Overstaying tourist visa

Yes they are now good for 60 days.

Bob K

No connection whatsoever.

No its not.stored so dont worry.

Hi,
I live in the UK, but want to move to DR very soon.
I have a couple of questions now:
1. Exactly what is that letter from my current bank which I need to open a bank account in DR? What does it have to contain?
2. I read earlier that Juan Dolio is a nice place to live. How hard is to rent a small apartment or studio (just for myself)? Considering I don't speak in Spanish at all yet. And approx. how much is it a month?
Thanks,
Joe

Two more questions:
1. Do I need booked return flight ticket when I'm entering DR?
2. How many times can I purchase the tourist card in a row? Or is it cheaper just pay the fee when I'm leaving?
Thanks again,
Joe

Joe welcome and let me try to answer you questions:
1.  Your bank letter needs to state that you are in good standing and if  you have had any  loans they have been paid off.  it should also indicate how long you have been banking with them, they do not need to mention $$$ amounts.
2. Apartment rentals are easy to find but you need to be here with "boots on the ground" to find them.  Also why Juan Dulio?
3.Yes as a non resident you will need a return ticket. If you plan on living here full time you will need to apply for your residency
4. Just pay the overstay fee when you leave.
You will find lots of information here on this forum concerning living here, moving, residency and more.  Read, read, and read some more then come back with any questions.

Bob K

I welcome you as well,  Bob answered you very well!

Thanks for the answers.
Someone mentioned here that place, that's why I thought about it.
But actually I'm just looking for a nice quiet place to live.

The DR is filled with quiet places to live.  Come spend a couple of months exploring the country

Bob K

Joe I know many will disagree with me on if you need a return ticket. I have been traveling for the last 10 years plus and never been acked for a return ticket includind 3 times to DR in the last year. What I would recommend if you dontfeel safe doing that, call the airline you will travel with and ask what there policy is.

Hello stan wouldn't the airline company have a conflict of interest in saying yes...I'm also planning on visiting and I'm stuck on what to do being I'm not sure when I'll be leaving..would the dominican embassy be a better way to go.?..thanks

Okay one more time: all airlines are responsible for ensuring you either have residencia, a dominican passport OR a return flight!

What the airlines do is the risk YOU take. They can and sometimes do make you buy a  expensive return ticket at the gate.

Buyer beware!

If you do overstay your alloted time which I assume is 30 days ...is it held against you when you try to come back.thanks in advance

At this point in time no. No one cares.

Will that change? No idea. The reality is we gave up guessing what they might do here.

Howdy folks,

A few things that I did and/or happened to me.

I overstayed my tourist visa earlier this year, I was hit up for my overstay fee when I was going through customs. Paid with my credit card, given a slip, and went straight back to the agent with no extra waiting in line and on the way back to the States I went USD $53.00 less. Translates to RD$2500.00.

Purchased One-way ticket to The Island twice. I flew Spirit one time and Delta this time. Currently here on a one-way. There were some pop ups when I was doing my online purchase as to check the country specific requirements. I was also prompted at the airport during self service check-in to enter my return date. Since I didn't know, the self service check-in process halted and I had to see a airline agent. That was same time I dropped of my baggage. I was permitted to continue on.

Another thing that happened to me was I had to return to the States for a family emergency. I purchased a ticket with the airline Pan American World Airways-Dominicana (PAWA). I used my credit card that didn't have raised embossed letters and numbers. The money was debited from my account. PAWA said for security purposes to ensure no one was being fraudulent using another persons card that I had to purchase another ticket and I would be refunded. Well, I asked for a supervisor twice and was able to fly without an additional purchase. So, if you have a new chip card without raised embossed letters and numbers double check with your carrier. They said that I received a warning during purchase online. Most likely true, I had a lot on my mind at the time so pay close attention when using new cards with print.

I am currently an overstay. I had received some information from another thread here in the RD Expat Forum. I went to the Dirección General De Migración located at the intersection of Av. George Washington/Autopista 30 de Mayo and Calle Heroes de Luperon in order to extend my 30 day tourist card. I was crossed up with some outdated fees and the new fees. So, it seemed to me that I could save money by doing it there as opposed to the airport. I ascertained that the fees are the same wether you do it ahead of time or upon exiting the country.

