I suppose you could always renew your residency, but my concern with letting it lapse would be that the overstay programs go away and you would have to renew back in your own country, or even worse, start all over. I still prefer residency for legality issues like a driver's license and insurance.
- Thread starter jaguarbob
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Yes you are right. It all depends on how much time of the year you are here and your ties to the place in my opinion. In my case it’s a bit up in the air. I feel I can still renew the next couple of years. I will certainly be visiting. I have close friends here especially in the capital and I would miss it to much if I don’t come at all. One of the things I miss when I am away is actually Dominican food.
It does make some sense I guess but I have heard some horror stories with the people dealing with the paperwork at the Dominican foreign services messing it all up. One incident I heard of was a nordic country where the applicant couldn’t provide a USD bank account. He provided in his currency from the largest bank with a letter them confirming the equivalent value in USD. It wasn’t accepted and I think the story goes that he gave up.
A good friend of mine from Tampa had a lot of problems with his initial residency application. He spent a lot of extra time and money flying back and forth between here and MIA. That was a while ago - maybe things are better now(?).
It sounds like a good idea but if they can’t organize it properly. From the US you would think it should work best with all the Dominicans, the proximity and many more applications. Imagine the rest of the world where there a fewer applicants and they apply from nearest embassy or consulate. The number of applications must be dropping steadily.
