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Next minister of Interior & Police says government will apply the law
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Not sure but they won't have much luck finding me.
Once I was told by the woman manning the overstay counter that she didn't have change. I laughed and went on.
They are not equal statuses to be honest. If you want to live as an expat, not work, not really integrate, then overstaying maybe works. But you definitely can't work legally without a cedula, I think it's harder to get health insurance, it's harder to get a Dominican bank account. If something horrible did happen like you were involved in a car accident and you weren't in the country legally, then you'd find the "shake the gringo for dinero" would be a little more intensive. And if you own property or have kids at school in the country, then you maybe want to be on a bit more solid ground that being illegally in the country and, technically, subject to deportation at any time even though thus far this hasn't happened.
I remember I once had to pay and only had a RD$ 2000 note. She said "no problem, let's get change". We walked round to Burger King in Punta Cana airport, she got out her radio and called someone and asked if they wanted a burger, put in her order for two burgers, told me to pay with my RD$ 2000 and when the change came, she gave me my change from the overstay fee and said "have a nice flight". No word of a lie. Admittedly this was in about 2012, I think things have got a bit tighter since then.
There are genuinely tax advantages if you have a residencia por inversion. You only pay 50% of property taxes for example. Obviously only applicable if you own property. If you have financial investments overseas you are also exempt from being taxes in DR if you have this residency. Not all expats are poor.
My fee is always 4000, I always ask the agent "Cuanto sin el recibo?" and they ALWAYS say 3000, I tell him "Te dare 2000" and he ALWAYS says OK, looks around, takes the passport with the money inside, stamps the passport and that's it. If you live in a corrupt society use it to your advantage, that's how I look at it. If the locals aren't doing anything about it why would I? Live and let live...
Don't be slow, Moe...
The pay wicket isn't the recording station....
The kiosk that clocked you & sent you to the overstay pay recorded it
As soon as they scan that passport....
Bingo - we have a loser !!
Trust me - you have a record
I continue to be saddened by your pot shots at the Dominican people. There is corruption in any country. Many times folks like you don't even know it's there.
I continue to be saddened that you have no life and post 100 times a day, without saying anything informative or of any real substance... Anyways, you're just a waste of time so "Ignore". Adios my friend 🙋♂️
Magoo,get out from behind the keyboard,walk,do something to lose weight,your packing on the pounds.
When I first came here, and before I got residency, I had health insurance and a bank account, with no major difficulty. That was ten years ago, but I doubt it is much different now.
True. Stock was correct in 2004 I opened at BR because I worked out with the branch manager. No signature card I asked? Oh yeah, we can do that - creo yo. Huh. So I've been with BR and Leon for years (now BHD León). But I recently tried to help an acquaintance in Cab open an account. You need more documentation and process than for naturalization.
TP, most of the things you listed here you DO NOT need residency for. You do not need residency for insurance, to buy property, to put your kids in school, etc. As for banking its only difficult to obtain a bank account at Banco Popular. The others are relatively easy; all that is needed is a passport. You do have a point with driving. But residency or not, in case of an accident some will try to fleece the gringo. I simply dont drive and use Uber. Its so cheap that a car simply isn't needed for my lifestyle.
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