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    New entry procedures

    I didn't have any problems with the form, but I speak Spanish reasonably fluently so I guess I didn't notice if some things only came up in Spanish.
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    New entry procedures

    My lady was out in 15 mins same flight but she had the e-ticket
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    Tougher Covid-19 measures for Christmas

    I mean it's better to have a 7pm close and 9pm at home than a 7pm close and 7pm at home. I am not a fan of the curfew and can see how much damage it is doing to businesses and ordinary Dominicans lives
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    New entry procedures

    I had someone arrive yesterday. She had a printout of the barcode, waved it at immigration and customs collected it, they were all impressed that she had a printout and she was straight through. So I would advise doing the application on a computer, and printing out the PDF. Much less risky...
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    Restaurants and bars hard hit by extension of curfew

    I always thought Alexw was a woman. I think she referred to herself as such on a couple of occasions. Or maybe I misread...
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    Tougher Covid-19 measures for Christmas

    I think it's much better. Businesses shut at 7pm but you have 2 hours after that to get home. It means if you have a weekend away you have until 9pm to get home, if you work you finish at 7pm and you still have 2 hours to get home. Transport is not going to be so crowded during those 2...
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    Online entry and departure forms for DR travel

    Well I just helped someone fill in the form online and it was easy, produced a PDF which we then printed out. If it works then it will be 1000 times easier than trying to fill in a lot of forms on a plane.
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    Tougher Covid-19 measures for Christmas

    Can I be controversial and say that compared to the nonsense in Europe where the rules change daily, at least in DR you just have a curfew to deal with. And it seems to be working OK numbers aren't spiralling out of control. And somehow businesses are surviving at least in the capital. Shops...
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    Sto. Dom: Best Furniture Store for Beds and Sofas?

    Agree about Ilumel but the stuff is very expensive for what it is. I have been there taken photos and had a copy made in better wood for half the cost. But I do accept that I'm really into design, speak Spanish and love mooching around Villa Consuelo. Ilumel is very much first world.
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    Internet Speed in DR - In which part of the island a stable connection can be found?

    The issue is what they call contestability as well. In DR there is less traffic on the lines, so you get a far better result. Although lines can carry traffic faster in the US, there is a lot more traffic to carry. It's like having a smaller road with less traffic compared to a 7 lane...
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    Sto. Dom: Best Furniture Store for Beds and Sofas?

    I own a hotel so I buy a lot of furniture. Mattresses I always have made to order in Villa Consuelo, there is a place I use called Tapi Centro JB and their mattresses are excellent and way cheaper than anything you could buy in a big store like IKEA. And they last and last, imagine how much...
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    A Stain on the D.R. ?

    I am quite an expert in staining wood having had to choose colours for a whole lot of wood in the last few weeks. The answer is that in DR you don't use pre-mixed spray, instead they mix oil paints with Thinner and use it to stain. You can choose how diluted the stain is, so how strong the...
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    Music at the ruins in San Felipe?

    Zona colonial is very busy at the weekends, lots of activity on the Conde including live musicians, there is quite a buzz including Sundays. Hotels are very busy at weekends as well. A lot of people are hiring electric scooters and riding them around as well as bicycles.
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    New entry procedures

    Please please can someone tell me if you can print out the PDF and bring it with you. And like others are saying please stop hijacking this thread to talk about overstaying it's not helpful to those of us who really want to know about the new form.
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    New entry procedures

    Yes I have, and it worked and was simple.
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    Story of the year: First revelations on the mega corruption in government schemes

    Danilo didn't know about how his brother went from living in a little house in the barrio to a three storey penthouse. Yup, we all believe that don't we.
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    New entry procedures

    Can we return to the subject of this thread instead of being sidetracked into the usual discussion about whether or not people can / should overstay. I'd like to know how the form works, has anyone actually used it yet? And I presume that you can print out the PDF and take it with you, is...
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    New entry procedures

    Always has been the AI guests, these make up the vast majority of arrivals. And smaller operators, like me, know that when the AI's are working, this means we have flights working and without flights we are screwed.
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    The Easy Life

    I am amazed at how quickly stuff is arriving from Amazon at the moment. Today I received parcels I ordered on Amazon Monday night. I use CPS.
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    Epidemiology director insists on mask-wearing to reduce spread, says many infected with Covid-19 do not show symptoms

    Someone who thinks that there is a serious tone to the forums on DR1? And no bitching? Righty ho.