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The law disproportionately affected Haitian-Dominican women because though they automatically derive citizenship if they marry a Dominican national, her undocumented status brings the validity of their children's nationality into question. As undocumented, women in this situation often must work in sectors where their employment is unreported. [21]
The Dominican House of Assembly subsequently passed the Dominica Citizenship Act of 1978, supplemented the constitutional provisions for nationality. An amendment in 1983 added adoption as a means of acquisition [81] and minor revisions to the Citizenship Act were made in 1990, 1991, and 1995. [82]
Dominican Republic employs the jus sanguinis nationality law principle, unlike majority of other countries in the Americas. Therefore, citizenship is inherited through at least one parent or legal guardian who is a Dominican citizens or alternatively by invoking and proving one's ancestral link to the country.
Jus sanguinis (English: / dʒ ʌ s ˈ s æ ŋ ɡ w ɪ n ɪ s / juss SANG-gwin-iss [1] or / j uː s-/ yooss -, [2] Latin: [juːs ˈsaŋɡwɪnɪs]), meaning 'right of blood', is a principle of nationality law by which nationality is determined or acquired by the nationality of one or both parents.
In September 2013, the highest court of constitutional appeal, the Dominican Constitutional Tribunal, issued the judgment TC 0168-13 which reinterpreted the country's citizenship laws to deprive a significant number of Haitian Dominicans of their natural citizenship. [13] The resulting law, Migration Law No. 285-04, denied undocumented Haitian ...
The Dominican Republic had by far the largest contingent, with 19 new citizens from that nation. In 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services administered the oath of allegiance to ...
Peru For those living on a fixed income from retirement or a pension, Peru is an inexpensive option for citizenship. If you are a retiree who is making more than $1,000 per month, you qualify to ...
As of 10 December 2024, holders of a Dominican Republic passport could travel to only 75 countries and territories without a travel visa or with a visa on arrival, ranking the Dominican Republic passport 67th ( tied with Malawi) in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index, [1] Recently an agreement for visa free entry was ...