No visa needed

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

Citizens of Panama 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 Panama: the passport opens 88 countries visa-free; Panama City — Santo Domingo: ≈ 1,480 km, about 2.5 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 Panama passport?

Yes, citizens of Panama 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 Panama passport you can visit 88 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 33 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Panama passport ranks 69th of 199.
Panama passport: visa-free access to 88 countries; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of Panama and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Colombia, Honduras, Ecuador, Jamaica, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Guyana, Brazil, Paraguay, Angola, Russia, Palestine, Kiribati, and Georgia.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Panama. Panama visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

Panama City — Santo Domingo: about 1,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Panama City 12:00 — Santo Domingo 13:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Panama.