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Bring tv on a luggage
I have done it but it is getting tougher in the DR to bring things in. If you put it in a piece of luggage take it out of the box and wrap it well with bubble wrap.
Yes, that's what I'm planning to do. Just wrap real good and them on top add pieces of clothing. The times I've gone, they don't check me but you never know. Thanks.
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Any comments about the new overstay fees? RD$4,000+ for us snowbirds to pay... :speechles
Really? I'm planning to go for 6wks, that's the fee?
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The tourist card is now is valid for 60 days instead of 30 days, you pay nothing.
For longer stay over 61 to 90 days : 2,500;
3 to 9 months:4,000
9 t0 12 months : 5,000...etc...
I wonder how is that going to affect the tourism economy. A snowbird would spent at least a minimum of US$100 on food n drink! If we cut our stay short .... ?
For longer stay over 61 to 90 days : 2,500;
3 to 9 months:4,000
9 t0 12 months : 5,000...etc...
I wonder how is that going to affect the tourism economy. A snowbird would spent at least a minimum of US$100 on food n drink! If we cut our stay short .... ?
well, visiting and not having DR status can impact your life - depending on how much time you spend here.
Things like driving on a foreign licence, getting health care.... there's quite a list
Casual visitors feel it little but if you decide to be a longer staying visitor, the rules are tightening.
There are huge posts on this.
At the risk of being inflammatory, we are having this discussion on the newly invisible Residents' Forum.
Something that should be available to all... people like you.
I feel.
Things like driving on a foreign licence, getting health care.... there's quite a list
Casual visitors feel it little but if you decide to be a longer staying visitor, the rules are tightening.
There are huge posts on this.
At the risk of being inflammatory, we are having this discussion on the newly invisible Residents' Forum.
Something that should be available to all... people like you.
I feel.
Some of us are very very happy to pay that because we've had huge discussions and feared it might be worse like if we didn't get residency we would not be allowed to return next year. It was all speculations from some members as to how the law was going to change. So again I have no problem with it even if I stayed 6 months
BTW the fees over 60 days are not new. The bonus was changing 30 days to 60... Did I mention very happy.
Some of us are very very happy to pay that because we've had huge discussions and feared it might be worse like if we didn't get residency we would not be allowed to return next year. It was all speculations from some members as to how the law was going to change. So again I have no problem with it even if I stayed 6 months
BTW the fees over 60 days are not new. The bonus was changing 30 days to 60... Did I mention very happy.
I agree. I will blissfully pay my 4000 pesos when I leave after 4 months. Of course, in my case I don't have the driving issue because Mr. AE is Dominican - that is a serious problem for others who do want to drive the whole time they're there.
Everyone talks about this driving issue, but I have never seen or heard anyone having any problem of any kind while driving with a foreign license with a tourist visa.
Some of us are very very happy to pay that because we've had huge discussions and feared it might be worse like if we didn't get residency we would not be allowed to return next year. It was all speculations from some members as to how the law was going to change. So again I have no problem with it even if I stayed 6 months
BTW the fees over 60 days are not new. The bonus was changing 30 days to 60... Did I mention very happy.
Couple years ago, my stay in DR was 7 months and my overstay fee was DR$1200. But this time now I'll be staying probably until May and my overstay fee will be ... NOT VERY HAPPY!
Whether you're bringing in an undeclared TV or overstaying the 60 day tourist card.....
understand that you need to be prepared for any consequences that may arise as a result of your actions.
both acts are just outside the law.
As I read all these posts/threads - there are always several - I can just see someone sliding through and thinking
'Hmmm, that wasn't so bad..... no real rules here, I guess'
There are rules and they can be fiercely lopsided - see the Oregon couple's thread
Punishment can be harsh.... small things can attract big penalties.
As I used to teach my children.......
Don't lie, because one lie inevitably triggers another to cover off the first one.
Before you know it, the truth is gone and the lies will confuse you and consume you....
Those of us who not just 'passing through' appear to be diligent in obeying customs & laws -- appear to be and some actually are.
I would err on the side of caution - if it was me.
just saying............
understand that you need to be prepared for any consequences that may arise as a result of your actions.
both acts are just outside the law.
As I read all these posts/threads - there are always several - I can just see someone sliding through and thinking
'Hmmm, that wasn't so bad..... no real rules here, I guess'
There are rules and they can be fiercely lopsided - see the Oregon couple's thread
Punishment can be harsh.... small things can attract big penalties.
As I used to teach my children.......
Don't lie, because one lie inevitably triggers another to cover off the first one.
Before you know it, the truth is gone and the lies will confuse you and consume you....
Those of us who not just 'passing through' appear to be diligent in obeying customs & laws -- appear to be and some actually are.
I would err on the side of caution - if it was me.
just saying............
We have all skirted the system....
I come from a small town and my family has been there for years........
The odd time, when younger , I got myself in a fix....
sometimes I slid out, sometimes I was in court.... embarrassing my family
But to do so in Toronto or better yet , a foreign country....
when you're out on the end of gangplank.... with sharks circling below
You gotta know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em......... thank you , Kenny
And Lumber man, that toaster oven will be less than $200 US, right?
you be clean !!!!
Nothing to worry about..........
I come from a small town and my family has been there for years........
The odd time, when younger , I got myself in a fix....
sometimes I slid out, sometimes I was in court.... embarrassing my family
But to do so in Toronto or better yet , a foreign country....
when you're out on the end of gangplank.... with sharks circling below
You gotta know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em......... thank you , Kenny
And Lumber man, that toaster oven will be less than $200 US, right?
you be clean !!!!
Nothing to worry about..........
Many years ago, our old friend Cobra Boy, long gone but not forgotten, commented on the issue -
He said that things you initially found appealing about RD when visiting were the same things that came to irritate you after living here.
e.g. Driving around having a beer becomes 'there are too many drunks on the road'
Generally,
the visitor enjoys the lack of infrastructure.....
the resident laments the lack of it
He said that things you initially found appealing about RD when visiting were the same things that came to irritate you after living here.
e.g. Driving around having a beer becomes 'there are too many drunks on the road'
Generally,
the visitor enjoys the lack of infrastructure.....
the resident laments the lack of it