Migration has announced it is extending the duration of summer child exit permits. The permits are needed for a child to travel abroad without both parents. The Migration Agency (DGM) says permits now will be issued for up to 90 days. In the past they had a duration of 30 days. The extension is effective through 31 July 2019. “That is to say that a certificate issued at the end of May will be valid until August when minors return to classes,” says a document to the effect issued by the DGM.
To handle the volume of summer requests for the permit, the work schedule for issuing these has also been extended. It will now be from 8am to 6pm at the main offices in the Centro de los Heroes, National District (Santo Domingo). Nevertheless, extended schedules have also been approved for the DGM branches at the Malecón Center in Santo Domingo, and in Santiago, Puerto Plata and Punta Cana.
Applications need to be started online at the DGM website at
Migración
16 May 2019