TOURIST TRAVEL
* Valid Passport Required (Passport must be valid beyond your intended stay)
* Tickets and Documents for return or onward travel
* No visa required for stay up to 30 days.
* Tourist Card (issued on arrival.) Fee: $10.00
* Tourist Card can be obtained upon arrival or before you depart
online
* Vaccinations - None Required
Minors Travel:
* Check additional requirements with your airline carrier
BUSINESS TRAVEL
* Valid Passport Required (Passport must be valid beyond your intended stay)
* Tickets and Documents for return or onward travel
* Tourist Card (issued on arrival - fee: $10.00)
* Tourist Card can be obtained upon arrival or before you depart
online
* No visa required for stay up to 30 days
* Vaccinations - None Required
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist or business travel to this country. A visa is required for U.S. Official and Diplomatic passport holders traveling for official business.
Visitors who do not obtain a Dominican visa prior to entry must purchase a tourist card upon arrival to enter the country. Tourist cards cost ten U.S. dollars, which must be paid in U.S currency. Tourists cards may be purchased at the Dominican Embassy in Washington DC or Dominican Consulates prior to arrival, as well as at Dominican airports at the time of entry. Tourist cards normally permit a legal stay of up to 30 days. Visitors who would like to extend their time in the Dominican Republic should visit the Migration Department in Santo Domingo and request an extention. Failure to request an extention will subject the visitor to a surcharge at the airport upon departure. The surcharge, assessed on a sliding scale, ranges from $30.00 for one month to as high as $500.00 for five years.
Any other U.S. citizen who wishes to travel to the Dominican Republic for any purpose other than tourism or business negotiations (e.g. work, study, adoption, immigration, or stays longer than stipulated in the entry requirements) should contact directly, the embassy or nearest consulate.