Source document
Decreto No. 631-11, que aprueba el Reglamento de Aplicación de la Ley General de Migración No. 285-04 (19 de octubre de 2011)
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What the document holds
Decreto 631-11 (signed 19 Oct 2011), the 144-article regulation of Migration Law 285-04 (72 pages, read from OCR): definitions, the National Migration Council, visas, residence categories and their documents, investors (arts. 53-58: Programa de Permiso de Residencia a través de la Inversión, US$200,000 minimum or an amount set by the Executive for designated projects, renewal after 1 year then every 4 years), pensioners and rentiers (arts. 59-66: US$1,500 / US$2,000 monthly income, US$250 per dependant; out of scope, income routes), temporary workers, non-residents, re-entry, deportation and prisoners. Fees are left to the Executive under law art. 140 (art. 144); none are set here. No statistics. This pass added: first-card validity and 4-year renewals for investors, the 2-year naturalisation period after permanent residence, the dependant age (under 18), the 45-working-day card issue period and the 6-month absence limit while an application is processed (6 rules).
What it supports
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Rules and prices (6)
- Business investmentinvestorUSD 200,000Since 19 Oct 2011 · Dominican Presidency 2011Dominican Republic · Residence by investment
- Residence permit validityfirst permanent-residence-by-investment card (renewed at the end of the first year)1 yearsSince 19 Oct 2011 · Dominican Presidency 2011Dominican Republic · Residence by investment
- Validity of a renewed residence permiteach renewal after the first year4 yearsSince 19 Oct 2011 · Dominican Presidency 2011Dominican Republic · Residence by investment
- Maximum time allowed abroadapplicants whose temporary or permanent residence is still being processed (incl. investors); beyond this, without justification, the application must be restarted6 monthsSince 19 Oct 2011 · Dominican Presidency 2011Dominican Republic · Residence by investment
- Maximum age of a dependent childunmarried children counted as 'parientes' (adult children with a disability also qualify); investors' direct relatives benefit from the preferential regime (art. 56)18 yearsSince 19 Oct 2011 · Dominican Presidency 2011Dominican Republic · Residence by investment
- Maximum processing timeissue of the residence card after approval of a 'Permiso de Residencia a través de la Inversión' file45 working daysSince 19 Oct 2011 · Dominican Presidency 2011Dominican Republic · Residence by investment
Timeline (2)
- Migration regulation (Decreto 631-11) sets a US$200,000 minimum for residence by investment19 Oct 2011Rule changeDominican Republic · Residence by investment
- Dominican General Migration Law 285-04 published, making investors a permanent-resident category27 Aug 2004LaunchDominican Republic · Residence by investment
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About the document
What it covers Regulation: arts. 53-58 investor residence ('Programa de Permiso de Residencia a través de la Inversión'), minimum US$200,000; cites Ley 285-04 as published in Gaceta Oficial No. 10291 of 27 Aug 2004.
Notes Scanned, no text layer; read by OCR (tesseract, spa), so quotes may differ slightly in characters. Date is the signing date; its own publication date was not found.
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