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Ordinary Temporary Residence — RT-9

Dominican RepublicLiving from your own income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

Not specific to retirees or passive-income holders: it is for a foreigner intending to settle and establish ties in the country on a temporary basis (entry on a Residence Visa RS).

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Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

Proof of economic solvency: a financial certificate or a bank certification (with stamped account movements if the account is over 3 months old), or a property title with its legal-status certificate; all must be Dominican.

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What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

Bank certification with a minimum of 300,000 pesos; if the applicant is married to a Dominican national, the account must hold at least RD$150,000. No per-dependant amount is stated.

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  • No additional amount per accompanying family member is stated.

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

Answer not available

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

Granted for one year and renewed for one-year periods. Permanent residence (RP-1) is open to a resident holding the first temporary card plus 4 temporary-residence renewals. Physical-presence obligations are not stated.

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  • Physical-presence obligations for renewal are not stated.

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

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