Dominican Republic Digital Nomad Visa

The Dominican Republic has no digital nomad visa. A bill to create one has been filed in the Senate and has not been enacted, so no application route, fee or income threshold exists under that name.

Remote workers use the routes that already exist. Most nationalities enter on a tourist card, and the stay can be extended to a total of 120 days through the Dirección General de Migración. For a longer stay, the Rentista residence under Law No. 171-07 requires stable foreign-source income of US$2,000 a month, plus US$250 a month for each dependent. The Pensionado variant requires a foreign pension of US$1,500 a month, and an investor route starts at US$200,000.

How the Dominican Republic taxes foreign income

The Dominican Republic applies a territorial system: Dominican-source income is taxed, while foreign-source income is generally not. The exception is foreign investment and financial income. Residents are taxed on it, but new residents get a grace period, and foreign-source income of that kind becomes taxable only from the third year of residence. The tax authority (DGII) set this out in Notice No. 22-2025.

For remote workers, this means a salary paid by a foreign employer for work done outside the country is generally outside the Dominican tax base. Dividends, interest and investment gains from abroad are the part to watch once the third year of residence begins.

For US citizens and green card holders

US citizens and green card holders owe US tax on worldwide income wherever they live. Earned income from work performed abroad can be excluded on Form 2555 up to US$132,900 for tax year 2026, if you have a foreign tax home and meet either the bona fide residence test or the physical presence test of 330 full days abroad in a 12-month period.

The exclusion covers earned income only. Interest, dividends, capital gains, pensions and Social Security benefits stay reportable to the IRS. Where Dominican tax is paid on foreign investment income after the grace period, the Foreign Tax Credit on Form 1116 can offset US tax on it.

A Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FinCEN Form 114) is due when foreign accounts together exceed US$10,000 at any point in the year, and that includes any Dominican bank account.