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Dominican Republic for Moldovan passport holders: Embassy visa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇲🇩 Moldovan
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Embassy visa

Visa required (or Tourist Card if admissible to EU/US/Canada/UK)

Moldovan passport holders need a Dominican visa from a consulate; travellers able to enter the EU, US, Canada or UK legally can enter with a Tourist Card.

Conditions

  • Decree 691-07: nationals able to legally enter the EU, US, Canada or UK may enter with just the Tourist Card.
  • Visa applications are authorised by the Foreign Ministry (Cancillería).

About this route

Route type
Embassy visa: you apply through an embassy, consulate or appointed visa centre.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourceconsulatedrwest.gob.do ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against consulatedrwest.gob.do · Dominican Republic Consulate General (US West Coast, gob.do, MIREX network) 'Listado de Países y Condiciones de Visado', read 2026-10-16

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Fee not published by the official source.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

Already hold another country's visa or residence permit?

Some Moldovan passport holders can enter Dominican Republic differently if they hold one of these documents. Add yours (optional – kept only in the page address):

Documents I hold (optional)

If you hold a valid US/Schengen/Canadian/UK/EU visa or residence permit: No visa needed

Qualifying documents: US visa, Schengen visa, Canadian visa, UK visa, US green card, Schengen-country residence permit, EU-country residence permit, Canadian PR, UK residence permit.

  • Permanent residence or valid multiple-entry visa of the US, EU (Schengen), Canada or the UK; valid passport plus Tourist Card; tourism only.

UK residence permit / Schengen-country residence permit / EU-country residence permit: Permanent residence only (the source says permanent residence).

Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, República Dominicana (consultas.mirex.gob.do). Checked 16 Oct 2026.

What the source says

"El Decreto Núm. 691-07, del 18 de diciembre de 2007, facilita la entrada a la República Dominicana a extranjeros con residencia permanente o visado de entradas múltiples vigente en Estados Unidos, Unión Europea (Schengen), Canadá o Gran Bretaña. Pueden ingresar solo con pasaporte válido y una Tarjeta de Turismo …"

Border officers decide on entry. Check the official source before you travel.

How to apply: Visa required (or Tourist Card if admissible to EU/US/Canada/UK)

Where to apply

Where: Dominican consulate

Quick answers

Do Moldovan passport holders need a visa for Dominican Republic?

Visa required (or Tourist Card if admissible to EU/US/Canada/UK). Moldovan passport holders need a Dominican visa from a consulate; travellers able to enter the EU, US, Canada or UK legally can enter with a Tourist Card. Source: https://consulatedrwest.gob.do/es/listado-de-paises-y-condiciones-de-visado

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Dominican Republic

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Moldovan passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see consulatedrwest.gob.do.

Working in Dominican Republic

⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.

Main work visa routes for Dominican Republic

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work visa (business visa for employment) and residence permit

⚠ Not from an official source

For: Foreign employees in the Dominican Republic

  • Apply at a Dominican embassy or consulate; documents translated into Spanish
  • Residence permit also needed
Length
One year at first, renewable while the work contract is valid

Source: G-P Globalpedia – Dominican Republic visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.

What the source says

"Applicants will need to gather the required documents for the visa and residence permit, then submit them to the Dominican embassy or consulate in their country of residence." … "It’s valid for an initial duration of one year, after which it is eligible for renewal as long as the holder still has a valid work contract."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Your work travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Transit through Dominican Republic

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit within 24 hours generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Dominican Republic government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Dominican Republic government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Furthermore, a visa is not required for direct airside transit, provided the traveler does not leave the airport's international transit area, connects to an onward flight within 24 hours, and does not pass through immigration control.”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

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Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Dominican Republic' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Furthermore, a visa is not required for direct airside transit, provided the traveler does not leave the airport's international transit area, connects to an onward flight within 24 hours, and does not pass through immigration control.””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

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Before you go to Dominican Republic

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Dominican Republic.

Common tourist traps

  1. Motorbike bag-snatching

    How it works: Thieves on motorbikes snatch bags from pedestrians and reach into cars at red lights.

    How to avoid it: Carry bags on the side away from the road and keep car windows closed in traffic.

  2. Card cloning

    How it works: Bank cards are cloned and used for identity theft.

    How to avoid it: Keep your card in sight when paying, or pay cash.

  3. Fake police roadblocks near the Haiti border

    How it works: There have been armed robberies near the Haitian border, including by criminals posing as police.

    How to avoid it: Avoid the border area. FCDO advises against all travel to Haiti.

All 4 traps for Dominican Republic →

Emergency numbers in Dominican Republic

Other traps paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 7 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Explore Dominican Republic

Planning more than the paperwork? Our Dominican Republic guide picks out places to visit, with a source for every tip.

Places to visit:
Colonial Zone · Los Tres Ojos National Park
Read the full Dominican Republic guide

Moldovan passport: of the 149 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 73 visa-free, 14 visa on arrival, 30 eVisa or travel authorisation, 32 embassy visa.

Dominican Republic: rules verified from an official source for 196 of 198 passports. Dominican Republic guide and every passport →

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Plan your trip to Dominican Republic

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.