I don't recall reading that you need to refund to the same credit card you may have used to purchase the ticket. Just request a credit to a visa or mastercard. Anyone with an amex probably has at least one of the other two.
Hi Cdn_Gringo,
That's normal. You probably wouldn't see it saying it
could or
could not be refunded to the same card. In-the-weeds details such as as that generally aren't included in things such as press releases as mentioned earlier in this post on Diario Libre.
To find out details you need to dig deeper. Try the DGII refund link listed in this thread. Once you get to the credit card refund screen you will see it says "
Enter the information of the card which which you made the purchase of the air ticket".
Here's a photo link:
So the only option they'll accept is if you purchased on a VISA or MC. (another giveaway is that there's a drop down "Payment Method". There's only two options, 'MasterCard' or 'VISA')
As noted, they government didn't take into account all the other forms of payment vehicles that could be used. From JetBlue's website for example: "JetBlue accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, Japan Credit Bureau (JCB), Diners Club and UATP as forms of payment". (I don't know about all the other international airlines that fly into the DR but I assume they accept a variety of credit cards too).
The government clearly didn't think through all the possible options that would need to be considered by this new process (Project Management 101!). And the sad thing is again, this will hit their own citizens and residents the hardest since they now have this stealth tax auto-added and only those willing to fight for their $10 back will get it. (and yes, according to the press release DGII
promises to process the refund within 5 days. Anyone here who has tried to apply for anything in the DR - residency, a bank account, copy of birth cert etc. knows nothing happens in 5 days)!