Return/Onward Travel From DR Requirement

[JLSawmam]

(Although this has been discussed within many threads, I didn't find one with a similar title when searching and didn't want to just add to a thread that started with a different topic) I saw this on FB today and wanted to share for others who may need to be aware.

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[SKY]

Some of us don't use Facebook so can't see your post...............

 

[windeguy]

(Although this has been discussed within many threads, I didn't find one with a similar title when searching and didn't want to just add to a thread that started with a different topic) I saw this on FB today and wanted to share for others who may need to be aware.

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My membership is pending in that FB group, so even being a member did not allow me to see the posts until that is approved..

Can you cut and past some of the pertinent points being discussed?

"Everyone" knows how to work around the DR governments requirements for on going tickets by now that all airlines were always supposed to require of passengers who have no legal residency,

Some airlines either never asked or asked infrequently.
Was it about those work arounds or something new?

 

[josh2203]

I sometimes wonder what happened if the DR govt was actually aware of how much talk and discussions this one single migration related issue causes... Aside from colleting all those overstay fees over and over again, I wonder what else if anything have they achieved with this? I don't want to change the topic of this thread, just wondering...

 

[windeguy]

I sometimes wonder what happened if the DR govt was actually aware of how much talk and discussions this one single migration related issue causes... Aside from colleting all those overstay fees over and over again, I wonder what else if anything have they achieved with this? I don't want to change the topic of this thread, just wondering...

It is really very few people when all is said and done, at the end of the day. So not really a big issue in the schem of things.

The DR government focuses on AI resorts Cruise Ships and Haiti with a dash of clean up thrown in.

 

[Notengo]

The difference in that post, apart from proof of ‘return’ is that the airline put in the day of return in the system. That is new to me. Not sure what happens if that return is more than 30 days after entry.

 

[windeguy]

The difference in that post, apart from proof of ‘return’ is that the airline put in the day of return in the system. That is new to me. Not sure what happens if that return is more than 30 days after entry.

Ah.. I am sure nothing happens at all.

The DR government does not care about how long from people from Tourist Card countries overstay.

 

[JLSawmam]

The FB post is a short video, so I can't cut/paste info. In a nutshell, he (an experienced traveller to/from DR) could not check in online for his flight on United to the DR because his onward travel was with a different airline. He had to show that onward travel when checking in in person. And they put his onward travel info into "the system."

I put this here for those who may still be thinking they don't need a return/onward ticket (which has been sort of true but not consistent) as it may save them a headache at the airport.

And my apologies for forgetting that FB group is a private one so a lot of y'all couldn't see it anyway...

 

[SKY]

The FB post is a short video, so I can't cut/paste info. In a nutshell, he (an experienced traveller to/from DR) could not check in online for his flight on United to the DR because his onward travel was with a different airline. He had to show that onward travel when checking in in person. And they put his onward travel info into "the system."

I put this here for those who may still be thinking they don't need a return/onward ticket (which has been sort of true but not consistent) as it may save them a headache at the airport.

And my apologies for forgetting that FB group is a private one so a lot of y'all couldn't see it anyway...

As a rule on any airline to the DR you cannot check in online. Only when you leave, so nothing new on that front. When you check in they may ask for it or maybe not. Depends on the airline. But checking in the system I doubt that would be normal at all............

 

[keepcoming]

This is really nothing new. The airlines are responsible for confirming that the passenger meets the requirements for travel to their destination. If the passenger is denied entrance at their destination (example DR) then the airlines can be fined and will be responsible for transporting the passenger back to their original place of departure. The airlines will always enter your travel itinerary into their system, not matter if a portion of it is on another airlines. The rule has been in place for years but as with everything it has not always been a consistent process.

 

[josh2203]

As a rule on any airline to the DR you cannot check in online.

Flying to/from the DR I have never even considered checking in online as I feel safer having all things on paper and having the check-in officials, passport control/migration on the airport do our paperwork so that everything is correct etc.. I'm used to the fact that you go to check-in, they deal with you and as a confirmation, you get the cardboard boarding cards and you're good to go...

