Apostille of Dominican documents from the US

In the Dominican Republic the apostille is placed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX), through its Dirección de Legalización de Documentos (Document Legalization Directorate) in Santo Domingo. MIREX says the legalization or apostille of public documents works “de manera totalmente en línea” (fully online) on the servicios.mirex.gob.do portal, for Dominican and foreign users. You upload an image of the original document, MIREX approves or rejects the request by email and, if approved, you pay a fee of RD$620.00, with a response time of 24 working hours (MIREX page, checked October 3, 2026). The key condition: many documents first need prior legalization by the institution that issued them.

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Key facts

ItemDetail (checked October 3, 2026)
Who apostilles Dominican documentsMIREX — Dirección de Legalización de Documentos, Santo Domingo
ChannelOnline: servicios.mirex.gob.do
FeeRD$620.00 (“La Tarifa a pagar de Impuestos es de RD$620.00”)
Response time24 working hours
ConventionHague Convention of October 5, 1961 (the “XII Convenio de La Haya”)
States objecting to Dominican accessionAustria, Belgium and Germany, per MIREX
Documents issued by a Dominican consulateLegalized by MIREX (not apostilled)
US documents for use in the Dominican RepublicApostilled in the US, by the competent authority where they were issued
Legalization at a Dominican consulateUS$25.00, “Servicio de Legalizaciones” in the MIREX consular fee table

Step by step: apostilling a Dominican document

  1. Complete the prior legalization that applies to your document (table below).
  2. Go to the portal: MIREX online services at https://servicios.mirex.gob.do/.
  3. Fill in the electronic form in the apostille and legalization request module: step 1 is contact verification, step 2 is the documents to apostille or legalize.
  4. Upload the images. MIREX asks for “imágenes del original que solo contengan la imagen del documento, sin sobrantes ni imágenes del alrededor (no agregar los recibos)” — images of the original showing only the document, with nothing around it and no receipts.
  5. Wait for the reply approving or rejecting the request at the email you gave. If rejected, MIREX says you apply its officers’ observations until the service is granted.
  6. Pay if the request is approved: RD$620.00, per the MIREX page checked October 3, 2026. The page does not state the payment methods.

Prior legalization by document type

This is MIREX’s table of the most frequent cases:

Document typePrior certification
Civil-registry records: birth, marriage, divorce, death records, and cédula certificates“Actas con nuevo formato y código QR” (new-format records with a QR code)
Judicial documents: judgments, notaries, court interpreters, no criminal recordSignature Legalization Department of the Procuraduría General de la República
Primary and secondary educationMinisterio de Estado de Educación
Higher education (universities)Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCYT)
Health documentsMinistry of Public Health (Ministerio de Salud Pública)

To request a Junta Central Electoral record from the US, see Dominican birth certificate from the US. For the criminal record certificate, see Dominican criminal record certificate from the US.

Where it is valid: the Austria, Belgium and Germany objection

MIREX says “La República Dominicana es uno de los países firmantes del XII Convenio de La Haya, del 5 de octubre de 1961”. It adds, verbatim: “un documento apostillado debe ser reconocido por todos los Estados que son signatario del Convenio sobre Apostilla, con excepción de Austria, Bélgica y Alemania que mantienen objeción a la entrada de la República Dominicana como Estado signatario del Acuerdo” — an apostilled document must be recognized by every signatory state, except Austria, Belgium and Germany, which maintain an objection to the Dominican Republic’s entry as a signatory.

The MIREX page mentions no objection for the United States.

Verifying an apostille

The MIREX FAQ page says an apostille is verified at https://servicios.mirex.gob.do/legalizacion-apostilla/consultar-certificacion: you specify the registration date, enter the apostille code and the verification code, and view the result.

The other direction: US documents for use in the Dominican Republic

A US birth certificate, marriage certificate or court judgment is not apostilled at a Dominican consulate. MIREX says documents issued by public authorities of a signatory state “se Apostillan en el organismo designado como autoridad competente por el Estado de donde provengan” — are apostilled by the authority designated by the state they come from. The New Jersey consulate’s FAQ page gives the same answer: “El documento debe estar apostillado” (the document must be apostilled). To find which office apostilles in your state, see apostille a US document and, to order the record, vital records by state.

If the document is from New York City, the New York consulate’s apostille page says:

  • Birth certificate from one of the five boroughs: request the “long form with exemplification letter” and state on the request that it is for an apostille (“reason: apostille/authentication”). The consulate lists 125 Worth Street, CN-4, Room 133, NY, NY 10013-4090 for in-person requests and vitalchek.com for online requests.
  • Marriage certificate from one of the five boroughs: request the Extended form from the New York City Marriage Bureau (cityclerk.nyc.gov).

That same page carries a note about the COVID-19 pandemic and the marriage office; confirm the current procedure directly with the City.

Documents signed at a Dominican consulate: legalization, not apostille

A power of attorney or sworn statement made at a Dominican consulate in the US is not apostilled. MIREX says legalization applies to “los documentos producidos por los funcionarios consulares dominicanos acreditados en el exterior” (documents produced by Dominican consular officials abroad), to authenticate the consular official’s signature. See Dominican power of attorney at a consulate.

A contradiction between official pages: the New Jersey consulate’s FAQ page says “El apostillamiento procede para los documentos producidos por los funcionarios consulares dominicanos” (apostille applies to documents produced by Dominican consular officials). The MIREX page (servicios360) says those documents are legalized. This guide follows MIREX, the authority that performs the procedure.

The MIREX consular fee table lists the “Servicio de Legalizaciones” at US$25.00 (checked October 3, 2026). That is the fee for a legalization done by a consulate; the table does not break it down by document type.

MIREX contact

The MIREX apostille page lists: Avenida Independencia No. 752, Estancia San Gerónimo, Santo Domingo; phone (809) 987-7001, extensions 7476, 7386, 7638, 7133 and 7473; Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Your US immigration status

The MIREX online service is aimed at “Usuarios, Nacionales o Extranjeros” (Dominican or foreign users), and the published requirements are the document and its prior legalization. They do not ask for US immigration documents. If the document is for a US immigration case, talk to a lawyer: see find pro bono legal help.

Official sources

Last verified: 2026-10-03. General procedural information for educational purposes. The fee and timing were checked on October 3, 2026 and may change. Verify directly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Dirección de Legalización de Documentos. Not legal advice.