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Overstays, deportation and expulsion in the Dominican Republic

Last verified: 2026-10-30 · Status: Stable

Staying past the allowed date costs a fee at exit from RD$3,500 up to RD$98,000, and paying it gives no right to stay. Overstaying is also a ground for deportation, and a deported person cannot come back without authorization. Expulsion is the heavier measure for security or criminal cases.

USD figures use the Banco Central de la República Dominicana reference selling rate of RD$60.9007 per US dollar for 29 October 2026, as shown on its home page on the verification date, rounded to the cent.

Key facts

Stay charge, 30 to 90 days	3500 DOPDGM stay table, as of 2025-10-22 · in force
Stay charge, ten years	98000 DOPDGM stay table, as of 2025-10-22 · in force
Extra charge per year past ten	7000 DOPDGM forum reply, as of 2025 · in force
Reference rate used for USD conversions	60.9007 DOP per USDBanco Central reference selling rate, as of 2026-10-29 · in force

The rule

1. Staying past the authorized term, or doing an activity other than the one stated, makes the stay illegal.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 101, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

2. A foreigner who stays beyond the authorized date is urged to leave or renew.Decreto 631-11, Reglamento de la Ley General de Migración, art. 21, 2011-10-19 official text · verified 2026-10-30

3. The DGM publishes a table of charges for stay by length of time, which it states applies to all nationalities.
Cost to do it: From RD$3,500 (US$57.47) for 30 to 90 days up to RD$98,000 (US$1,609.18) for ten years.DGM service sheet, stay extension; DGM forum, Stay calculation table, 2025-10-22 official text · verified 2026-10-30

4. Each year or part of a year beyond ten adds RD$7,000. The DGM states that this payment is for time exceeded and is not an extension that lets the person stay. A foreigner with no entry record pays the highest band.
Cost to do it: Over ten years, RD$7,000 (US$114.94) per year.DGM forum, official replies, Replies on stay payment, 2025 official text · verified 2026-10-30

5. An extension does not excuse the payment due at exit for time exceeded.DGM notice on online extensions, Press note, 2020 official text · verified 2026-10-30

6. Resolución DGM-003-2025 ended cash payment for services, procedures and administrative sanctions.Resolución DGM-003-2025, Title, per DGM resolutions list, 2025 official text · verified 2026-10-30

7. The Director orders deportation for clandestine entry, false documents, staying past the term, or not leaving after cancellation.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 121, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

8. Deportation for those grounds is automatic, and a non resident who breaches limits or claims resident rights is also liable.Decreto 631-11, Reglamento de la Ley General de Migración, art. 132, 2011-10-19 official text · verified 2026-10-30

9. The person bears the cost, or the insurer or guarantor does. The employer bears it if it hired a person not allowed to work.Decreto 631-11, Reglamento de la Ley General de Migración, art. 131 literal b; Ley 285-04 art. 104, 2011-10-19 official text · verified 2026-10-30

10. Expulsion applies to acts against peace, security or public order, political activity, conviction in the first five years of residence or later dangerous crimes, and becoming a charge on the State.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 122, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

11. Deportation or expulsion may be withheld for a person married to a Dominican for over ten years or with declared Dominican children, or with over ten years of legal residence.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 123, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

12. A person deported, expelled or refused for false documents or evading control cannot come back.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 127, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

13. Deportation leaves the return subject to special DGM authorization.Decreto 631-11, Reglamento de la Ley General de Migración, art. 129, 2011-10-19 official text · verified 2026-10-30

14. The decision must give reasons and state the remedies. Refused entrants have none of those remedies, and expulsion can skip them in absolute urgency.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 137 and art. 139, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

15. A foreigner in legal status may use the legal procedures. On evidence the measure is wrong, the Ministry of Interior may revoke it.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 138; Decreto 631-11 art. 133 literal c, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

16. Detention is the last resort and never applies to minors, pregnant or nursing women, the elderly and asylum seekers.Decreto 631-11, Reglamento de la Ley General de Migración, art. 134 paragraph, 2011-10-19 official text · verified 2026-10-30

17. The person must prove legal entry, with a right to a statement from DGM records.Decreto 631-11, Reglamento de la Ley General de Migración, art. 133 literal b, 2011-10-19 official text · verified 2026-10-30

18. Carriers pay 10 to 50 public sector minimum salaries per breach, for instance for bringing a foreigner without documents.Ley 285-04, General de Migración, art. 130, 2004-08-15 official text · verified 2026-10-30

Total stay	DOP	USD
30 to 90 days	3,500	57.47
3 to 9 months	5,600	91.95
9 to 12 months	7,000	114.94
12 to 18 months	9,100	149.42
18 to 24 months	11,200	183.91
24 to 30 months	13,300	218.39
30 to 36 months	15,400	252.87
36 to 48 months	22,400	367.81
48 to 60 months	28,000	459.76
6 years	42,000	689.65
7 years	56,000	919.53
8 years	70,000	1,149.41
9 years	84,000	1,379.29
10 years	98,000	1,609.18

DGM stay charge table. Applies by length of stay, for all nationalities.

Worked example

Tourist arrives on 1 March and leaves on 15 May, 75 days in the country: RD$3,500 (US$57.47).
A person who stayed four years pays RD$22,400 (US$367.81) or RD$28,000 (US$459.76) depending on the exact band, and remains exposed to deportation.

Step by step

Count days from the entry date.
Request an extension online before day 30 if you know you will stay.
Pay the stay charge online or at the airport by card or transfer, on the exit date.
Keep the receipt.
If a measure is notified, instruct a lawyer at once.

Common traps

The table starts at 30 days in the country and goes by total stay, not extra days, so the first day over triggers the first band.
Bands overlap at their edges and the table has no line for 5 years, which an older list had. Ask for the amount before you travel.
An older DGM PDF still shows RD$2,500 for the first band. The RD$3,500 table is the later one.
The tariff text itself, Resolución DGM-006-2023 of 15 November 2023, could not be opened, so amounts come from DGM sheets and replies.
Law art. 121 lists expulsion at numeral 5 inside the deportation article, so the labels overlap.
Paying at the airport does not cure illegal work.

Sources

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