I don't remember having to provide In/Out statistics, Windy.
Maybe when you use a lawyer - it's different
I doubt it. The law has been in effect for a while. If you don't have the proper documents on file, then you could be subject to having citizenship revoked because a lawyer back door-ed the process.
Again, why go through this for a DR passport eligibility? I find it unlikely I would get a DR passport. Just the cedula a citizen has would likely be sufficient for my purposes.
Here is a google translation of the list needed to be a citizen through marriage from the Interior and Police web site:
Service description
It is the process by which foreigners who have married a Dominican or Dominican nationality can formalize Dominican nationality, opting for the nationality of their spouse if they are married to him or her at the time of applying for nationality, subject to compliance with the requirements established the Constitution of the Dominican Republic in Art. 18 literal 5 and Art.1 literal d, of Law No. 1683 on naturalization of April 16, 1948.
Service offered by:
Naturalization Directorate
Requirements:
Naturalization request form, prepared by the MIP, duly completed by the applicant (The fingerprints will be captured at the Naturalization Office).
Instance (letter) request addressed to the Executive Power via Minister of Interior and Police, signed by the interested party indicating under which article he makes his request.
Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) of the applicant.
Five (4) recent color photographs 2x2 in front and five (4) in profile, both with white background, without jewelry, or accessories and bare head so that their facial features are distinguished.
Unexpected birth certificate ORIGINAL with a maximum of five (5) years of having been issued (SEE BELOW OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD).
In the event that (the) (the) interested party has obtained a change of name, he must deposit the original of the document authorizing the change (decree, sentence, resolution, etc.) and original of the birth certificate with the change of name (SEE BELOW OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD).
If (the) the interested party has obtained another nationality other than the one of origin, he / she must attach original of the documents that accredit the acquired nationality (SEE BELOW OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD).
Color copy of the complete passport (s) of the interested party, with a minimum validity of one (1) year.
Color copy of the current identity card of the interested party. (Alltimegreat, this means a Dominican Cedula that comes with Residency)
Certificate of NO criminal record issued by the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, with a minimum validity of three (3) months.
Certificate of NO criminal record issued by the competent authority or institution of the country of origin with a minimum validity of six (6) months (SEE BELOW OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD).
Certificate of NO criminal record issued by the competent authority or institution of the country of your last residence where you have remained for more than five (5) years with a minimum validity of six (6) months (SEE BELOW OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD).
Certification for Naturalization purposes issued by the General Directorate of Migration stating the status of the applicant and having more than 2 years with temporary residence.
Certification of migratory movements issued by the General Directorate of Migration for Naturalization purposes, issued from the year corresponding to the first issuance of the residence.
Color copy of the permanent residence permit with a minimum validity of one (1) year.
Invoice of a newspaper of national circulation for the right to publish notice of Dominican nationality.
Original labor letter, or affidavit of income duly notarized and legalized in the Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic. The work letter must be addressed to the Ministry of Interior and Police, indicating name, ID number, position held, salary, seniority in the company, seal of the institution, RNC and contact numbers of the responsible person.
If you are a student, provide a letter of study indicating name, grade, date of entry and career when applicable. The letter must include the institution's seal, RNC and contact numbers of the responsible person.
Affidavit where (the) (the) applicant establishes domicile in the Dominican Republic, made before a Notary Public in the Dominican Republic of the Jurisdiction where the declarant resides in the presence of two (2) Dominican witnesses residing in the country, duly legalized in the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic. Attach a color copy of the identity cards of the witnesses that appear in the act. (This document must be made in 8 ½ X 14 Notarial sheets).
Affidavit on the financial solvency of the applicant, notarized and legalized in the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic by means of which the Property, Vehicle and Bank Account are guaranteed. If the applicant is married, they must provide the authorization of their spouse in the same act. Attach a color copy of the identity cards of (1) the spouse of the applicant and the witnesses that appear in the act. (This document must be made in 8 ½ X 14 Notarial sheets).
Notes: a) In the declaration the guarantees must be described as follows
roperty: As it appears in the certificate of title, you must also attach a copy of the certificate of title and original certification of the legal status of the property issued by the Registry of Corresponding Titles where it indicates that it is free of real rights, accessories, charges, encumbrances , annotations and / or provisional measures. (Valid).
Vehicle: Indicating all the registration data, also attach a copy of the vehicle registration and original of the non-opposition certification issued by the DGII (Valid).
Bank Account: Indicating the name of the Bank, type and account number, average amount and balance, append original of the Bank letter.
Affidavit on the financial solvency of the applicant, notarized and legalized in the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic by means of which the Property, Vehicle and Bank Account are guaranteed. If the applicant is married, they must provide the authorization of their spouse in the same act. Attach a color copy of the identity cards of (1) the spouse of the applicant and the witnesses that appear in the act. (This document must be made in 8 ½ X 14 Notarial sheets).
The Ministry of Interior and Police will not admit that the same person guarantees more than 2 applications.
b) The Ministry of Interior and Police through the Directorate of Naturalization may require any additional document if the contributions are insufficient.
