3. Hotels and accommodation (Use the
Hotel Reservation Form
to book one of the hotels below)
Hotel Santo Domingo ( )
Venue of the Forum (Negociated rates for forum participants)
Address: Ave. Independencia esq. Abraham Lincoln
Santo Domingo, D. N.
República Dominicana
Tel.: +1 809 221 1511
Fax: +1 809 534 5584
Website: www.hotelsantodomingo.com.do
Contact: Penélope Rivera, Sales Manager (Tel.: +1 809 221 3618
Fax: +1 809 533 8898
E-mail: p.rivera@hsd.com.do
Rates:
Single US$80.00/ Double US$90.00
The above rates include room per nigh, American breakfast (buffet) and are subject to Governmental tax (16%) and service charge (10%).
Hotel Hilton ()
Address: Av. George Washington No. 500
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Código (Postal code 10104)
Tel.: +1 809 685 0000
Fax: +1 809 685 0202
Website: www.hiltoncaribbean.com/santodomingo
Contact: Virginia Gómez, Sales Manager
(Tel: +1 809 731 4116
Fax: +1 809 731 4143
Mobile: +1 809 669 4975
E-mail: virginia.gomez@hilton.com
Rates:
Hilton Guest Room Single US$149.00 / Double US$199 .00
Executive Room Single US$199.00 / DoubleUS$ 229 .00
The above rates are subject to Governmental tax (16%) and service charge (10%)
Executive room rate include breakfast (buffet) in Restaurant Sol y Sombra
Additional guest in room: US$30.00
Hotel Hodelpa Caribe Colonial ( )
Address:
Isabel La Católica No. 159
Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
Tel.: +1 809 688 7799 / +1 809 221 7980
Fax: +1 809 685 8128 Website: www.hodelpa.com/es/hotel_hcc.php
Contact: Eduard Muñoz, Reception and bookings Manager.
(Tel.: +1 809 688 7799 / +1 809 221 7980
Fax: +1 809 685 8128
E-mail: ccolonial@hodelpa.com
Rates:
Single: Standard US$75.00/ Superior US$85.00/ Superior de Luxe
US$107.00/ Suite
US$135.00
Double: Standard US$85.00/ Superior US$95.00/ Superior de Luxe
US$117.00/ Suite US$145.00
Extra Pax: Standard N/A/ Superior US$25.00/ Superior de Luxe US$25.00/
Suite N/A
The above rates are subject to Governmental tax (16%) and service charge (10%).
Breakfast inclusive.
Hotel BQ Santo Domingo ( )
Address: Av. Sarasota No. 53
Bella Vista, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Tel.: +1 809 535 9722 / +1 809 535-0800
Website: www.bqsantodomingo.com/
Contact: Carolina Luna, Sales Manager
(Tel.: +1 809 535 0800 x 2720
Fax +1 809 534 6251
E-mail: cluna@bqsantodomingo.com
Rates:
Single US$59.00/
Double US$69.00
The above rates are subject to Governmental tax (16%) and service charge (10%).
Breakfast inclusive.
Apart-Hotel Plaza Colonial
Address: Julio Verne esq. Luisa Ozema Pellerano No. 2
Gazcue, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Tel.: + 1 809 687-9111
Fax: +1 809 686-2877
Website: www.plazacolonial.com
Contact: Yngrid Castillo de Grassals, Operations Manager
(Tel.: +1 809 687 9111
Fax +1 809 686 2877
E-mail: yngridgrassals@gmail.com
Rates:
Standard (for 2 persons) US$54.00
Studio (for 2 persons) US$63.00
The above rates are subject to Governmental tax (16%) and service charge (10%).
Breakfast inclusive.
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4. Entry visas and immigration requirements for the Dominican
Republic
Visa
information
To enter the Dominican Republic as a tourist it is required a visa or just a tourist card, depending on your nationality. If your are nationality allows you to enter the Dominican Republic, you
need to be aware that you will have to buy the tourist card in the Dominican customs inspection
at a price of USD 10.00. Also keep in mind that to leave the country you must pay USD 20,00 no matter the nationality and the reason why you are in the Dominican Republic.
There are some airlines such as Iberia and Air Europa that include the USD 20.00 fee in the fare to leave the Dominican Republic. It is recommended to arrive in the country with these USD 30.00
in cash; otherwise you will have to change the currency in the same office with a very high commission.
Please find bellow a list of countries whose citizens need a visa or a tourist card to visit the Dominican Republic. The citizens of the countries that are not mentioned in the list need visa to enter Dominican Republic.
Holders of official or diplomatic passports of the Latin American countries may enter without a visa.
According to the Law Nº 875, all foreigners who need a visa and wish to enter the Dominican Republic must hold a visa in his passport, obtained through a Dominican consulate. Citizens of countries allowed to travel to Dominican Republic in possession of a tourist card
do not need to worry about this. In every case the entry to the Dominican Republic as a tourist should not exceed 90 days. If you are a citizen of a country that needs a visa and if you are also a legal resident of the United States,
Netherlands, Italy, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, Spain, Portugal, Britain, France, Greece, Ireland and Denmark, with some exceptions, you can enter Dominican Republic with your passport, residence permit and a tourist card.
The tourist visas are granted for tourism and cultural purpose and attendance to conferences or meetings. The visa will be valid for 60 days and will be valid for only one entrance or multiple entrances. The beneficiaries are not allowed to perform profitable activities in Dominican territory.
All citizens from the world may request a tourist visa to Dominican Republic and one of the Dominican consulates.
Requirements:
- Form Visa duly completed in legible typing writer. Available in the consulate or in the portal of the consulate services:
www.consuladord.com to be filled online.
- Two (2) pictures size 4 x 5 – front face and white background.
