[Soolfelpecelf]

Hi All,

I am planning in the near future to move permanently to the DR;

I was wondering what is the real advantage of becoming a permanent resident versus just stay
in the country and exit paying exit tax and re enter

It appears that people with no visa can still rent, buy a house, sell, buy bank CDs...etc

So why becoming a resident if one can do pretty much the same things as a visa holder?

Do you advice to obtain Residency visa anyway if I want to stay in DR long term?

Thank you

Yes, as the previous responder indicated, in the past it didn't seem to make much difference. The government has talked for years about this and may now being doing something. There have been a lot of threads on this lately, but nobody knows anything for sure. And so far the only people talking about is are the ones on DR1. In other words, the government has not published anything to the world to let people know there may be some changes.

For now, the best thing is to assume there are no changes. So if you were asking about coming for a couple of months, I would say come, enjoy, and don't worry about it.

But you are talking about making a permanent move and living here full time for an indefinite period.. For you, given those circumstances, i would strongly recommend getting residency so you are legal come what may in the future. It is likely easier and cheaper to get residency now than it may be in the future.