One-year multiple-entry work-linked visa for a fixed-term contract, followed by DGM residence or permit formalisation.
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic sits in Caribbean. Its immigration system runs 19 distinct routes — led by work, family and independent means, each set out in official law. 18 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 19across 11 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 18 of 19cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work4 of the 19 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Caribbean
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 11,520,487
- Official language
- Spanish
- Currency
- DOP
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00
Immigration routes
All 19 routes, grouped by purpose — 18 of 19 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
4 routes
One-year residence for indispensable managerial or technical staff of a qualifying foreign-investment company.
One-year residence for a foreign worker with a qualifying Dominican employment contract.
One-year non-resident permit for agricultural or construction work under an authorised Dominican employer.
Investment
1 route
Accelerated permanent residence for a certified foreign investment of at least USD 200,000.
Business & self-employment
1 route
Business visa for professional or commercial visits, with a simple or multiple-entry class.
Talent & merit
1 route
Non-resident permit for a recognised temporary artistic, sporting, exchange-study or volunteer placement.
Study
1 route
Non-resident permit for study at an educational institution officially registered in the Dominican Republic.
Family
3 routes
One-year residence for an eligible dependant of an RT-3 employee or RT-4 religious resident.
One-year multiple-entry dependency visa for eligible family members of an E or NM1 principal.
Residence pathway for a qualifying direct family link, beginning with an RS visa and followed by RT-9 formalisation.
Independent means
3 routes
One-year ordinary temporary residence for a foreign national intending to settle temporarily and show adequate means.
One-year investment-program residence for a foreign pensioner meeting the statutory foreign pension threshold.
One-year residence for a person with stable foreign-source income of at least USD 2,000 monthly.
Residence-based status
2 routes
Ten-year residence extension for a person who has held permanent residence lawfully for at least ten years.
Change from ordinary temporary residence to permanent residence after the required RT-9 history.
Cultural, religious & volunteer
1 route
One-year temporary residence for a member or worker of a recognised religious organisation.
Short stay & visit
1 route
Short-stay visa for tourism; the simple or multiple class depends on the planned travel pattern.
Humanitarian protection
1 route
Protection claim filed with the National Refugee Office and decided by CONARE.
Official sources
- Direccion General Migracion DGMGovernment
- Ministerio Interior PoliciaGovernment
- Impuestos InternosGovernment
- [NSO] Oficina Nacional de EstadísticaGovernment
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