Almost all visitors to the DR will need a passport and almost everyone will require a tourist card. The tourist card costs 10 U$ dollars and can either be purchased from Dominican Consulates (sometimes airlines on departure will sell these), tourist offices or upon arrival to the DR then you can queue (with the vast majority of folk!) in the line to the immigration officers who will take your money and issue you with the card!

Citizens of the following countries do not need a tourist card:-

• Argentina
• Chile
• Ecuador
• Iceland
• srael
• Japan
• Peru
• South Korea
• Uruguay.

Your tourist card will expire in 90 days and if you overstay your limit when you exit the DR a fine will be imposed on you. For further information on tourist card extensions you may call Immigration, Huacal Building in Santo Domingo, telephone no: 809 685 2505. It is however a lot EASIER just to overstay and pay the small fine levied at the airport.

Please keep your tourist card in a super safe place as if you loose it, you will be levied another fine at the airport when you leave and re-charged for it.