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Student Permit — E-1

Dominican RepublicStudy

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This is a non-resident permit for foreigners coming to study in the Dominican Republic; the level or type of education is not specified.

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Limits of the record
  • Education level/type not specified.

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The institution must be an officially registered educational institution in the country, which must issue proof of admission or enrolment for the relevant period.

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What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

The applicant must provide proof of economic solvency to cover studies and expenses during the stay, health insurance valid in the Dominican Republic, approved by DGM, for the study period, and a Student Visa (E).

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Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

Dependants of a Student visa holder can obtain a Multiple Dependency Visa (DPM). The visa request letter is addressed to the consulate by the person on whom the beneficiary depends, who must prove they hold a Student visa and state whether the beneficiary depends on them through family ties or a work relationship; the marriage certificate and children's birth certificates are required, apostilled and translated. Work rights while studying are not stated.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the student may work, and under what restrictions, is not stated in the DGM E-1 page or the MIREX page.
  • Whether dependants may work is not stated.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    VISA DE DEPENDENCIA MÚLTIPLE (DPM) REQUISITOS Formulario de Visa lleno y debidamente completado a máquina o en letra de molde legible. Disponible en la sede de las oficinas consulares o en el portal de servicios. Carta de solicitud de Visa dirigida a la oficina consular por la persona de quien depende el beneficiario, quien deberá identificarse, presentar pruebas de que posee visa de Estudiante o de Negocios con Fines Laborales por un año NMl (en este último caso dicha comunicación deberá ser suscrita por el organismo del cual depende el beneficiario del visado NMl). Asimismo, deberá indicar si la persona a favor de quien se solicita la visa depende de él por lazos familiares o por relación de trabajo.
  • https://servicios360.mirex.gob.do/visas/
    Acta de Matrimonio y Acta de Nacimiento de los hijos , según la calidad de la persona que solicita la visa de dependencia, debidamente apostillados y traducidos.

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

The permit is valid for one year, renewable annually up to six years. No post-study work or residence option is stated.

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Limits of the record
  • No official post-study pathway stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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