Visa requirements for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens explained

Visa requirements for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. As of 9 January 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 157 countries and territories, ranking the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport 27 in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 May 2015.[2] [3] [4]

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
AlbaniaAccording to Henley Passport Index, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens can get eVisa to Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola[5] 30 days
Antigua and Barbuda[6]
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid[7]
Argentina90 days
Armenia120 days
Australia and territories
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[8]
Austria90 days
AzerbaijanAccording to Henley Passport Index, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines can get eVisa to Azerbaijan but not in this official site https://evisa.gov.az/en/countries
Bahamas3 months
  • Extension of stay is possible.
Bahrain[9]
Bangladesh
Barbados6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Belarus30 days
Belgium90 days
Belize6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.[10]
[11] 30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan
90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana90 days
  • 90 days within any year period
Brazil90 days
Bulgaria90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso
Burundi[12]
Cambodia30 days
  • Visa is also obtainable online.[13]
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
  • Not available at all entry points.[14]
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile90 days
Colombia180 days
Comoros
Costa Rica90 days
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Cuba30 days
Cyprus90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark and territories90 days
Djibouti[15] 31 days
Dominica
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Dominican Republic90 days
Ecuador90 days
Egypt
  • Visa not required when visiting as part of the tourist group that consists of at least 10 citizens who hold a return ticket, booked accommodation and a signed guarantee letter from a travel agency.
El Salvador3 months
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia90 days
Ethiopia[16] up to 90 days
Fiji4 months
Finland90 days
France90 days
Gabon[17]
Gambia90 days
Georgia1 year
Germany90 days
Ghana90 days
Greece90 days
Grenada
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Guatemala90 days
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Haiti3 months
Honduras3 months
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
India[18] 60 days
Indonesia
  • Conditions apply.[19]
Iraq
Ireland
Israel3 months
Italy90 days
Jamaica6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Japan
Jordan
  • Conditions apply.[20]
  • Not available at all entry points.[21]
Kazakhstan[22]
Kenya[23] 3 months
Kiribati30 days
90 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
30 days
Latvia90 days
Lebanon
Lesotho90 days
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Madagascar90 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia30 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta90 days
Marshall Islands90 days
Mauritania
Mauritius90 days
Mexico
30 days
[25] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro90 days
Morocco
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal90 days
  • Not available at all entry points.[26]
Netherlands90 days
New Zealand
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[27]
Nicaragua90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway90 days
Oman
Pakistan[28]
Palau30 days
Panama180 days
Papua New Guinea[29] 30 days
Paraguay
Peru183 days
Philippines30 days
Poland90 days
Portugal90 days
Qatar
Romania90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Saint Lucia
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Samoa60 days
San Marino
[30]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90 days
Serbia30 days
  • 30 days within any year period
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
Solomon Islands3 months
Somalia30 days
South Africa90 days
[31]
  • Obtainable online[32]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain90 days
Sri Lanka30 days
Sudan
Suriname6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tajikistan[33] 30 days
  • Visa also available online.[34]
90 days
Timor-Leste30 days
  • Not available at all entry points.[35]
Togo7 days
Tonga31 days
Trinidad and Tobago6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Tunisia
Turkey3 months
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda3 months
Ukraine90 days
  • 90 days within 180 days
United Arab Emirates90 days
  • 90 days within 180 days
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies6 months
United States
Uruguay3 months
Uzbekistan[36] 30 days
Vanuatu30 days
90 days
[37] 90 days, multiple entry available
Yemen
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe3 months
  • Strictly tourism purposes only.

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognised or partially recognised countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
[38]
[39] 90 days
[40]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[41]
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[42] [43]
[44] Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[45] [46]
[47] 30 days
[48] Registration required after 24h.[49] [50]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong Kong90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands[51]
Greenland[52]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West IndiesVisa free for overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique
Visa required for overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna[53]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean NetherlandsIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau[54]
United Kingdom
[55] Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[56]
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[57]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.[58]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[59] [60] [61]
[62] [63]
  • 3 months within any year period
Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[64]
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[65]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[66] [67]
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[68]

Fingerprinting

Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States demand all passengers to be fingerprinted on arrival.[69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75]

