2014News

First identity cards to be handed over to new legal immigrants

The National Foreigners Regularization Plan, which has been in operation for over five months and expires at the end of June 2015, is now entering its second stage, which involves handing over identity cards to the applicants who have met the requirements.

According to the Deputy Minister of Interior and Police, Washington Gonzalez, around 300 people have now regularized their immigration status and will receive their identity cards.

So far 114,146 people have now had their biometric data taken and he said that was a more effective indicator of the success of the plan, rather than the number of identity cards issued.

Referring to comments by the Haitian ambassador in the country, Fritz Cineas, Gonzalez said it was too early to talk about extending the process, as there were still several months to go.

http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2014/12/16/349296/Solo-300-extranjeros-han-podido-regularizar-su-estatus-migratorio