Important contact information for the Dominican Republic
Find in this article some useful contact information which 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
: For citizenship and legal weapons permits.
Customs Administration: For duty to be paid on imported items.
Taxation information and registration
Immigration: For residency and permission for minors to travel without both parents. (Some in English)
Passport office: For Dominican passports.
Transit Office: to check traffic fines and obtain driving licences
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
Main airports operated by Aerodom
Punta Cana Airport (private) (in English)
Caribe Express: intercity bus company
Metro: intercity bus company
Hertz: car hire
Communications
Claro (phone, TV, internet)
Altice (phone, internet)
Sky: satellite television
Banks
Central Bank (also in English)
Banco Popular: 809-544-5555
BanReservas
Banco BHD Leon
Scotiabank
Electricity
Eastern region
Northern region
Southern Region
Central electricity information: regarding blackout schedules for each area
Police
National Police
Emergency: Call 911
Tourist Police
Embassies
American Embassy
British Embassy
Canadian Embassy
Employment
Real estate purchase and rental
Car purchase
Online classifieds
English newspapers in the DR
Spanish newspapers
Listin Diario
Diario Libre
Hoy
El Dia
Other useful websites
