married to a DomYorker...

[mas_freca_que_chinatown:)]

hi all!

ok, my question is:

do i still qualify for Dominican residency/citizenship if my husband is a Dominican by nationality but has become a US citizen? he doesn't have a cedula, only his DR birth certificate.

thanx in advance!

[donP]

Originally Posted by mas_freca_que_chinatown:)

do i still qualify for Dominican residency/citizenship if my husband__

Residency yes, as long as YOU fulfill all requirements.
Citizenship will have its own requirements.

Do a forum search.

[mas_freca_que_chinatown:)]

Originally Posted by donP

Residency yes, as long as YOU fulfill all requirements.
Citizenship will have its own requirements.

Do a forum search.

thanks, been doing that for a looong while now..

haven't found a case like mines though so far...

my spesific question is about the part in the immigration law where it says that a foreign woman married to a dominican is entiteled to dominican citizenship (even though i guess i'd prefer residency instead, cuz european passport is a lot more useful in the long run...but i don't know yet, maybe - what the heck! - i could just become a dominican )

so does THAT still apply in case of my husband?

[donP]

Originally Posted by mas_freca_que_chinatown:)

so does THAT still apply in case of my husband?

I don't see why it should not.
Check here for further info:
dominican nacionality

On the other hand I'd be careful in case you would have to give up your European nationality passport. Normally this cannot be reversed and you'd be stuck with a passport which is not of much use when travelling to other countries.

[mas_freca_que_chinatown:)]

Originally Posted by donP

I don't see why it should not.
Check here for further info:
dominican nacionality

On the other hand I'd be careful in case you would have to give up your European nationality passport. Normally this cannot be reversed and you'd be stuck with a passport which is not of much use when travelling to other countries.

thanx! great help!

yea, i gotta think it through...

[bob saunders]

Originally Posted by mas_freca_que_chinatown:)

thanx! great help!

yea, i gotta think it through...

Fron the Dominican point of view, Dual Citizenship is allowed, meaning there would be no need to give up your other passport. My wife has both a Dominican Passport and a Canadian one.

[LaTeacher]

be sure to investigate your country's procedures first - some countries will neg. your citizenship if you become a citizen of another country while others will allow you dual citizenship.
sometimes citizenship in the DR with also neg. all of your benefits of the consulate/embassy of your home country if anything happens.

[mas_freca_que_chinatown:)]

Originally Posted by bob saunders

Fron the Dominican point of view, Dual Citizenship is allowed, meaning there would be no need to give up your other passport. My wife has both a Dominican Passport and a Canadian one.

yea, well... unfortunately my country (Latvia) does not allow dual citizenship... but since i've decided to dedicate my whole life to this side of the ocean, i think i would actually be better off as a dominican citizen

[mas_freca_que_chinatown:)]

Originally Posted by LaTeacher

sometimes citizenship in the DR with also neg. all of your benefits of the consulate/embassy of your home country if anything happens.

that wouldn't really change anything for me, cuz the only consulate/embassy of Latvia in the Americas is in Washington... which is quite unreachable from here anyways

[MikeFisher]

but i guess the passport of Latvia is very widely accepted on the globe, like i.e. travelling to the US on a simple visitors visa without the need to request a visa prior to travel, right?
with a dominican passport without a american greencard you would need a visa like every dominican citizen to enter the states and visit your new york husband.
Mike