Thinking about moving to the Dominican republic any input would be great.?

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I have been living here for 8 years now and love it!

I picked the North Coast because historically we have never been hit by a hurricane and that was one of my decisions!

I moved to Sosua and still live here although I plan on moving to Cabrera in the next year because I want to get away from the real touristy area. Sosua is a great place to land and learn the language and culture before venturing out for many reasons.

You don't need to know Spanish if you move to Sosua because of a thriving expat community that will be happy to help you out. Once you pick up the language and a basic understanding of the culture you will feel comfortable anywhere you go in the country.

This country is big-diverse and beautiful and I take most of my vacations here on the Island. There are MANY places to go and to see that will amaze you!

There are NO restrictions working here but if you want to be 100% legal you need to get your residency which only costs 800 US for temp and another 800 US for permanent a year later. A large percentage are not legal but work without a problem.

I have since become a Dominican Citizen and can vote and run for office but most people do not go that far and just get a simple residency which also has the benefit of being allowed to make 85k offshore tax free if you are a US resident:)

Job market isn't great here with jobs mostly paying 300 US a month for a 5 1/2 day work week or less and sometimes more but you need skills specific to get anything paying much higher!

I make 18% a year interest on US Dollars-Canadian dollars-Euros-Sterling investing with a finance house in Puerto Plata where I have been investing for about 10 years now happily! I don't have more than I need in Pesos because the value of it swings way too much for my comfort!

I have also done very well investing in Real Estate here! Just sold a property last month for 333400 US dollars I only paid 34k for 5 years ago and have other equally outstanding sales besides that most recent one. I am also still a buyer of real estate because this is still the least expensive place in the entire Caribbean to purchase and even less expensive than Costa Rica which has half the infrastructure and is now less friendly to people wanting to live there!

There are poor people here but something that the person that posted doesn't understand is that poor people here are not hungry! Fruit grows on trees and vegetables grow wild here so these poor people have a full belly-a big smile on their faces and man can they dance! Did I mention that the women here are the most beautiful in the world and we always have a Miss Universe running around here:) I don't know that rich people are any happier than poor people here or know the difference to be quite honest!

If you have any other questions drop me an email and I would be happy to share any info I have! No need to reinvent the wheel:)

I would ignore the person who was trying to insult you by his AmeriKan BS! If I had a quarter for every idiot I could raise everyone here from poverty to wealth:)

You are from Australia?

Answer 2

Moving To Dominican Republic

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Thinking about moving to the Dominican republic any input would be great.?

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The Dominican Republic is great for vacations and get away weekends.. Donald Trump is buidling the biggest hotel in carribean in the dominican rep..
but before moving you need to fill yourself in on the current situation. You need to know this is still a third world country even though you can find Mcdonalds and Berger King its only found in two cities Santiago and Santo Domingo and you cant find then on every corner.
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Answer 5

Another user answered a lot of the questions you probably have about life in the DR. You can also use forums like this one http://dr1.com/forums/forum.php to get some of your questions answered. One thing I'll address is how to move there. You'll probably have to ship some items you'll need and I'd recommend using a shipping container. This can be especially helpful if you're shipping a vehicle as well as personal items since you can put both in one container, whereas an auto shipper won't allow you to store anything in the car.

Answer 6

You will see abject poverty right next to oppulence. You will see true street hustle at its finest... and worst. Beware the "try the conch salad for free" scam; the first taste is free but not the second, the table, chair, umbrella, cutlery, plate and drink are not. You will get surprising offers from people who need money. It is not all doom and gloom, many, many people are the friendliest you will ever meet. The food is excellent. The rum is ultra low cost opposed to the tiny fruit juice can for $7.00 US. Careful of the water and ice. Be careful of the even more empoverished Haiti.

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I'm a girl n I'm shy til u get to know me. I'll sit in class quiet n not talk to anyone n wen ppl talk to me I get nervous...... But if ik u n were friends I'm a lot more outgoing .... I just get nervous around newer people n I get scared..... Guys always calls me cute n adorable cuz I'm shy, short, got a nice body, im sweetheart til u piss me off, stuff like that......

Answer 8

Moving from where? To do what? Many Caribbean countries have restrictions on people from other countries taking jobs away from locals. Sometimes you have to have a skill that is not available from the locals.

Answer 9

My first question is: HOW WELL DO YOU SPEAK SPANISH.?

I don't know how many times I've read a question like yours from some AmeriKan who can only talk AmeriKan... and they think they can move to a country like the D.R. and just talk AmeriKan because EVERYONE will understand them if they yell it loud enough.

Once we get past the LANGUAGE barrier... then my second question is HOW DO YOU PLAN TO MAKE A LIVING?... there are already enough poor people selling trinkets to the tourists and they won't be to happy to have competition from AmeriKans

My third question is: Where do you plan to live?

Do you REALLY KNOW ANYTHING about the DR or living in the Caribbean? I don't think you have ever even VISITED the island... let alone live there.