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Proof of income, not an investment"},"qualification_basis":"financial_means","investment_routes":null,"family_pricing":null,"processing_time":null,"visa_free_count":null,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":null,"minimum_stay":null,"tax_note":"income tax: Progressive on Dominican-source income; effective rates cited around 15-27% on local income above the exempt threshold; CGT:; wealth tax: None (unverified)","path_to_citizenship":null,"highlights":["Residence for retirees with a foreign pension of at least US$1,500 a month","Ley 171-07 exempts the declared pension income from income tax (art. 10)"],"atomic_answer":"The Dominican Republic grants one-year renewable residence to a foreigner receiving a pension of at least US$1,500 a month from a foreign government, official body or private company, plus US$250 a month per dependant; salary income does not count (Ley 171-07 art. 3; DGM).","fees":null,"last_updated":"2026-10-08","data_freshness":null,"mirabello_index":null,"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":false,"as_of":"2026-06","status":"not listed on FATF, EU tax, US OFAC, or OECD CRS-risk lists"},"processing_stages":null,"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"retirement":{"route_name":"Dominican Republic residence as pensioner (Ley 171-07)","region":"Caribbean","tags":["retirement","passive-income"],"income_requirement":{"amount":1500,"currency":"USD","period":"month","basis":"pension","per_dependant":250,"note":"Pension or retirement income from a foreign government, official body or private company; salary income is not eligible."},"net_worth_or_deposit_option":null,"stay_requirement":{"days_per_year":null,"rule":null,"stated_by_official_source":false,"note":"No minimum-stay rule appears on the DGM service page or in Ley 171-07 (read 2026-10-08). That is not proof that none exists; confirm before relying on it."},"foreign_income_tax":{"treatment":"territorial","label":"Territorial: only local-source income is taxed, so foreign pensions and investment income are generally untaxed.","note":"Ley 171-07 art. 10: \"Las sumas declaradas como ingreso para hacerse acreedor a los beneficios de esta ley, estarán exentas de Impuestos sobre la Renta\". The general rule (territorial, with foreign financial income entering scope from the fourth year of residence) is from PwC/tax profile, not an official read. (unverified)","source":"https://www.hacienda.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ley_no_171-07-1.pdf","tax_residence_caveat":"Tax follows tax residence, not the permit: the treatment applies once you are tax-resident there. Information, not tax advice."},"path_to_pr":"One-year residence, renewable under Ley 171-07 art. 8. The step to permanent residence is not stated on the DGM page and was not confirmed from an official source.","path_to_citizenship":null,"official_source":"https://migracion.gob.do/en/servicio/residence-for-investment-in-quality-of-retired-or-pensioned/","legal_basis":"Ley 171-07 sobre Incentivos Especiales a los Pensionados y Rentistas de Fuente Extranjera, arts. 1, 3, 6, 8","as_of":"2026-10-08"},"record_kind":"retirement_route","region":null,"provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS certified)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-10-08T16:34:28.879Z","foreign_income_tax":"territorial","income_requirement":"1500 USD/month (pension)","claims_provenance":{"foreign_income_tax":{"source_url":"https://www.hacienda.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ley_no_171-07-1.pdf","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-10-08","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2027-01-06"},"income_requirement":{"source_url":"https://migracion.gob.do/en/servicio/residence-for-investment-in-quality-of-retired-or-pensioned/","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-10-08","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2027-01-06"}}}