Rajko85
American looking for information about Dominican Republic
Forum posts
27
About me
American
Lives in Santiago de los Caballeros, Sa
Speaks Serbo-Croatian, English
Registration: 22 May 2019
Persistent Congestion - Sinus & Ears - Allergy Help! by Conifer
Hi! I have been living in Punta Cana for about 2 years. Does anyone else here suffer from persistent allergies? I'm talking sinus congestion, especially ears. I can't seem to go out of the house without taking a decongestant but now I'm getting ...
Local honey works well for allergies. Make sure its local and not from across the world.. Read More
Welcome to 2023 by planner
I want to wish everyone a happy healthy and prosperous New Year! May 2023 be everything you need it to be!
Happy new year all! Read More
Dominican Police using cell phones with facial recognition technology by windeguy
This was just posted on DR1 by a forum moderator and is posted in its entirety below:35 minutes ago#1Apparently, the Dominican police is using facilal ID technology installed in their smart phones. All they have to do is enter into the system the ...
There is no expectation of privacy in public, anyone can take a picture of you. Stopping you to take a picture is questionable depending what country you are in. Just dont be a criminal and you should be good to go. Read More
Santo Domingo or Punta Cana? by Guest9467
Hi everyone!聽Looking to reside in DR for a few months. Just want to know if you have any advice on the infrastructure in SD vs PC? I work remotely so rely heavily on electricity and stable internet connections. Any advice is appreciated. ...
Santo Domingo is pretty gross, couldn't pay me to live there. Punta Cana is a tourist trap. Santiago is definitely better in my opinion than Santo Domingo but is not close to the beach.聽 Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
Another update for residencia 2022 for myself.聽 On may 17th i had my appointment and all of the paperwork was turned it (medical as well). On july 7 or 8th i got my approval and appointment for july 25th to finish the process and get my cedula. ... Read More
HELP: Met someone in the DR and I don't know what his intentions are by travellinglady1429
Hello to everyone,This is my first time posting on a forum, desperate measures as I scour the internet to find out whether the intentions of the man I met in the DR are authentic or not.聽I vacationed to Punta Cana with a friend of mine about 3 ...
Looks like u got a role in "Sanky Panky". GL Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
My recommendation if u dont habla and have no one in DR to lean on is to get a lawyer. We did speak to mentioned lawyer (lishali) but did not use her as we choose to try it ourselves.聽 She is very responsive and answered questions when we ... Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
We had some help with part one (part you start in your own country), my wife did second part (all the local stuff when we arrived to DR on my visa). Its a lot of paperwork and headaches.聽 She works immigration in USA and according to her DR is ... Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
My residencia is family reunification type as my wife is dominican.聽 We had a DR bank account but in dollars. They told us it has to be in pesos and they wanted 300k and some change (per conversation with immigration dept). We then had to ... Read More
HOW MUCH MONEY A SINGLE PERSON NEED TO MOVE TO DR? by destination50
I am a single female, and would like to leave Canada to move to Dominican Republic. I am wondering if there is some single people that move to Dominican Republic on a very small amount of money, if yes how they managed to get things going smoothly? ...
Rent is not too bad in Santiago. Depending what u want. Wife's relative pays 275 for an apt, 3 beds/2 bath on the 3rd floor with elevator, 2 parking spots, gate and secuirty in a decent part of town. We were looking at some houses. House was 317 ... Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
Quick update on residencia 2022. So i entered DR On may 2 with my visa entry. I uploaded information they asked for. For the next week they kept asking for different things that were not on the list. Final upload was then done on monday the ... Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
Lol, thanks all Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
I was told by consulate that you have to be there until your medical/first apt is done? Takes 10 or so days per them. Then to avoid "abandoning " the process u need to apply for an exit visa (takes 5 days to approve) per them and then its ... Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
My issue is i dont have a month or two to hang around for approval.聽 I know i can enter, upload, do medical, ask for approval to leave the country (without abandoning the process). But seems like all those take more than 3 weeks. I already know ... Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
Thanks, seems like flights will cost a lot more them the process lol.聽 Read More
Residencia - 2020 - How to get it done. by planner
Its time for a new thread laying out how to apply for residencia! Our resident lawyer, Lishali, will assist us. Lets break it down into sections: 1. Who qualifies 2. First step in your home country. 3. What you need and how to apply for your ...
Hello all, got a question or two. Has anyone been through a recent residency process? I been approved for my 1 time visa entry to DR (FAMILY reunification method). I have 2 months to enter. My question is how long does it take once u enter/upload ... Read More
Ukraine Invasion and Impacts on DR by Guest2022
In January, DR received record arrivals. Most came from USA (123k), but in second place by some margin was Russia (50k) which was well ahead of Canada (28k) and Germany (18k). Interestingly Ukraine accounted for 14k arrivals. Clearly DR benefits ...
Unfortunately it might be better for them to be stuck in DR at this point then in Ukraine. The world can expect millions of refugees so DR might as well take some in. 40+ million Ukrainians...600k already left...millions more will flee. Read More
COVID-19
Good for DR, about time people are free to live. In Florida we been free for a while. Going to DR was a hassle everytime. Read More
Issues in Haiti by Rajko85
Hello all, just wondering if any of you DR. expats are worried about Haiti and potential civil war after the presidents assassination? How will it further affect DR. with potential max exodus of future refugees and such. This is not a political ...
Thanks for the input! Ill be in DR for for 3 weeks at the end of the month! Still in the process of figuring out if and when ill be moving there lol. Read More
Issues in Haiti
Hello all, just wondering if any of you DR. expats are worried about Haiti and potential civil war after the presidents assassination? How will it further affect DR. with potential max exodus of future refugees and such. This is not a political ... Read More
Chicken growing business
This might sound like a dumb question. Anyone on here in a chicken growing business? I am considering moving to DR (santiago) with my wifey. Her dad owns a lot of land down here but am afraid to pull the trigger as we make a good living in USA. For ... Read More
New members of the Dominican Republic forum, introduce yourselves here - 2019 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Dominican Republic forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell ...
Hey all! Been following and reading these forums for some time now. Finally registred tonight. My name is Rajko. Been living in the US for past 20 years. Originally from former Yugoslavia but civil war forced me to US. I am 34 years old and married ... Read More