So someone wasted a day going to SD and be treated like cattle to get a piece of paper that they really did not need. So that is the "expert" advice being handed out here.
Keep it coming......................
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So someone wasted a day going to SD and be treated like cattle to get a piece of paper that they really did not need. So that is the "expert" advice being handed out here.
Keep it coming......................
One option gives you nothing other than an additional line to stand in at the airport. The other option gives you a piece of paper you can pull out to show that you have an official extension if you ever need to do that and eliminates the need to stand in the extra line on departure day.
So does it take longer to go to SD from wherever you are, wait no telling how long to get this piece of paper. Then go back to where you live or wait in line at the airport where you have to be anyway? You tell me ..............
And try to keep it less than 3 paragraphs please.
Can’t see many North coasters willing travel one or two days for paper says paid ...never had more then one or two people in front of me on right lane ... overstayer lane
Time is irrelevant. One way you are in the country with no legal status, the other way you have official permission to stay longer than 30 days.
People should be presented with both options so they can choose the one that best meets their needs. Let the individual decide for themselves if the logistics and time required to get a formal extension is worth it to them. Neither you nor anyone else should be deciding for others how to spend their time or how best to deal with their need to stay longer than 30 days.
People should be presented with both options so they can choose the one that best meets their needs. Let the individual decide for themselves if the logistics and time required to get a formal extension is worth it to them. Neither you nor anyone else should be deciding for others how to spend their time or how best to deal with their need to stay longer than 30 days.
Can’t see many North coasters willing travel one or two days for paper says paid ...never had more then one or two people in front of me on right lane ... overstayer lane
This exemplifies the point I am trying to make. Your statement is probably true. There won't be many who are far away from SD who would opt to go and get a tourist card extension. There may be one, or two or three who would choose to do that especially if they wanted to go to SD anyway.
If these few do not know that it is possible to get an extension because the cynics have already decided for them that it isn't worth their time and do not mention that as an option, the one, two or three are now in the country without status because someone else assumed they weren't interested and didn't provide the info for them to make up their own minds. Free choice is actually predicated on having a choice in the first place. No options given, no choice possible.
If you are already standing in front of a clerk in SD and the price you will need to pay now or later is the same, why would you not choose to get the piece of paper authorizing you to stay in the country longer than 30 days? Why would you just walk away with nothing? If even one of the rumors about immigration changes comes to pass unexpectedly, that piece of paper will have value over just shrugging your shoulders and turning your palms upwards.
Probably because it’s not as easy as paying at airport... you need pictures medical etc.. not a simple pay and leave..if immigration head office cared they wouldn’t of gave him 2 options ..rumours are the fun part of living in DR only believe 10% of what you hear and gets twisted pretty fast..
No mention from the OP about the need for anything extra, but it's possible that wasn't conveyed to him by his driver. I do not recall the poster who got an extension saying they needed to get a medical but I'm getting older this month so I might be more forgetful.
I find the OP's words pretty telling in that he did what DR1 told him to do. So who is responsible if someone follows the advice on this site and that person winds up in difficulty as a result?
was not sure if they were going to make me pay again at the airport.....i dont want the immigration people to tell me this is not the paper and you still need to pay at the counter....but if i land in difficulty it would be totally fault and none to blame for as i made my decision for not to get an official extension of stay card
I have done both, when I lived in the capital. Well, I went to the office down on George Washington waited in line and paid. I never did it again because I realized it absolutely took longer especially when you consider I had no other reason for going to that Gov office. I think one time I had 2 people in front of me in the line at the airport in S.D. and every other time either 1 person or no one. In Santiago now they catch you in the line and check, send you to one of the booths and then the regular booth. I think it is actually faster.
For reasons other than being concerned with this issue I might actually have my lawyer get started on the paperwork for my residency.
So waitaminute... everyone is presuming your original stamps were only for 30 days, like US and Canadians. How long is the tourist entry from Trinidad and Tobago supposed to be? And did it change, or was the Migracion agent being lazy?
As we Dominicans do not need visas to go to T&T maybe they could stay here longer time. Would be good to know
Eversince they did rennovations at the airport last 2 months....they changed the stamp.....usually they put a stamp with no exit date but this new stamp has a blank space below the date of arrival where the officer wrote 30 days
That doesn't mean he wasn't being lazy and just presumed you had 30 days available. Renovations to the airport shouldn't mean a change to your stay. You might have been put through where gringos usually come through vs visitors from other countries.
Has anyone overstayed after the new stamp was on their passport and came back? Why would they change it to this lol....
Why does the govt here do anything? There seems to be a willingness to make administrative changes to the tourist immigration process and thus far have demonstrated an equal amount of willingness to not actively and consistently enforce these rules.
I'm not aware of anyone having a problem reentering after overstaying. I am though, dependent on any such report making its way to DR1 or the Dominican media and I am not confident that either will happen in any sort of timely fashion should such a situation arise.
I'm not aware of anyone having a problem reentering after overstaying. I am though, dependent on any such report making its way to DR1 or the Dominican media and I am not confident that either will happen in any sort of timely fashion should such a situation arise.