Certificate of inexperienced marriage ORIGINAL, with a minimum of married of one (1) year and minimum of six (6) months of issuance.
If you have married in the Dominican Republic, it must be legalized by the Central Office of Civil Status.
If you have married outside the Dominican Republic (SEE BELOW OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD).
If the transcript of the marriage certificate is deposited, it must be legalized in the Central Office of Civil Status.
Provide background documents related to the applicant's marital status, if he has been previously married. (SEE BELOW OBSERVATIONS IN RELATION TO DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD).
REQUESTED DOCUMENTS OF (L) (LA) DOMINICAN HUSBAND (A):
Birth certificate of (the) Dominican spouse, legalized in the Central Office of Civil Status, issued with a minimum validity of one (1) year.
Color copy of the identity card of (l) (the) spouse.
Certificate of NO criminal record issued by the Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic, with a minimum term of three (3) months of (1) (the) spouse.
In the event that (the) (the) spouse is naturalized Dominican (a) must attach a certificate of nationality (ORIGINAL), issued by this Ministry, issued with a minimum validity of six (6) months .
Original labor letter, or affidavit of income duly notarized and legalized in the Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic. The work letter must be addressed to the Ministry of Interior and Police, indicating name, ID number, position held, salary, seniority in the company, seal of the institution, RNC and contact numbers of the responsible person.
If you are a student, provide a letter of study indicating name, grade, date of entry and career when applicable. The letter must include the institution's seal, RNC and contact numbers of the responsible person.
Original bank letter, addressed to the Ministry of Interior and Police, must indicate the name of the Bank, type and account number, amount and average balance.
Other Documents, if available, provide:
Copy of the certificate of title.
Copy of vehicle registration.
Letter of guarantee from (l) (the) spouse, made before a Notary Public in the Dominican Republic of the Jurisdiction where the declarant resides and legalized in the Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic, where he declares that he is responsible for the moral, economic, maintenance and repatriation expenses if necessary, with respect to the applicant. (This document must be made in 8 ½ X 14 Notarial sheets).
Process:
The interested party comes to the Naturalization Department to look for the requirements. When the documentation is collected, it is presented again to the Directorate for deposit purposes. If you meet all the requirements, you proceed to take the prints and authorize the payment of the application.
It refers to the security agencies (DNCD, DNI and INTERPOL), for the purpose of being purified.
When we receive the answers from the security agencies (DNCD, DNI and INTERPOL), we proceed to register in the Naturalization Book and attach it to the original file.
After receiving all the answers from the security agencies (DNCD, DNI and INTERPOL), a file review is carried out to verify that they do not have criminal records. (In the case that the review is carried out and is registered with a background, nationality will be rejected).
After the review has been carried out and if observations are made, the interested party will be contacted and informed about the observations made, which must be completed by the interested party, after this completion he will be contacted to the interested party for the purposes of being presented to a evaluation of your general knowledge of culture, geography and history of the country that will be carried out in the official language of the Dominican Republic in accordance with what is established in article 29 of the Constitution of the Republic and must present: Original passport and Original of the residence card . Once the evaluation is approved, the payment corresponding to the Sworn Law will be authorized. Which is sworn in the swearing in the corresponding month. (Note: Oaths are scheduled for the last Thursday of each month).
After the swearing in, the file will be scanned to be digitally archived and sent to the General Archive of the Ministry for final archiving.
Observations
DOCUMENTS ISSUED ABROAD All documents issued abroad must be duly apostilled (formality required to certify the authenticity of the signature, the quality in which the signatory of the document has acted, and, where appropriate, the identity of the stamp or stamp) of which the document is covered) in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention d / f 05/10/1961. With a minimum validity of six (6) months. In the event that the country of origin of the interested party is not a signatory of said agreement, the document must be legalized (certificate or note with the signature and seal proving the authenticity of the document or signature) at the Dominican Consulate or Embassy accredited in the country of origin of the interested party and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic.
If there is no Dominican Consulate or Embassy accredited in the country of origin of the interested party, the document must be legalized in the Dominican Consulate or Embassy closest to the country of origin of the interested party.
If the document is written in a language other than Spanish, it must be translated by a judicial interpreter and legalize this translation in the Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic.
If the translation of the document is done at the Dominican Consulate or Embassy accredited in the country of origin of the interested party, it must be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic.
Note: The translation must have all the data of the translated document, you cannot omit or place data that is not in it.
Four (4) copy sets of all the required documents indicated above must be provided.
The interested party will be contacted for the purpose of submitting an evaluation of their general knowledge of culture, geography and history of the country that will be conducted in the official language of the Dominican Republic as established by the Article 29 of the Constitution of the Republic and must present: Original of (l) (the) passport (s) and Original of the residence card.
The Ministry of Interior and Police may require the update of any documentation at any stage of the process as well as any additional documentation deemed necessary.
To follow up on your request, the interested party must present himself or be represented, providing in the latter case, original power of attorney duly notarized and legalized in the Attorney General's Office of the Dominican Republic.
