If your reason for living in the Dominican Republic does not fit a work or investment category, ordinary RT-9 temporary residence is the general route - renewed yearly on the way to permanent residence.
Permanent residence (RP-1) is the Dominican Republic's settled-status card - reached fast through the investment classes, or after the required years of renewed temporary residence on the ordinary route.
The Dominican Republic's Temporary Worker Permit (PTT) is distinct from the general RT-3 labor residence: it is a non-resident permit specifically for a company hiring foreign personnel for agricultural or construction work, endorsed by a legally constituted Dominican company.
If you make a qualifying investment in the Dominican Republic, the investor route gives you residence and, like the other investment classes, a fast track to permanent residence.
If you receive a pension from abroad, the pensionado route gives you Dominican residence quickly - and it puts you on the fast track to permanent residence from your first card.
If you have steady income from abroad - including remote work - the rentista route is the Dominican Republic's practical home for you, and it leads quickly to permanent residence.
The Dominican Republic's Labor Temporary Residence (RT-3) is a one-year residence permit for a foreigner entering the country exclusively for work under an employment contract.
Sponsorship not yet read
View route details
Does this route work for you?
Answer a few questions about your passport, your studies and your work. We score every route against your profile and show you the ones worth your time, with the official page behind each figure.
Fursa is an independent information service, not a law firm or a registered immigration adviser. We link every figure to the official source so you can check it yourself.