Greetings all. I'm an American and my domestic partner is Trinidadian. We've spent the last 3 years trying to find a suitable place to live seeing that my partner is unable to get a visa to stay in the U.S. We spent 2 years in Trinidad and are now in Sint Maarten (just over a year). We have visitor status in Sint Maarten and have to leave every 90 days and then come back to get a new stamp in our passport. It's an awful way to live as my partner is hassled every time we enter (they think he's here working illegally ... which he's not). I'm fortunate that my profession allows me to do most of my work online so all I need is fast reliable internet service. I do travel to the States to work as well. Our most urgent need is to find a place to live where we can obtain legal residency. From what we can gather, once you purchase property in DR, it's relatively easy to get your residency. We visited Santo Domingo this past April and really enjoyed it. As it stands now we are interested in living in the Punta Cana area. I'm certain my salary will allow us to live comfortably. We're definitely not the typical starry-eyed vacationers that fell in love with DR on holiday and decided to move. We've been living in the Caribbean for the past 3 years and are in need of a suitable place to live until the U.S. amends it's archaic immigration laws and allows me to sponsor my partner for his visa in States. We understand what's entailed in living in a developing country. (Sorry if I'm rambling a bit).
Well... with all that said, I guess I'm just looking for some general guidance. We plan on visiting Punta Cana at the end of November and will be seeking out a real estate agent to discuss opportunities.
Thoughts anyone?
Well... with all that said, I guess I'm just looking for some general guidance. We plan on visiting Punta Cana at the end of November and will be seeking out a real estate agent to discuss opportunities.
Thoughts anyone?