Germany visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

For the tourist visa, Germany’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on videx.diplo.de. Processing time, as Germany states it: Usually 15 days after the mission receives the file, up to 45 days in individual cases; any waiting time for an appointment comes on top. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Germany has 1 mission in the Dominican Republic, with its embassy in Santo Domingo.

In 2025, Germany’s embassy and consulates in the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) received 3,710 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 3,064. 17.0% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 14.7%: the rate rose by 2.3 points. Applications rose by 28% compared with 2024 (2,903).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 26.6% of the applications lodged in the Dominican Republic that year. Germany’s consulates worldwide refused 13.1%. Germany was the 5th most applied-for Schengen state in the Dominican Republic.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in the Dominican Republic, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from the Dominican Republic to Germany, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Germany at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 12 May 2025) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Germany (updated 11 August 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.

How long citizens of the Dominican Republic can stay in Germany

How long citizens of the Dominican Republic may stay in Germany is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How citizens of the Dominican Republic apply

In the Dominican Republic, applications go to the German embassy in Santo Domingo, or to a visa centre acting for Germany; fees, documents and processing times are published by Germany.

Germany and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Germany lets citizens of the Dominican Republic travel in all Schengen states; apply to Germany when it is the main destination of the trip.

Germany’s neighbours for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, France and Austria require citizens of the Dominican Republic to obtain a visa in advance.

German citizens travelling to the Dominican Republic

German citizens do not need a visa for the Dominican Republic: stays of up to 30 days are visa-free.