Entry rules · Palau passport
Do Palau passport holders need a visa for the Dominican Republic?
Yes. Palau passport holders need a visa for the Dominican Republic, applied for before travel.
Checked against official sources on 2 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa required. Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.
- Under conditions
- Visa-free (up to 30 days) with a valid multiple-entry visa of Canada, the United Kingdom, a Schengen country or the United States
- Status
- Verified 2 Nov 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Palau 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 required
País / Región: Palau Tipo de Pasaporte: Ordinario Tipo de Visa: Visa Turismo (TS) Aplica a Extranjeros que quieran viajar a República Dominicana con pasaporte Ordinario. ¿Requiere visa? SI
Acuerdo: Comentario: Contacto:
La Ley No. 875, de fecha 31 de julio de 1978, sobre Visados dispone que los extranjeros que deseen ingresar a territorio dominicano deberán estar provistos de visados en sus documentos de viaje correspondientes, con excepción de los nacionales de países con los cuales la República Dominicana haya suscrito acuerdos sobre dispensa de visados con fines turísticos.
More quotes (7)
Para realizar una solicitud de visa debe de contactar a la Embajada o Consulado más cercano a su lugar de residencia o designada como jurisdicción.
Completar el formulario de solicitud de visa y presentar los requisitos de visa (ver tipos de visas).
Presencial y correo electrónico.
CANALES DE PRESTACIÓN DEL SERVICIO Presencial y correo electrónico.
REQUISITOS VISA DE TURISMO SIMPLE (TS) POR 60 DÍAS UNA ENTRADA O TURISMO MÚLTIPLE (TM) POR 60 DÍAS CON DOS ENTRADAS Formulario de Visa. Una (1) fotografía 2¨x 2¨ plgs. de frente y fondo blanco. Pasaporte Original con vigencia mínima de seis (6) meses. Fotocopia legible de la Tarjeta de Residencia. (Si aplica, y con estatus migratorio valido). Autorización de los padres o tutor, cuando se trata de un/a menor de edad y quien solicita no es el padre o la madre. Acta de Nacimiento de los/las hijos(as)/ acta de matrimonio (si aplica). Visas dominicanas y/o de otros países vigentes o vencidas. Documentos que demuestren solvencia económica (constancia laboral, certificación bancaria con movimientos de los últimos tres (3) meses).
D) Who requires a VISA to enter the Dominican Republic? Afghanistan Albania Angola Saudi Arabia Algeria Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Benin Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burundi Bhutan Cape Verde Cambodia Cameroon Chad People's Republic of China Comoros Congo (Brazzaville) Congo (Kinshasa) Democratic Republic of Congo North Korea Ivory Coast Cuba Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Philippines Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti India Indonesia Iraq Iran Jordan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Kosovo (Serbia) Laos Lesotho Lebanon Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Morocco Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Niger Nigeria Niue Norfo Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Pitcairn (France) Central African Republic Rwanda Western Sahara Samoa (German) Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Syria Somalia Somalian Sri Lanka Swaziland Sudan Tanzania Tajikistan East Timor Togo Transnistria Tunisia Turkmenistan Uganda Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Djibouti Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe Venezuela
C) Who CAN ENTER the Dominican Republic WITH ONLY A TOURIST CARD, for tourism purposes only? Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) Germany Andorra Anguilla (United Kingdom) Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda (United Kingdom) Bolivia Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Cyprus Vatican City (Holy See) Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) Denmark Dominica El Salvador United Arab Emirates Scotland (United Kingdom) Slovakia Slovenia Spain United States of America Estonia Fiji Finland France Wales (United Kingdom) Gibraltar (United Kingdom) Greece Grenada Greenland (Denmark) Greenland (Norway) Guadeloupe (France) Guam (United States) Guatemala Guyana (English) French Guiana (France) Hawaii (United States) Holland Honduras Hong Kong (valid for holders of the special passport of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) Hungary Ireland Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) Cocos Island (Australia) Cook Island (New Zealand) Christmas Island (Australia) Faroe Island (Denmark) Norfolk Island (Australia) Palau Island (United States) Iceland Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) Northern Mariana Islands Marshall Islands Solomon Islands Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) Tokelau Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Wallis and Futuna Islands (France) Italy Jamaica Kazakhstan Kiribati Kuwait Latvia Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (valid for holders of the special passport of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) Macedonia Malaysia Malta Martinique (France) Mauricio Mayen (Norway) Mayotte (France) Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia) Monaco Montserrat (United Kingdom) Namibia Nauru Nicaragua Niue (New Zealand) Norway New Caledonia (France) New Zealand Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay French Polynesia (France) Poland Portugal Puerto Rico (United States) Qatar Czech Republic Republic of South Africa Slovak Republic Reunion (France) Romania Russia Saba (Netherlands Antilles) Saint Kitts and Nevis American Samoa Saint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles) San Marino Saint Martin (Netherlands Antilles) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Helena (United Kingdom) Saint Lucia Serbia Seychelles Singapore St. Croix (United States) St. John (United States) St. Thomas (United States) Sweden Swiss Suriname Svalbard (Norway) Thailand Taiwan Tokelau (New Zealand) Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Türkiye Tuvalu Ukraine Vanuatu
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, Japan, 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, 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 required. The official source shows: visa required, 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 Palau 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 Palau passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Palau 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.