Dominica's
Second Passport Programme
Economic
Citizenship Programme - Second Passports in Dominica
Dominica's economic citizenship and second passport
program, allows us to to assist clients from around
the world to obtain a second passport from the Commonwealth
of Dominica. We have been officially appointed by the
government of the Commonwealth of Dominica as registered
second passport agents of Dominica's Economic Citizenship
programme. We are ready to walk you through the process
to obtain a second passport. Below is some information
about Dominica's second passport program.
If
you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us
either by email at info@goneasyoffshore.com, call one
of our second passport agents, or fill out our brief
inquiry form to get more information on how we can
help you to obtain a second passport from Dominica.
Here
is additional information about Dominica's second passport
program.
Family
Option Second Passport
Under
this option the applicant for economic citizenship pays
US$100,000 which qualifies the applicant, spouse and
two (2) children under eighteen for economic citizenship.
An additional US$15,000 per child is required for children
who have turned 18 years but are less than 21 years
old (that is the child has yet 21 years old). Also,
a cash contribution of US$25,000 will be required for
any additional child under twenty-one (21).
Single
Option Second Passport
Under
this option, the applicant (whether single or married)
is the sole applicant for economic citizenship. The
payment sum of US$75,000 is required.
Other
Applicable Fees
Application
fees, Agent fees, registration fees and Stamp fees are
applicable. Contact us for
more information.
Economic
Citizenship/ Second Passport Requirements
- Applicant
must be over 25 years of age.
- Applicants
for Economic Citizenship must be of outstanding
character.
- Application
must be on the prescribed form and all necessary
supporting documentation must be provided.
PLEASE
BE ADVISED THAT ALL PHOTOCOPIED DOCUMENTS MUST BE
CERTIFIED AS A TRUE COPY BY A NOTARY PUBLIC. FAX
COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALSO ALL DOCUMENTS
SUBMITTED MUST BE IN ENGLISH. DOCUMENTS WHICH HAVE
BEEN ISSUED IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE MUST BE TRANSLATED
BY AN OFFICIAL TRANSLATOR WHO SHOULD NOT BE THE
AGENT/PROMOTER OF THE INVESTOR.
- A
letter of application for economic citizenship stating
the reason(s) for applying for economic citizenship.
- Signed
application forms by applicant or by the parent
or lawful guardian of children below eighteen (18)
years old.
- Applicants
must have a basic knowledge of the English language.
- Each
applicant under the economic citizenship programme
shall deposit into the appropriate account at the
National Commercial Bank of Dominica the amount
of their application. This amount shall not be withdrawn
from the account unless the application is withdrawn,
rejected or approved. In either of the first two
cases the applicant will be refunded. However, if
the application is rejected because of false information
or declarations, forged or fraudulent documents
submitted by the applicant then the investment will
be forfeited to the Commonwealth of Dominica and
shall not be refunded.
- If
the application is refused, all sums (net of bank
charges and exchange rate differential) paid into
the designated account shall be refunded to the
applicant within one (1) month of the rejection
of the application. However, no sums paid as fees
to Government on applications for economic citizenship
shall be refunded. A request for refund shall be
addressed to the Minister for Finance.
- Processing
of applications for economic citizenship can take
at least eight (8) weeks.
Apply
for Economic Citizenship of the Commonwealth of Dominica
An
applicant for economic citizenship should be familiar
with the list of required documents:
(i)
An Application Form must be completed in duplicate
for all persons desirous of Dominican citizenship,
children included. A parent or legal guardian of applicants
under eighteen (18) years of age must sign the application
Form on behalf of the minor.
(ii)
Two (2) original personal references (Not Professional
References) for the applicant, spouse and any child
over 18 years old. Testimonials should include a paragraph
about the referee, who must be acquainted with the
applicant for at least five (5) years. Identical testimonials
will not be accepted. Also testimonials should not
be from family members. An original letter of recommendation
from the Principal/Dean of the school or university
for children between 12 and 18 years old.
(iii)
One (1) original Professional reference for the applicant.
References should be from person who has been acquainted
with the applicant's work for at least three (3) years.
(iv)
One (1) original recommendation from the applicant's
banker (Not a certificate of Deposit/Bank Statement).
The applicant must be a client of the bank for at
least two (2) years. The recommendation should contain
the contact information for the bank. Unsigned bank
recommendations will not be accepted.
(v)
Original Letter of Employment for the applicant. If
self-employed most recent audited financial statement
of the business.
(vi)
Original affidavit by applicant stating source of
funds.
(vii)
Notarized copy of most recent tax return for the applicant.
(viii)
Marriage certificate where applicable. If an applicant
is divorced and has remarried then a notarized copy
of the Dissolution of the Marriage is required.
(ix)
A letter of application addressed to the Honourable
Minister for Legal Affairs requesting citizenship
is required of the applicant or the head of the family
applying for citizenship stating the reason(s) for
applying for economic citizenship (x) Original Police
clearance certificate or a similar document provided
by a law enforcement agency confirming the absence
of a criminal record is required of all applicants
sixteen (16) years and over. Police records are required
from country of birth, citizenship and residence (where
the applicant has lived for six (6) months or more)
if different. Police records are required from a County/State
and at Federal Level. All police records must be accompanied
by a set of fingerprints.
(xi)
Four certified passport size photos. On the reverse
side of each photo a notary public should endorse
the following statement: "I certify that is a
true likeness of the applicant Mr./Miss/Mrs./Ms ____________________".
(xii)
Birth certificate for all applicants
(xiii)
Notarized copies of University/College diplomas.
(xiv)
Completed medical for all applicants. Applicants between
the ages of 0-5 years will not be required to take
an HIV test.
(xv)
A detailed resume/business background report is required
of all applicants who are working adults. The occupation
of all working adults must be clearly indicated.
(xvi)
Completed Disclosure Form for all applicants over
16 years old.
(xvii)
Statutory declaration attesting that the information
submitted in the application package is correct.
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