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Residence Visa and RT-9 — Family Reunification

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

Family reunification is based on kinship ties by marriage or direct dependency.

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

The sponsor is a legal foreign resident in the Dominican Republic or a Dominican national, and the applicant settles as their spouse or child. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may summon the guarantor for an interview with a consular official.

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

Proof requires a current marriage certificate, legalised or apostilled (translated by a judicial interpreter if not in Spanish); for unmarried partners, a notarised declaration certifying a free union of at least 2 years, demonstrated through children or common assets; and a birth certificate legalised or apostilled.

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

The file requires documents showing economic solvency with the last 3 months of bank movements, and a guarantee letter from the spouse/father in the Dominican Republic, notarised and legalised by the Attorney General's Office (PGR), valid for six months.

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  • 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/
    Para el garante en República Dominicana: Carta de Garantía por parte del esposo/padre notarizada y legalizada por la Procuraduría General de la República (PGR), emitida por conyugué (anexar documento de identidad de la persona que firma), con una vigencia de seis (6) meses.

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?

Apply at a Dominican consulate for a Residence Visa (RS), valid for use for 60 days and for a single entry; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes the final decision. Within 30 days of arrival the beneficiary must go to the Directorate General of Migration to formalise the residence or temporary permit. Rights, duration of the resulting status and routes to independent status are not stated in this source.

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Limits of the record
  • Resulting residence duration, rights and independent-status route not stated in the MIREX source.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    La Visa de Residencia (RS), tiene una vigencia para su uso de sesenta (60) días y es válida para una (1) sola entrada .
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    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 Residencia (RS) 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

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

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