Important contact information for the Dominican Republic

Updated by Anne-Lise Mty on 25 April, 2024

Find, in this article, some useful contact information that will probably help during your relocation to the Dominican Republic and while you are living there. Most of the websites are in Spanish, but some do give the English option.

Government institutions in the Dominican Republic

Citizenship and legal weapons permits.
Customs administration: For duty to be paid on imported items.
Taxation information and registration
Passport office: For Dominican passports.
Transit office: Check traffic fines and obtain driving licenses.
Attorney General with a list of courts and lawyers and for obtaining a police report from the DR.
Presidency website for all government information.
Foreign office Dominican–Haitian border crossing procedures, apostilles, foreigners visa requirements, and category passport management.
Ministry of Education with school timetable.

Transport in the Dominican Republic

Main airports operated by Aerodom
Punta Cana Airport (private) (in English)
Caribe Express: Intercity bus company
Metro: Intercity bus company
Hertz: Car hire

Communications in the Dominican Republic

Claro (phone, TV, Internet)
Altice (phone, Internet)
Starlink (Internet)

Banks in the Dominican Republic

Central Bank (also in English)
Banco Popular: 809-544-5555
BanReservas 809 960 2121
Banco BHD Leon 809-243-5000
Scotiabank 809-567-7268

Electricity in the Dominican Republic

Eastern region
Northern region
Southern region

Police in the Dominican Republic

National Police
Emergencies: Call 911
Tourist Police

Embassies in the Dominican Republic

American Embassy
British Embassy
Canadian Embassy

Employment in the Dominican Republic

Aldaba
Glassdoor

Real estate purchase and rental in the Dominican Republic

Indominicana
Supercasas

Car purchase in the Dominican Republic

Supercarros

Online classifieds in the Dominican Republic

Corotos
Mercado Libre

English newspapers in the Dominican Republic

DR1
Dominican Today

Spanish newspapers in the Dominican Republic

Listin Diario
Diario Libre
Hoy
El Dia

Other useful websites in the Dominican Republic

Post office
Yellow pages

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