Immigration law enforcement - Take care ! page 6 - Dominican Republic forum

Guineo Verde · 2018-03-09T00:06:30+01:00

Hi, It seems that since December 2017 more than 3,000 people of 12 different nationalities were not allowed to enter the country and were deported to theirs. I mean led by custom officers to the area where they had to wait for a return flight. The reason is that the people who used to overstay ( paying the fine ) are now considered illegal recidivists. For years overstaying has been tolerated. This seems to be over. Does anyone have more information on this ? So when in doubt take care : - If you arrive with a tourist card you are allowed to stay for 30 days. Do not overstay anymore or it will be filed. - If you want to stay for 60 days max, you have to ask for a visa at the Dominican consulate in your country. - If you want to work, study, stay as retiree, stay as an investor, stay as a persons of means ( that is to say stay more than 60 days ) you must ask for the corresponding visa at the Dominican consulate in your country. Once in the DR start the process of getting the residency.