NewsWhore
07-14-2009, 03:30 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Relations has announced a US$30 dollar increase in the cost of a tourist visa for those who require them. The announcement was sent to all Dominican consulates worldwide. The new measure does not affect people with United States, Canadian or European Union passports, where the standard US$10 fee will continue to be applied.
Sources consulted by reporters from Listin Diario said that the new rate has been in effect since the beginning of the month. It now costs US$207 to visit the Dominican Republic, and this is before buying an airplane ticket or paying for a hotel. Travelers may need to pay US$70 for a tourist visa, US$85 for airport duties and US$62 for government travel taxes. The new income will go into the general funds of the Ministry of Foreign Relations as required by Resolution 01-09, and this has been notified to all consulates.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the final figures for 2008 showed a 4.5% increase for the year, and a total of 2.5 million visitors. Visitors from Russia increased by 83%, Poland 92%, Peru, 38%, Brazil 32%, Ecuador 38% and Mexico 15%. Even the more traditional tourist markets increased their traffic to the Dominican Republic, with Canada leading the way with an increase of nearly 12%, France with 4% and the United States with nearly 3% increases over 2007.
Over half of all tourists arrived at just one airport, Punta Cana (55%). Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata received 35% of the visitors. Tourism is the largest source of hard currency for the DR, followed by remittances and free zone exports.
It is important to note that if you are a citizen of a country whose citizens need visas to travel to the Dominican Republic, but you are a legal resident of the United States, Holland, Italy, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, France, Greece, Ireland or Denmark, with some exceptions, you can visit the DR with just your passport, residence card and the US$10 tourist card.
See http://dr1.com/travel/prepare/documentation.shtml
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)
Sources consulted by reporters from Listin Diario said that the new rate has been in effect since the beginning of the month. It now costs US$207 to visit the Dominican Republic, and this is before buying an airplane ticket or paying for a hotel. Travelers may need to pay US$70 for a tourist visa, US$85 for airport duties and US$62 for government travel taxes. The new income will go into the general funds of the Ministry of Foreign Relations as required by Resolution 01-09, and this has been notified to all consulates.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the final figures for 2008 showed a 4.5% increase for the year, and a total of 2.5 million visitors. Visitors from Russia increased by 83%, Poland 92%, Peru, 38%, Brazil 32%, Ecuador 38% and Mexico 15%. Even the more traditional tourist markets increased their traffic to the Dominican Republic, with Canada leading the way with an increase of nearly 12%, France with 4% and the United States with nearly 3% increases over 2007.
Over half of all tourists arrived at just one airport, Punta Cana (55%). Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata received 35% of the visitors. Tourism is the largest source of hard currency for the DR, followed by remittances and free zone exports.
It is important to note that if you are a citizen of a country whose citizens need visas to travel to the Dominican Republic, but you are a legal resident of the United States, Holland, Italy, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, France, Greece, Ireland or Denmark, with some exceptions, you can visit the DR with just your passport, residence card and the US$10 tourist card.
See http://dr1.com/travel/prepare/documentation.shtml
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)