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Dominican Republic Investor Residency. A direct permanent-residency option for investing at least $200,000 in a certified Dominican company or project; a plain real-estate purchase alone doesn’t qualify.

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Dominican Republic Investor Residency

A 1-year residency card, then a 4-year renewable permanent card.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Investment
About $200,000.
Time
A few months to a year.
Cost
The $200,000 investment plus legal and government fees.
The hard part
A straight real-estate purchase does not qualify unless structured through a certified company, a common misconception.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

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Citizens by 2030.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 4 years at a time.

  2. 2029
    Apply for citizenship

    With a civics test.

  3. 2030
    Citizenship

    The decision usually takes 4–12 months.

Civics
An interview and a Dominican general-culture exam set by the Interior Ministry.
Time away
Two years of uninterrupted residence. The law says trips abroad of up to a year, with the intention to return, do not break it.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • Permanent residence from the start. An applicant who founded a business or owns property in the Dominican Republic uses the law’s six-month naturalisation option; other investors use the two-year option.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
No published minimum days; the visa depends on keeping the certified investment in place, not on time spent in the country.
Tax
Standard Dominican tax rules apply; this category does not carry the automatic foreign-income exemption that Pensionado and Rentista do.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Get the project certified, then file with the Dirección General de Migración.Open migracion.gob.do ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • Proof of the funds to invest: about $200,000, and where they came from
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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