In 2016 some 731 foreigners were naturalized Dominicans, of which 442 did so through marriage. The Ministry of Interior and Police says that on average there is the same number of Dominican men marrying foreign women as that of foreign men marrying Dominican women. In 2016, 52 more foreigners became Dominicans than in the previous year.
In a press conference, Minister Carlos Amarante Baret said that 1,410 foreigners have become naturalized Dominicans in the past two years. Of these 64% have done so by marrying a Dominican.
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Ministerio de Interior y Policia
20 February 2017
