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Alert: Ongoing Dominican Migration Enforcement

This message is to advise U.S. citizens that in recent months travelers to the Dominican Republic have reported being delayed, detained, or subject to heightened questioning at ports of entry and in other encounters with immigration officials based on their skin color. Reports of disparate treatment of U.S. citizens by Dominican authorities are a matter of ...

By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 19 November, 2022 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, News | Tags: MASCOT

Weather Alert for U.S. Citizens – Hurricane Season 2022

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane Season which lasts through November 2022. Hurricane Season in the Atlantic begins June 1 and runs through November 30. The  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center  expects the 2022 season to be above average for the seventh consecutive year.  NOAA predicts that the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will produce: · 14 to 21 ...

By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 22 June, 2022 | Topics: Alert, News | Tags: MASCOT

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (3 December 2021)

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (3 December 2021) Location: Dominican Republic, countrywide Event: On December 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement a one-day COVID-19 testing requirement for travelers over age two coming to the United States. Regardless of vaccination status or nationality, any individual coming to the United ...

By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 3 December, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, News | Tags: MASCOT

Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (November 3, 2021)

Location: Worldwide Event: On October 25, President Biden announced the United States will adopt a global air travel policy. This policy prioritizes public health, protecting U.S. citizens and residents as well as those who come to visit us. Effective November 8 all non-citizen, nonimmigrant (not a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or traveling to ...

By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 5 November, 2021 | Topics: Alert, News | Tags: MASCOT

Dominican Republic – Level 3: Reconsider Travel

Reconsider travel to the Dominican Republic due to COVID-19. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice Level due to COVID-19, indicating a high level of COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic.   Your risk of contracting COVID-19 and developing severe symptoms may be ...

By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 27 October, 2021 | Topics: Alert | Tags: MASCOT

Alert – U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo (October 16, 2021)

Location: Dominican Republic There is a Level 2 Travel Advisory recommending U.S. citizens exercise increased caution in the Dominican Republic due to COVID-19. The government of the Dominican Republic will be conducting an emergency drill on Wednesday, October 20. The simulated exercise will involve an earthquake with an epicenter in Santiago and a tsunami alert. More information is available ...

By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 18 October, 2021 | Topics: Alert | Tags: MASCOT

SAVE THE DATE – Virtual Town Hall on 3/30 for U.S. Citizens with Consul General William Swaney

Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Message for U.S. Citizens: SAVE THE DATE – Virtual Town Hall on 3/30 for U.S. Citizens with Consul General William Swaney All U.S. citizens in the Dominican Republic are invited to participate in a virtual Town Hall live chat with U.S. Consul General William Swaney on Tuesday, March 30th at 3:00 p.m. Join ...

By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 29 March, 2021 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: MASCOT

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