visa to DR (moroccan citizen with green card)

Aftab,

I'm not sure this helps, but here goes.

From the DR Embassy in Canada website (bold is mine):

"In order to enter the Dominican Republic, citizens of the following countries will require a visa:

Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hong Kong, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nagorno-Karabakh, Namibia, Mauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Cyprus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Ossetia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Transistria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ugamda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekist?n, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe."

I'm no immigration specialist but possession of a "Green Card" does not bestow citizenship and on the website they make no distinction for "Green Card" holders, so I suspect that the time distinction cited is the usual time it takes for a "Green Card" holder to acquire US citizenship. I think a Moroccan citizen could hold a "Green Card" for 20 years and if they don't become a US citizen they would still require a Tourist Visa - but I do reserve the right to be wrong.

Good luck.

Gregg

/ 21FEB07 / 1017 UTC



National MOROCCO (MA) /Residence U.S.A. (US)
Destination DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (DO)


DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (DO)



Passport and visa required.

Minors:
for detailed information see For details, click here .

Visitor must hold:
- return or onward ticket (one-way ticket allowed if born in

Dominican Rep. or if being foreign minor, but travelling
with parents who are nationals of Dominican Rep.); and

- all documents required for next destination.


Persons born in the Dominican Rep. are considered nationals of

the Dominican Rep., regardless if having another nationality.

Passenger must hold documents required for nationals of the

Dominican Rep.
Exempt are: female passengers who have obtained another
nationality by marriage.


Non-compliance with entry regulations will result in

deportation on same aircraft and carriers will be fined USD

1,000.- for transporting passengers with improper documents.


CHECK TINEWS/N14 - CARICOM SPECIAL VISA;



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21 February 2007

Can anyone in the DR spell Visa?

I can assure you that I travelled to the DR with a US green card, and on my passport from my country of origin, for years .. and so did my family. My country is also on the list that Fireguy posted - a little further South than Morocco :laugh:

But in these days and with the new passport regulations? Well, AZB, pay the money, go and get the visa and save yourself a lot of trouble. Just simply do it, OK, and then everyone is quiet and no questions are asked.

Check this link:


http://www.learn4good.com/travel/dominican_visa.htm

Under "Note #1" it states that US Residents / Green Card holders can substitute their Green Card for their home passport as far as Visa requirements for entry to the Dominican Republic. And yes, this also applies to many other countries in the Caribbean, such as Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands, etc

OK Aftab, why take the butcher's word for it when you can stick your head up the cow's ass, right?

I just called the Department of Migraci?n here in Santo Domingo. Any person, no matter where their passport is from, who also has any type of U.S. Green Card / US residency is subject to the same requirements of a US citizen. They just buy a Tourist Card, and that's all that is needed. No other visas required.

No matter what these xenophobes may say, a US Green Card holder is just as good as a US citizen, they just can't vote or run for office.

Tell your cu?ada to come on down, and have a good time. Just keep her away from the sankies, OK?

Chris said:

I can assure you that I travelled to the DR with a US green card, and on my passport from my country of origin, for years .. and so did my family. My country is also on the list that Fireguy posted - a little further South than Morocco :laugh:

But in these days and with the new passport regulations? Well, AZB, pay the money, go and get the visa and save yourself a lot of trouble. Just simply do it, OK, and then everyone is quiet and no questions are asked.

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I stand corrected - but I did say that "I do reserve the right to be wrong."

Gregg