first went to Scotiabank need to give my first born to open the account .next the famous bank popular they just needed a few fingers to open this one open .. then went to Bankresever all I need was a passport I got accounts in dollars and pesos. I was out of the bank in 30 minutes this island is wacky but i love it.. it's like what behind door number two Bob from let's make a deal... btw Punta Cana Village is very nice almost to real..