Visa policy of the Dominican Republic

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.

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Visa policy of the Dominican Republic
  The Dominican Republic
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (60 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa not required (30 days) if holding a valid visa or residence permit issued by any Schengen Area member state, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the UK or the US; otherwise, visa required

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa for tourist purposes for stays up to the duration listed below. Extension of stay is possible for up to 120 days for a fee (unless otherwise noted).[1][2]

90 days

60 days

30 days

B - May enter without a visa for business purposes as well.
1 - 90 days, extendable to 180 days.
2 - 60 days within any 180-day period.
3 - For holders of British citizens passports only.

A visa is not required for citizens of any country who were born in the Dominican Republic according to their travel document.

Substitute visa

Holders of a valid visa or residence card of any Schengen Area member state, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa for up to 30 days if they travel as a tourist.[2]

Non-ordinary passports

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

The Dominican Republic has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
Rwanda[23] All September 2024

Tourist fee

Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of 10 USD, except:[24]

  • 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.[24][25]

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.[26]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in the Dominican Republic were from the following countries of nationality:[27]

Country/Territory 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
United States2,073,9632,085,1862,001,9091,784,4861,587,404
Canada827,721768,486745,860706,394684,071
Germany265,709259,133247,613230,733214,151
Russia245,346136,24971,572180,821188,110
France221,492232,024227,483229,678232,754
Argentina182,170137,642133,888112,489107,305
Spain177,993169,760172,245150,859142,207
United Kingdom177,534165,111142,083126,563108,236
Puerto Rico111,095121,131115,084103,89174,580
Venezuela109,734170,713167,176112,85475,173
Colombia103,444N/AN/AN/AN/A
Total5,354,0175,178,0504,872,3194,511,0624,117,493

See also

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Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Visa information".
  2. 1 2 "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. November 1981.
  5. ↑ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. August 1968.
  6. ↑ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. December 1968.
  7. ↑ Under arrangement on 2 February 1982.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Visa Exemption for Nationals of the Republic of Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, Holders of Ordinary Passports for Tourist Purposes".
  10. ↑ "Statement of Treaties and International Agreements" (PDF). United Nations. September 1989.
  11. ↑ "Decreto Numero 691-07" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-13.
  12. ↑ "Impuestos Internos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  13. ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (May 8, 2015). "República Dominicana ya no les exigirá visa a los colombianos". El Tiempo.
  14. ↑ "AGREEMENT ON THE ELIMINATION OF VISAS IN DIPLOMATIC, OFFICIAL AND ORDINARY PASSPORTS BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND PERU".
  15. ↑ "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR ON THE ELIMINATION OF VISAS IN ORDINARY PASSPORTS".
  16. ↑ "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY ON VISA EXEMPTION FOR HOLDERS OF ORDINARY PASSPORTS".
  17. ↑ "ACUERDOS BILATERALES SUSCRITOS POR EL PARAGUAY EN MATERIA DE "SUPRESIÓN DE VISAS" Y SUPRESIÓN DE VISA DE VISAS EN FORMA UNILATERAL" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL ON THE EXEMPTION FROM TOURIST AND BUSINESS VISAS".
  19. ↑ "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS ON THE ELIMINATION OF VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR THEIR NATIONALS IN ORDINARY OR CURRENT PASSPORTS".
  20. ↑ "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Dominican Republic on the conditions for the waiver of visa formalities for mutual travel by citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Dominican Republic (in Russian)".
  21. ↑ "AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO ON THE EXEMPTION FROM TOURIST AND BUSINESS VISAS".
  22. ↑ Finol, Mary Cruz (December 9, 2019). "República Dominicana exigirá visas de ingreso a venezolanos".
  23. ↑ Writer, KT Press Staff (September 25, 2024). "In Pictures: Rwanda-US Relations, Visa Waiver Deals and More at UN General Assembly".
  24. 1 2 Announcement about the application of the 10-dollar fee for the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. (in Spanish)
  25. ↑ Request refund, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. (in Spanish)
  26. ↑ About the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish).
  27. ↑ "Banco Central de la República Dominicana". www.bancentral.gov.do.


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