PUBLIC AND MIGRATION MANAGEMENT POLICIES

PARTICIPATING AUTHORITIES

Ministry of Interior & Police Migration Council General Migration Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs

LEGAL GROUNDS

Norms & Regulations Law 285-04 (7 years for its application) Decree 613-11 (Regulation Application Law 285-04) Ruling 168-13 Migration Council (November 2011) Decree 327-13 (PNRE) Law 169-14, 520-14 Decree 250-14 Ruling No. 2556-14 Law 875 Bilateral Agreements of Reciprocal Implementation

Authorization by the Executive Power Cards (Decree)

MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

Decree 327-13

Foreigners under illegal immigration status, who entered the country prior to 10/28/2011 (MIP)

Law 169-14, Decree 250-14, Law 520-14 Born in the D.R., children from foreign parents under illegal

immigration status, not registered in the Civil Registration Book before April 2007 (MIP)

Born in the D.R., children from parents under illegal immigration status, registered in the Civil Registration Book (JCE)

(Decree 327-13)

Decree 327-13:

CONDITIONS FOR APPLICATION Illegal immigration condition Entry to Dominican soil prior to October 18th 2011 Identification documentation Time of residence in the Dominican Republic Links with Dominican society Labor and socioeconomic conditions Family core

Decree No. 227-13

OUTCOME FOR THE IMMIGRANT Obtain legal immigrant status Legal Resident Alien Card valid for 2-year term Immigrant Category Renewal at the General Migration Department (Dirección General de

Migración)

Law which creates a special regime for persons born in Dominican soil, illegally registered in the Dominican Civil Registration and on Naturalization(Law169-14, Decree 250-14 and Law 520-14)

Law No. 169-14, Decree 250-14 and Law 520-14

A. Creates a special regime in benefit of children of foreign parents who are non-residents, born in Dominican soil in the period comprising June 19th 1929 to April 18th 2007, registered in the Dominican Civil Registration Books.

B. Establishes a Registration of children born to foreign parents with illegal immigrant status, born in the Dominican Republic and not registered in the Civil Registration Book.

B) Born in the D.R., children from parents under illegal immigrant status not registered in the Civil Registration.

Conditions: 1- To have been born in Dominican soil prior to April 18th 2007 2- Submit one of the following:

Proof of birth in a public hospital or private medical center, which states the name of the mother, gender of the child and date of birth.

Act of notoriety signed by a notary public, and signed by seven witnesses, all of them working Dominicans who state the date and place of birth, as well the name of the child and names of the parents.

Sworn affidavit before notary public by the midwife who delivered the child, indicating the date and place of birth, as well as the name of the mother.

Affidavit by notary public of Dominican family members in first or second degree who possess Dominican Republic national documentation.

Results: Registration in the Foreign Registration Book Obtain legal immigrant status Access to Dominican citizenship after two years of regularization

Process: Ministry of Interior and Police (MIP) receives application MIP grants no objection to registration in the Central Electoral Board (Junta

Central Electoral) Foreign Registration Book Foreigner receives legal immigrant status

A) Born in the D.R., children by parents with illegal immigrant status, registered in the Civil Registration Book

- Dominican Citizen

- Fraudulent registration, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) requests the courts to nullify the registration.

Planning and Implementation of the National Regularization Plan (PNRE)

Phase I

• Creation of Implementation Unit• Socialization of Plan, meetings with

NGOs, International Organizations and the Diplomatic Corps.

• Creation of decision-making procedures and structures.

Phase II

• Implementation and development of the National Regularization Plan

PNRE StructureViceministry

Migration and Citizenship

Help Desk Analysis Unit

Regularization Centers

Regional Coordination and

SupervisionUser Service Line

*788

Executive DirectionNational Plan for Regularization of

Foreigners

Regularization Centers

25 Regularization Centers 3 Mobile Units 468 employees

288,466

Registered applications in the National Plan for Regularization of Foreigners

8,755

Applications for registration in the Foreign Birth Registration Book

Additional Information:

Filed applications per identification type: Birth certificate 102,940 Voter Registration (Cedula) 69,997 Passport

95,164 Undocumented 20,365

Complete Applications 4,514 1,56%

Special Benefits:

Legal immigrant status for applicants with: Passport Cedula (National ID card) and Birth Certificate

Pensioned by the State

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