Dominican Republic imposes new restrictions on the entry of travelers

The Civil Aviation Board (JAC) today issued a new resolution, which strengthens the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 variants in the country, by requiring the presentation of a negative PCR test or vaccination card to passengers from 18 countries who wish to enter Dominican territory.

The provisions taken in Resolution No. 133-2021 of the JAC, were announced by its president, Dr. José E. Marte Piantini, who explained that the measures provided in the resolution will be effective as of June 28, 2021, and may be issued by the Board.

“From now on, all passengers arriving in the Dominican Republic will be required from Australia, the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Ireland, the Democratic Republic from the Congo, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Syria, Sweden, Monaco, Thailand, Tunisia, Brazil, South Africa and India presenting a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival or presentation of a vaccination card with no more than 3 weeks after the last dose was placed ”, explained Marte Piantini.

The measure also applies to all passengers from said countries who arrive in Dominican territory from a third country, and those who have been in said countries for fourteen days or less.

“Through the efforts made by our President Luís Abinader with the National Vaccination Plan, we have achieved an extraordinary management of the pandemic with a total of 7,482,545 doses applied. According to data from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the effort made by our government places the Dominican Republic among the first five countries in the region that have better handled the crisis derived from the pandemic, ”said José Marte Piantini.

In the resolution, it is also resolved that the crew members from the aforementioned countries must present their vaccination card or PCR test, failing that, they must be kept in confinement within the hotel.

The president of the Civil Aviation Board, Marte Piantini, said that these new restrictions on the aforementioned countries will keep the population safe from the emergence of new strains of COVID-19 that have affected other nations.

The JAC is integrated, in addition to its president, by the Minister of Foreign Relations, the Minister of Tourism, the Legal Consultant of the Executive Power, the General Director of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation, the Executive Director of the Airport Department; the Commander General of the Air Force of the Dominican Republic, the Director General of the Specialized Corps in Airport Security and Civil Aviation; Nasim Antonio Yapor Alba and Fernando Hiram Taveras, as representatives of the Private Sector, Andrés R. Marranzini Grullón, as representative of the Private Tourism Sector, and Paola Plá Puello, as secretary of the JAC.

The Civil Aviation Board is the highest civil aviation body in the country. It meets every 15 days to dictate the measures and legislation on air traffic, as established by Law No. 491-06 of Civil Aviation of the Dominican Republic.