Overstaying Visa

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blanca

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• Apr 20, 2003

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Being from the US i know i have 3 months or 90 days to stay in the DR. But who knows the penealty's if i stay 1 day over 1 week,1 year. etc,etc. Is there a set fee or when i get to the airport the customs agent just will invent some number?

Thank you,

Blanca

 

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Ken

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• Apr 20, 2003

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This question is asked often. See for example http://www.dr1.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20111&highlight=overstaying+visa

The usual advice is not to worry about. You may be charged a small fee upon departure, but it won't amount to much.

 

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MommC

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• Apr 21, 2003

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We just overstayed our visitors visa (tourist card)

by 14 days......cost us RD$240. per person as we were leaving.
The immigration inspector looked at our card, calculated the cost and we paid it cash. Had the choice of paying $10US each or RD$240 pesos each.
Hope this helps!

 

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PJT

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• Apr 21, 2003

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Don't worry, their bark is worse than their bite. The process takes up a few minutes of your time at the airport and the fines are small. Regards, PJT

 

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arturo

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• Apr 21, 2003

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the fee maxes out a 600 pesos

That would be after bypassing the deadline by several years.

 

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Tor

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• May 6, 2003

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Is the tourist card valid for 90 days ? I thougt it was only valid 60 days ? I think I have read that before on this forum.