For foreigner to apply for Dominican naturalization she/he must meet certain criteria established in law No. 1683 on naturalization, said conditions vary case to case. The petitioner for citizenship must deposit his application file and fill it in the Citizenship Department, Immediately the file is complete, it is submitted by the MIP to the General Ministry of Presidency so that for the consideration of the President of the Dominican Republic it can decide whether or not to issue the decree that approves Dominican nationality.
Being doesn’t automatically approve you for citizenship, the interested party must first comply with several requirements to access to the Dominican citizenship, read carefully:
The applicant must first apply for a residency visa in the Dominican consulate in their country of origin; several documents must be presented to meet those requirements, later the applicant should apply for a temporary residency in the Dominican Republic, the temporary residency is also named RT-9, make no mistake it’s the same status. Once the applicant is a legal resident, she/ he needs to wait at least six (06) months to apply for citizenship, please see below the requirements to apply:
1) Original birth certificate legalized with Apostille and translated to Spanish. The ministry won’t accept a document with more than six (06) months of expedition.
2) Original marriage certificate legalized with Apostille and translated to Spanish. The ministry won’t accept a document with more than six (06) months of expedition.
3) Original Dominican birth certificate of the spouse, legalized by Junta Central Electoral. The ministry won’t accept a document with more than six (06) months of expedition.
4) Original background check legalized with Apostille. The ministry won’t accept a document with more than six (06) months of expedition.
5) Both residency and cedula cards must be valid for at least six (06) months prior to the application of citizenship.
6) If the applicant has changed his name in any of his documents, the ministry requires seeing an official and Apostilled documentation to valite de the change.
7) The applicant must present an interview. We are able to prepare you for such interview as part of our service. This is when the applicant must request cedula and passport.
8) The Dominican authorities request every applicant to have a guarantor to apply for citizenship.
9) The process is finalized with an oath ceremony.
Once nationality is granted, the documents that prove them as such and the corresponding documents are delivered to the naturalized so that they are excluded from the registers in which they appear as domiciled foreigners and are registered as naturalized Dominicans.
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