Visa policy of the Dominican Republic explained

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 exemption

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]

All European Union member states
Albania Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil² Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador¹ El Salvador	Fiji Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland Israel Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kuwait Liechtenstein Macao Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico	Monaco Montenegro Morocco² Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru² Qatar Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Serbia²	Seychelles Singapore¹ Solomon Islands South Africa Suriname Switzerland Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Vanuatu

_{1 - 90 days.}
_{2 - 60 days.}

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 member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa.

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:

Tourist fee

Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of 10 USD, except:^[14]

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.^[14] ^[15]

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.^[16]

Admission restrictions

Passengers and airline crew arriving from Equatorial Guinea are not allowed to enter.

Passengers and airline crew who have been in or transited through Equatorial Guinea on or after 8 February 2023 are not allowed to enter.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in the Dominican Republic were from the following countries of nationality:^[17]

Country/Territory	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
	2,073,963	2,085,186	2,001,909	1,784,486	1,587,404
	827,721	768,486	745,860	706,394	684,071
	265,709	259,133	247,613	230,733	214,151
	245,346	136,249	71,572	180,821	188,110
	221,492	232,024	227,483	229,678	232,754
	182,170	137,642	133,888	112,489	107,305
	177,993	169,760	172,245	150,859	142,207
	177,534	165,111	142,083	126,563	108,236
	111,095	121,131	115,084	103,891	74,580
	109,734	170,713	167,176	112,854	75,173
	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

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Visa information.
Web site: 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）. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. 14 February 2018. 8 April 1957.
Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . November 1981.
Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . August 1968.
Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . December 1968.
Under arrangement on 2 February 1982.
Web site: Visa requirements for the Dominican Republic towards other countries. es . 2018-02-05 . 2017-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171029174643/https://www.migracion.gob.do/Content/main_side_banner_02.pdf . dead .
Web site: Statement of Treaties and International Agreements . United Nations . September 1989.
Web site: Decreto Numero 691-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20191113003214/http://www.consuladord.com/pdfs/Decretos_690_691_18_Dic_07.pdf . 2019-11-13 .
Web site: Impuestos Internos.
Web site: República Dominicana ya no les exigirá visa a los colombianos. Casa Editorial El. Tiempo. May 8, 2015. El Tiempo.
Web site: República Dominicana exigirá visas de ingreso a venezolanos. Mary Cruz. Finol. December 9, 2019.
Web site: Qatar, Dominican Republic hold round of political consultations. 27 January 2022.
https://dgii.gov.do/publicacionesOficiales/avisosInformativos/Documents/2018/36-18.pdf Announcement about the application of the 10-dollar fee for the tourist card
https://www.dgii.gov.do/TturistaWeb/ReembolsoTT/ReembolsoTT/RegistrarReembolso Request refund
https://dgii.gov.do/sobreTarjetaTurista/Paginas/default.aspx About the tourist card
Web site: Banco Central de la República Dominicana . www.bancentral.gov.do.