 

[CristoRey]

Flying to/from the DR I have never even considered checking in online as I feel safer having all things on paper and having the check-in officials, passport control/migration on the airport do our paperwork so that everything is correct etc.. I'm used to the fact that you go to check-in, they deal with you and as a confirmation, you get the cardboard boarding cards and you're good to go...

I do the exact same.

 

[DrNoob]

On the London side of trave, I have always checked in online and some airlines like Delta ask me to upload passport/e-ticket/ESTA to their verification system (which is quite buggy and requires a few retries). They still check the docs when dropping off the luggage at the airport and then print the boarding passes with 'DOCS OK' or similar phrasing.

At JFK, they call passengers by name and verify that the travel right exists before boarding commences. Similar process in Zurich by Edelweiss (towards POP) but they open a small temporary booth to check boarding passes and passports before allowing to board.

At STI, I check in online but then the ladies at the Delta checkin interrogate me about my life, my profession, my purpose in life and the purpose of visiting DR before letting me go to the bag drop-off, where I get the boarding passes printed and given to me.

 

[SKY]

On the London side of trave, I have always checked in online and some airlines like Delta ask me to upload passport/e-ticket/ESTA to their verification system (which is quite buggy and requires a few retries). They still check the docs when dropping off the luggage at the airport and then print the boarding passes with 'DOCS OK' or similar phrasing.

At JFK, they call passengers by name and verify that the travel right exists before boarding commences. Similar process in Zurich by Edelweiss (towards POP) but they open a small temporary booth to check boarding passes and passports before allowing to board.

At STI, I check in online but then the ladies at the Delta checkin interrogate me about my life, my profession, my purpose in life and the purpose of visiting DR before letting me go to the bag drop-off, where I get the boarding passes printed and given to me.

So in a nutshell you save nothing by checking in online........NADA..........

 

[David B]

As a rule on any airline to the DR you cannot check in online. Only when you leave, so nothing new on that front. When you check in they may ask for it or maybe not. Depends on the airline. But checking in the system I doubt that would be normal at all............

That's odd. I always check in online leaving out of Newark for the DR.

 

[David B]

So in a nutshell you save nothing by checking in online........NADA..........

I disagree. I save lines and time by checking in online. Of course, I never have a bag to check.

 

[josh2203]

So in a nutshell you save nothing by checking in online........NADA..........

We have once checked in online for a flight within the Schengen area and as we always travel with 4 persons and at least 2 check-in luggages, this has been my experience. We downloaded the airline phone app and everything, but what was done at the airport (München), did not differ at all from not having checked in online. So we've since stopped doing this, as I don't see the benefit either... In any case, we'll be at the airport well in advance, as with the kids it's not fun to stand in a queue for a long time (rather stroll around in the boarding area, where they have food/entertainment available)... If the airline says that check in starts 2 hours prior to departure, we'll be there at least 2.5 hours before... Almost always one of the first ones to check-in, then without running through all the stuff and then you can relax sitting near the gate and the kids watching planes land and take off...

 

[windeguy]

Thread went from airlines finally checking for onward flights out of the DR and actually putting the dates into the system for non legal residents to
checking in on line.

I don't need an onward flight and I never check in on line, but airlines were supposed to ask non-residents for on going tickets for years.

People that come and stay illegally past 30 days virtually all know about how to buy fully refundable tickets or buy a decoy ticket from a service to fulfill these requirements. So, entering the date of the on going ticket into the system serves no real purpose because of the very simple work arounds people can use to cover the fact they will instead be overstaying.

 

[bob saunders]

That's odd. I always check in online leaving out of Newark for the DR.

No doubt, but have you tried checking in online leaving the DR. I have tried many times, with JetBlue, Delta, and AA and never succeeded.

 

[SKY]

No doubt, but have you tried checking in online leaving the DR. I have tried many times, with JetBlue, Delta, and AA and never succeeded.

Absolutely impossible.............