Document checklist
Malaysia → Dominican Republic: Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
10 itemsIdentity
Full birth certificate, apostilled or legalized
RequiredYour full ('inextensa') birth certificate, with your parents' complete details, apostilled or legalized as needed for your country, and translated by a judicial interpreter if it isn't in Spanish.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Marriage certificate or declaration of single status
RequiredYour marriage certificate, a declaration of single status, or proof of cohabitation, apostilled or legalized as applicable.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Passport valid for at least 6 months, with copies
RequiredYour passport must be valid for at least 6 months. Bring a copy of the complete passport, plus 2 copies of the main page and 2 copies of your last entry stamp.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Insurance
Guarantee insurance policy (if you can't show your own funds)
If you can't show your own economic solvency, a guarantee policy contracted with an insurance company authorized by the DGM.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Employment
Registered employment contract
RequiredYour original employment contract, for one year or an indefinite term, registered with the Ministry of Labour, notarized, and legalized at the Attorney General's Office (Procuraduría General de la República).
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Travel
Multiple Business Visa (NM1)
RequiredA Multiple Business Visa (Visa de Negocios Múltiple, NM1), granted by the Dominican consulate in your country of origin.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Other
Criminal record certificate from your home country
RequiredA certificate showing you have no criminal record, from your country of origin or from any country where you've lived in the last 5 years, legalized, apostilled, and translated by a judicial interpreter.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
For renewal: renewal letter, labour certification and existing card
To renew, request it 45 days before expiry with a letter to the DGM, a labour certification letter confirming continued employment, your passport (valid at least 6 months), your original RT-3 card, and a Dominican criminal record certificate from the Procuraduría General de la República.
Medical exams at a DGM-authorized institution
RequiredMedical exams done at a clinic authorized by the DGM. The exam must happen within 3 days of paying for it (or the payment must be redone), and results take about 10 days.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Original documents plus a complete set of copies
RequiredPresent the DGM with your original documents plus one complete set of copies. All documents deposited with the DGM must be originals and properly notarized, legalized and apostilled as applicable.
Source: Dirección General de Migración de la República Dominicana, Residencia Temporal Laboral (RT-3)
Why applications on this route get refused
Work contract not properly registered
The DGM has said sworn declarations aren't accepted as substitutes for a work contract, the contract must be formal, matching the permit type, and registered with the Ministry of Labour.
How to avoid it: Make sure your employment contract is registered with the Ministry of Labour, notarized, and legalized before you apply.
Documents not apostilled, legalized or translated
All documents deposited with the DGM must be original and properly notarized, legalized and apostilled as applicable, documents that aren't don't meet the checklist.
How to avoid it: Get your birth certificate, civil status document and criminal record certificate apostilled or legalized, and translated by a judicial interpreter, before applying.
Renewing after your RT-3 has expired
Renewal should be requested 45 days before your existing Temporary Labour Residency expires.
How to avoid it: Start gathering your renewal documents well before your RT-3 card's expiry date.
Sources
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