Visa policy of Dominica

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

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

Passport stamp of Dominica issued in Roseau

Dominica signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 May 2015 which was ratified on 15 December 2015.[2] This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.[3]

Nationals of France can enter and visit for up to 14 days using a valid or expired National identity card (CNIS). For holders of expired CNIS, the document must be issued between 2004-2013 and the holder must be 18 or older on the date of issue.[4]

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 requirement

Holders of the following passports do not require a visa for 6 months (unless otherwise noted) to visit Dominica:[5][6]

Freedom of movement[7]  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  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  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. Nationals of France with ID card can visit visa free for a maximum stay of 2 weeks.

Date of visa abolition
21 December 1987: Israel[8] 11 March 1993: for 21 days: citizens of any countries.[9] 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.[10] 25 July 2013: for 6 months: Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.[11] 20 November 2014: for 3 months: Brazil[12] 19 March 2015: for 28 days: Cuba[13] 21 May 2015: for 90 days: Uruguay[14] 13 August 2015: for 6 months: Croatia and Switzerland[15] 18 February 2016: for 6 months: Iceland and Liechtenstein[16] 14 January 2019: for 90 days: Russia[17] 13 November 2019: for 90 days: Ukraine[18] Cancelled: 1 December 2005: Dominican Republic[19] 7 October 2019: Haiti[20]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Dominica were from the following countries of nationality:[21]

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

• Visa requirements for Dominica citizens

References

1. Do I Need a Visa to Enter into Dominica?, Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
3. Agreement between the European Union and the Commonwealth of Dominica on the short-stay visa waiver
5. "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
6. , Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
7. http://www.refworld.org/docid/5a840de54.html
8. https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1988/01/monstate.pdf
9. Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, SRO 10 of 1993. PDF
10. Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, SRO 10 of 1993. PDF
11. Aliens (Visa Exemption)(Amendment) Regulations, 2013, SRO 21 of 2013. PDF
12. Aliens (VISA Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, SRO 40 of 2014 PDF
13. Aliens (Visa Exemption) Regulations, 2015, SRO 7 of 2015. PDF
14. Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015, SRO 10 of 2015. PDF
15. Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2015, SRO 18 of 2015. PDF
16. Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, SRO 5 of 2016. PDF
17. "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Содружества Доминики об условиях отказа от визовых формальностей при взаимных поездках граждан Российской Федерации и граждан Содружества Доминики". mid.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 October 2018.
19. Aliens (Visa Exemption) Regulations, 2015, SRO 7 of 2015. PDF
20. https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/10/07/news/guyana/dominica-joins-barbados-in-reinstating-visa-requirement-for-haitians/
21. 2015 Visitors Statistics Report