Visa policy of the Dominican Republic
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Visitors to the Dominican Republic must obtain a visa from one of the Dominican Republic diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
[edit]Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa for up to 30 days (unless otherwise noted). Extension of stay is possible for up to 120 days for a fee.[1][2]
1 - 90 days.
2 - 60 days.
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Cancelled:
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A visa is not required for citizens of any country who were born in the Dominican Republic according to their travel document.
Substitute visa
[edit]Holders of a valid visa or residence card of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa.[2]
Non-ordinary passports
[edit]Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Argentina, Belize, Brazil (60 days), Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador (90 days), El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco (60 days), Nicaragua, India (30 days), Panama, Paraguay, Peru (60 days), Russia, Serbia (60 days), Singapore (90 days), South Korea, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa for up to 30 days (unless otherwise noted).
Future changes
[edit]The Dominican Republic has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
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 Rwanda[14]
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All | September 2024 |
Tourist fee
[edit]Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of 10 USD, except:[15]
- citizens, residents or holders of visas of the Dominican Republic
- diplomats accredited to the Dominican Republic
- citizens of Argentina, Chile, Israel, Japan, South Korea or Uruguay
- those arriving in a small private aircraft (up to 30,000 pounds and 12 passengers)
This fee was previously charged in the form of a tourist card on arrival, but as of 25 April 2018, the card is no longer required of those arriving by air. Instead, the fee is charged with the airfare for all tickets issued outside the Dominican Republic.
Visitors who were automatically charged the fee with the airfare but satisfy one of the exemptions may request a refund of this fee online, to be issued within 15 days on a credit card, check or local bank account.[15][16]
Visitors who enter the Dominican Republic by land or sea (and are not exempt) are still required to purchase a tourist card on arrival, which costs 10 USD or 10 EUR.[17]
Admission restrictions
[edit]Passengers and airline crew arriving from Equatorial Guinea are not allowed to enter.[2]
Passengers and airline crew who have been in or transited through Equatorial Guinea on or after 8 February 2023 are not allowed to enter.[2]
Visitor statistics
[edit]Most visitors arriving in the Dominican Republic were from the following countries of nationality:[18]
| Country/Territory | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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 United States |
2,073,963 | 2,085,186 | 2,001,909 | 1,784,486 | 1,587,404 |
 Canada |
827,721 | 768,486 | 745,860 | 706,394 | 684,071 |
 Germany |
265,709 | 259,133 | 247,613 | 230,733 | 214,151 |
 Russia |
245,346 | 136,249 | 71,572 | 180,821 | 188,110 |
 France |
221,492 | 232,024 | 227,483 | 229,678 | 232,754 |
 Argentina |
182,170 | 137,642 | 133,888 | 112,489 | 107,305 |
 Spain |
177,993 | 169,760 | 172,245 | 150,859 | 142,207 |
 United Kingdom |
177,534 | 165,111 | 142,083 | 126,563 | 108,236 |
 Puerto Rico |
111,095 | 121,131 | 115,084 | 103,891 | 74,580 |
 Venezuela |
109,734 | 170,713 | 167,176 | 112,854 | 75,173 |
 Colombia |
103,444 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 5,354,017 | 5,178,050 | 4,872,319 | 4,511,062 | 4,117,493 |
See also
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Visa information".
- ^ a b c d "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "一部旅券査証の相互免除に関する日本国政府とドミニカ共和国政府との間の取極（交換公文）" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 8 April 1957. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. November 1981.
- ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. August 1968.
- ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. December 1968.
- ^ Under arrangement on 2 February 1982.
- ^ "Visa requirements for the Dominican Republic towards other countries" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
- ^ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. September 1989.
- ^ "Decreto Numero 691-07" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Impuestos Internos" (PDF).
- ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (May 8, 2015). "República Dominicana ya no les exigirá visa a los colombianos". El Tiempo.
- ^ Finol, Mary Cruz (December 9, 2019). "República Dominicana exigirá visas de ingreso a venezolanos".
- ^ In Pictures: Rwanda-US Relations, Visa Waiver Deals and More at UN General Assembly
- ^ a b Announcement about the application of the 10-dollar fee for the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. (in Spanish)
- ^ Request refund, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. (in Spanish)
- ^ About the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish).
- ^ "Banco Central de la República Dominicana". www.bancentral.gov.do.
External links
[edit]- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish)
- About the Tourist Card (in Spanish)
- About the Dominican e-Ticket (in Spanish)