Visa policy of the Dominican Republic
Visitors to the Dominican Republic must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption
Nationals of the following 8 countries and passport issuing jurisdictions do not require a visa or tourist card to enter the Dominican Republic up to 90 days:
Tourist Card on Arrival
Nationals of the following 99 countries and passport issuing jurisdictions can obtain a tourist card upon arrival to the Dominican Republic. The cost is US$10 for 30 days, extendable twice.[1][2][3]
1 - for British nationals, only holders of British citizen passports and British overseas territories citizen passports are eligible.
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 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:[4]
Country/Territory | 2015 | 2014 |
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United States | 2,001,909 | 1,784,486 |
Canada | 745,860 | 706,394 |
Germany | 247,613 | 230,733 |
France | 227,483 | 229,678 |
Spain | 172,245 | 150,859 |
Venezuela | 167,176 | 112,854 |
United Kingdom | 142,083 | 126,563 |
Brazil | 140,348 | 114,129 |
Argentina | 133,888 | 112,489 |
Puerto Rico | 115,084 | 103,891 |
Total | 4,872,319 | 4,511,062 |