Dominican Republic - Apply for a Provisional Passport or Letter of Route
ProcedureEdit
- Go to the Dominican Consular Office with a properly filled up application form
- Submit the form along with all other required documents and pay the appropriate fee.
Note:
- The applicant must transact directly with the consular office, unless there is a good reason to have somebody submit their application. For minors, application must be submitted by their parents or legal guardian.
Required DocumentsEdit
- Document that identifies you as Dominican (expired passport, identification card issued in Dominican Republic, birth certificate, Dominican driving license, others).
- If you have lost your passport,police report.
- Recent photograph sized 4 x 5 inches, colored with white background, without shadow, in the face without earrings, no piercing, no chain, no smile, no gesture, hair backwards, with ears and forehead uncovered, without flequito and taken up close.
Note:
- Some consular offices may have a photography service available. It will be advisable for you to inquire first before going to the consular office.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Avenida Independencia No.752
Estancia San Gernimo, Distrito Nacional,
Capital de la Repblica Dominicana.
Contact Numbers
- Central: 809.987.7001 / 535.6280
- RAI: 809.987.7019
- Legalization: 809.987.7638
- Consular: 809.987.7624
- RH: 809.987.7027
- Financial: 809.987.7111
- Administrative: 809.987.7089
- Protocol: 809.987.7031
Email: [email protected]
EligibilityEdit
Every Dominican citizen have a right to request the consular office of the Dominican Republic to be issued a temporary passport or letter of route.
FeesEdit
Application fee: 40.00
The amount payable is in U.S. dollars (USD), in European areas it will be EUROS or in the currency of the country where the Consular Office is.
The amount of application fee varies, depending on the cost of living in the city where the Consular Office is located.
ValidityEdit
Provisional Passport or Letter of Route is valid for 30 days only and issued exclusively to return to the Dominican Republic. To be able to travel outside Dominican Republic you must obtain a passport.
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Processing TimeEdit
Processing time may take about 10 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the number of previous applications and staff availability.
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Required InformationEdit
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Need for the DocumentEdit
A provisional passport or letter of route is issued by the Dominican Republic Consulate in exceptional cases to all Dominican citizens who do not have valid passport and need to travel to the Dominican Republic.
Following are procedures on how to apply for a provisional passport or letter of route.
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External LinksEdit
- Consular services portal of the Dominican Republic:
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