Visa policy of the Dominican Republic

Visitors to the Dominican Republic must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Not to be confused with Visa policy of Dominica.
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Visa exemption

Nationals of the following 108 countries and passport-issuing jurisdictions do not require a visa to enter the Dominican Republic for 90 days (longer stays may be requested with a fee):[1][2][3][4]

  1. Exempt from the tourist fee.
  2. Only holders of British citizen passports and British overseas territories citizen passports are eligible.

The visa exemption also applies to holders of valid visas or resident cards of Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2]

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam do not require a visa.[2]

Visa exemption agreements for holders of diplomatic and service passports were signed with China in November 2018,[16] with Serbia in December 2018,[17] and with India in August 2019,[18] but they are not yet in force.

  • Visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic , official and service passports was signed with  Qatar and is yet to be ratified.[19]

Visas are not required for citizens of any country who were born in the Dominican Republic as per their travel document.

Tourist fee

Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of US$10, except for:[20]

  • citizens, residents or holders of visas of the Dominican Republic
  • diplomats accredited to the Dominican Republic
  • nationals of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Israel, Japan, Peru, South Korea or Uruguay[2][3]
  • those arriving in a small private aircraft (up to 30,000 pounds and 12 passengers)

This fee was previously collected in the form of a tourist card on arrival, but from 25 April 2018, the card is no longer required from 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.[20][21]

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 US$10 or 10 EUR.[4]

Reciprocity
Main article: Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens

Dominican Republic citizens can enter all of the countries whose citizens are granted permanent visa-free access to Dominican Republic without a visa except for the European Union, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda (grants eVisa), Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain (grants eVisa), Barbados, Bolivia (grants Visa on arrival), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Fiji, Iceland, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Macao (grants Visa on arrival), Marshall Islands, Mauritius (grants Visa on arrival), Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua (grants Visa on arrival), North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, South Africa, Suriname (grants eVisa), Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey (grants eVisa), Tuvalu (grants Visa on arrival), Ukraine (grants eVisa), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Vatican City.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Dominican Republic were from the following areas of residence or countries of nationality:[22]

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
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dominican Republic.

References
  1. "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates.
  2. List of countries and visa conditions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish).
  3. Requirements for foreigners to enter the Dominican Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish).
  4. About the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish).
  5. "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.
  6. https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1981/11/monstate.pdf
  7. https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/08/monstate.pdf
  8. https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/12/monstate.pdf
  9. Under arrangement on 2 February 1982.
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2018-02-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1989/09/monstate.pdf
  12. http://www.consuladord.com/pdfs/Decretos_690_691_18_Dic_07.pdf
  13. "Impuestos Internos" (PDF).
  14. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (May 8, 2015). "República Dominicana ya no les exigirá visa a los colombianos". El Tiempo.
  15. Finol, Mary Cruz (December 9, 2019). "República Dominicana exigirá visas de ingreso a venezolanos".
  16. "Prensa Latina - Latin American News Agency".
  17. "Minister Dacic: "It is our desire for Serbia and the Dominican Republic to build friendly bilateral relations and a strategic partnership"". mfa.gov.rs. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  18. "India, Dominican Republic sign visa waiver agreement". India Today. 27 August 2019.
  19. "Qatar, Dominican Republic hold round of political consultations". 27 January 2022.
  20. Announcement about the application of the 10-dollar fee for the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. (in Spanish)
  21. Request refund, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. (in Spanish)
  22. "Banco Central de la República Dominicana". www.bancentral.gov.do.


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