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Provisional-Residency lawyers under $900 U.S.
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I know a lot of this lawyers.
But they cash the money and than they do nothing more for you.
Better write which lawyers succeed for less than 900 Dollars?
But they cash the money and than they do nothing more for you.
Better write which lawyers succeed for less than 900 Dollars?
You sound like $800 - $900 U.S. is monopoly money to you.
My main concern is in-fact what if for some reason i should fail getting my provisional-residency (for medical reasons or whatever), then would the good lawyer return me my money ?
NO !!
So that's why i prefer a cheaper lawyer, since i don't know if i will be accepted for residency in the end process, and i will have-to depart with my lawyer fees anyways.
Forgive me if this has been covered already....but what do you mean by "all inclusive"?
If you're not HIV positive, don't have tuberculosis and are not severely physically handicapped, can pee in a cup in front of the nurse, haven't touched drugs for three months (preferably more), don't drink so much that the blood content of your alcohol stream is too low, and can stand up for long enough for a chest x-ray, there's no reason to fail on medical grounds, provided of course, that you have the RD$3,800 to pay for the exams.
There may be other reasons to get rejected, like if you can't secure a good fiador, or a good conduct certificate from the Ministry of Justice, if you have a record with Interpol or if you shout at or curse the clerks at the Extranjeria.......
and an incredibly small cup at that!! (Guys won't see the problem with this.....
aranoid::surprised)"All-Inclusive" fee = You don't have to pay any extras later-on for ANYTHING.
His fee covers Everything !!
Now i see that my concerns were justified !!!
As i cannot pee in a cup in front of a nurse because no pee will come-out when she is watching me, then i'll be denied provisional-residency.
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Just drink a few cups of black coffee before, half a gallon of water, hope that the pretty nurse is off-duty that day and you shouldn't have too much trouble, except that as Luv said a couple of posts ago, your cup might well runneth over!
And over and above what any lawyer will take from you, migracion forms and fees, medical exams, good conduct certificate, photos, photocopies and taxis to and from the X-ray place, to and from the Junta, tranquilizers and the fast-track charge will set you back about RD$10,000 if not more. Be prepared.
Ya.. but if you get yourself an "all-inclusive" lawyer then their fee already covers all that.
Don't count on that and certainly not if you're paying less than US$1,000........find out first.....!
Well i was just quoting what Mr.Guzman once said in a post.
But then again he does charge $1000 U.S.
If he would only be willing to lower his fee a bit.....
you guys are nuts or what?
you don't pee in front of a nurse, you pee in the loo. gee.
mezclado, it has been covered here many times, you know.
few reasons for not getting residence: HIV, TB, failing drug test, having a police record.
i would not think that lawyer's fee is refundable. after all he/she did all the job, it not their fault if the client is a failure.
and there is no such thing as all inclusive, in any case you'll have to move your butt and go to la capital for the test and then to pick up your documents - that costs both time and money.
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you don't pee in front of a nurse, you pee in the loo. gee.
mezclado, it has been covered here many times, you know.
few reasons for not getting residence: HIV, TB, failing drug test, having a police record.
i would not think that lawyer's fee is refundable. after all he/she did all the job, it not their fault if the client is a failure.
and there is no such thing as all inclusive, in any case you'll have to move your butt and go to la capital for the test and then to pick up your documents - that costs both time and money.
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easy way to check is to test yourself:
if you have HIV or TB, if you have a police record, if you have taken drugs in the last few months - you will not get a residency. simple and easy as that.
and cheap too.
you may not know about HIV and TB but heck, you MUST know that you have used drugs or broken the law.
if you have HIV or TB, if you have a police record, if you have taken drugs in the last few months - you will not get a residency. simple and easy as that.
and cheap too.
you may not know about HIV and TB but heck, you MUST know that you have used drugs or broken the law.
Don't worry, you don't have to pee in fronmt of a nurse, good grief!
Better yet, do the residency yourself, like I did, and I'm just a gringo with no special contacts.
I was seriously thinking of doing just that, until i was told you need a resident sponsor, which is why i prefer a lawyer.
Mez,
Whether or not you hire a lawyer, cheap or otherwise, one of the basic requirements is that you have a "fiador" (guarantor), probably what you refer to as a "sponsor". According to Migracion's information:
"Guarantor Letter. Letter addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Relations and signed by a Dominican or foreign legal resident in the DR that specifies the tie with the applicant. The guarantor accepts to be responsible for any expenses the beneficiary of the residence visa may incur including the paying of the costs to deport the beneficiary if necessary. This guarantor letter needs to be signed before a Dominican notary public and legalized by the Attorney General?s Office. An original and three photocopies".
I've never heard of a lawyer providing that guarantee within his "all inclusive" fee, be it lower or higher than US$1,000.
So, one advantage in having a lawyer is that he/she can save you the time you might otherwise spend hanging out at Migracion, make sure you have the right documents properly drafted, spare you the runaround getting your documents notarised and legalized and if he/she is really a Migracion specialist he/she probably knows a sufficient number of the clerks down there to be able to get your file to the top of the pile at every station.
BTW, the bit about peeing in front of the nurse was only an attempt to inject some levity into what can be a very frustrating and time consuming process.
So if you're in work, can't or don't want to hang around for hours waiting for and dealing with petty bureaucracy, can't invest the time in getting all the stuff together, the lawyer thing is worth the money at the provisional stage of the proceedings and probably also after the first year, when you have to upgrade your residency permit from Provisional to Definitivo. However, there are still things that you will have to do in person:
The mug shots, the physicals (blood and urine donations, chest x-ray), getting the good conduct certificate (which is valid for thirty days only so don't get that until your process is underway otherwise you'll have to go through that again), going to the Junta (more forms and photos and another RD$1,200 in fees and impuestos), and finding a fiador.
Good news is once you have definitivo status, the renewals come every year or three years, and they are much less hassle at the moment, although that could change too by the time your turn comes around.
A provisional-lawyer is your automatic guarantor (fiador), it's the real reason a person who doesn't know any one in the D-R needs to hire a lawyer for provisional-residency, and yes it's definately included in their lawyer fee whatever that lawyers fee may be.
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