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09-19-2011, 05:50 PM
In an interview with Diario Libre, the president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), the government body in charge of civil registry in the Dominican Republic, Roberto Rosario said that 42-44% of births in hospitals along the border with Haiti involve Haitian mothers who cross the border to give birth in Dominican public hospitals. The hospitals provide the service for free. He said that in metropolitan areas the percentage is more than 30%.
According to Rosario, these births are registered in the Libro de Extranjeria and they are given a document confirming that the birth was registered under the name of the mother. For the child to be issued a Dominican birth certificate, either the mother or the father would need to be a legal resident or national of the Dominican Republic.
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According to Rosario, these births are registered in the Libro de Extranjeria and they are given a document confirming that the birth was registered under the name of the mother. For the child to be issued a Dominican birth certificate, either the mother or the father would need to be a legal resident or national of the Dominican Republic.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)