How to get paid in dollars in Dominican Republic

In the Dominican Republic you can open a USD account at Banreservas, Popular or BHD and receive international transfers (SWIFT) without converting to pesos. Payoneer and Wise work too, and Wise gives you US account details. PayPal can receive, but withdrawing to a local bank is limited.

  • USD account at Banreservas, Popular or BHD: receives SWIFT transfers.
  • Payoneer: receives payments from companies, Deel and marketplaces.
  • Wise: account with US details to get paid by ACH.
  • Deel, Ontop and similar: pay to Payoneer, Wise or your bank.

Taxes in Dominican Republic

Taxes are run by DGII. Register for an RNC and ask an accountant how to report income from foreign companies.

Tips

  • You're on GMT-4 all year: in summer you match US Eastern time exactly.
  • If you speak English, there's strong demand for support, sales and operations roles at US companies.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes: there are 27 open remote jobs for Dominicans from 10 companies on RemoteJobs.lat, with new ones every month.

With a SWIFT transfer to your USD account (Banreservas, Popular or BHD), with Payoneer or with Wise.

GMT-4 all year: in summer it's the same time as New York and in winter one hour ahead.

Check with DGII or an accountant. You need your RNC to invoice.
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