Visa policy of Dominica

Not to be confused with Visa policy of the Dominican Republic.

Passport stamp of Dominica issued in Roseau

Visitors to Dominica normally do not require a visa, unless they are nationals of the Dominican Republic or Haiti. ^[1]

Visa policy map

  Dominica

  Freedom of movement

  Visa-free entry for 6 months

  Visa-free entry for 3 months or 90 days

  Visa-free entry for 21 days, for Cuba 28 days

  Visa required

Visa exemption

Freedom of movement

As of 1 October, 2025 the four nations of: The Commonwealth of Dominica, Barbados, Belize, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines offer the right of indefinite stay for their aforementioned citizens.

OECS movement and other locations

Holders of the following passports do not require a visa for 6 months (unless otherwise noted) to visit Dominica: ^{[2] [3]}

Freedom of movement [4] Antigua and Barbuda Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 months All European Union citizens Argentina Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin (90 days) Botswana Brazil (3 months) Brunei Cameroon Canada Costa Rica Cuba (28 days) Eswatini Gambia Ghana Guyana Hong Kong Iceland India Israel Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Liechtenstein Macao Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mauritius Mexico Mozambique Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nigeria Norway Pakistan Papua New Guinea Russia (90 days) Rwanda Samoa Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Sri Lanka Suriname   Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan (90 days) [5] Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine (90 days) United Kingdom United States Uruguay (90 days) Vanuatu Venezuela Zambia 21 days Nationals of any other country except nationals of the Dominican Republic and Haiti can visit visa free for 21 days.

Date of visa abolition
21 December 1987: Israel [6] 11 March 1993: for 21 days: citizens of any countries. [7] 11 March 1993: for 6 months: Argentina, Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands (including Netherlands Antilles), Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela. [8] 25 July 2013: for 6 months: Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia. [9] 20 November 2014: for 3 months: Brazil [10] 19 March 2015: for 28 days: Cuba [11] 21 May 2015: for 90 days: Uruguay [12] 13 August 2015: for 6 months: Croatia and Switzerland [13] 18 February 2016: for 6 months: Iceland and Liechtenstein [14] 14 January 2019: for 90 days: Russia [15] 13 November 2019: for 90 days: Ukraine [16] 17 July 2025: for 90 days: Tajikistan [17] Cancelled: 1 December 2005: Dominican Republic [18] 7 October 2019: Haiti [19]

Nationals of France with ID card can visit visa free for a maximum stay of 2 weeks.

Nationals of Germany and United Kingdom with ID Card can visit visa-free for a maximum stay of 1 week.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Dominica were from the following countries of nationality: ^[20]

Country/Territory	2015	2014
French West Indies	19,961	21,355
United States	17,773	19,595
United Kingdom	4,951	4,873
France	4,021	5,018
US Virgin Islands	3,145	3,205
Canada	2,998	3,002
Antigua and Barbuda	2,634	2,910
Dutch Caribbean and Caribbean Netherlands	2,599	1,969
Barbados	1,723	1,877
Saint Lucia	1,712	1,962
Total	74,474	81,511

See also

• Tourism in Dominica
• Visa requirements for Dominica citizens

References

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