Send money to the Dominican Republic

It takes a few easy steps to send money to the Dominican Republic online:

1. Visit westernunion.com and click on the ‘Send money’ button.
2. When asked where you want to send money, select the Dominican Republic as the ‘Send to’ country.
3. Choose how you want to pay, and the receiving method.
4. Enter your receiver’s details.
5. Review all the information to make sure they’re correct.
6. Complete your money transfer to the Dominican Republic.

You’ll need to enter your receiver’s personal information, as it appears on their government-issued ID, when sending money for cash pickup in the Dominican Republic. Anyone who transfers money with us also needs to be 18 or older.

It’s straightforward to send money to the Dominican Republic near where you live:

1. Use our online tool to find an agent location that’s close by.
2. Take a valid government-issued ID to the counter, your My WU® number, or a phone number. Don’t forget to bring the bank and account details for the person in the Dominican Republic who you want to send money to.
3. Confirm all the details and pay for your money transfer to the Dominican Republic using a US bank-issued card or physical cash.
4. Take your receipt from the staff member and check it for a Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN). You can follow your money on our website with this number.

Your family and friends may be able to pick up their money from a Dominican Republic agent location when sending for cash pick-up in minutes¹, thanks to real-time sending. Delivery times can be affected by the method you choose to send money and agent location hours.

It’s a national service provided by our payer partner, Vimenca, to deliver the payment of money transfers directly to the receiver’s location in Dominican Republic.

This is a receiver only action, meaning that only the receivers in Dominican Republic can request this service. We want to inform the US agents about this service so they are aware of it and can remind their consumers when sending money that their loved ones can request this service in DR.

The receiver can request this service at Vimenca’s direct line (809) 532-7382, via WhatsApp, via Telegram, or via the Client Service Center until 10pm local time.

The receiver will need to provide the following information:

• ID/Passport
• MTCN
• Phone
• Money transfer origin country
• Expected value
• Address to receive the money transfer
• “Plantilla de cumplimiento”

For more information on how to request visit: https://vimencawu.com.do/sobre-nosotros/1

It takes 2 to 3 hours for the receiver to receive their money in DR any day of the week Monday to Sunday if the request was placed before 4pm. If the request is placed after 4pm local time, then the receiver will receive their money the next day.

This service is free of charge for the receiver.