency with all you good folks out there. Instead of abusing her good name in this forum I registered myself.
Obtaining my residency in the DR turned out as easy as 1-2-3.
I read Chirimoyas DIY 'horror story' and quickly turned to Fabio Guzman. I wrote to the address in the legal section of these pages. He replied instantly telling me what papers I needed to supply and in how many copies and a meeting was set up with Dr. Ramia in his SD office.
After picking up my birth certificate in Denmark where I also had it translated into Spanish I met with Dr. Ramia at the immigration office on The Malecon. He took me through the process of filling out papers and giving a blood sample in the same building, then drove me to a clinic where the x-ray pic was taken.
That was it! It took 2 hours including the drive "Now we wait for 3 months, I'll call you when it's ready" he said. I paid the first half of the fee and went home.
I didn't spend the next 3 months walking back and forth staring at the phone. I had a 'business commitment' in Africa spanding exactly those 3 months, so it didn't feel as a long time waiting. When I returned the call came almost to the date.
I went to Dr. Ramias office and he took me to the cedula office where the cedula was issued, no question asked. Then on to Immigration for the residency, almost same operation as in the cedula office. One hour and a half including transport and it didn't hurt at all. I paid the other half of the fee with a big smile. I felt I got something for my money comparing my experience with the experience of others.
Dr. Ramia is a well known face in those halls and I believe I skipped a few lines to say the least.
For anyone out there about to obtain residency, I recommend you talk to Fabio Guzman first.
Good luck (actually you don't need that at all)
Cheers
Bok (mr Pib)
Obtaining my residency in the DR turned out as easy as 1-2-3.
I read Chirimoyas DIY 'horror story' and quickly turned to Fabio Guzman. I wrote to the address in the legal section of these pages. He replied instantly telling me what papers I needed to supply and in how many copies and a meeting was set up with Dr. Ramia in his SD office.
After picking up my birth certificate in Denmark where I also had it translated into Spanish I met with Dr. Ramia at the immigration office on The Malecon. He took me through the process of filling out papers and giving a blood sample in the same building, then drove me to a clinic where the x-ray pic was taken.
That was it! It took 2 hours including the drive "Now we wait for 3 months, I'll call you when it's ready" he said. I paid the first half of the fee and went home.
I didn't spend the next 3 months walking back and forth staring at the phone. I had a 'business commitment' in Africa spanding exactly those 3 months, so it didn't feel as a long time waiting. When I returned the call came almost to the date.
I went to Dr. Ramias office and he took me to the cedula office where the cedula was issued, no question asked. Then on to Immigration for the residency, almost same operation as in the cedula office. One hour and a half including transport and it didn't hurt at all. I paid the other half of the fee with a big smile. I felt I got something for my money comparing my experience with the experience of others.
Dr. Ramia is a well known face in those halls and I believe I skipped a few lines to say the least.
For anyone out there about to obtain residency, I recommend you talk to Fabio Guzman first.
Good luck (actually you don't need that at all)
Cheers
Bok (mr Pib)