Any person, regardless of nationality, holding a valid visa (minimum until the end of his/her stay) to enter The United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom.
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Visitors to the Dominican Republic must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa policy map[edit]
Visa exemption[edit]
Nationals of the following 108 countries and passport-issuing jurisdictions do not require a visa to enter the Dominican Republic for 60 days (longer stays may be requested with a fee):[1][2][3][4]
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1 - For British nationals, only holders of British citizen passports and British overseas territories citizen passports are eligible.
2 - Exempt from the tourist fee.
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Visa exemption also applies to residents, holders of valid visas, and refugees and stateless persons with travel documents of Canada, the United States or the European Union.
Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam do not require a visa.
Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic passports was signed with Spain but is yet to be ratified.[16] Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and service passports was signed with China in November 2018 and it is not yet ratified.[17] A visa-free agreement for holders of diplomatic and service passports was signed with the Serbia in December 2018 and it is yet to be ratified.[18]
Visa is not required for citizens of any country who were born in the Dominican Republic as per their travel document.
Future Changes[edit]
The Dominican Republic and Morocco governments have signed an agreement, which is yet to be implemented, stating the tourist and business visa exemptions for both countries entering each other’s boundaries[19].
Tourist fee[edit]
Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of 10 USD, 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 arrive by land or sea (and are not exempt) are still required to purchase the tourist card on arrival. The fee may alternatively be paid as 10 EUR.[4]
Visitor statistics[edit]
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 |
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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[edit]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dominican Republic. |
References[edit]
- ^'Country information (visa section)'. Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air.
- ^ abList of countries and visa conditions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)
- ^ abCountries authorized to enter the Dominican Republic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, 17 March 2016. ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)
- ^ abAbout the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)
- ^'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.
- ^https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1981/11/monstate.pdf
- ^https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/08/monstate.pdf
- ^https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1968/12/monstate.pdf
- ^Under arrangement on 2 February 1982.
- ^[1]
- ^https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1989/09/monstate.pdf
- ^[2]
- ^[3]
- ^http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-15713617
- ^https://visadb.io/news/159510031/ALL/VisaNews/Dominican-Rep-and-Morocco-Sign-Visa-free-MoU-Agree
- ^[4]
- ^https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=35484&SEO=china-and-dominican-republic-sign-cooperation-agreements
- ^[5]
- ^https://visadb.io/news/159510031/ALL/VisaNews/Dominican-Rep-and-Morocco-Sign-Visa-free-MoU-Agree
- ^ abAnnouncement about the application of the 10-dollar fee for the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)
- ^Request refund, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)
- ^Flujo Turístico Por nacionalidad
External links[edit]
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)
- About the Tourist Card‹See Tfd›(in Spanish)