Roberto Rosarios of the Dominican Central Electoral Board (JCE) reports that his agency has approved Dominican identity documents be issued for 862 new Dominicans who are descendants of non-resident foreigners. Roberto Rosario said that the birth certificates are being issued based on rulings of the Supreme Court of Justice, the Constitutional Court ruling 168-13 and Naturalization Law 169-14.
He explained that of the 862 cases, 481 are cases that were verified and confirmed, another 381 cases fall under the regulations outlined in in the Naturalization Law 169-14. Rosario commented that another 75 cases will soon be approved, while 62 filings or registrations will be annulled due to falsification of data provided to the JCE.