Client

Client

Dominican Republic State

Dominican Republic State

Industry

Industry

Government

Government

Role

Role

Senior Service Designer

Senior Service Designer

Expertise

Expertise

Service Design Innovation Strategic Design

Service Design Innovation Strategic Design

A Digital-First Minor Travel Authorization Service for the Dominican Republic

A Digital-First Minor Travel Authorization Service for the Dominican Republic

A Digital-First Minor Travel Authorization Service for the Dominican Republic

The Redesign of the Minor Travel Authorization Service was delivered as part of the Dominican Republic’s Burocracia Cero strategy, led by the Presidency with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and implemented by Public Digital. The project addressed a highly fragmented and bureaucratic process required for minors to leave the country, redesigning the service end-to-end to be simpler, digital-first, and citizen-centred, while maintaining strong child protection and border control safeguards. The outcome reduced administrative burden for families, improved transparency, and strengthened coordination across government agencies.

The Redesign of the Minor Travel Authorization Service was delivered as part of the Dominican Republic’s Burocracia Cero strategy, led by the Presidency with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and implemented by Public Digital. The project addressed a highly fragmented and bureaucratic process required for minors to leave the country, redesigning the service end-to-end to be simpler, digital-first, and citizen-centred, while maintaining strong child protection and border control safeguards. The outcome reduced administrative burden for families, improved transparency, and strengthened coordination across government agencies.

The objective of this project was to redesign the Minor Travel Authorization service while simultaneously building internal service design and delivery capabilities within the Dominican Republic’s Burocracia Cero team. As a Service Designer on the Delivery Team, I led the end-to-end redesign from discovery through delivery, maintaining a constant macro and micro view of the service, and shaping a digital-first minimum viable service aligned with legal, child protection, and migration requirements.

There is a better way to do it. Find it.

Thomas Edison

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There is a better way to do it. Find it.

Thomas Edison

© 2025 Candelaria Ochoa. All rights reserved.

There is a better way
to do it. Find it.

Thomas Edison

© 2025 Candelaria Ochoa. All rights reserved.