# 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.

## Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa for tourist purposes for up to 30 days (unless otherwise noted). Extension of stay is possible for up to 120 days for a fee.
European Union member states :
| Albania  Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Australia  Bahamas  Bahrain  Barbados  Belize  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Botswana  Brazil$^2$  Brunei  Canada  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Ecuador$^1$  El Salvador | Fiji  Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Honduras  Hong Kong  Iceland  Israel  Jamaica  Japan  Kazakhstan  Kiribati  Kuwait  Liechtenstein  Macao  Malaysia  Marshall Islands  Mauritius  Mexico  Micronesia | Monaco  Montenegro  Morocco$^2$  Namibia  Nauru  New Zealand  Nicaragua  North Macedonia  Norway  Panama  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay  Peru$^2$  Qatar  Russia$^3$  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  San Marino  Serbia$^2$ | Seychelles  Singapore$^1$  Solomon Islands  South Africa  South Korea  Suriname  Switzerland  Taiwan  Thailand  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  Tuvalu  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Vatican City |
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Date of visa changes :
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:
| Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
| Rwanda | All | September 2024 |

## Tourist fee

Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of 10 USD, except:
* 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.
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.

## 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:
| Country/Territory | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| 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 |