Visa policy of the Dominican Republic

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.^[1][2]

_{1 - 90 days.
2 - 60 days.
3 - 60 days within any 180-day period.}

A visa is not required for citizens of any country who were born in the Dominican Republic according to their travel document.

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.^[2]

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).

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[14]	All	September 2024

Visitors are required to pay a tourist fee of 10 USD, except:^[15]

• 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.^[15][16]

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.^[17]

Passengers and airline crew arriving from Equatorial Guinea are not allowed to enter.^[2]

Passengers and airline crew who have been in or transited through Equatorial Guinea on or after 8 February 2023 are not allowed to enter.^[2]

Most visitors arriving in the Dominican Republic were from the following countries of nationality:^[18]

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

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dominican Republic.

• Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens