Visitors to the Dominican Republic must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Video Visa policy of the Dominican Republic
Visa policy map
Maps Visa policy of the Dominican Republic
Visa exemption
Nationals of the following 107 countries and passport issuing jurisdictions do not require a visa to enter the Dominican Republic:
1 - for British nationals, only holders of British citizen passports and British overseas territories citizen passports are eligible.
2 - do not need to pay a tourist fee.
As of 1 January 2018 visitors to Dominican Republic are no longer obliged to purchase a tourist card as this fee is now incorporated into airfare.
Visa exemption also applies to residents and valid visa holders as well as refugees and stateless persons with travel documents of Canada, the United States and the European Union.
Holders of diplomatic or service passports issued to nationals of Mexico or Switzerland, diplomatic, official or service passports issued to nationals of Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South Korea, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vatican City and Vietnam, diplomatic or official passports of Taiwan and diplomatic or official passports issued to nationals of Paraguay do not require a visa.
Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic passports was signed with Spain but is yet to be ratified.
Visa is not required for citizens of any country who were born in the Dominican Republic as per their travel document.
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Dominican Republic were from the following areas of residence or countries of nationality:
See also
- Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens
References
External links
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic (Spanish)
- About the Tourist Card
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