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04-01-2011, 06:10 PM
The Central Electoral Board (JCE) is reminding foreign residents in the DR to regularize their status, as reported in Hoy. JCE president Roberto Rosario says that only 7% of the 40,042 with expired IDs (cedulas) have renewed their ID. The JCE has granted an amnesty on penalties and has given foreigners a grace period lasting until 30 April to renew paying only RD$1,000. Rosario said they would not be extending the deadline. Whoever fails to renew before the deadline may have to pay RD$500 for every year the ID has expired.
He said that the list of 40,042 foreigners includes some who have not renewed their ID for as much as 12 years. He said of the 3,165 foreigners who have gone to renew their ID, most are Haitians, Chinese, US, Spaniards and Colombians. He said that of 6,125 US citizens with expired document, only 374 have gone to renew it. Of the 4,388 Haitians, 426 have renewed. Of the Spaniards with expired documents of 3,024, 342 have renewed.
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He said that the list of 40,042 foreigners includes some who have not renewed their ID for as much as 12 years. He said of the 3,165 foreigners who have gone to renew their ID, most are Haitians, Chinese, US, Spaniards and Colombians. He said that of 6,125 US citizens with expired document, only 374 have gone to renew it. Of the 4,388 Haitians, 426 have renewed. Of the Spaniards with expired documents of 3,024, 342 have renewed.
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