Entry rules · Japan passport
Do Japan passport holders need a visa for the Dominican Republic?
No visa needed for a short visit. Japan passport holders can stay in the Dominican Republic visa-free for up to 90 days.
Checked against official sources on 2 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 90 days
- Status
- Verified 2 Nov 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Japan passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
País / Región: Japón Tipo de Pasaporte: Ordinario Tipo de Visa: Visa Turismo (TS) Aplica a Extranjeros que quieran viajar a República Dominicana con pasaporte Ordinario. ¿Requiere visa? NO
Tipo de instrumento Bilateral País Japón Organismo internacional / Interinstitucional Estatus Vigente
pueden entrar en la República Dominicana por una estancia no mayor de tres meses, con su pasaporte nacional válido, sin visado consular dominicano.
More quotes (1)
Convenio sobre dispensa de visados Suscrito en marzo del 1957, en virtud del cual los nacionales japoneses y dominicanos pueden viajar a la República Dominicana y al Japón sin visas, provistos de sus pasaportes válidos, para permanencias de hasta 90 días, siempre y cuando los viajes sean con fines turísticos.
Stay: up to 90 days
Convenio sobre dispensa de visados Suscrito en marzo del 1957, en virtud del cual los nacionales japoneses y dominicanos pueden viajar a la República Dominicana y al Japón sin visas, provistos de sus pasaportes válidos, para permanencias de hasta 90 días, siempre y cuando los viajes sean con fines turísticos.
Dominican Republic for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City
- Visa-freeUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, Georgia, Nicaragua, Russia
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- El Salvador, South Korea
- Visa-freeUp to 3 months
- Israel
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa requiredPublic data
- Mongolia, Montenegro, Samoa
How this rule was checked
On 2 Nov 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to the Dominican Republic, chiefly Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la República Dominicana (MIREX). Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: visa-free, up to 30 days. The official source shows: visa-free, up to 90 days, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for the Dominican Republic
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- No advice against travel
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to the Dominican Republic as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Japan passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Dominican Republic visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Japan passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Japan passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of the Dominican Republic.