Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens

Not to be confused with Visa requirements for Dominica citizens.

Visa requirements for Dominican Republic citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Dominican Republic. Along with Cuba and Haiti the Dominican republic passport is considered the weakest passport in Latin America for traveling. 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. As of December 2025 despite multiple promises by the government and the president of the Dominican republic the biometric passports are not available and any date of their introduction is unknown. On 24 December 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.

Dominican Republic citizens are among only a few Latin American nations, such as Bolivia and Ecuador, that still do not enjoy a visa-free regime with the European Union.

As of February 2026, holders of a Dominican Republic passport could travel to only 71 countries and territories without a travel visa or with a visa on arrival, ranking the Dominican Republic passport 63rd (tied with Malawi) in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index.

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