No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for the Dominican Republic?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Santo Domingo: ≈ 8,540 km, about 11 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Dominican Republic without a visa on a Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Dominican Republic visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of Latvia and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Georgia, Palestine, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Angola, Seychelles, Thailand, Zambia, Japan, Taiwan, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Malaysia, and Jamaica.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

Riga — Santo Domingo: about 8,540 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Santo Domingo 05:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 144th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.