Dominican passport: how to get and renew it in the United States
The Dominican passport is handled at the consulate, one of the few big procedures that really does go through a counter. The booklet is biometric and valid for six years.
What sinks most applications is not some obscure requirement. It is the birth certificate, so it is worth reading the next section before booking.
The birth certificate decides everything
You need a birth certificate legalized or barcoded and issued in the Dominican Republic from 2014 onwards. Certificates older than that do not work as they are: they have to be reissued.
A certificate issued by a Central Electoral Board office in the United States also works, and there are several around the country, which saves a trip to the island.
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What it costs
At the Consulate General in New York, which publishes its fees in most detail, a new passport costs 150 dollars for adults over 18 and 133 dollars for minors. Renewal follows the same scale.
Dominican consular fees are paid in US dollars.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Validity | 6 years |
| Adult fee | 150 USD |
| Minor fee | 133 USD |
| Valid certificate | issued from 2014 |
| Where | consulate |
- Current cédula de identidad y electoral
- Birth certificate issued from 2014, or from a JCE office in the US
- For a minor, a parent or guardian with their own cédula
- Any name change already showing on the cédula
Minors
A child has to be accompanied by at least one parent, the legal guardian or an adult holding a power of attorney for the purpose, and that adult presents their own current cédula.
Naturalized citizens
Anyone naturalized Dominican presents the transcript of the record and the naturalization certificate, along with the cédula. If at least one parent is Dominican by birth, the naturalization certificate is not needed.
The married name
To add or remove a married surname, the change has to be on the cédula first. The passport follows the cédula, never the other way round, and turning up with an out-of-date cédula gets the application rejected.
Errors in the booklet
If the booklet carries wrong details or omissions, it does not get corrected: a new one is issued. The one exception is trouble with the letter ñ, which has its own procedure.
Where to do it
At any of the twelve consulates general and at several annex offices, though not all of them issue passports. Call ahead if you are heading to a small office.
The passport follows the cédula, never the other way round.Details verified on 8 September 2026.
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