- Original passport valid at minimum 6 months.
- Parents or guardian authorization for minors when not required by the parents.
- Documents that demonstrate the economic status (bank account, attestation of employment, bank statement, etc). If any document is issued in Dominican Republic it should be stamped by a town hall and legalized by the “Procuradoría General de la República”.
- Legible copy of the National ID and legible copy of Resident Proof if reside in another country.
- Legible copy of hotel reservation (if available)
- Legible copy of flight reservation (if available)
- Legible copy of prior Dominican visa or Residence Card (if it suppose to be renew or the person has traveled before to Dominican Republic).
Time for acquisition:
Between 1 or 10 days from the day of the request depending on the urgency, nationality of the requester, previous requests and personnel availability.
Cost:
- Multiple entries: the amount is more than 80,00
- Single entry: more than 70,00
Remarks:
- The amounts to be paid are in American Dollars ( (USD) and in the Euro zone will be charged in Euros.
- The amount to be paid may varies depending of the life cost in the city where the consulate is located.
- All documents must be legalized by the consulate offices from the Dominican Republic before being legalized by the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs Offices or the country origin document.
- All documents must be, if corresponds, to be translated into Spanish by a official translator accredited by the local authorities.
- In some consulates there are photography services.
- The multiple entrances foreseen for Cruises tourists or those who wish to enter and leave by plan more than one time during the visa duration.
For additional information please visit the website of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs:
www.serex.gov.do, and also directly the portal of Consulate Services where complete and detailed information can be found:
www.serex.gov.do/exterior/servicios/default.aspx.
Full visa required
Full visa is required to enter the Dominican Republic by
nationals from:
Abkhaz (a facto independent republic within Georgia), Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Byelorussia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bhutan, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Cote d’Ivory, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Kirguizistan, Kosovo (Serbia), Laos, Lesotho, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macao (People's Republic of China), Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine (National Authority of Palestine), Papua New Guinea, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Saint Thomas and Prince, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Somaliland (a de facto independent within Somalia), South Ossetia (a de facto independent republic within Georgia), Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tajikistan, East Timor, Togo, Transnistria (a de facto independent republic within Moldova), Tunis, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Yibuti, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Western Sahara.
General notes:
- All nationals of countries legally able to enter the European Union, the United States of America, Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain may enter the Dominican Republic just with a Tourist Card (Decree 691-07 dated December 18, 2007).
- Business visas or any other type of it will be received and approved solely by the Foreign Ministry under the current mechanisms, established by the Consular Migration Department.
- Should a person need a visa and there is no Dominican consulate in his/her country of residence, should be addressed to the Dominican consular mission in the country nearby.
- Should a person want to extend his/her visit while in the Dominican Republic, he/she can go through the offices of the Directorate of Migration and solicit an extension.
- All nationals from countries able to visit the Dominican Republic without visa, should be in possession of a valid passport, unless there’s an agreement of Passport suppression with the Dominican Republic
Tourist card required
Tourist card is required to enter the Dominican Republic Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK); Andorra; Anguilla (UK); Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Austrália; Austria; Bahamas; Bahrain; Barbados; Belgium; Belize; Bermuda (UK); Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Bulgaria; Canada; Cayman Islands (UK; Cocos Island (Australia;) Cook Islands (New Zealand); Costa Rica; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Dominica; El Salvador; Estonia; Faroe Islands (Denmark); Fiji; Finland; France; French; Guiana (France); French; Polynesia (France); Germany; Gibraltar (UK); Greece; Greenland (Denmark); Greenland (Norway); Grenada; Guadeloupe (France); Guam (USA); Guatemala; Guyana; Hawaii (United States); Honduras; Hong Kong (Valid for the special passports of the HKSAR of Hong Kong People's Republic of China); Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Island American Samoa (U.S.); Italy; Jamaica; Kazakhstan; Kiribati; Kuwait; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macau (Valid for the special passports of the Special Administrative Region of Macao People's Republic of China); Macedonia; Malaysia; Malta; Malvinas or Falkland Islands (UK); Marshall Islands Martinique (France); Mauritius; Mayen (Norway); Mayotte (France;) Mexico; Micronesia; Monaco; Montserrat (UK); Namibia; Natividad Island (Australia); Nauru; Netherlands (Holland includes Curacao and St. Marteen;) Netherlands Antilles (Dutch Antilles); New Caledonia (France); New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niue (New Zealand); Norfolk Islands (Australia); Northern Ireland (UK); Northern; Marianas; Norway; Palau; Island I (USA); Panama; Papua; New Guinea; Paraguay; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico (USA); Qatar; Reunion (France); Romania; Russia; Saint Kitts and Nevis; San Marino; Sandwich Islands (UK); Santa Lucia; Scotland (UK); Serbia; Seychelles; Singapore; Slovak Republic; Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Spain; St John (United States); St. Croix (United States); St. Helena (UK); St. Thomas (USA); St. Vincent and Grenadines; Suriname; Svalbard (Norway); Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Tokelau (New Zealand); Tokelau Islands; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkey; Turks and Caicos Islands; Tuvalu; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom of Great Britain; United States; Vanuatu; Vatican City (Holy See);Venezuela; Wales (UK); Wallis and Futuna (France).
Should enter the Dominican Republic WITHOUT VISA holding DIPLOMATIC OR OFFICIAL Passport:
Belize, Brazil, Republic of China (Taiwan), Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Finland, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Except for official passports), Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Switzerland (Except for official passport), Vatican, Ukraine, Vietnam.
No visa required
The following nationals can enter the Dominican Republic WITHOUT VISA or TOURIST CARD:
Argentina; Chile; Ecuador; Israel; Japan; Peru; South Korea; Uruguay.
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