Visa policy of Trinidad and Tobago

Visitors to Trinidad and Tobago must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Trinidad and Tobago entry stamp

Trinidad and Tobago signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 May 2015 which was ratified on 15 December 2015.[1] 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.[2]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Trinidad and Tobago

Visa policy

Holders of passports issued by the following 100 jurisdictions can visit Trinidad and Tobago without a visa:[3][4]

European Union/EFTA (limited to 90 days in 180 days except for Ireland)  Albania (30 days)  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina (90 days)  Bahamas  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belize  Bosnia and Herzegovina (30 days)  Botswana  Brazil (90 days)  Brunei  Canada  Chile (90 days)  Colombia (90 days)  Costa Rica (90 days)  Cuba (90 days)  Dominica  Dominican Republic (90 days)  Ecuador (90 days)  El Salvador (90 days)  Eswatini  Gambia  Ghana  Grenada  Guatemala (90 days)  Guyana  Honduras (90 days)  Hong Kong  India (90 days)  Israel (90 days)  Jamaica  Japan (90 days)  Kenya  Kiribati  Lesotho  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives  Mauritius  Mexico (90 days)  Montenegro (30 days)  Namibia  Nauru  Nicaragua (90 days)  Pakistan  Panama (90 days)  Peru (90 days)  Russia (90 days)  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Serbia (30 days)  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Africa (90 days)  South Korea (90 days)  Suriname  Tonga  Turkey (90 days)  Tuvalu  United Kingdom  United States (90 days)  Uruguay (90 days)  Vanuatu  Zambia  Zimbabwe

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. 1 October 2007: Cuba[5] December 2010: India and Russia[6] Cancelled: 17 June 2019: Venezuela[7]

Citizens of  Australia,  New Zealand and  Philippines may obtain "Waiver of the Visa" on arrival at a cost of TT$400. Citizens of other countries who require a visa may also obtain a "Waiver of the Visa" on arrival if they are holding of a copy of a pre-arranged approval from immigration and if they are not citizens of North Korea, North Macedonia, or Vietnam, or holders of normal passports issued by China and Haiti.

Citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela may extend their stay.

Holders of diplomatic or service/official passports of China and Haiti do not require a visa.

Tourist arrival statistics

Most visitors arriving to Trinidad and Tobago on short term basis were from the following countries of nationality:[8]

Country	2016	2015	2014
United States	174,594	182,106	161,557
Canada	50,103	53,191	55,088
United Kingdom	32,528	36,298	37,013
Guyana	23,446	24,332	23,125
Venezuela	20,023	28,105	21,052
Barbados	12,128	12,613	11,643
Jamaica	11,617	12,974	11,951
Grenada	7,279	7,537	6,928
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7,051	6,886	6,655
St. Lucia	4,925	4,836	4,436
Germany	4,275	4,431	5,154
France	3,899	4,298	4,615
India	3,879	3,572	3,291
Total	409,995	439,767	412,796

See also

• Visa requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizens

References

2. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the short-stay visa waiver
3. VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL COUNTRIES
4. "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
5. LISTADO DE ACUERDOS EXENCIÓN DE VISADO
7. Visas for Venezuelans
8. Central Statistical Office – Visitor Arrivals by Nationality