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Illegal foreigners will not get into schools

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Illegal foreigners will not get into schools
SANTO DOMINGO. Since 1 June the reception of foreign students that have not fulfilled the legal requirements for being in the country will not be accepted in the classrooms.. This is contained in a circular sent by the National Directorate of Migration to the Ministry of Education last 25 May.

The circular, number 7475, was received by the Ministry of Education on 31 May, says that the disposition was taken after a deadline conceded for the normalization of the foreign students within the school system and with the aim of applying the regulation contained in the General Migration Law, contained in Decree Number 631-11 of 19 October 2011.

By means of the circular sent to the Ministry of Education, the Director of Migration, Jose Ricardo Tavares Blanco, warns that "all the education centers of the Dominican Republic, under the penalty that are established for violations of the Migration Laws, with all of their consequences, may not receive in their classrooms any foreign student that has not previously complied with the regulations, proceeding with the registration of his/her immigration condition as a non-resident in the sub-category of students."

It was noted that the requirement for the normalization of the immigration status of the foreign student is established in Article 81, paragraph g.

Among the requirements stipulated in this article are: possession of a student visa issued by the Dominican consulate in his/her country of origin; a passport with at least 18 months of validity; proof of acceptance in the school to which he/she has been admitted; medical insurance and proof of economic solvency for covering study and living expenses.

The regulations stipulate that the maximum stay in the country under this condition is one year, with can be extended according to the plan of studies.