Surprisingly efficient Dominican process!

ddmcghee Dominican Republic Expert

Member since 15 May 2017

ddmcgheeDominican Republic ExpertYesterday 17:37:05

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I've finally become sufficiently jaded so that nothing here in DR really surprises me! I have to admit, though, that I was pleasantly surprised on Friday with the speed and efficiency of getting an International Health certificate to take our dogs from the DR to Panama. Our vet gathered all the information ahead of time, submitted the forms online to DIGEGA just after 3:00 pm, and arrived at our house for the physical exams and to administer the required antiparasitic a little after 4:00, with the completed and DIGEGA-stamped certificates in his hand! This was so much more efficient than the USDA process we had to go through to bring our dog to DR five years ago. I can only hope the online process for getting the certificates apostilled is just as efficient!

It's nice to know at least one government agency has figured things out nicely! We recently sold our car, and that process was anything but simple! At least it was the buyer's responsibility to jump through most of those hoops!