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Temporary Resdidencia - first steps!

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#481

Depends what it is honey. Send me a private message and I will check for you.

And yup its a lot of information!

abreuimmigration Contributor

181POSTS

7 years ago

#482

Ultimately the decision is made by the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Dominican consulate where you submit your visa application. In our experience those with non-recurring misdemeanors or with non-recurring felonies many years ago have been granted a visa.

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Debbiewymenga New member

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7 years ago

#483

I called the consulate in Ottawa and was told to send in the appropriate forms and they send it for translation and then the legalization which I鈥檓 assuming is same as apostilizing? As long as you send in the money.

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#484

Yes that is the legalization!聽 And welcome to the forums.

tnadpa Member

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7 years ago

#485

Planner,

Glad I made you laugh, great medicine. At what point do you suggest getting a highly over paid lawyer involved in the Residencia process?

Craig

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planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#486

Don't use an overpaid Lawyer honey!! Use a quality Lawyer with reasonable prices.

I would talk to them as you get your documents started at home.聽 They will help you get the right documents set up. Then when you get the 60 day visa get down here and actively work with them to get your filing done.

Debbiewymenga New member

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7 years ago

#487

Do you have recommendations regarding a lawyer for a reasonable price? It doesn鈥檛 seem too complicated to do yourself, I鈥檝e been in contact with local consulate. Heard from other Canadians who have done it on their own, plus from a friend who did with a lawyer first time then ended up finishing themselves because lawyer made amess of it. The only thing I can see bring helpful is the translation of expectations in DR

Expatlife4us Active member

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7 years ago

#488

I think I need a refresher on why we should get residency status if we only plan to live in the DR part time after we retire. I am hearing from some on this forum and other sources that many expats don't bother and just pay the fine for overstaying their tourist visa. We already own a condo in PC, but we are thinking of selling that and will be looking on the North Shore to perhaps buy a house. We could be staying for up to 6 months at a time. What would be the fine for staying 6 months? Or could we just do weekend trips to Puerto Rico or Haiti or other islands every 30 days to avoid the fines, and to avoid looking like residents?

Expatlife4us Active member

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7 years ago

#489

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#490

Here is the reality -聽 just coming and staying, then paying the overstay fine works for now.

That will change.

We don't know when.
We don't know how.
We don't know what the new rules will be.

There you go.

Expatlife4us Active member

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7 years ago

#491

Hopefully when things change, they will catch up with other countries and have longer temporary tourist visas of 5-6 months. But can anyone tell me for now
1) what are the fines to overstay 5 months beyond the tourist visa?
2) can you avoid the overstay by taking day trips to Haiti, or weekend trips to PR or other places? in other words, do they have a minimum time required to be out of the country before you can reenter under a tourist visa entry?

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#492

The overstay fine for 5 to 6 months is 4,000 RD that is about US 80.

No going to Haiti will not qualify and in fact will cost more than the US 80.

And I agree we need a longer stay tourist visa!聽 I am told that this is currently under consideration!聽 No idea if or when it could happen.

Expatlife4us Active member

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7 years ago

#493

Thanks for your prompt and detailed reply! For us, retirement is still 5-6 years away and I know a lot could happen between now and then. we will keep our fingers crossed for a longer tourist visa stay.

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Steverino7777 Serial expat

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7 years ago

#494

Hello Expatlife4us,

You will find the overstay charges at . Click on
"Immigration" - go to the bottom of paragraph and Click on link to
'View Rates"
'.

WillieWeb ViP

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7 years ago

#495

Or you can apply for residency which will not negate your home residency

But you shouldn鈥檛 be absent for more than 6 months straight

Expatlife4us Active member

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7 years ago

#496

Hi Steverino, I clicked on the link you provided, but could not find "Immigration" listed anywhere on this PC airport site.

tnadpa Member

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7 years ago

#497

Expatlife4us -

Because he didn't tell you to click on Airport Services first. Then you will see the "Immigration" heading. The last sentence of the last paragraph has a link to view rates....

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#498

That is the problem with sharing websites. Its just confusing.聽 We posted the costs for you.

tnadpa Member

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7 years ago

#499

Planner -聽 I hope you didn't experience any issues or concerns with the earthquake yesterday. I watched it on the news here in Red Deer where it is currently -35 with the windchill overnight. In places further north like Edmonton and Fort McMurray it is -45....

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#500

No issues with the earthquake. Thanks for your concern!

Yesterday 84f!

tnadpa Member

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7 years ago

#501

Planner - That is great news.聽 I want to ask you something please and thanks of course.聽聽 Actually, I would like to copy and paste a document I recently received from the Dominican Embassy in Ottawa regarding Residencia. In particular, I would like you to comment and reply on specific paragraphs for me. Would that be possible? Would you prefer that I PM you the document and you can reply in this forum?

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#502

Let's do it by PM and then I can post it as needed honey.

Thanks!

Expatlife4us Active member

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7 years ago

#503

Thanks to everyone for being so helpful! I am sorry to reply so late, but I have been swamped at work.

