Visa at airport?

22POSTS

3 years ago

I am staying 45 days in DR this summer.聽 Can i apply for the more-than-30 day stay visa at the airport or does it have to be done by a consular seevice in the US before arrival?聽聽

See also

General visa requirements for the Dominican Republic - Guide
Retirement Visas - 70 Replies
Type of Visa? - 11 Replies
Is a Visa required? - 10 Replies
Visa Extension - 8 Replies
stay with visa - 4 Replies
Visa Extension at Airport? - 3 Replies

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

3 years ago

Its done online after arrival.

1 member reacted to this post

ddmcghee Dominican Republic Expert

1948POSTS

3 years ago

And just to keep the language correct, it is not a Visa. It鈥檚 an extension of the 30 day visitor/tourist card that is included with your flight to DR.

2 members reacted to this post

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

3 years ago

This is actually important that we keep the use of terms correct. Good point!聽聽

The tourist card is just that. The EXTENSION is an administrative workaround and is not a visa.聽 For now, this works聽 just fine.

1 member reacted to this post

arezkiofstow Member

22POSTS

3 years ago

@planner thank you!

1 member reacted to this post

arezkiofstow Member

22POSTS

3 years ago

@ddmcghee thank you for the clarification!

1 member reacted to this post

arezkiofstow Member

22POSTS

3 years ago

@planner thanks again.聽聽Is it an online process by returning to the eTicket previously issued?

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

3 years ago

NO聽 honey its not.聽聽There is a link:

Go there after you arrive and聽 upload all the info needed!

1 member reacted to this post

Tippj Serial expat

615POSTS

3 years ago

Thank you鈥︹€�..

2 members reacted to this post

arezkiofstow Member

22POSTS

3 years ago

#10

@planner you are the best!!!

1 member reacted to this post

Jwoddis Active member

68POSTS

3 years ago

#11

For what it鈥檚 worth, and this is not the 鈥渓egal鈥� way, but if you are just coming and going you can do nothing and pay the fine when you leave.聽 I started the visa renewing Leicestershire once and it seemed onerous and no cheaper than just paying the fine, which takes a couple of minutes at the airport. It appears to have literally no repercussions when you come back.聽

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

3 years ago

#12

You are correct, at the moment.聽聽The advantage to using the online portal may become apparent in the future. We just do not know what this gov't is planning.

DominicanadaMike ViP

1051POSTS

3 years ago

#13

@planner...Government planning...that's funny...

planner Dominican Republic Expert

17772POSTS

3 years ago

#14

See I can make you all laugh!!!!!!!!!!!聽

1 member reacted to this post

Tippj Serial expat

615POSTS

3 years ago

#15

@Jwoddis

聽聽聽 I read somewhere that when you apply for the extension , that they will give

to you but you still have to pay for the days you stayed past the 30 day mark , same

amount $$$

聽聽 So no one should think they鈥檙e staying in country free of penalty with or without

The blessings of the government

Guest2022 Guest

0POSTS

3 years ago

#16

Correct.

But the real benefit of the 'Staying Extension' is that it is an extension of stay to your tourist card legal stay and you maintain legality, as the process complies with what is written in the Immigration Law and it's regulations and is signed off by the head of immigration( Decree 631-11 Article 83).

That may not mean much to many when the illegal overstay is not policed at present, but the big bonus is 'by maintaining your legal stay you can continue to drive on a foreign license and because your license is valid you have insurance cover'.

MITUR confirms what is written in the Transit Law 63-17 and it's regulations on their tourist website:

IS MY DRIVER鈥橲 LICENSE VALID IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC?

Yes it is valid, but only for the duration of your legal stay鈥搃.e. your 30-day tourist card or visa term.

For clarity there are some expats who believe that the 55 year old law 241 -67 issued before the immigration law allows use of the foreign license for 90 days. not so because the new transit law 63-17 found it inadequate and replaces it.

CONSIDERANDO TERCERO: Que la Ley de Tr谩nsito No.241 fue promulgada el 28 de

diciembre de 1967, y no resulta un instrumento normativo adecuado y actualizado para

regular la movilidad, el transporte terrestre, el tr谩nsito y la seguridad vial en la Rep煤blica

Dominicana.

The 'Staying Extension' has this huge benefit for anyone who does not want to risk driving illegally without valid insurance and run the risk of sever consequences in the event of a serious accident.

2 members reacted to this post