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Hello All, This post is offered FYI and pertains to U.S. citizens residing in the Dominican Republic who do or may receive SSA benefits. I am giving no advice or expressing opinions; rather, I am giving you some publicly available resources that you may find useful. (1) ssa.gov/pubs Here you...

Hello All, (1) The first item is a technical matter. Probably no one here will be able to explain it unless you’ve had the same problem. With an Altice account and SIM card I deposited RD$ 500. Every time I bought a plan, “a paquetico,” from the app on my iPhone, even though the plan purchase...

Hello All, I hope you are safe and happy! Please don't answer my post unless you have direct experience. Hearsay is problematic. Regarding my question (following), I am in the process of evaluating it but, meanwhile, I thought I could get a quick heads-up here and maybe some additional advice...

Hello All, An American friend who speaks no Spanish needs a physician to monitor his diabetes. That specialty is endocrinology. Can anyone recommend a private clinic in Sto. Dom. for endocrinology where he'd have the best chances to find a bilingual physician? Needless to say, more important...

Hello All, I hope you are all safe and well. I have been banking at banreservas.com for many years. I have a savings account in DOP and a debit card. I never had a problem until recently. The problem I have is bank fraud. I use this generic term to reference attempts made to withdraw money...

Mods, pardon me that I'm offering a free item here. I thought there was a "free" sub-formum but I couldn't find it. For those in Sto. Dom., where it's easy to meet, I purchased a new, third-party laptop battery for a Dell Latitutde E7440. I had my model number of my Dell (almost the same)...

I have long had the problem, which I was able to resolve on this forum, where as a U.S. citizen living permanently in the D.R. (15 years) but not a resident, that when I return from the U.S. to the D.R., as I did in November of this year, that I must show a return ticket to the U.S. or I cannot...

Hello All, I'm posting to the Haiti sub-forum even though my questions pertain to Haitians in the D.R. because I'm assuming that members in this sub-forum will have more information. This is a meandering post that boils down to two questions! But the meandering part provides context. A Haitian...

Hello All, Tomorrow will be my wife's first time on an airplane and the first time leaving the D.R. and she is 61. But problems! We are flying SDQ < PTY < MDE on Copa. Copa sent am message with the requirement that an e-form must be completed: migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro The form is...

Hello All, I'm having private conversations (no TMI but private) with a member on a public thread whose topic is now unrelated to our conversations. Time to switch from public to private via PM'ing this member. I have searched through varioius menus and can't figure this out. So how do I PM?

Hello All, I hope you are safe and happy. LOL! I'm not talking about a vacation TO the D.R. (where I've lived for 14 years) but a vacation FROM the D.R. For my world travels in years past, I always used Lonely Planet publications. Now, a newish game in town is superlative, allowing you to...

How about social turmoil due to price gouging (trucked water) because water is limited and demand exceeds supply? Call this a foreshadowing of the future . . . As far as I can tell, drinking water aside, the water that is necessary for daily functioning: bathing, the toilet, washing dishes and...

Hello All, Are they on the same planet? I haven't heard about or seen any such demonstrations.

Hello All, Wells Fargo is sending me a new debit card before my present one expires. Unbelievably, they appear incompetent to follow stand international mail procedures: a. They cannot tell me the name of the courier, b. They have no tracking number, c. They say that it will be delilvered by...

Hello All, I'm feeling stupid. . . I have been to the Dominican Republic Embassy somewhere around Malecon below Gazcue in Sto. Dom., yet when I google for the URL, every address or website I find is in the U.S. Can someone give me the URL for here? I have a Haitian friend for whom I'm...

Hello All, I just received a scary email to my inbox that threatens fines or imprisonment if I don't send in the form. Sounds like a perfect social engineering phishing attempt. The email is from, or purports to be from, SDOAmericans@state.gov The letter gives me a link to download a form...

Hello All, I hope you are safe and happy. My wife was searching on Web 2.0 and found a recent online venue tiendamia.com I made an initial investigation. Following are some bulleted points -- The home page indicates ten Latin American countries participating. When you click on R.D. you are...

I've lived in the D.R. for 14 years and I've always had cold water. How about you, hot or cold? My guess among members is that the ratio is 2 hot to 1 cold . . .

Hello All, Consider this “tips for newcomers” a public service message! My hope is that this becomes a thread that does not devolve into debate but that offers additional suggestions from other members, or useful qualifications to my suggestions, such that with editing and the agreement of...

Happy Holidays to All! Be Safe! I am at the very beginning of investigating D.R. medical insurance. A physican friend recommends I investigate either MAPFRE or Universal. I'm aware that physicians' labor actions may affect my choice. Based on your experience, any preference between these two or...