Buying Punta Cana from abroad
The purchase process is the same legally, wherever you fly in from. Foreign nationals hold freehold title in the Dominican Republic with the same rights as locals, there is no residency requirement to buy, and the registry work is identical. What changes by origin market is everything around the contract: flight time and frequency into Punta Cana International, the time-zone gap when you need your lawyer on the phone, how many trips are realistic, and how much of the diligence has to happen before you board.
By origin market
- Buying property in Punta Cana from the United States
Short flights, same time zone as the US East Coast, and the most familiar diligence habits of any origin market.
- Buying property in Punta Cana from Canada
Winter-season logic, long-stay use, and direct PUJ flights from Toronto and Montréal.
- Buying property in Punta Cana from Europe
Longer flights, longer stays, and a diligence style that expects documents up front. English pages for now.
- Buying property in Punta Cana from Latin America
Short flights, no language barrier, and dollar pricing as the main reason for buying here.
Reference pages
- Foreign buyers guide
Freehold ownership, no residency requirement, and what a foreign buyer must verify.
- The buying process
Offer, contract, independent lawyer, closing, title registered in your name.
- Due diligence checklist
Title, permits, HOA budget, CONFOTUR resolution — the documents to demand.
- Property and residency
Buying a condo is not automatically a visa. Where the two things separate.
This site is published in English. German, French and Spanish versions of the core pages are planned and do not exist yet.