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ed.nyc.dr New member

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7 years ago

#504

What do I do after I have all the required documents?聽 Do I bring them to the Dominican consulate closest to me?聽 I tried calling them, but got bounced around a lot and eventually sent to voicemail.

Debbiewymenga New member

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7 years ago

#505

I鈥檓 interested too, we have been trying for our temp visa from Canada getting the complete run around. Because we are just retiring now so have been receiving employment income and now will be receiving a monthly amount which meets the requirements and have a notarized letter from our investment company. They said we have to have been receiving this amount for six months and send bank statements to show that. So frustrated because we鈥檝e been trying to do this legally and now my husband is on the way Tuesday and it鈥檚 still not straightened out.

thecolonel Banned

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7 years ago

#506

The 'first step', is to try to evaluate whether it's evne worth it.聽 Many have decided it isn't.

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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7 years ago

#507

Once you have documents translated etc you send them to your closest consulate with the application and fee for your residency letter.

If you do not yet qualify you have 2 options.聽 Wait at home until you have the 6 months, or, come here overstay the tourist visa pay the fee on exit, go home in 6 months and submit then. Understand much of your paperwork is time sensitive.

thecolonel Banned

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7 years ago

#508

'Time sensitive'?聽 How can that be since it doesn't correspond to real life in the dr at all.聽 If they take YEARS to settle other things, what's with time sensitivity on this one?

CapnRick Member

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7 years ago

#509

Col;onel. the FBI document of antecedentes criminales, for example, is considered valid in the DR if it has a date of execution of 6 months or less. Some of the financial documentation has time sensitivity as well. As you have noted previously, each immigrants' results may depend on what kind of day the immigration examiner is having. Suerte

thecolonel Banned

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7 years ago

#510

Ahhhhh glad to know that it's as usual.......it depends......it's arbitrary, etc.

ed.nyc.dr New member

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7 years ago

#511

planner wrote:
Once you have documents translated etc you send them to your closest consulate with the application and fee for your residency letter.

If you do not yet qualify you have 2 options.聽 Wait at home until you have the 6 months, or, come here overstay the tourist visa pay the fee on exit, go home in 6 months and submit then. Understand much of your paperwork is time sensitive.

Gracias.聽 Do I need a work visa in addition to residency in order to work?

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17767POSTS

7 years ago

#512

Colonel - the doctors report expires in 60 days meaning it must be submitted to the consulate for residency visa within that time. So it's not arbitrary at all.

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17767POSTS

7 years ago

#513

Residency includes the right to work honey.

ed.nyc.dr New member

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7 years ago

#514

planner wrote:
Residency includes the right to work honey.

骋谤补肠颈补蝉听

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17767POSTS

7 years ago

#515

Siempre!

Sash13 Member

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6 years ago

#516

1- Your birth certificate- translated and apostilled - 2 copies

2- A Certificate of Good conduct from the police- also translated and apostilled. - 2 copies

3- A medical certificate confirming your current health status- emphasizing you do not suffer from any infectious or contagious diseases, translated and apostilled - 2 copies

4- A letter from your bank confirming you are are solvent and a client in good standing, translated and apostilled.聽 - 2 copies

5- A letter explaining the reason for wanting to apply for residency in the DR, translated and apostilled. 2 copies

6. 2 full copies of your passport, good for at least 18 more months, apostilled.

Questions:
Is this updated?

Ive gone through the thread and cant find the answers, it states "2 original copies for each document" or can it be a photocopy of the original document (birth certificates, medical letter, police check)?

Apostilled is the same as notarized?

Copies of each passport page in your passport book? each page apostilled?

Thanks

planner Dominican Republic Expert

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6 years ago

#517

Those are still the required documents.聽 Two full copies honey of the passport.聽 All documents and copies are apostilized. It is usually a fee per document not per page.

Expatlife4us Active member

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6 years ago

#518

Apostille and Notarized are not the same thing. You can log onto your state or province's web site to find locations that will provide you with an Apostille

Kat11 Serial expat

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6 years ago

#519

I ordered 3 copies (with raised stamp) of both my husband and I's birth certificate and our marriage certificate and then sent out to be aposilled over a year ago. I have it all waiting for when I apply for visa. My question is....do I have to now do it all over because they are not translated into Spanish??

I thought I could get that done later because I read that when you hire a Dominican lawyer they would take care of the translating of documents.

OR do I need to take our birth certificates and marrige license to be translated somewhere here in US and then send to be Aposilled again... then bring all copies (3 English and 3 Spanish) to apply for visa?

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My75alfa Member

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6 years ago

#520

I called the Dominican Embassy in New Orleans, LA and sent them my documents for translation. I figured that it was the most official way of getting it done here in the states. I sent a money order for the fee which was as good as any fee I found. I included the return envelope as they instructed and within two weeks it was returned, translated and official. All my paperwork was completed in the DR by a lawyer friend and I leave on Tuesday to the DR to get my Duel Citizenship.

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