Viajar con un menor: guía oficial para solicitar el permiso

A production-grade government guide platform built for Burocracia Cero (B0) / Consejo Nacional de Competitividad (CNC) of the Dominican Republic. This guide provides citizens with a clear, accessible, SEO-optimized resource for understanding and requesting travel permits for minors — complementing the main PSM platform.

Table of Contents

• Overview
  • The Challenge
  • Links
• My Process
  • My Role
  • Built With
  • What I Learned

Overview

The Challenge

Citizens needed a clear, authoritative guide explaining the exit permit process for minors — separate from the transactional PSM platform. The challenge was building a content-driven site that maximizes discoverability (SEO), accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), and performance for users across all devices and connection speeds.

Key product capabilities:

• Static-first architecture — pre-rendered pages for instant load times and maximum SEO crawlability.
• Structured content — clear, step-by-step guidance with FAQ sections and regulatory references.
• Accessibility-first design — WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, semantic HTML, screen-reader optimized.
• Performance optimization — minimal JavaScript, optimized assets, and fast Core Web Vitals.
• Bilingual support (ES/EN) — serving both Spanish and English-speaking users.

Links

• Live Site URL: Guía PSM

My Process

My Role

I served as the tech lead, owning the frontend architecture and guiding development. My focus areas:

• Architecture & strategy — chose Astro for static-first delivery, optimizing for SEO and performance over interactive complexity.
• Performance optimization — ensured fast Core Web Vitals through minimal JS, optimized images, and efficient asset loading.
• SEO & discoverability — implemented structured data, meta tags, sitemap generation, and semantic markup for maximum search visibility.
• Accessibility — enforced WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across all components with semantic HTML and ARIA patterns.
• Content pipeline — designed the content structure for easy authoring and maintenance by non-technical stakeholders.

Built With

• Semantic, accessible HTML (WCAG 2.1 AA)
• Astro — static-first framework for performance and SEO
• TypeScript (strict)
• Python — backend/data processing scripts
• Mobile-first, content-driven workflow
• SEO-optimized: structured data, meta tags, sitemap
• Performance-focused: minimal JS, optimized assets, fast Core Web Vitals

What I Learned

Building a government guide site reinforced the importance of choosing the right tool for the job — Astro's static-first approach was the perfect fit for a content-driven site where SEO and performance matter more than interactivity. I deepened my experience with performance optimization strategies, SEO best practices for government content, and building accessible experiences that serve all citizens regardless of device or ability.