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.
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| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Dominican Republic |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Dominican Republic citizenship |
| Expiration | 6 or 10 years after acquisition |
| Cost | |
Controversy
editIn 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
editAs of 24 July 2024, Dominican Republic citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 75 countries and territories, ranking the Dominican Republic passport 66th (tied with Kenya and Malawi) in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley visa restrictions index.[2]
Biometric Passports
editIn 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kim Jong-Il's Son Makes Pit-stop in Paris to Get Teeth Fixed Archived 2008-01-16 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".
External links
edit- http://translate.google.nl/translate?hl=nl&langpair=es%7Cnl&u=http://jeantaveras.host56.com/2009/03/paises-los-que-no-se-requiere-visa-para.html Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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