Annie Felipe, director of the National Department of Passports, announced that her department will be installing booths at the Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata international airports to facilitate the renewal of passports. She said that her department has been authorized by the Dominican tax bureau to charge an additional tax of 500 pesos for the expedite issuance of a passport. This would be in addition to the RD$275 fee for the six-year renewal of a passport. Dominicans will now be able to renew their passports minutes prior to bordering their flight. She said the booths should be operational within the next two months.
