Dominican minor travel authorization signed in the US: US$50 at a consulate

If you live in the United States and your child under 18 will leave the Dominican Republic without you, the Dominican consulate can execute the exit authorization the parents sign. The Consulate General in New York charges US$50.00 for each type (travel with another person or with an airline attendant), the same as the ‘Autorizaciones menores de edad’ line in MIREX’s fee table (both checked October 3, 2026). The key step comes after: according to the consulate, the document must be legalized at the Foreign Ministry (Cancillería) and certified at Migración in the Dominican Republic.

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Key facts

ItemDetail (checked October 3, 2026)
Who needs it’los menores de edad nacidos en territorio dominicano y los extranjeros o los dominicanos residentes que tengan más de 3 meses en la República Dominicana’ (New York consulate)
Who signsThe parents or legal representatives, directly
FeeUS$50.00 (MIREX table and New York consulate); paid in USD
Time at the consulateBetween 10 minutes and two hours (MIREX)
After the consulateLegalization at the Foreign Ministry and certification at Migración (New York consulate)
Types in New YorkWith another person · with an airline attendant

Who needs the authorization

The New York consulate describes it as the authorization Dominicans living abroad make when they ’necesiten autorizar la salida de la República Dominicana, de sus hijos menores de 18 años de edad’ (need to authorize their children under 18 to leave the Dominican Republic), and says only these minors need it:

  • minors born in Dominican territory, and
  • foreigners or Dominicans who have resided more than 3 months in the Dominican Republic.

MIREX’s page describes the same service as authorizing ’la salida o entrada a la República Dominicana’ (exit or entry) of children under 18. Neither page addresses a US-born child who is only visiting; if that is your situation, confirm with the consulate before the trip.

Documents

What the New York consulate lists

DocumentWith another personWith airline attendant
Parents’ passport, Dominican cédula and/or other official ID, ‘como licencia de conducir o tarjeta de identidad del estado donde residen los padres’ (such as a driver’s license or ID card of the state where the parents live)YesYes
Name and passport or cédula number of the person traveling with the childYes—
Name and passport or cédula number of the person taking the child to the airport and handing them to the attendant—Yes
Name of the airline—Yes
Child’s birth certificateYesYes
2 x 2 photo of the childYesYes
FeeUS$50.00US$50.00

What MIREX’s general page lists

  • One recent photo per child, 5 x 5 centimeters, white background, facing forward, no earrings or smile, hair pulled back and ears visible.
  • Original or copy of the child’s (or children’s) birth certificate.
  • The authorizing parent’s Dominican cédula and passport (if they have them) and their ID.
  • A legible copy of the authorized person’s ID and their permanent address.

The photo size is written differently: New York’s page says “2 x 2” without a unit, and MIREX says 5 x 5 centimeters. MIREX also says consular offices may add requirements. Confirm with your consulate: Dominican consulates in the US · consulates by state.

Step by step

  1. Confirm the child is in one of the cases the consulate names (born in the DR, or resident there more than 3 months).
  2. Choose the type: travel with an adult, or hand-off to the airline attendant.
  3. Gather the documents in the table and the child’s photo.
  4. Sign at the consulate. For travel with another person, the New York consulate says ‘Ambos padres deben autorizar de manera conjunta o separada’; MIREX says that if both parents live abroad, both must sign.
  5. Pay US$50.00 (in dollars, per MIREX).
  6. Have the document legalized by the Foreign Ministry (MIREX). MIREX offers legalization of documents signed by consular officials online at servicios.mirex.gob.do; its page lists a tax of RD$620.00 and a response time of 24 business hours. See apostille or legalize Dominican documents.
  7. Have the document certified by Migración in the Dominican Republic. The consulate’s page does not explain that step; confirm it with Migración or the consulate.

Other authorizations for minors

ProcedureWhat it is forFee (New York consulate)
Autorización gestión de documentos para menoresLets a representative process the child’s passport in the Dominican Republic; ’es suficiente con que firme uno de los padres’ (one parent’s signature is enough) to collect minors’ passportsUS$100.00
Child’s passport processed at the consulateIf the child is in the US with youSee Dominican passport for a child

For the document-processing authorization, the consulate asks for the authorizing parents’ passport or cédula, the child’s birth certificate, the representative’s passport or cédula and the city where the passport will be requested, and says the document must be legalized at the Foreign Ministry.

If the child needs to return to the Dominican Republic without a valid passport, the emergency document is the carta de ruta.

Your US immigration status

The New York consulate’s list accepts, for the parents, a passport, cédula ‘y/u otra identificación oficial como licencia de conducir o tarjeta de identidad del estado donde residen’ (and/or other official ID such as a driver’s license or state ID card). It does not ask for US immigration documents. If the child’s departure is tied to a custody or immigration case in the US, talk to a lawyer: find pro bono legal help.

Official sources

Last verified: 2026-10-03. General procedural information for educational purposes. The New York fees are that consulate’s, and each consular office may add requirements. Verify directly with the Dominican consulate that serves you and with Migración. Not legal advice.