What is the Dominican Republic e-ticket?
It is a single digital form that three Dominican bodies require to enter or leave the country: the Dirección General de Migración, the Dirección General de Aduanas (customs) and the Ministerio de Salud Pública (public health). The official portal lists the laws behind it: 285-04, 115-17, 72-02 and 226-06.
According to the Ministry of Tourism's traveller site, this one form replaced three paper documents: the international embarkation and disembarkation card, the customs declaration and the traveller's health affidavit. Filling it in online has been compulsory since 1 April 2021.
Is the e-ticket free?
Yes. The DGM portal states it in capital letters: the e-ticket service is completely free through the official page, eticket.migracion.gob.do. France's foreign ministry also describes the process as free of charge.
Other websites offer to fill it in for a fee. Spain's foreign ministry calls them fraudulent sites that may charge for the service illegally and advises avoiding them, so check the address before you type in your passport details.
When should you fill in the e-ticket?
In the days before you fly: the UK government says you can complete it up to 7 days before you arrive, and the Ministry of Tourism's guide gives the same week-long window.
The deadline is the airline counter. The Ministry of Tourism's FAQ says it must be done before you reach check-in because the airline will ask for it, and Germany's Federal Foreign Office notes that the QR code is often requested at check-in.
Don't count on doing it when you land. France's foreign ministry says the form can no longer be completed at the airport and warns that the Dominican authorities fine travellers who cannot show the QR code.
How do you fill it in?
The DGM portal sets out the process in a few steps, from the first click to the QR code.
Open the official portal
Go to eticket.migracion.gob.do and choose 'Solicitud de e-ticket' (e-ticket application). The portal is also in English, Italian, French and German.
Save your application code
The portal generates a code that lets you get back into the form at any time. Keep it with your booking.
Fill in each traveller's details
The migration and health sections are for everyone; the customs declaration (Declaración Única de Aduanas) is only required from age 18. Cash worth US$10,000 or more has to be declared.
Get the QR code
Once the form is complete, the portal issues a ticket with a QR code, and the 'Generar PDF' button saves it to your phone.
Carry it printed or on screen
The Ministry of Tourism accepts either. At immigration, officers check by passport number that the form was completed, so type it carefully.
Do you need another e-ticket to leave?
Yes. You complete the form once for entry and again for exit, so a round trip means 2 QR codes, and every new trip needs a new form.
Do the exit one before your last evening out. If the trip ends with a night in Bávaro and an early flight, fill it in before you go out: the airline will ask for the QR code at the check-in counter.
Can one e-ticket cover your whole group?
Yes, if you travel together. The DGM portal says a single QR code is valid for all the people whose details are in the document, and travellers can be added later through the option to modify it.
When you create it, the form asks how many companions are travelling with you, and a passenger added by mistake can be taken off with the remove button. Children are included in the migration and health sections, while only adults fill in the customs part.
What if your flight changes?
Edit the e-ticket you already have. Through 'Consultar e-ticket' and your application code, the form stays editable until one day before the flight date you entered.
After that, the DGM portal lets you simply create a new one: only the last e-ticket created is validated.
Does the e-ticket replace the tourist card?
No. Canada's travel advice states that the e-ticket doesn't replace the tourist card, the entry fee that lets most visitors stay without a visa.
If you fly in, you don't have to buy it: according to the Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII), the tax authority, the tourist card has been included in every air ticket issued outside the Dominican Republic since 25 April 2018. It costs US$10, covers one entry and allows a stay of up to 30 days.
Check your passport too. The UK and Canadian governments say that, until 31 December 2026, tourists can enter with a passport valid for the length of their stay, and that the rule may change after that date.
| What you need | Cost | Where and when |
|---|---|---|
| Entry e-ticket | Free | eticket.migracion.gob.do, before check-in for your outbound flight |
| Exit e-ticket | Free | eticket.migracion.gob.do, before check-in for your flight home |
| Tourist card | US$10 | Included in air tickets issued outside the country |
And at the club door?
The QR code is for the border. At the door of a night out, what counts is your ID: our questions before a night out cover the dress code, age and hours.
Punta Cana's party nights return in February 2027 (the 2027 season). Until then, Cielo Beach Club from noon to midnight shows how a day in Bávaro turns into a night.
