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06-11-2012, 05:20 PM
The application of the new Migration Law ruling will affect farm workers and plantations and children with illegal status who have been studying at Dominican public schools. The ruling was issued with Decree 631-11 of 19 October 2011 and is effective 1 June 2012.
As reported in Diario Libre, as of 1 June foreign students who are not in the country legally will not be admitted to Dominican schools. This was confirmed in a note circulated by the Department of Migration to the Ministry of Education on 25 May. Requirements for foreign students are established in Art. 81, section G of the ruling. Students need to have obtained a student visa issued by a Dominican consulate in the country of origin of the student, a passport valid for the next 18 months, certificate of acceptance at the center of studies, medical insurance and proof of economic solvency to cover the studies. The visa is valid for one year, and needs to be renewed if necessary.
The Department of Migration said it would be flexible in applying the requirement to ensure imported labor, estimated to cost RD$35,000 per worker, and said it would work closely with the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) to meet the requirements of the Migration Law and its ruling that is in effect as of 1 June 2012. Osmar Benitez, executive vice president of the JAD, says the requirement is too costly for the operators of farms that contract Haitian labor. The JAD does not want the requirement to be applied to people who are already residing in the country, even when they do not have legal status. The JAD also wants Haitians who can prove they have been living in the DR for years to be exempt from the requirement of Haitian medical certificate and good conduct papers, as reported in Diario Libre. On the other hand, Benitez said that the local farm sector should abstain from hiring Haitians who do not have a passport. Benitez said that more than 100 employers would be seeking to legalize their Haitian workers in the coming weeks.
www.consuladord.com/pdfs/Migracion.pdf (http://www.consuladord.com/pdfs/Migracion.pdf)
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As reported in Diario Libre, as of 1 June foreign students who are not in the country legally will not be admitted to Dominican schools. This was confirmed in a note circulated by the Department of Migration to the Ministry of Education on 25 May. Requirements for foreign students are established in Art. 81, section G of the ruling. Students need to have obtained a student visa issued by a Dominican consulate in the country of origin of the student, a passport valid for the next 18 months, certificate of acceptance at the center of studies, medical insurance and proof of economic solvency to cover the studies. The visa is valid for one year, and needs to be renewed if necessary.
The Department of Migration said it would be flexible in applying the requirement to ensure imported labor, estimated to cost RD$35,000 per worker, and said it would work closely with the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD) to meet the requirements of the Migration Law and its ruling that is in effect as of 1 June 2012. Osmar Benitez, executive vice president of the JAD, says the requirement is too costly for the operators of farms that contract Haitian labor. The JAD does not want the requirement to be applied to people who are already residing in the country, even when they do not have legal status. The JAD also wants Haitians who can prove they have been living in the DR for years to be exempt from the requirement of Haitian medical certificate and good conduct papers, as reported in Diario Libre. On the other hand, Benitez said that the local farm sector should abstain from hiring Haitians who do not have a passport. Benitez said that more than 100 employers would be seeking to legalize their Haitian workers in the coming weeks.
www.consuladord.com/pdfs/Migracion.pdf (http://www.consuladord.com/pdfs/Migracion.pdf)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)