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08-06-2008, 02:00 PM
The Ministry of the Interior and Police has reported that over 2,000 people have adopted Dominican citizenship over the last four years. Of this total, the largest group is from Cuba, 580, followed by China with 481 and the US with 348. There were 147 Venezuelans on the list and, curiously, only 18 Haitians. Puerto Ricans, classified separately from other US citizens, totaled 62, including the famous singer Danny Rivera. 2007 was the busiest year with 683 people acquiring DR nationality, and again Cubans and Americans topped the list. Others included people from Palestine, Algeria, Austria, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, United Arab Emirates, Finland and Greece. A source at the ministry said that the list could have been longer, but many people were turned down when the Interpol report required for citizenship revealed that the applicant had pending issues in other places.
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