Dominican Republic Rentista residence

Residence for foreigners who receive a permanent monthly income of at least US$2,000 from a foreign company or body, under the foreign-source pensioners and rentiers incentive law. ^{1 2}

What you must show and pay

• Income of at least $2,000 a month · Minimum permanent monthly income from a foreign source; US$250 more for each direct dependant included. ^{1 2}
• A fee of DOP 28,800 (≈ $470) · File deposit for the residence application. ¹
• A fee of DOP 3,500 (≈ $57) · Issue of the residence card and cédula certificate. ¹
• A fee of DOP 6,300 (≈ $100) · Medical exams for adults and adolescents from 13; RD$4,200 for children under 13. ¹

Requirements

• The applicant is a foreigner who settles in the country and receives a permanent monthly income from a foreign company or body. ¹
• A permanent monthly income of at least US$2,000, plus US$250 for each direct dependant included. ^{2 1}
• A federal criminal record certificate from the country where the applicant lived in the last five years. ¹
• Proof of stable foreign-source income for at least five years, such as the income contract, with records of the money received in the country. ^{2 1}
• A marriage certificate, declaration of being single or proof of cohabitation, and an unabridged birth certificate. ¹
• A residence visa (RS) issued by a Dominican consulate, a passport valid for six months and recent photographs. ¹
• A guarantee policy from an insurer authorised by the DGM that also covers dependants, and medical exams at an authorised institution. ¹
• Apply on the DGM services portal; the file is processed in 45 working days. ¹
• The residence is valid for one year and can be renewed; Law 171-07 provides renewed cards of two years or the period the DGM sets. ^{1 2}
• The declared income is exempt from Dominican income tax under Law 171-07. ²

Stay

• Residence for one year, renewable. Law 171-07 sets renewed cards at two years or the period the Migration Directorate sets; its renewal page lists four years.
• Initial permitted stay: 12 months.
• Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal.

Nationality

Foreign nationals; a Dominican consular residence visa is needed before applying, and visa rules depend on nationality.

Work

Pensioners and rentiers may take paid work, which is taxed as for any other employee.

Family

Direct dependants can be included for an extra US$250 a month of income each.

Fine print

Law 171-07 sets renewed cards at two years unless the Migration Directorate sets another period, and the Directorate's renewal page for rentiers listed four years while its page for retirees listed two. The Directorate's site refused access on 12 October 2026, so the term could not be re-checked; ask the Directorate which term applies.

Checked 2026-10-12 · partly verified

Official sources

1. Residence by investment as a rentier · Dirección General de Migración, Dominican Republic · checked 2026-10-11
2. Law No. 171-07 on special incentives for foreign-source pensioners and rentiers · Dirección General de Impuestos Internos, Dominican Republic · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2007-07-13
3. Renewal of residence by investment as a rentier · Dirección General de Migración, Dominican Republic · checked 2026-10-11
4. General Law on Migration No. 285-04 · Government of the Dominican Republic (text published by the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos) · checked 2026-10-11