These are the Requirements to Obtain a Temporary Residence in the Dominican Republic.
This procedure makes it easier for you to obtain Dominican Residence for a period of one year with a temporary residence card.
Documents required to acquire the service and that must be supplied by the person who is requesting residency and managed in the country from which they are going to request residence and brought to the Dominican Republic.
1. Passport with a minimum of eighteen (18) months of validity.
2. Deposit with the General Directorate of Migration a copy of the complete passport, two (2) copies of the main page and a copy of the last entry stamp. In the event that the name that the foreigner has registered in the passport is different from that of his birth certificate, he must deposit the document that legally endorses the change, either the marriage certificate if it has the husband's surname added, the certificate of divorce if you do not want to appear with the husband's last name, the adoption certificate, among others, which must be apostilled.
3. Residence visa (rs). This Visa is granted by the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex), through the Dominican Consulate in your country of origin, and a copy of the entry through the immigration post. (If the visa is stamped by hand, it must be endorsed with a Mirex certification).
4. Inextensive birth certificate, (that presents the complete data of the applicant's parents), duly apostilled or legalized and translated into Spanish, as appropriate.
5. In the event that the foreigner has acquired a nationality other than his nationality of origin and wishes to become a resident with this nationality, he must deposit a copy of the naturalization certified by the naturalization department that issued it, apostilled or legalized, as appropriate. .
6. In the case of a name change, the foreigner must deposit the act or document authorizing the name change, duly apostilled.
7. In the case of nationals where only one original document of the birth certificate is issued, a copy of it will be accepted, duly certified and legalized at the corresponding Dominican Consulate or at the headquarters in the Dominican Republic of the applicant's Consulate of origin or in the official entity authorized and apostilled in Mirex.
8. Certificate of no criminal record. Issued by the competent authority of the country where you have resided in the last five (5) years, duly legalized or apostilled, as appropriate. This certification must be the federal one. The certifications that state that for better information in this regard must be checked with fingerprints will not be received by the General Directorate of Migration, because they do not contain complete information from abroad.
9. Personal identity document from the country where you declare to have resided legally for the last 5 years (in case the country that issues the certification is different from your country of origin).
10. If the foreigner has resided in the last five (5) years in Dominican territory and travels to his country of origin to obtain his visa and opt for temporary residence, he must manage the certificate of no criminal record to present it to the General Directorate of Migration, together with the other required documents.
11. Four (4) recent photographs of the front and four (4) of the right profile 2 x 2 size without jewelry or accessories and the ears uncovered; with white background. The photographs must be the same complete set from the front and from the side.
12. Marriage certificate, declaration of singleness or proof of coexistence, if applicable, duly apostilled or legalized, as appropriate. In the event that the marriage took place abroad, you can attach a legible copy of the marriage certificate duly apostilled.
13. If not married to a Dominican national, the applicant must present any documentation to certify her link with the country.
14. Guarantee policy contracted with the insurance company duly authorized by the General Directorate of Migration.
15. Conducting medical examinations. These must be carried out within 3 days after payment (including the day of payment) and medical examinations from institutions not authorized by the General Directorate of Migration are not admitted.
16. All documents in another language must be translated into Spanish, by the Dominican consulate in the applicant's country of origin or by a judicial interpreter in the Dominican Republic.
17. All documents deposited in the General Directorate of Migration must be original and must be duly notarized, legalized and apostilled as appropriate.
