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Dependency Visa — DPM

Dominican RepublicFamily

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Which family relationships qualify?

The request letter must state whether the person for whom the visa is requested depends on the principal through family ties or through an employment relationship; the document list refers to a marriage certificate and the children's birth certificates according to the applicant's status. The official page does not enumerate the qualifying relatives or any age limits.

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  • The page does not enumerate which relatives qualify (e.g. age limits for children, parents, partners); spouse and children appear only through the listed certificates.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The sponsor is the principal on whom the applicant depends, and the file requires a copy of the principal's Dominican visa or residence card when applicable.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not fully establish every nationality-specific exception, qualifying relationship, or right relevant to this rectangle.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

A birth certificate duly legalised or apostilled and, where applicable, a current marriage certificate duly legalised or apostilled are listed; documents in a language other than Spanish must be translated by a judicial interpreter and legalised.

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  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Acta de Nacimiento debidamente legalizada o apostillado. Si está redactada en un idioma diferente al español, deberá ser traducido por un intérprete judicial legalizado oportunamente.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Acta de Matrimonio actual debidamente legalizada o apostillado. Si está redactada en un idioma diferente al español, deberá ser traducido por un intérprete judicial legalizado oportunamente. (si aplica)

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

A guarantor letter in the Dominican Republic, notarised and legalised by the Attorney General's Office (PGR), issued by the company and valid for six months, is required; the guarantor declares moral and economic responsibility for the person's return and for any expense to the Dominican State during the stay or from repatriation or deportation. Financial-solvency documents with bank movements from the last three months are required, and solvency documents (bank letter, work letter, property titles) of the person on whom the applicant depends are listed.

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  • No minimum income or funds amount is stated.
  • No accommodation or health-insurance requirement is stated.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Para el garante en República Dominicana: Carta de Garantía notarizada y legalizada por la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), emitida por la empresa (anexar documento de identidad de la persona que firma), con una vigencia de seis (6) meses.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Documentos que demuestren solvencia económica con movimientos bancarios de los últimos tres (3) meses.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    “Me hago moral y económicamente responsable al retorno de su país de origen, asumiendo pagar a favor del Estado Dominicano cualquier gasto en que dicha persona pueda incurrir durante su estancia en el país, o que se origine como consecuencia de su repatriación o deportación del mismo”.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Documentos que acrediten solvencia económica (carta bancaria, carta de trabajo, títulos de propiedad, etc.), de la persona de que se depende.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

DPM is stated for one year with multiple entries. Completing the requirements does not imply approval: the consulate accepts and evaluates the request and sends it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which issues the final decision. Once in the Dominican Republic, DPM beneficiaries have 30 days to present themselves to the Directorate General of Migration (DGM) to formalise residence or temporary-permit procedures, completing DGM's additional requirements under the regulation of Migration Law 285-04.

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Limits of the record
  • The rights of the family member (work, study) are not stated.
  • How the family member can obtain independent or longer-term status is not stated beyond the DGM residence/temporary-permit step.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    REQUISITOS VISA DE DEPENDENCIA MÚLTIPLE (DPM) POR UN AÑO VARIAS ENTRADAS
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Haber completado todos los requisitos exigidos más arriba, NO SUPONE UNA APROBACIÓN DEL VISADO , sino que indica que el consulado puede aceptar su petición, evaluarla y enviar al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, quien emitirá una decisión final.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Los beneficiarios de Visados de Dependencia (DPM) una vez en territorio dominicano, tienen un plazo de 30 días para presentarse ante la Dirección General de Migración (DGM) para formalizar los trámites de su residencia o permiso temporal, debiendo completar los requisitos adicionales que ésta exige según el Reglamento de aplicación de la ley General de Migración No. 285-04.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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