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Local employment · Last checked 2026-08-05
Residencia por Inversión para Personal Gerencial y/o Técnico Extranjero
Qualifying senior management or indispensable technical role with a foreign-investment company
A one-year Dominican residence service for qualifying senior management or indispensable technical personnel sponsored by a foreign-investment company.
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Applicant basis
- Qualifying senior management or indispensable technical role with a foreign-investment company
- Responsible authority
- Dirección General de Migración, División de Inversión Extranjera
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Obtain the applicable current NM1 visa through a Dominican consulate, enter the country, and follow the 30-day presentation sequence stated by MIREX and DGM.
- The qualifying company files the residence request and documents its foreign-investment regime, the applicant’s role, start date, salary, employment contract, and company guarantee.
- Provide the source-listed passport, identity and civil-status records, criminal records for relevant countries of residence during the prior five years, photographs, medical examination, insurance, and special company power.
- Legalize or apostille foreign documents as applicable and provide Spanish translations through the accepted official channel when the original is not in Spanish.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Foreign personnel whose qualifying sponsoring company documents either a high-management role connected to the investment or a technical specialty indispensable to operations and not met by available national technicians.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- The current DGM initial and renewal services, with Decree 631-11 used only as the relevant regulatory companion.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Government service fees
- The initial DGM page displays RD$42,000 for the file, RD$6,300 for an adult medical examination, RD$4,200 for a child medical examination, and an RD$3,500 CEI-RD deposit. MIREX displays US$200 for NM1. The renewal page displays RD$25,000 for the file, an RD$1,500 CEI-RD deposit, and an RD$1,700 late fee. These are displayed service-page amounts checked 2026-08-04 and are not combined into an inferred total.
- Initial status
- One-year residence in the management or technical personnel category.
- Renewal
- DGM publishes a one-year renewal and says to file 45 days before expiry with the current card, passport, Dominican criminal-record certificate, photographs, employer labor and guarantee evidence, and the required migration policy.
- Dependents
- The official service includes a spouse, minor children, and adult children who remain economically dependent because of studies or disability, subject to the listed identity, dependency, insurance, and repatriation evidence.
- Work rights
- The supported scope is the documented management or indispensable technical role with the qualifying sponsoring company. The sources do not establish unrestricted employer portability.
- Permanent residence
- The cited service describes a one-year residence. Any later permanent-residence route requires separate official evidence.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Residencia por Inversión para Personal Gerencial y/o Técnico ExtranjeroDirección General de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Investment Residence for Management Staff and / or Foreign TechnicianDirección General de Migración · EN · Last checked 2026-08-05Renovación Residencia por Inversión para Personal Gerencial y/o Técnico ExtranjeroDirección General de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Decreto n.º 631-11 — Reglamento de aplicación de la Ley General de Migración n.º 285-04Presidencia de la República / Dirección General de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Visas — Visa de Negocios Múltiple (NM1)Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Tasas consularesMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)Dirección General de Migración · ES · Last checked 2026-08-04
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.