The Passport Agency (Dirección General de Pasaportes) announced a temporary suspension of one-day passport issuance services (Servicios VIP). The VIP service cost an additional RD$2,650 with which a passport can be received the same day.
As reported, the usual procedures for issuing a passport will be extended to 12 working days while the technological platform at the department is changed. The cost for normal passport renovation is RD$1,650 and this takes at least 10-working days.
Read more in Spanish:
https://www.metrord.do/do/destacado/2017/03/01/direccion-general-pasaportes-suspende-momentaneamente-servicios-vip.html
