residency

Fortify The Borders And Stop Illegal Immigration – The DR Is Not Alone – It’s Not Discrimination

One cannot talk about the DR without addressing the proverbial elephant in the room, the situation with the Haitians.  Now a good number of people from foreign countries who are of course, looking from the outside in have labeled the Dominican Republic as prejudiced and inhuman for the way they have treated Haitians.  Allow me […]

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New Fast Track Residency Program Benefits Expats – Big Change

The Dominican Republic has been making reforms in order to attract foreign nationals looking to retire and invest in the country. Today we will chat with one of our immigration consultants about one of those changes that may be a game changer benefiting new expats. This is the first in our “Interviews With Immigration Consultants” series of […]

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Chris Martenson Peak Prosperity – Dropping Out, Cashing In and Surviving a Collapse – Interview

I had the good fortune to interview Chris Martenson of the PeakProsperity.com website the other day. PeakProsperity is one of the websites that I follow closely because of Chris’s positive and proactive approach to preparing for a financial collapse. No doom and gloom from Chris, just “pick yourself up and make yourself less vulnerable”. It […]

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More About Residency Programs In The DR

I am learning what works best from personal experience and from the experience of the many expat families that are going through the residency process in the Dominican Republic.  It makes a big difference in comfort and convenience when our American and Canadian expats can work directly with a native English speaking attorney.   As […]

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2nd Passports And Residency In The Dominican Republic – Attorney Interviews

In a series of short video interviews we will learn a little more about the Guzman Ariza Immigration Firm and the various Dominican Republic residency programs.  If you have followed DR Escapes for very long at all you already know that we are big proponents of a 2nd passport.  We view the 2nd passport as an […]

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International Living Magazine – 2nd Passports Now In The Mainstream

I suppose when International Living magazine jumps on board regarding 2nd passports, you know that the awareness of 2nd passports as a strategic safeguard has hit the mainstream. Consider this. International Living boasts 100,000 print subscribers, 500,000 e-letter readers and over 400,000 visitors to their website every month. International Living is routinely quoted in publications and news media […]

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Introducing Our Latest Immigration Firm

On a past post I announced that we have added another immigration attorney to our family of expat advisors. In today’s post I will very briefly interview Licelotte Minaya of the Guzman Ariza law firm. As you may recall from my earlier post you might recall that the Guzman firm offers personal service to our expat […]

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More Immigration Options On Your Path To Your 2nd Passport

You’ve asked for more options on the path to securing your Residency and 2nd Passport in the Dominican Republic and we are happy to respond. Today I want to introduce an outstanding and responsive attorney that specializes in immigration law here in the Dominican Republic. I would not be exaggerating by saying that our expat […]

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Interview With SurvivalBlog’s James Wesley Rawles

I want to share my latest phone interview of James Wesley Rawles.  I am sure you recognize the name.  Jim is the best selling author of a number of the hottest survival novels and non-fiction survival books and the founder and senior editor of the wildly popular SurvivalBlog.com.  Last time I checked, SurvivalBlog has logged […]

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French Canadian Expats Swap Snow For Tropical Sand

So what will a French Canadian find if they choose to bail out of the cold winters up north and come down to Cabrera Dominican Republic? It’s best to ask a French Canadian family that did just that. I’d like to introduce you to Caroline (Canadian attorney) and Toney (serial Canadian entrepreneur) and their young […]

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