Update on New Cédulas and Biometric Passports?

[Alltimegreat]

I noticed that my citizenship cédula is set to expire in a month or so. There has been some talk about a new style of cédula being introduced either this year or next year. What is the current status of that, and should I wait to renew my cédula or should I do this before it expires?

There has also been talk of the DR introducing biometric passports. Is there any recent news about that?

 

[webmacon]

You can not renew it right now, we have to wait until the new one is out.

I noticed that my citizenship cédula is set to expire in a month or so. There has been some talk about a new style of cédula being introduced either this year or next year. What is the current status of that, and should I wait to renew my cédula or should I do this before it expires?

There has also been talk of the DR introducing biometric passports. Is there any recent news about that?

 

[AlterEgo]

The old/expired ones are valid until the new ones become available.

 

[webmacon]

Correct, wondering if airlines accepting the expired cards when traveling back? Just a though.

The old/expired ones are valid until the new ones become available.

 

[SKY]

Correct, wondering if airlines accepting the expired cards when traveling back? Just a though.

They do. But a lot of incompetent agents working. Some don't even know what a Cedula is....

 

[Alltimegreat]

The old/expired ones are valid until the new ones become available.

Any guess on when the new cédulas will be available?

 

[JLSawmam]

Any guess on when the new cédulas will be available?

Pretty sure the official response to that is "Pronto!"

 

[drstock]

I just read someone on Facebook saying they renewed their Residency a couple of days ago and got their cedula in fifteen minutes, so it seems they are issuing new ones in this case.

 

[SKY]

I just read someone on Facebook saying they renewed their Residency a couple of days ago and got their cedula in fifteen minutes, so it seems they are issuing new ones in this case.

I know they have been issuing Cedulas all this time to people turning 18 because my friend's daughter got hers a few months ago. But renewal of Citizen Cedulas NO................And the one she got was the old kind............

 

[JLSawmam]

I just read someone on Facebook saying they renewed their Residency a couple of days ago and got their cedula in fifteen minutes, so it seems they are issuing new ones in this case.

I started a thread a couple days ago asking if anyone recently renewed temporary/permanent residency and what they experienced regarding the cedula. So far, no replies. My guess this person received the old version for their renewal.

 

[drstock]

I started a thread a couple days ago asking if anyone recently renewed temporary/permanent residency and what they experienced regarding the cedula. So far, no replies. My guess this person received the old version for their renewal.

Sorry - I thought that was the thread I was replying to!