Passport
Dominican Republic: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Dominican Republic. 72 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 66 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 36Visa-free
- 7ETA
- 29On arrival
- 43eVisa
- 111Visa required
Dominican RepublicPassport strength
An above-average passport 66
Rank 66 of 199. 72 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 8.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 154
A prior visa is needed for 154 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
ChinaVisa required
United Arab EmirateseVisaWhat the passport gives
What a Dominican Republic passport gives
rank 108 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2972 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law57score 0.13 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life66HDI 0.776
- Health and longevity6073.7 years life expectancy
- Education62education index 0.69
- Taxes35up to 25%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 36
Entry on your passport
AngolaAfrica · 30 days
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
BrazilAmericas · 60 days
ColombiaAmericas · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania
DominicaCaribbean
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
El SalvadorAmericas · 180 days
GeorgiaEurope · 365 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuyanaAmericas · 30 days
HondurasAmericas · 30 days
Hong KongAsia · 30 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 180 days
JapanAsia · 90 days
KazakhstanAsia · 60 days
KiribatiOceania · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean · 180 days
MoroccoAfrica · 60 days
NicaraguaAmericas · 90 days
PanamaAmericas · 90 days
ParaguayAmericas · 60 days
PeruAmericas · 60 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
QatarMiddle East · 90 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
TaiwanAsia · 30 days
TajikistanAsia · 30 days
ThailandAsia · 60 days
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 days
UzbekistanAsia · 30 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 daysETA 7
Electronic authorisation online
Kenya
Palestine
Russia
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 29
Visa issued at the border
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 days
BangladeshAsia · 30 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica
EgyptAfrica · 15 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
JordanMiddle East · 30 days
LaosAsia · 30 days
LebanonMiddle East · 30 days
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MalawiAfrica · 30 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
Marshall IslandsOceania
MauritiusAfrica · 60 days
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica
NepalAsia · 90 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Solomon IslandsOceania · 90 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 30 dayseVisa 43
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean
BahamasCaribbean
BahrainMiddle East
BeninAfrica
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
EthiopiaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GuineaAfrica
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KyrgyzstanAsia
LesothoAfrica
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
NigeriaAfrica
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
St. Kitts and NevisCaribbean
SurinameAmericas
SyriaMiddle East
TogoAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
UgandaAfrica
UkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East
VietnamAsiaVisa required 111
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BarbadosCaribbean
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BelizeAmericas
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChileAmericasChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
EswatiniAfrica
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FijiOceania
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GambiaAfrica
GermanyEurope
GhanaAfrica
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
HaitiCaribbean
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndonesiaAsia
IrelandEurope
ItalyEurope
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MongoliaAsia
MontenegroEurope
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
OmanMiddle East
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
South AfricaAfrica
SpainEurope
St. LuciaCaribbean
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
VanuatuOceania
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +114
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +92
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +89
St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +89
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +84
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +81
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Dominican Republic: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 72 of 226 countries and territories, 36 visa-free, 7 with an ETA and 29 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 66 of 199.
Dominican Republic: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Dominican Republic → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Dominican Republic → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Dominican Republic → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 114 destinations without a prior visa, Antigua and Barbuda adds 92. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.