The Dominican Republic authorities denied entrance to 5,000 foreigners last month and deported another 6,000 persons from eight countries according to press releases from the Migration Agency (DCM). According to the press release, repatriated foreigners were from Germany, China, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Italy, South Africa and Venezuela.
The report mentioned there was an increase in immigration movements through the international airports during the month of October 2017, when 438,126 persons entered the country and 451,933 left by the same way. As usual, the Punta Cana International Airport served the most passengers, followed by Las Americas (Santo Domingo), Cibao international (Santiago), Puerto Plata, La Romana and EL Catey (Samana) airports.
With regards to the border with Haiti, the DGM reported that there were 21,946 entries and 16,295 departures, mostly through the Jimani border gate.
Regarding maritime movement, there were 65,126 entries and 62,357 departures, mostly from the tourist ports of La Romana and Amber Cove at Maimón in Puerto Plata, which are major cruise ship ports of call.
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7 Dias
8 November 2017
