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 policy map
Visa exemption Ordinary passports Citizens of the following countries and territories may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa for tourist purposes for stays up to the duration listed below. Extension of stay is possible for up to 120 days for a fee (unless otherwise noted).
90 days 1
60 days BB
60 days within any 180 days
30 days All European Union member states 2
B - May enter without a visa for business purposes as well. 1 - 90 days, extendable to 180 days. 2 - For holders of British citizens passports only.
Date of visa changes19 April 1957: Japan 27 October 1966: Spain 22 March 1968: Austria 31 July 1968: Israel 4 March 1982: South KoreaUnder arrangement on 2 February 1982. 4 July 1983: Ecuador 1 June 1989: Finland 18 December 2007: Albania, Andorra, Bahrain, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Cyprus, Estonia, Fiji, Guyana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, Qatar, Romania, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu 15 May 2015: Colombia 1 January 2017: Peru 16 January 2019: El Salvador 5 April 2019: Paraguay 21 June 2019: Brazil 1 September 2019: Honduras 15 December 2020: Russia 14 July 2021: Morocco
Cancelled: 16 December 2019: Venezuela
Substitute visa Holders of a valid visa or residence card of any Schengen Area member state, Canada, Cyprus, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter the Dominican Republic without a visa for up to 30 days if they travel as a tourist.
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 Ordinary 23 September 2026 All 25 September 2024
Tourist fee Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of 10 USD, except:Announcement about the application of the 10-dollar fee for the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic. 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.Request refund, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic.
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.About the tourist card, General Direction of Internal Taxes of the Dominican Republic .
Visitor statistics Most visitors arriving in the Dominican Republic were from the following countries of nationality: 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
See also
Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens
Notes
References
External links
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic About the Tourist Card About the Dominican e-Ticket