
The General Directorate of Migration has announced that certain foreign nationals with expired temporary or residence permits seeking to regularize their status in the Dominican Republic are eligible for reduced fines until March 30, 2023. Foreign nationals whose residence permits expired between three to six years ago are eligible for a fine with a 40% reduction to regularize their status. Those whose residence permits expired more than six years ago are eligible for a fine with a 50% reduction. Foreign nationals in the Dominican Republic generally are subject to fines for each month they remain in the country beyond the authorized period of stay of their residence permit (for example, fines can range from DOP 18,000 to DOP 21,600 – approximately USD 320 to USD 380 - for a residence permit that expired three years ago).
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the global immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen or send an email to [email protected].
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