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Obtaining a birth certificate for a child of a naturalized Dominican
I am not sure why it would be any different than for any other Dominican citizen if the child was born in the DR. The name and cedula of the parent or parents is on the birth certificate according to how the birth was registered.
She was not born in the DR, so I'm not sure of the process. Would is just be the same as a child of a Dominican citizen born outside the country?
This is the normal process from the Guzman website:
Child of a Dominican Citizen
Under the Constitution, a child born to a Dominican citizen in another country is a Dominican national and entitled to citizenship. The choice of Dominican citizenship is optional and not automatic; it requires an intentional act by the person upon reaching the age of eighteen or after, and includes filing formal papers with the authorities.
Documents required are the original birth certificates of the applicant and of the Dominican parent(s), and a copy of the parent’s Dominican identification card (Cédula de Identidad Personal).
This is the normal process from the Guzman website:
Child of a Dominican Citizen
Under the Constitution, a child born to a Dominican citizen in another country is a Dominican national and entitled to citizenship. The choice of Dominican citizenship is optional and not automatic; it requires an intentional act by the person upon reaching the age of eighteen or after, and includes filing formal papers with the authorities.
Documents required are the original birth certificates of the applicant and of the Dominican parent(s), and a copy of the parent’s Dominican identification card (Cédula de Identidad Personal).
No experience but a question : Where is it you want your child to be a citizen? What country...the DR or the country the child was born in?
I have a Dominican birth certificate. When you do your naturalization they give you one. Mine even has my mothers madian name, somwthing my Canadian birth certificate doesnt. Seems they answered their own question, when the child is 18. https://migracion.gob.do/en/servicio/naturalization-via-parents/ why not contact this office.
Yes my grandsons have Dominican citizenship, but they got it through their Dominican mother and Dominican grandfather (Mr AE). They have Dominican birth certificates and the older one can now get a cedula.
I can't imagine why the process would be any different? A citizen is a citizen, naturalized or otherwise. She's going to have to wait until she's 18 to apply.
I was curious if being a naturalized citizen makes the process different, that's why I asked here. There doesn't seem to be an answer online or in the forums, so I was hoping that someone had experience with it. I would have thought a citizen is a citizen, but sometimes it's treated different.
I thought I read that you have to be 18 to apply, but I've heard that if they do it when they are younger, then they are not subject to the interview. I would also like to do it sooner than later in case they change the rules
I thought I read that you have to be 18 to apply, but I've heard that if they do it when they are younger, then they are not subject to the interview. I would also like to do it sooner than later in case they change the rules
If you contact the government people at the link I provided you might get the answer to your question or post on the legal forum and Mr. Guzman may be able to provide the answer.
There is no limitations to acquiring Dominican citizenship via jus sanguini. Very easy process and regardless of place of residence or age, the applicant will get a Dominican birth certificate and with that they can get a cédula, a passport, etc. There is no interview at any age when it's via jus sanguini, no history exam, no nothing. It could be different for the son/daughter of a naturalized Dominican.
It might just be semantics, but can a child/minor apply for citizenship? I think the parents have to do that. How would a three-year old be able to apply? Without the parents, I think you have to be 18(?).
Yes, but that doesn’t matter. I only posted because Lucifer brought them up. The thread is about children of naturalized Dominicans, and mine got it through jus sanguini