return ticket under 30 days on entry required?

Not true

That wasn't true for me when I entered the DR in Feb of this year.

Remember the day you land is considered day one ( 1) and if you stay for the month you must leave on day thirty  ( 30 ) I just booked a flight for next week  ,

That has never  been  mandated before.  IF you go online to extend you  must show return flight for the extension. So how can they require a flight under  30 days to board?  My understanding is the airlines only need to  ticket to LEAVE the DR. Nothing more.

@crabelramble

The new rules oficially started in June 2023 with the obligation of a return ticket at the point of entry! We notice that people are asked to show their return ticket before 30 days since entering the country

That is not correct. It was not a new rule. the rule to have a return ticket was on the books for years, but not broadly enforced. 

If there is a new rule of  30 days, where is it?  I  cannot find it!

This is what is currently on Go Dominican Republic, the official tourism site for DR.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGNERS ENTERING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS TOURISTS

Foreigners entering the Dominican Republic as tourists must comply with the following requirements:

• Passport with a minimum validity of six (6) months.
• Air, maritime or land ticket of entrance and return.
• A permanent address in the Dominican Republic.
• Proof of sufficient economic solvency to cover their expenses during their stay in the Dominican Republic.

Whether or not this is being enforced is another matter.

A permanent address in the Dominican Republic.

How many people come without knowing this?

My friend offers this

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The entry requirements to DR did change in April or should I say got reinforced.

If you google you will find a return ticket is now a requirement at entry. The UK and Canadian travel advice web pages for DR have changed to state just that.

You can now be denied entry on arrival at the immigration desk without a return ticket. The buying and cancelling idea to check in is redundant.

Taking it a stage further as the poster has indicated, a tourist stay is 30 days so maybe some immigration officers asking for sight of a return ticket may want to see that return in 30 days.

ROUND TRIP FLIGHT TICKET

As of April 28, 2023, during the process of registration and verification of travel documents prior to boarding, national and foreign air operators operating to and from the Dominican Republic must ensure that all foreign passengers have an air ticket to and from the Dominican Republic (roundtrip). Dominican national passengers, as well as foreigners residing in the Dominican Republic, are exempted from this requirement.

The national and foreign air operators are responsible for the strict compliance of such requirement. Failure to comply with the above will result in the denial of entry to the Dominican Republic of foreign passengers, as well as the corresponding sanctions to national and foreign air operators, established by the General Directorate of Migration of the Dominican Republic.

And no where does it state 30 days. 

The address for most is their hotel / resort / air bnb

What about people who are coming here with no return ticket?  with a valid pensioner's visa?  That's what I did on May 20th this year.  I had a one-way ticket.  When I went to the immigration web page to fill out my e-ticket, I just didn't fill in the return ticket info.  My attorney (Lishali Baez) said that was the right thing to do.  There were no issues or questions at Immigration.

@SandyS_retired Any requirement for a return ticket would apply to those coming in on a tourist card, not residents or those with visas.

The return/ongoing ticket for tourists has been a government requirement for YEARS.

Enforcement has been lax.

I have not seen anything about it being within 30 days. 

This is going to be my life for the next 8 years .