Dominican Republic passport
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| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Dominican Republic |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Dominican Republic citizenship |
| Expiration | 5 years for minors or 10 years for adults after acquisition |
| Cost | RD$6,700 |
Dominican Republic passports (Spanish: pasaporte dominicano) are issued to citizens of the Dominican Republic to travel outside the country. Along with Cuba and Haiti, the Dominican Republic passport is considered the weakest passport in Latin America for traveling.
Controversy
[edit]In May 2001, Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of then North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, was arrested at Narita International Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, travelling on a forged Dominican Republic passport. He was detained by immigration officials and later deported to the People's Republic of China. The incident caused Kim Jong-il to cancel a planned visit to China due to the embarrassment caused by the incident.[1]
Visa requirements
[edit]As of February 2026, Dominican Republic citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 71 countries and territories, ranking the Dominican Republic passport 63rd (tied with Malawi) in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley visa restrictions index.[2]
Biometric passports
[edit]In 2023, the Dominican government announced that passports would go biometric by early 2024.[3] Despite several promises by the Government, the Dominican Republic still doesn't have the biometric passport. In June 2024 the Government again promised the beginning of introduction of the biometric passports for February 2025. In January 2025 the president of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader announced that the first biometric passports are expected to be introduced in August 2025. In May 2025 the Passport's General Directory announced that the biometric passports will be introduced by the end of 2025. On 3 September 2025 the president of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader again announced that the biometric passports might be introduced by October 2025.[4]
On 24 December 2025 the Dominican passport directorate announced that the first biometric passports might be available to the general public by February 2026. As of March 2026 the biometric passports are still not available to the general public.
See also
[edit]- Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens
- Dominicana passport information on PRADO
- List of passports
References
[edit]- ^ Kim Jong-Il's Son Makes Pit-stop in Paris to Get Teeth Fixed Archived 16 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine from www.asianoffbeat.com 15 November 2007
- ^ "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2017" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Going to the electronic passport would open borders to the Dominican Republic".
- ^ Macdonald, Ayang (5 September 2025). "Dominican Republic new biometric passport set for October rollout". Biometric Update. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
External links
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