Legal · Residency check
Which residency route fits you?
You don't need residency to own property here — but many buyers want it. Tell us your income, dependents, and how much you're investing, and we'll show which Dominican fast-track residency routes you qualify for.
DGM fast-track routesFree · no signup
Examples
A · Monthly incomeUSD / month
Pension / retirement incomeguaranteed, lifetime
$/mo
Other passive incomerent, dividends, interest
$/mo
Dependentsraises the pension bar
people
Each dependent adds $250/mo to the Pensionado income requirement.
B · Investment in the DR
Planned investmentproperty or business
$
$200,000+ in real estate, a business, or DR financial instruments can unlock the Investor route.
C · Your main goaltailors the pick
Your best-fit route
Pensionado
Your pension clears the Pensionado bar — the simplest route, fast-tracked to permanent residency under Law 171-07. You also qualify for Inversionista.
Routes you qualify for2 of 3fast-track
Path to permanentExpeditedunder Law 171-07
Est. timelineA few monthsto provisional · varies
Recommended
PensionadoRetiree
✓ EligibleA guaranteed lifetime pension — the lowest income bar and classic expat route.
You: $2,200/moNeeds: $1,750/mo
Expedited residency
RentistaPassive income
$1,700/mo shortStable non-employment income: rentals, dividends, or interest (not salary).
You: $300/moNeeds: $2,000/mo
Expedited residency
InversionistaInvestor
✓ EligibleA $200k+ investment — the natural route for property buyers.
You: $250,000Needs: $200,000
Direct residency
Investor note ·Whether a direct real-estate purchase of $200k+ qualifies for the investor route on its own — versus having to hold it through a registered company or a MITUR / CEI-RD-approved project — is genuinely unsettled. Confirm with a DR immigration attorney before relying on it.
What you'll need to file
Any routeValid passport18+ months remaining
Birth certificateapostilled + translated
Police clearancefrom country of origin, apostilled
Medical examperformed in the DR
Proof of income or investmentbank letters, pension award, or title
DR consular residency visaobtained before arrival
After you qualify
Good to knowCard validityThe first permanent residency card is valid for 1 year, then renews every 4 years.
Tax residencyYou become a fiscal resident after 182 days per year in the DR. The country uses territorial taxation — only DR-source income is taxed locally, and new residents get a 3-year grace period on foreign income.
Holding titleResidency and ownership are separate. How you hold title (personally, via an SRL, or a trust) has its own tax and inheritance trade-offs — see the ownership structure tool.
Owning doesn't require residency — you can buy first and decide later.
Foreign nationals hold the same ownership rights as citizens, with no residency prerequisite. Residency is a separate choice — useful for longer stays, local banking, and the path to citizenship.