The 345 foreigners naturalized in the DR in 2025

In 2025, 345 foreigners from 48 countries raised their right hands and they swore allegiance to the Constitutionrecognizing the Dominican Republic as their new homeland, after completing a process that goes from the presentation of the request letter to the issuance of the presidential decree that accredits them as Quisqueyans.

Of the new foreigners who acquired citizenship of the nation founded by Juan Pablo Duarte154 did so by road ordinary182 per marriagesix as minor children and three as privileged naturalizationa modality whose concession corresponds exclusively to the President of the Republic.

In the country classification, Cubawith 57 naturalizedand Venezuelawith 52, headed the list of foreigners who acquired the dominican citizenship. Both nations are going through deep economic crises, and a turbulent political scene in the case of South Americans, which has caused the exodus of thousands of its citizens.

They followed them Colombiawith 30; Spainwith 25; the United States and Italy, with 24 each; Russia, with 19, and Pakistan, with 14, according to data from the Vice Ministry of Migration Management and Naturalization of the Ministry of the Interior and Police.

In the case of Haitithe country with the most immigrants in the Dominican Republiconly nine naturalizations were recorded. This figure reflects a downward trend compared to previous years, taking into account that in 2018, a total of 27 Haitians acquired the Dominican ID.

In 2024, 419 naturalizations were granted from 45 countries, including seven privileged ones, despite the fact that article 20 of the Law 1683 about Naturalization notes that presidents can only grant five per year.

The same legislation establishes the requirements to opt for the national document, including demonstrating two or more years of uninterrupted residence in the country, having founded industries, or marrying a native, among others. Once these requirements have been met, the applicant sends their file to the Ministry of the Interior and Police, which subsequently sends it to the Ministry of the Presidency for the consideration of the head of State.

Abinader’s preferential naturalizations

As for the privileged naturalizationthe data of Interior and Police They indicate that only two were granted in 2025; However, the records of the Legal Consulting of the Executive Branch reflect three decrees signed by President Luis Abinader, through which this distinction was granted.

This is the French economist Henri Victor Hebrardwho obtained it through Decree 663-25issued on November 28 of 2025, as well as the Ecuadorian George Edward Ghattas Nasrallah, favored with Decree 659-25, signed on the same date.

Also Spanish Roman Ramos Uríawho at that time was an unknown Asturian who arrived in Santo Domingo at the end of the 1950s with an idea that, after materializing, gave rise to the store The Mermaidone of the main commercial chains today. His dominican citizenship was granted through the Presidential Order 304-25issued on June 9, 2025.

• Since 2020, Abinader has granted 26 naturalizations of this type.

The distinction could be revoked if the beneficiary attacks the country, if he is the author or accomplice of an attempt to overthrow the Government, if he migrates his residence to another country, if he is absent for 10 years or more, among others, as indicated by the article 12 of the regulations.