departure tax

[sbsuib]

what is currently happening at the airport for us citizens? Do we still pay ten dollars cash for a card and then hand it over to them? Do we still need to hold on to half or pay upon leaving as well?
Thanks
Stevi

[Tamborista]

You buy a little $10 tourist card as you enter the arrival hall and turn it in as you leave the airport. NO additional charges or need to keep "the other 1/2" any longer! All US originating flights now have the $20 "Departure Tax" built in to your airfare.
Tourist Card
tambo'

[Luperon]

Is it possible to buy that $10 dollar card at kennedy airport to avoid the lines in the DR. (I know it was possible a few years ago)

[drloca]

Originally Posted by Luperon

Is it possible to buy that $10 dollar card at kennedy airport to avoid the lines in the DR. (I know it was possible a few years ago)

No, unfortunately this is no longer an option. I found it great as one could avoid lining up upon arriving into the DR and just proceed straight through.

[jrzyguy]

well darn it...i have always gotten the tourist card at EWR while checking in.

But in reality...the line for the card at SDQ is pretty quick..and i always wait forever for my check-ins no matter how quickly or not i make it thru the first two lines.

[Bob K]

Don't worry about the lines. Usually you will fill your form out, pay the $10, have your card collected, clear passport check and still wait for your luggage.

Bob K

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Bob K

Don't worry about the lines. Usually you will fill your form out, pay the $10, have your card collected, clear passport check and still wait for your luggage.

Bob K

Exactly.
Unless one has no luggage, what's the use in rushing through Immigration?

[drloca]

Originally Posted by jrzyguy

well darn it...i have always gotten the tourist card at EWR while checking in.

But in reality...the line for the card at SDQ is pretty quick..and i always wait forever for my check-ins no matter how quickly or not i make it thru the first two lines.

I was only commenting on JFK as this airport I know for a fact doesnt sell them any longer. Perhaps EWR still does, check into it for verification.

[Tamborista]

"Darn it"....CO @ EWR still sells them, nobody ever said they didn't!
They have not had them @ JBLU or AMR @ JFK for a while.

It takes all of 3 minutes to buy it in SDQ or POP!

tambo'

[GALK]

Bought 10 pieces in the past, as I travel without lugguage, but since a few months they sell only 1 at the time.
When I told the guy that they should include the charge to the ticketfare he said:
Are you crazy? This are jobs.

So simple to create employment here.

GALK