6-12 month residency in DR?

windeguy

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A gringo driving after 30 days has no valid license in the DR, so their insurance is not required to pay. Sometimes they still do pay.
So there is a difference between being illegal and having legal residency or being a naturalized DR citizen gringo.

For those in Cabarete, Casa de Conductor probably won't help unless you can use it in Santiago.

SKY said:
A Gringo killing someone while driving here will get the same result whether he has Residency with a DR License or driving while Overstaying with a foreign license. As they say in Monopoly “Go straight to jail”……Money will do the talking, and a lot of it…………

I never heard of any gringo being denied boarding on Caribe Tours because they illegally overstayed a tourist card. Interesting.
NanSanPedro said:
The reason I asked was because I was refused boarding at Caribetours Dajabon by migracion because I have been here almost 5 years without leaving or paying the fine.
 

windeguy

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Tourists (visa-free entry, typically 30 days)​


  • If you're from a country that doesn’t require a visa, you can drive legally for 30 days using your valid foreign driver's license—regardless of having an IDP or not—because your legal stay ends after 30 days internationaldrivingpermit.org+15dr1.com+15finalrentals.do+15.
  • Some forums note that insurance companies might still cover you if you exceed 30 days—but legally, your right to drive ends once your visa-free period does .