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    Legal residence in the Dom. Rep.
  > Provisional residence card
    Permanent residence card

 

Estimated issue time: 2 to 4 months
Where to apply: at the Immigration Department (Dirección General de Migración)
Location: Centro de los Heroes, Autopista 30 de Mayo.
Ph. 809 508-2555 Ext. 318, 348, 335
Website: www.migracion.gov.do
Office hours: Monday to Friday from 8 to 3 pm
Time for depositing paperwork: from 8 to 2 pm

Required documents:

• Two copies of the residency visa or the tourist card

• Birth certificate (a true copy translated into Spanish by a Dominican official translator)

• Marriage certificate (if spouses are applying jointly)

• Notarized letter of guarantee from a Dominican person or corporation or a permanent resident

• Affidavit regarding the solvency of the guarantor backed by evidence of solvency such as bank deposits, property titles, etc.

• Work contract (if the applicant works in the country)

• A certificate of good behavior from the Dominican authorities

• Medical exam performed in the Dominican Republic (blood test and chest x-rays)

• 4 photos 2 x 2 (front)

• 2 photos 2 x 2 (profile)

• Completed application forms

Once the application is approved, the applicant receives a Provisional Residence Card and an Identity Card (Cédula de Identidad).

Validity: one year