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planner wrote:

Yet you work here the 6 months you are here?聽 Illegally?

He actually never said he works in the DR. He said he works 6 months in Canada and then goes to the DR for six months. At least that鈥檚 how I understand it :-).
Besides plenty of models of earning money while being in the DR without a residency or work permit are possible. Maybe you have a scalable business running or you let your money work for you in the form of dividends, rental income etc... That wouldn鈥檛 be illegal.
But if someone really comes to the DR to physically work, without a residency, well, that would sound illegal .

jaycreynolds wrote:

I wonder.... A ship on the high seas (in international waters) is considered to be the territory of the country in which it is registered.

As I understand it the territorial waters of the DR extend 12 nautical miles offshore.

Makes me wonder if there is not a business opportunity for some cruise line to set up a little day cruise to pick you up in the DR, take you into international waters, stamp your visa in and out....聽 might be cheaper than a RT flying off the island?

There is a ferry running 3 days a week from Santo Domingo to San Juan, they usually have cheap prices without a cabin, takes 12 hrs as they want you spend money during the travel time in disco, casino and restaurants, tht could be a good option as flying to PR has usually same fares to fly Florida or New York.

planner wrote:

Frequent traveler. My comment was based on my knowledge of many聽 other posts by Severino thus my questions honey.

I already see, you know pretty much everything about the DR.
I wonder about one thing, I read you are qualified for residency if you own real estate worth 200K.
What if the property is held by a Dominican holding company (like it鈥檚 pretty common) and you own a share of it, which is worth those 200K. Could you apply for residency then?

FrequentTraveler92 wrote:

planner wrote:

Frequent traveler. My comment was based on my knowledge of many聽 other posts by Severino thus my questions honey.

I already see, you know pretty much everything about the DR.
I wonder about one thing, I read you are qualified for residency if you own real estate worth 200K.
What if the property is held by a Dominican holding company (like it鈥檚 pretty common) and you own a share of it, which is worth those 200K. Could you apply for residency then?

200K US qualifies for an investor visa:

Google translation:

DIRECT INVESTORS:聽 COMPANIES ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT HAVE RECEIVED A CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR CAPITAL, COMING FROM ABROAD, FOR A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF US $ 200,000.00, OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN NATIONAL CURRENCY. THIS CONTRIBUTION MAY BE MADE IN CURRENCY, NATURE, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS OR TECHNOLOGY, UNDER THE FORMS ESTABLISHED IN LAW 16-95 OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT. SAID INVESTMENT MUST HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE CENTER FOR EXPORT AND INVESTMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (CEI-RD), OR ELSE IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REGISTERED.
Original source here:

planner wrote:

Yes honey that qualifies. And thank you, I know a lot but definately not everything!聽 I learn something new every single day!

Wow, thanks for replying. This forum is easily the best I have ever read on the web and your contributions are amazing.

windeguy wrote:

FrequentTraveler92 wrote:

planner wrote:

Frequent traveler. My comment was based on my knowledge of many聽 other posts by Severino thus my questions honey.

I already see, you know pretty much everything about the DR.
I wonder about one thing, I read you are qualified for residency if you own real estate worth 200K.
What if the property is held by a Dominican holding company (like it鈥檚 pretty common) and you own a share of it, which is worth those 200K. Could you apply for residency then?

200K US qualifies for an investor visa:

Google translation:

DIRECT INVESTORS:聽 COMPANIES ESTABLISHED IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THAT HAVE RECEIVED A CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR CAPITAL, COMING FROM ABROAD, FOR A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF US $ 200,000.00, OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN NATIONAL CURRENCY. THIS CONTRIBUTION MAY BE MADE IN CURRENCY, NATURE, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS OR TECHNOLOGY, UNDER THE FORMS ESTABLISHED IN LAW 16-95 OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT. SAID INVESTMENT MUST HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE CENTER FOR EXPORT AND INVESTMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (CEI-RD), OR ELSE IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REGISTERED.
Original source here:

I guess that鈥榮 also a yes, although the text above doesn鈥榯 mention real estate property and it sounds more like an investment in a general company not a real estate holding company.

WillieWeb wrote:

Not denigrate anything here....

but checking with a lawyer is the better solution.

Get tips here - get facts at the lawyer.....

The Investment post read to me --- the initial investment (not current value) --
needs to be $200,000

Absolutely, thanks for your reply!

Steverino7777 wrote:

I have a temporary work visa arranged by and thru a Dominican company. Thank you for the info. WillieWeb. I will give it some thought.....

Steverino-

I've been thinking...........

If you have a work visa - why are you paying the exit fee ?

thecolonel wrote:

OK, I'll try to phrase things in a positive way, for example;聽 ''I think it's wonderfully charming that nothing can ever be confirmed in the dr.''

well my friend, is confirmed that the turist card is for 30 days, and its been confirmed that inmigration is writting in your stamp 30 days.

As international rule for travelers when inmigration write a numer next or in your stamp thats mean are the days that you have allowed to stay legal in the country, as far as I know, maybe Im wrong,