Central Electoral Board (JCE) president Roberto Rosario says that soon, Dominicans living abroad will no longer have to travel to the Dominican Republic to declare their children born abroad. He said that the JCE plenary has met and discussed the resolution that establishes procedures for declaring Dominicans abroad.
Anyone interested should apply at the Offices for the Registration of Voters Abroad (OPREE) requesting the transcription of the birth certificates of foreign-born children. In the cities where there are no OPREE offices, requests should be channeled through Dominican consulates. To declare a birth of a child of a Dominican parent, the interested party needs to submit a request for the transcription and state their preference for the Civil State Office where the birth will be registered in the Dominican Republic. An original birth certificate of the foreign-born child, duly apostilled or legalized, and translated into Spanish by a consular official, must also be presented. The Dominican father or mother’s identity document needs to be submitted to prove the relationship and Dominican nationality of either parent.
Dominicanos en el exterior podrán declarar sus hijos sin venir al país