The president of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), José Ernesto Marte Piantini, met with representatives of the airlines that operate in the country, in order to follow up on the implementation of Resolution 217-2022, which orders the cessation of the collection of 10 dollars for Tourist Card for Dominican passengers, as well as for foreigners residing in the country.
The meeting held yesterday was attended by the Dominican Airlines Associations (ADLA), Airlines of the Dominican Republic and International Air Transport Associations (IATA), American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Copa Airlines, Delta , Air Caraibes, Iberia, Air Century, Arajet, Red Air and Sky High Aviation Services, among other transport companies.
According to a press release, Marte Piantini reiterated to those present that Dominicans residing abroad cannot be subject to this tax and that, on the contrary, the government seeks more facilities so that Dominicans not residing in the country feel motivated to travel more frequently to Dominican territory.
At the meeting, a technical commission was created to follow up on the implementation of the resolution, with the support of the Government Office of Information Technology and Communication (Ogtic).
Tourist card background
Law 199, of May 9, 1966, authorizes the use of a tourist card to enter the national territory for tourist purposes, without the need for a consular visa. Decree 430-17 of December 4, 2017, provided that this payment of 10 dollars be incorporated into the price of air and sea tickets for those tourists who arrive in the Dominican Republic through these routes.
As a result of the creation of this generalized collection mechanism, the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII), through General Standard 08-2018 of April 3, 2018, established the procedure through which the reimbursement of the amount paid would be made. by concept of tourist card in the following cases: Dominicans, residents in the Dominican Republic and foreign diplomatic and consular officials accredited in the country, while their functions last and that they enter on an official mission.
However, in practice, this mechanism has been inefficient and bureaucratized, with unfriendly procedures before the DGII, which do not facilitate or guarantee the recovery of the amount.
Resolution 217-2022 instructs national and foreign air operators to make the necessary adjustments in their computer systems in order to eliminate the aforementioned charge and, in addition, grants them within 45 days for the implementation of the measure.
