Added
created separate marriage naturalization record from the active MIP service, Law 1683, constitutional and court sources (https://mip.gob.do/servicios/naturalizacion-por-matrimonio/).
Minimum cost
—
Timeline
6 months
residency required
Visa-free access
71
passport rank #63
Dual citizenship
Allowed
Path to citizenship
- Residency6 months · temporary
- Apply120-180 days
- Citizenshipafter the oath
Overview
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Program
- Dominican Republic Naturalization by Marriage
- Local name
- Naturalización por matrimonio
- Type
- Marriage Fast-Track
- Status
- Active
- Residency required
- 6 months
- Processing time
- 120-180 days
- Dual citizenship
- Allowed
- Visa-free countries
- 71 destinations
- Passport rank
- #63 (Henley Index)
A foreign spouse of a Dominican citizen may apply for naturalization after at least six uninterrupted months of residence in the Dominican Republic under Article 1(d) of Law 1683. The Ministry’s current service requires a valid residence permit, records confirming residence and migration movements, a citizenship examination and interview, and an oath. Applications begin online and require an in-person appointment; the Ministry estimates four to six months after the file is complete.
Fees and costs
- Government fee
- $478
Eligibility and requirements
- Minimum age 18+
- Police clearance required
- Medical exam not required
- Interview required
- Language Spanish interview
- Civics test Dominican citizenship exam
- Oath required
Residency requirements
- Residency required
- 6 months
- Residency type
- Temporary
- Continuous
- Must be unbroken
- Income required
- The Dominican spouse must provide employment or income evidence, financial statements or assets, and a guarantee for the applicant; no fixed minimum is published.
Passport and mobility
- Passport rank
- #63 (Henley Index)
- Visa-free access
- 71 countries
- Passport validity
- 10 years
- EU citizenship
- No
- Schengen access
- No
Physical presence
- Must visit country
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- Online, in person
- Apply from abroad
- Must apply in-country
- Application type
- Open
- Official website
- mip.gob.do
- Legal basis
- Constitución de la República Dominicana Arts. 18(5), 19–20; Ley 1683 de Naturalización, Art. 1(d)
Notes and caveats
The wording of Article 1(d) of Law 1683 is gender-specific (a foreigner married to a Dominican woman), while the 2024 Constitution recognizes marriage to a Dominican citizen as a nationality route and the current MIP service is offered to foreign spouses of Dominican citizens without a gender restriction. The Dominican Constitutional Court rejected an unconstitutionality challenge to Article 1(d) in TC/0029/15. A separate paragraph of Law 1683 gives the Executive discretion to naturalize some foreign women married to Dominican men without a residence requirement; this is not represented as the ordinary six-month application rule. MIP's online portal lists RD$29,200 including review, application, exam and oath; a separate MIP information page and the government service catalog still list RD$1,500 application plus RD$5,000 oath. The recorded USD equivalent uses the Central Bank reference purchase rate of RD$61.0606 per USD on 2026-10-07. Passport rank and visa-free count are carried from the current country record and were not independently updated because an official index table was not directly accessible.
Also in Dominican Republic
Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 9, 2026 Source