RS Pension & Retirement | Consulate of Dom. Rep.

IMPORTANT NOTE

All documents of Canadian origin that will be used in the Dominican Republic must first be passed through Global Affairs Canada, https://www.international.gc.ca /global-affairs-affaires-mondiales/home-accueil.aspx?lang=eng o to the offices of Official Document Services (Only for the Province of Ontario), at 222 Jarvis Street West, downtown Toronto, and then to our offices to be legalized and translated.

Residency Visa For Pension and Retirements

Requirements

Visa form filled out and duly completed by machine or legible. Available at the headquarters of the consular offices or in the services portal.

Letter of Visa application to the signature of the beneficiary addressed to the corresponding consular office, containing name, nationality, place of residence and productive activity to which it is dedicated, as well as information on how it plans to establish itself in the country as a pensioner.

One (1) photograph size 4 x 5 centimeters, front and with white background.

Original passport with a minimum validity of six (06) months.

Legible photocopy of the Residence Card (If applicable).

Birth certificate. Must be submitted in original duly legalized or apostilled, as appropriate. If it is written in a language other than Spanish, it must be translated by a judicial interpreter, legalized by the Consulate of the Dominican Republic or apostilled, as appropriate. The original and the translation must be deposited both legalized or apostilled.

Certificate of No Criminal Record (Not required for minors) issued (in less than 12 months of the application) by the competent authority (federal authority in the case of Länder) of the countries in which it has resided in the last 5 years, duly legalized or apostilled, as appropriate.

Certification from the government, official agency or private company of foreign origin, where he rendered his services, duly translated into Spanish by a judicial interpreter, with the stamp of apostille or legalized by the Dominican consulate of the country of origin of the document, as the case may be. This certification must contain the applicant's general information, time spent in the company, position held and the amount received as a pension.

In order to benefit from the preferential regime established in Law 171-07, Pensioners or Retirees and Foreign Rent Owners must receive a monthly income according to the following scale: The minimum amount of income for the Pensioner is US $ 1,500.00 dollars or its equivalent in pesos.

Medical Certification that the petitioner does not have contagious infectious diseases.

Dominican and other countries visas valid or expired.

NOTE: WHEN MAILING YOUR DOCUMENTS PLEASE INCLUDE A SELF-ADDRESSED PREPAID EXPRESS ENVELOPE.

IMPORTANT: Processing time is 15-20 business days. Within the first 30 days of the visas’ validity you must enter Dominican Republic and submit your Provisional Residency Application at the General Directorate of Migration in Santo Domingo.

Application Fee USD$150.00

legalization USD$100.00 (by document)

Translate USD$40.00 (by document)