$900 in Santiago with a lawyer highly recommended by a DR1 member (two months now since I applied for the provisional and waiting). But boy! I didn't know I would have to pay almost same fee again for the permanent residency!
They are extremely high and do not include the travel and communications costs incurred by an applicant from the north coast which, given the uncoordinated go-here, no-there, come-back, Dominican shuffle, can climb to enormous heights.
I have done a bit digging around since opening this thread and it seems most lawyers I have priced have upped prices by between 7.5% and 15% over the last 6 to 12 months.
Just a consideration if you have looked into older threads on costs.
5 years ago i paid 700 dollars. come to think of it there must have been another charge later on for a permanent residency but i have deleted that event form my memory. i have a hard time keeping track of expiry dates on my documents and i always think it is best to have as little to do with dominican bureaucracy as possible.
The Guzman Ariza law firm quote being posted reflects the recent (12/8/2011) raise in official fees at the Dominican Immigration Department for processing Residency Applications. Overall, official fees have increased by more than 20% at the Department.
