As the bilateral relations are expanding, the demand of consular services is expanding at a logarithmic rate. The monthly/bimonthly consular visits have been of great help to cater this rising demand.
At present there are about 60-70 Indian nationals and people of Indian origin living in the country. Some of them are students in medical colleges and others are working as engineers, software experts or representing Indian companies. Several businessmen also form part of the community. Satya Sai Baba of Putthaparthy has a substantial following in the Dominican Republic. Several Sai Baba centers are active in the country. A substantial number of the visitors from Dominican Republic to India happen to be Sai Baba devotees.
A classical dance exponent in the Dominican Republic received an ICCR scholarship in 2002 to attend a course in Mohiniyattam in Kalamandalam, Kerala. An exhibition on Gandhi was organized at the Global Foundation in May 2006 and in Colegio Mahatma Gandhi in September 2006 . Fifteen DR professionals are working for IVY Comptech, a BPO company based in Hyderabad.
‘Living Arts’ an ICCR sponsored Rajasthani Dance Troupe visited Dominican Republic from 2 – 7 October 2008. This visit is historically important as this was the first cultural visit at Government level and has laid a strong foundation to further build our cultural relations.