If you do not have residency after the date your tourist visa or any other visa is valid for, then you are technically illegal. This is a loop hole that will be used against you.
So everyone awaiting residency or Cedula in the country and not returning to homeland, or getting an extended visa while application goes through are technically illegals here? Wow, alot of illegals in this country who don't even know it, probably enough to give the Haitian population a run for thier money (ok maybe not:ermm.
I presumed having a cedula application in the pipelines allowed you rights to be here.