Visa policy of Dominica

Policy on permits required to enter Dominica
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    Minister: Kenneth Darroux
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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

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]

6 months

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[5]
  • 11 March 1993: for 21 days: citizens of any countries.[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 25 July 2013: for 6 months: Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.[8]
  • 20 November 2014: for 3 months: Brazil[9]
  • 19 March 2015: for 28 days: Cuba[10]
  • 21 May 2015: for 90 days: Uruguay[11]
  • 13 August 2015: for 6 months: Croatia and Switzerland[12]
  • 18 February 2016: for 6 months: Iceland and Liechtenstein[13]
  • 14 January 2019: for 90 days: Russia[14]
  • 13 November 2019: for 90 days: Ukraine[15]

Cancelled:

  • 1 December 2005: Dominican Republic[16]
  • 7 October 2019: Haiti[17]

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:[18]

Country/Territory 2015 2014
France 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
Netherlands 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

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Dominica.

References

  1. ^ "Do I Need a Visa to Enter into Dominica?". Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "ALIENS (VISA EXEMPTION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2016" (PDF). Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. February 18, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Refworld | Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: The rights of citizens in countries belonging to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economic Union to residence, employment and education in other OECS Economic Union countries (2013-December 2017)". Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ^ "Statement Of Treaties And International Agreements Registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat during the month of January 1988" (PDF). United Nations. 1989. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  6. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, SRO 10 of 1993" (PDF). www.dominica.gov.dm. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  7. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, SRO 10 of 1993" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  8. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption)(Amendment) Regulations, 2013, SRO 21 of 2013" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  9. ^ "Aliens (VISA Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, SRO 40 of 2014" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  10. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption) Regulations, 2015, SRO 7 of 2015" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  11. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015, SRO 10 of 2015" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  12. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2015, SRO 18 of 2015" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  13. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, SRO 5 of 2016" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  14. ^ "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). Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Visa-free regime between Ukraine and Dominica to be launched on November 13". Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  16. ^ "Aliens (Visa Exemption) Regulations, 2015, SRO 7 of 2015" (PDF). Government of Dominica. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  17. ^ "Dominica joins Barbados in reinstating visa requirement for Haitians". 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  18. ^ "2015 Visitors Statistics Report" (PDF). tourism.gov.dm. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
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