Visa policy of Dominica
Visitors to Dominica normally do not require a visa unless they are nationals of the Dominican Republic or Haiti.[1]
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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
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] 6 months 21 days
Nationals of France with ID card can visit visa free for a maximum stay of 2 weeks. |
Date of visa abolition |
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Cancelled: |
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Dominica were from the following countries of nationality:[21]
Country/Territory | 2015 | 2014 |
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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 |
References
- Do I Need a Visa to Enter into Dominica?, Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
- Agreement between the European Union and the Commonwealth of Dominica on the short-stay visa waiver
- "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- , Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica
- http://www.refworld.org/docid/5a840de54.html
- https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/Monthly%20Statement/1988/01/monstate.pdf
- Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, SRO 10 of 1993. PDF
- Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, SRO 10 of 1993. PDF
- Aliens (Visa Exemption)(Amendment) Regulations, 2013, SRO 21 of 2013. PDF
- Aliens (VISA Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, SRO 40 of 2014 PDF
- Aliens (Visa Exemption) Regulations, 2015, SRO 7 of 2015. PDF
- Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015, SRO 10 of 2015. PDF
- Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2015, SRO 18 of 2015. PDF
- Aliens (Visa Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, SRO 5 of 2016. PDF
- "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.
- Aliens (Visa Exemption) Regulations, 2015, SRO 7 of 2015. PDF
- https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/10/07/news/guyana/dominica-joins-barbados-in-reinstating-visa-requirement-for-haitians/
- 2015 Visitors Statistics Report