At the office the information desk provided a form with all the fees and a few hoops to jump through most of which I had learned from another thread here in the forum. I translated the hoops.
a) Form duly filled and signed (this had to be a valid reason why you were overstay and notarized).
b) Copy of the Air Ticket or Ticket of Boarding. c) Present original passport
d) 2 Copies of the passport number where the personal data is.
e) 2 Copies of the last entry to the country.

"I had c, d, and e as per the information here on another thread and was unaware of the a and b requirements."

30-90 days RD$2500. US$52.63
3-9    months    4000.       84.21
9-12                    5000.      105.26
12-18                  6500.      136.84
18-24                  8000.      168.42
24-30                  9500.      200
30-60               11,000.      231.59
36-48               16,000.      336.84
48-60               20,000.      421.05
6 years            30,000.       631.59
7                       40,000.      842.11
8                       50,000.      1052.63
9                       60,000.      1263.16
10                     70,000.      1473.68

NOTE: From the ten (10) years, each year or fraction, increase RD $ 5,000.00.  USD$105.26.

Hope this may help someone. Feel free to copy excerpts and paste to other threads if on topic. I used today's ex rate of 47.5 pesos = 1 US dollar.

Good stuff, thank you for sharing. 

Again the warning -  one way ticket if you do not have residencia then you takes your chances!!!!! 

Paying at the airport seems a whole lot easier!

I have been  in RD a lot of times over the past 12 years, and overstayed a few times. I am here now, and am overstaying, will be 60 days. i know about the fee, an have paid before, but I have heard rumblings about being deigned entry  the next time I come.  new enforcement?  anyone heard anything like this?  I am really just a "snowbird" no business or work. just tourist...if a bit longer then some.

Welcome to the forums. There are  2 threads regarding this honey.  One is pinned so go read it.

Yes we are hearing some of this but apparently it is hit and miss and only multiple repeat offenders.

thanks for your reply...where would I find the pinned post?

Hi there

I've been coming over to DR since 2014 and every time stayed about 9 weeks.  Each time I've paid the overstay fees (2500 RD)

Reading the other threads am I likely to have problems next year when I arrive or should I apply for a 3 months tourist visa before coming over?

Thanks.

PS.  By the way Planner, that eye specialist I mentioned to you in Santiago was excellent.  Everything he said was confirmed by the specialists in the UK.

Regards

Ducketts

thanks, I think I found it...

Ducketts glad the eye guy was good!!!!

Honey there is no 90 day tourist visa.  Only  30 days. I wish there were 90 day and 180 day visas. That would only make sense to me!!!!

Agreed, thanks

Ducketts

i just want to add an update. i left on the 1st, out of pop. that is april 1st. when i got to airport, they took my 2500p. and then informed me that none of the machines were working, so i have no receipt.  but also no fingerprints or anything...hoping this means that all is OK. i will be watching this forum, and talking to some folks i know as time moves forward. i will not be back until, perhaps january. i do not think before. here is hoping that this is not much...

You can't be the BOBK of El Choco. I thought he had residencia after living here for more than a decade.Be safe & have a safe return whomever you may be. By the size of the fine, you weren't here that long. NYC?  You are a different BobK.

Whoops!  Saw this thread late, I jumped thinking it was a new one, I apologize to all..

That is correct Bobk and you should be fine.

nope, different bobk. hahaha

Yeah, I saw that too late to delete it.  But then again, I often recognize the error of my ways too late.

My last departure from the island I overstayed my visa I was able to use my credit card to pay the fee at the migration office  It's a simple process just takes a little bit of time

Wow they are now accepting credit cards, had not heard that before.

Which means excellent documentation since governments tend to creep up from behind.

Why would you want to do that since you'd have to pay the higher fine price, when if you pay cash we know you can often get a big discount.  Last time I paid 2k instead of the normal 4k, by just putting it in the corrupt officials hand.  (if that one  does that even a couple of times a day, I'll bet they have the best house in town).

One might want a digital record of transation that includes many parties and 2000 pesos more is simply the cost of a historical document they may come in handy is the future.
What happens to the money is out of the control of the individual but the transaction is not.