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Dominican Republic DGM residence routes refreshed
By Sam Parks · Last reviewed:
Dominican Republic route guidance now reflects current DGM service pages for RT-3 work residence, pensionado, rentista, investor, RT-9 temporary residence and RP-1 permanent residence, including current validity, thresholds, fees and processing caveats.
What changed
Policy claim 1
DGM lists RT-3 work residence as a one-year route, with RD$14,000 file deposit, medical fees of RD$6,300 for adults and RD$4,200 for children, and a 90-calendar-day service time.
Claim ID: do-2026-10-dgm-route-refresh#claim-1·Cite this claim
Source: DGM - RT-3 labour residence (Direccion General de Migracion (Dominican Republic))·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 2
DGM lists US$1,500 monthly foreign pension income for pensionado and US$2,000 monthly foreign income for rentista; the pensionado pages show conflicting 45-business-day and 90-working-day estimates, so the discrepancy is retained for applicant confirmation.
Claim ID: do-2026-10-dgm-route-refresh#claim-2·Cite this claim
Source: DGM - pensionado and rentista residence services (Direccion General de Migracion (Dominican Republic))·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 3
The DGM investor service specifies a minimum US$200,000 investment and a permanent card valid for one year initially, then four years; its displayed processing value is internally inconsistent and is flagged for confirmation.
Claim ID: do-2026-10-dgm-route-refresh#claim-3·Cite this claim
Source: DGM - investor permanent residence (Direccion General de Migracion (Dominican Republic))·source verified ·page reviewed
Policy claim 4
DGM lists RT-9 temporary residence as valid for one year, with RD$14,000 file deposit and 90 business days; RP-1 requires the first RT-9 card plus four renewals for the ordinary change-of-status route and lists RD$16,800 and 90 business days.
Claim ID: do-2026-10-dgm-route-refresh#claim-4·Cite this claim
Source: DGM - RT-9 and RP-1 residence services (Direccion General de Migracion (Dominican Republic))·source verified ·page reviewed
Routes affected
Primary source
Primary source
Direccion General de Migracion - residence services ↗ · Direccion General de Migracion (Dominican Republic)
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