Dominican Republic Embassy in Mexico City

The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in the United Mexican States represents important bilateral relations between two major Latin American and Caribbean nations sharing historical, cultural, and economic ties. Located in Mexico City's upscale Lomas Altas neighborhood in the Miguel Hidalgo borough at Paseo Lomas Altas, the embassy operates in one of Latin America's largest and most important capitals, a megacity that serves as Mexico's political, economic, and cultural center. The Dominican Republic and Mexico maintain friendly relations rooted in shared Spanish colonial heritage, linguistic bonds, regional solidarity within Latin America and the Caribbean, and complementary economic interests. Mexico represents an important partner for the Dominican Republic in regional diplomacy within CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), SICA (Central American Integration System) engagement, climate change cooperation, disaster preparedness coordination (both countries face hurricane threats), and South-South cooperation. Economic relations include trade in goods and services, tourism exchange (Mexican tourists visit Dominican beaches while Dominicans travel to Mexico for business and leisure), investment opportunities, and cultural and educational exchange. Mexico's large economy, industrial capacity, and regional influence make it a strategic partner for Dominican economic development and regional integration. The embassy promotes political dialogue, facilitates business connections, supports cultural exchange, provides consular services to Dominicans in Mexico (including students, business people, and families), and represents Dominican interests in Latin American regional forums.

The embassy provides comprehensive consular services to Dominican citizens residing in or visiting Mexico. Services include passport renewals and new passport issuance, national identity card (cédula) processing, birth registration for children born in Mexico to Dominican parents, civil status registration including marriages and deaths, document legalization and apostille services for documents intended for use in the Dominican Republic or Mexico, notarial services including affidavits and powers of attorney, consular registration for Dominican nationals living in Mexico, and emergency consular assistance for Dominican citizens in distress. The Dominican community in Mexico includes students at Mexican universities (Mexico attracts Latin American and Caribbean students for higher education), business professionals working in trade, tourism, and services sectors, entrepreneurs, and families. Mexico City hosts regional offices of international organizations, development agencies, and multinational companies where Dominican professionals may work. Mexican citizens can obtain document authentication services for papers intended for use in the Dominican Republic, travel information for visiting the Caribbean, and assistance with visa applications for extended stays or residency. Both countries are parties to various Latin American agreements facilitating document authentication and legal cooperation. Consular services operate Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM by appointment. Contact embadommexico@mirex.gob.do to schedule appointments and confirm document requirements.

Cultural diplomacy strengthens fraternal ties between two Spanish-speaking nations with rich but distinct cultural traditions. The embassy promotes Dominican culture in Mexico, showcasing merengue and bachata music (both UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage), Dominican literature, visual arts, baseball culture, and Caribbean culinary traditions to Mexican audiences while celebrating the shared Hispanic heritage. Mexico's rich cultural traditions including mariachi music, pre-Columbian archaeological sites, vibrant visual arts, literature (Mexico has produced numerous Nobel Prize-winning authors), and culinary heritage (UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage) create opportunities for reciprocal cultural exchange. The embassy organizes and supports cultural events, musical performances featuring Dominican and Mexican artists, art exhibitions, film screenings showcasing both cinematographic traditions, literary presentations, and gastronomic festivals highlighting Caribbean and Mexican cuisines. Major celebrations include Dominican Independence Day (February 27), restoration of independence festivities (August 16), and cultural festivals bringing together the Dominican community in Mexico. The embassy facilitates visits by Dominican artists, musicians, writers, baseball players, and cultural practitioners to Mexico, and supports collaborations between cultural institutions. Educational exchange is significant, with Dominican students attending Mexican universities attracted by academic quality, linguistic compatibility, scholarship opportunities, and regional prestige of Mexican higher education institutions including UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) and other leading universities. The embassy promotes educational partnerships, scholarship programs, research collaborations on Latin American and Caribbean studies, and student exchange. Both countries share Spanish language and cultural references while maintaining distinct national identities, creating rich opportunities for mutual learning and cooperation. The embassy supports Spanish language and culture programs in both countries and promotes academic research on Latin American-Caribbean relations.