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Originally Posted by GringoCArlos
With all due respect Matilda, I think that most Dominicans who lack a Birth Certificate and documents happen because their parents didn't register the birth of their child within the 30 days following birth as proscribed by dominican law, rather than "selling" their child's birth certificate to a Haitian. Either papa didn't get off the dime to go do it, or he didn't have the time or money to go to his province's capital to do so, "or it just wasn't a priority" to him at the time.
Or, if the child was born at home (which used to happen a LOT), papa wasn't bright enough to just tell the authorities a different birthdate within the 30 day period for registry, so that he could get the birth certificate.
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The case I was talking about his father did sell his birth certificate.
The latest way Haitians are trying to get cedulas is to become 'adopted' by a Dominican family. This costs around 25,000 RD$. Most of the Haitians I know will do whatever it takes to have a Dominican cedula, and hence will pay a lot of money. And a Dominican birth certificate is worth its weight in gold