Dominican Republic: Possibility of holding multiple nationalities, and of return to the Dominican Republic by a Dominican after obtaining a second nationality
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | DOM9691 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Dominican Republic: Possibility of holding multiple nationalities, and of return to the Dominican Republic by a Dominican after obtaining a second nationality, 1 November 1991, DOM9691, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc370.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
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According to the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in Washington, D.C., the Dominican Republic does not normally allow multiple nationality (6 Nov. 1991). Should Dominican authorities learn that a person has acquired a second nationality, they would likely be stripped of their Dominican nationality. However, a person who was born in the Dominican Republic and was a Dominican national may recover this status (Ibid.).
Restrictions for entering the Dominican Republic for a person who lost Dominican nationality would likely be the same as for other foreigners (i.e.: may or may not need a visa, depending on the country from which he/she is a national). However, the person who wishes to recover their Dominican nationality may not enter the country as a Dominican national until the authorities have processed the person's application for recovery of their nationality and reasserted Dominican nationality (Ibid.). This can be applied for and processed outside the Dominican Republic (Ibid.). Please find attached a copy of the sections governing nationality and citizenship from the Constitution of the Dominican Republic, as published in Constitutions of the Countries of the World. The IRBDC cannot provide you with an interpretation of these documents.
Additional and/or corroborating information on the requested subject could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.
Bibliography
Consulate of the Dominican Republic, Washington, D.C. 6 November 1991. Telephone Interview with Consul.
Attachments
Blaustein, Albert P. and Gisbert H. Flanz, eds. 1973. "Dominican Republic" in Constitutions of the Countries of the World. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications. Pp. 7-8.
