Investor residence in Dominican Republic

• DGM's investor page describes a foreign investor or shareholder of a company authorised to join the investment residence programme. The company must be established in the Dominican Republic and must have received a capital contribution from abroad, in currency, in kind, in financial instruments or in technology, under Law 16-95, registered with CEI-RD or in the process of registration.
• Other regimes also qualify. MIREX lists certificates from the free-zones council, the border development council, and the Ministry of Tourism or CEI-RD for tourism projects. DGM says free-zone companies may face a different amount, and companies under incentive laws (including those for tourist poles and border areas) need no minimum amount but must have a foreign-capital component in their registered shares.
• A spouse and minor children can join the application, and children over 18 only if they depend on you for study or disability. We found no DGM text that counts a home bought in your own name as an investment: the pages describe capital placed in a company. Foreign managers and technicians of an investor's company use a separate DGM residence that needs a work visa (NM1) first.

Sources: Dirección General de Migración (DGM), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX). Checked 17 October 2026.

• DGM's investor page asks for a capital contribution from abroad of about US$200,000, or the equivalent in pesos, received by the Dominican company. To be safe, have more than US$210,000. The amount is that of the investment registered with CEI-RD; the consulate also asks for a bank certificate and the last three months of bank movements.
• A January 2021 newspaper report on a ProDominicana and DGM cooperation agreement mentions a lower-than-US benchmark of about US$250,000 for residence by investment. DGM's page names about US$200,000, so the two differ; if the higher figure applies to you, have more than US$260,000 to be safe.
• For an investment made in financial instruments, you deposit a certificate from the bank that holds them. You also attach proof that the foreign exchange or assets entered the country and the company's constituent documents. If the CEI-RD registration is still in progress, DGM accepts the acknowledgement of receipt until the certificate is issued.

Sources: Dirección General de Migración (DGM), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The company files a letter asking DGM to add its investor to the programme, with a board or assembly act endorsed by the chamber of commerce, notarised and visaed by the Attorney General's office, the commercial register and the last three financial statements. You add the CEI-RD (or other regime) certificate, a power of representation for the company's signatory, and a guarantee policy with Seguros Crecer.
• Personal documents: a passport valid at least one year on the investor page (18 months on the renewal page), the RS visa, an apostilled birth certificate, a five-year criminal record apostilled or legalised, four 2x2 photographs, a repatriation policy and medical exams at an authorised institution within three days of paying. The consulate adds a letter saying how you plan to settle as an investor, the commercial register extract and proof of solvency.

Sources: Dirección General de Migración (DGM), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX). Checked 17 October 2026.

• You apply first for an RS visa at a Dominican consulate, with a 60-day single entry and 10 to 20 business days for a decision. After you arrive you have 30 days to file the originals at DGM through its online portal, or a penalty applies. MIREX says a complete file is not an approval and advises against non-refundable flights.
• DGM's investor page gives 45 working days to process the first residence, and its renewal page gives 90 working days. Law 171-07 also refers to a 45-day timeline for the investment residence programme. These are archived pages, so confirm the current time with DGM.

Sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Dirección General de Migración (DGM). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The consular fee for the RS residence visa in MIREX's table is US$250. DGM's table for an adult lists a single record payment of RD$30,000, a medical-exam fee of RD$4,500 and a CEI-RD investment record fee of RD$2,500, a total of RD$37,000. For a child under 10 the medical fee is RD$3,000 and the total RD$35,500.
• The guarantee and repatriation policy premiums are not published, and the fees for the CEI-RD registration itself and for renewal sit in a download that was not opened, so they are unknown. The DGM page is an Internet Archive copy of December 2025.

Sources: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Dirección General de Migración (DGM). Checked 17 October 2026.

• DGM describes the first investor residence as a permit for one year, and the renewal page describes a permit valid for one year for foreigners who come to invest about US$200,000 or more (to be safe, have more than US$210,000). Renewal runs through DGM's online portal.
• The renewal checklist asks again for the RS visa, a letter of incorporation into the foreign investment programme, the certified foreign investment certificate, a criminal record, photographs, a guarantee policy and medical exams, and for the company's commercial register, assembly minutes and statutes.

Sources: Dirección General de Migración (DGM). Checked 17 October 2026.

• Law 171-07 describes the investment residence programme as one that lets foreign investors obtain definitive residence within 45 days (article 2), while DGM's pages describe a one-year permit. We found no DGM page that says when this residence becomes permanent.
• The general permanent-residence application (RP-1) is for holders of ordinary temporary residence (RT-9) after five years of annual renewals; DGM lists a fee of RD$16,800 and 90 working days. Whether years as an investor resident count toward it is unknown.

Sources: Dirección General de Migración (DGM). Checked 17 October 2026.

• Dominican income tax is territorial: it taxes income of Dominican source and residents' foreign investment and financial income (DGII notice 22-25). You are a tax resident if you spend more than 182 days a year in the country, and for a foreigner foreign-source investment income is taxed from the third year as a resident, as the notice describes article 271.
• For 2026 the DGII scale for individuals is 0% up to RD$416,220 a year, 15% up to RD$624,329, 20% up to RD$867,123 and 25% above that. A new scale under Ley 30-26 applies from fiscal year 2027.
• ITBIS, a value-added tax, is 18% in general and 16% on some products. Inheritance tax is 3% of the value of the deceased person's estate, according to DGII.

Sources: Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII). Checked 17 October 2026.

