Persons born in the national territory are Dominican under Article 18, except children of foreign diplomats and of foreigners in transit or illegally present as defined by Dominican law.
Sources: Constitución de la República Dominicana 2015, art. 18 — Presidencia
A foreign husband of a Dominican woman may naturalize after six months of residence; a foreign wife of a Dominican man has residence waived at presidential discretion.
Sources: Constitución de la República Dominicana 2015, art. 18 — Presidencia
Sons and daughters of a Dominican mother or father are Dominican under Article 18, including many births abroad subject to the dual-nationality choice rules after age eighteen.
Sources: Constitución de la República Dominicana 2015, art. 18 — Presidencia
Article 19: foreigners may become naturalized in accordance with the law. Naturalized persons face political-office limits. Residence and other conditions are fixed by the nationality statute rather than a single constitutional multi-year floor.
Sources: Constitución de la República Dominicana 2015, art. 18 — Presidencia
Foreign investors with a minimum investment of USD 200,000 qualify for the special investor residency: a MIREX Residence Visa (RS 'Inversionistas Ley 171-07'), then direct admission into the permanent-residence track at the DGM (skipping the 5-year ordinary ladder). First card valid 1 year, renewable; investment evidenced by a ProDominicana/CEI-RD registration certificate (or Zonas Francas / border-development / tourism certifications).
Sources: DGM — Residencia Permanente en calidad de Inversionista
Baseline route for those not using the Law 171-07 fast track: MIREX RS visa, then DGM temporary residence RT-9 (1-year card, proof of economic solvency rather than a fixed amount), annual renewals toward permanent residence (RP-1), and a 10-year 'Residencia Definitiva' (RD-1) after 10+ years of continuous permanent residence.
Sources: DGM — Residencia Temporal (RT-9)
Foreign pensioners receiving a permanent monthly pension of at least USD 1,500 (plus USD 250/month per dependent; salaries excluded) qualify via a MIREX RS visa then a DGM 1-year renewable residence card, with Law 171-07 tax incentives (imports, property transfer).
Sources: MIREX Servicios 360 — Visas (RS: Pensionados/Rentistas Ley 171-07)
Foreigners with stable passive foreign-source income of at least USD 2,000/month (dividends, foreign rental contracts, or financial investments held 5+ years; plus USD 250/month per dependent; salaries excluded) qualify via a MIREX RS visa then a DGM 1-year renewable residence card, with the same Law 171-07 tax incentives.
Sources: DGM — Residencia por Inversión en calidad de Rentista
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