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• Dominican Republic

1. Identity History Summary Checks: frequently asked questions, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Checked 17 October 2026.
2. Criminal records checks, US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Checked 17 October 2026.
3. US citizens and residents abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026.
4. United States income tax treaties, A to Z, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026.
5. Frequently asked questions (Spanish), Consulado General de la República Dominicana en Montreal (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores). Checked 15 October 2026. Official consulate page opened on 15 October 2026: for residence the process starts in Canada with the residence visa, and most people enter within the first 30 days of its validity to file in Santo Domingo.
6. Dominican consulates and embassy in Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa), Embajada de la República Dominicana en Canadá (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores). Checked 15 October 2026. Official page opened on 15 October 2026: consulates general in Montreal and Toronto, and the embassy in Ottawa (consular enquiries by email). Neither consulate's own pages carry a residence-visa checklist, so MIREX's visa page is the checklist.
7. Criminal record checks: where to go, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Checked 15 October 2026. Certified (fingerprint-based) criminal record checks, through a local police service or an RCMP-accredited fingerprinting company, from inside or outside Canada; no date shown on the page.
8. Authentication of documents: frequently asked questions, Global Affairs Canada. Checked 15 October 2026. Date modified 27 August 2026: the Apostille Convention entered into force in Canada on 11 January 2024; no fee is charged for authentication.
9. Convention between Canada and the Dominican Republic for the avoidance of double taxation (CTS 1977 No. 4), full text, Global Affairs Canada, Treaty Information (treaty-accord.gc.ca). Checked 15 October 2026.
10. General Norm 11-2022: granting the benefits of conventions to avoid double taxation, Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII). Checked 15 October 2026.
11. Social security agreements, Government of Canada. Checked 15 October 2026.
12. Dominican Republic country brief (archived copy), Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Internet Archive copy. Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 16 November 2025; the live page was not opened. Says the Dominican Republic's ambassador in Tokyo holds non-resident accreditation for Australia, and that Australia's ambassador in Mexico City is accredited to the Dominican Republic.
13. Apply for a National Police Certificate, Australian Federal Police (AFP). Checked 15 October 2026. No date shown. A$57 for an application; A$114 if fingerprints are needed; fingerprint checks take at least 15 working days.
14. Notarial services and fees (fee schedule from 1 January 2026; archived copy), Australian Government, DFAT (Smartraveller), Internet Archive copy. Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 7 October 2026 (page updated 30 September 2026): apostille A$105 per document; payment in Australia by card only.
15. Income tax treaties in force, Australian Treasury. Checked 15 October 2026.
16. International social security agreements (archived copy), Australian Government, Department of Social Services (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026.
17. Use your NZ documents overseas: apostille and authentication countries, New Zealand Government (govt.nz), Department of Internal Affairs. Checked 15 October 2026. Page last updated 15 September 2026; the Dominican Republic is listed as 'Apostille'. NZ$37 per apostille, 15 working days; an urgent service is listed at NZ$120 and 5 working days; form BDM460; a New Zealand notary public where notarisation is needed. (Opened at the govt.nz address it now redirects to.).
18. Vetting process for visas, New Zealand Police. Checked 15 October 2026. No update date shown. Says 'police clearance certificate' has no official meaning in New Zealand and the closest equivalent is a Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Check; Police can send a visa vetting result to the Department of Internal Affairs for an apostille, at a cost paid to DIA, but results go only to the authority issuing the visa.
19. Tax treaties: double tax agreements and tax information exchange agreements, Inland Revenue (New Zealand), Tax Policy. Checked 15 October 2026.
20. Social security agreements, Work and Income (Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand). Checked 15 October 2026.
21. Investment residence in investment quality (English page), Dirección General de Migración (DGM), Internet Archive copy. Checked 17 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 8 December 2025, opened on 17 October 2026.
22. Visas: types, requirements and fees for tourist, business and residence visas (Spanish), Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Servicios360. Checked 17 October 2026. Official page opened on 17 October 2026. Residence visa (RS) and work visa (NM1) checklists.
23. Investment residence for management staff and foreign technicians (English page), Dirección General de Migración (DGM), Internet Archive copy. Checked 17 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 9 February 2025, opened on 17 October 2026.
24. Renewal of investors' residences (English page), Dirección General de Migración (DGM), Internet Archive copy. Checked 17 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 30 September 2026, opened on 17 October 2026.
25. Consular fees, including residence visas, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MIREX), Servicios360. Checked 17 October 2026. Official fee table opened on 17 October 2026; fees in US dollars.
26. Permanent residence application (RP-1) (English page), Dirección General de Migración (DGM), Internet Archive copy. Checked 17 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 23 March 2025, opened on 17 October 2026.
27. DGII notice 22-25: territoriality of income tax for resident individuals, Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII). Checked 15 October 2026.
28. Technical consultation 3 (25 January 2022): income tax of a foreign resident, Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII). Checked 15 October 2026.
29. DGII help centre: 2026 ISR salary scale for individuals, Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII), República Dominicana. Checked 17 October 2026. Annual scale for 2026; says the Ley 30-26 changes apply from fiscal year 2027.
30. DGII help centre: ITBIS and its rate, Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII), República Dominicana. Checked 17 October 2026. General rate 18%, reduced rate 16% on some products.
31. DGII help centre: inheritance tax rate, Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII), República Dominicana. Checked 17 October 2026. Rate is 3% of the value of the deceased person's estate; page does not name who pays.