Passport validity

Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.[76] Countries requiring passport validity of at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra - 3 months and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah - on arrival), Israel, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, countries requiring passport validity of at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia, Zambia, countries requiring passport validity of at least 3 months on arrival include Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Moldova, Nauru, Panama, United Arab Emirates and countries requiring passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand, South Africa.[77] Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or passport valid throughout the period of intended stay.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Ranking - Passport Index 2019. Henley & Partners. 9 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Five Caribbean countries sign visa waiver agreement with EU. European External Action Service. 31 May 2015.
  3. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/05/28-jha-eu-visa-waiver-agreements/ EU signs visa waiver agreements with 7 ACP countries
  4. http://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/barbados/eu_travel/visa/index_en.htm EU signs visa waiver agreement with four OECS countries
  5. https://plataformacipra.gov.ao/public/ficheiros/arquivos/Gov_AngolaDecreto%20Presidencial880210230334451696257285.pdf
  6. Web site: 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).
  7. May use a driver's licence, Voter's Registration Card, social security card or National Identity Card instead of passport.
  8. Web site: Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications. Department of Immigration and Border Protection. 16 January 2016.
  9. Web site: Bahrain Electronic Visa Service . 11 November 2014 . 12 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712233705/http://www.evisa.gov.bh/VisaBhrnats.html . dead .
  10. Extendable length of stay.
  11. https://evisa.gouv.bj/en/ eVisa Benin
  12. https://imgur.com/a/yXIJnMV
  13. Web site: Kingdom of Cambodia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation . 23 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728202347/http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh/ . 28 July 2014 . dead.
  14. Obtainable at Nelson Mandela International Airport, Cesária Évora Airport, Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Aristides Pereira International Airport.
  15. https://www.evisa.gouv.dj/#/ eVisa
  16. Web site: Ethiopia electronic visa. Main Department for Immigration and Nationality Affairs, Ethiopia. 24 November 2018.
  17. https://evisa.dgdi.ga/ Gabon e-Visa
  18. Web site: Indian e-Visa. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  19. Web site: Visa Information. Timatic. 11 November 2014.
  20. Web site: Visa Information. Timatic. 11 November 2014.
  21. Visa on arrival obtainable at most international ports of entry and at most international land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge crossing).
  22. https://egov.kz/cms/en/articles/rk_visa_obtaining
  23. https://www.etakenya.go.ke/en Kenya Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (eTA)
  24. Web site: e-VISA. evisa.e-gov.kg. 29 September 2018.
  25. Web site: Foreign citizens who don't need visa for entry on the territory of the Republic of Moldova . 20 April 2018 . 7 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024952/http://www.mfa.gov.md/entry-visas-moldova/citizens-additional-checks/#link . dead .
  26. Obtainable at Tribhuvan International Airport and certain land borders.
  27. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . 21 May 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
  28. Web site: Online visa system of Pakistan . . Pakistan.
  29. https://evisa.ica.gov.pg/evisa/account/Apply Easy Visitor Permit (30 Day)
  30. Web site: e-Visa STP . 3 August 2019 . 14 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714112430/http://www.smf.st/evisa/index.php . dead .
  31. Web site: Do I need a visa to travel to South Sudan? . . South Sudan.
  32. Web site: Apply for a South Sudan Visa Online . . South Sudan.
  33. Web site: The list of countries eligible for the unilateral visa-free entry system has been expanded, and the visa application process for citizens of certain countries to the Republic of Tajikistan has been simplified.
  34. https://www.evisa.tj/index.evisa.html#/help Tajikistan e-Visa
  35. Obtainable at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or at the Dili Sea Port.
  36. https://akipress.com/news:623639:Uzbekistan_introduces_visa_waiver_for_20_more_countries_from_2020/ Uzbekistan introduces visa waiver for 20 more countries from 2020
  37. https://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/trang-chu-ttdt
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  39. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens - For Kosovo Citizens - Consular Services - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo.
  40. Web site: VISA Regulations. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 4 March 2014.
  41. Web site: Israel Country Specific Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114103216/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html#entry_requirements. 14 November 2013. dead.
  42. Web site: Practical travel information on Visas in Somaliland, Puntland & Somalia - Lonely Planet Travel Information . 9 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106194323/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/somaliland-puntland-and-somalia/practical-information/visas . 6 November 2014 . dead.
  43. Web site: VISA Application . 17 November 2006 . https://archive.today/20061117003149/http://www.somalilandgov.com/Visa%20Application.htm . 17 November 2006 . dead.
  44. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia | Министерство иностранных дел . 6 October 2017 . 15 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406 . dead .
  45. Web site: О визах . About visas . ru . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia . 2022-03-06.
  46. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia Министерство иностранных дел . 6 October 2017 . 15 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406 . dead .
  47. Web site: 線上填寫簽證申請系統. 6 October 2017. 12 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160112075442/https://visawebapp.boca.gov.tw/BOCA_MRVWeb/subroot/MRVWeb0_form.jsp. dead.
  48. Web site: Министерство иностранных дел - Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. Министерство иностранных дел.
  49. Web site: Luxlana.net . 9 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022114723/http://www.luxlana.net/Transdniestr.html . 22 October 2013 . dead.
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  51. Web site: Passport and visa. Visit Faroe Islands. 30 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720043911/http://www.visitfaroeislands.com/en/about-the-faroe-islands/important-facts-for-travelers/passport-and-visa/. 20 July 2014. dead.
  52. Web site: Advice & Services for travelling to and staying in Greenland.
  53. Web site: Requesting a visa.
  54. Web site: Welcome to nginx . 15 March 2014 . https://archive.today/20140315034207/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C . 15 March 2014 . dead.
  55. http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/archives/pdf/enlargement_process/future_prospects/negotiations/eu10_bulgaria_romania/treaty_2003/en/aa00042_re03_en.pdf Protocols No. 3 and 10 to the Treaty of Accession 2003
  56. http://www.sbaadministration.org/home/legislation/01_02_09_04_INCON/C/20160503_Control-EntrySettlementCommEnterprises-Ordinance-1960.pdf Control (entry, settlement and commercial enterprises) ordinance 1960
  57. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
  58. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/asia-oceania/british-indian-ocean-territory?ta=entryRequirements&pg=4 British Indian Ocean Territory travel advice - GOV.UK
  59. Web site: Tourist Information Visas & Legal Info Pitcairn Island Tourism . 2014-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018001850/http://www.visitpitcairn.pn/visitpitcairn/visaslegalinfo/touristinfo/index.html . 2013-10-18 . dead .
  60. http://www.government.pn/visaInfo.php Pitcairn Islands
  61. Web site: Immigration Control Ordinance 2006 . . 5 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106205311/http://www.government.pn/immigration%20ordinance.pdf . 6 November 2021 . live.
  62. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System. 13 November 2018.
  63. Web site: Entry Visas. 13 November 2018. 23 November 2018. 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116084227/http://www.ascension-island.gov.ac/entry-visas/. dead.
  64. Web site: Useful info : St Helena Tourism . 6 October 2017 . 9 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170709030558/http://sthelenatourism.com/the-island/useful-info/ . dead .
  65. http://www.tristandc.com/visitsadmin.php Tristan da Cunha Information for Visitors
  66. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/travel-advice-by-country/south-america/south-georgia-south-sandwich#entryRequirements South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (British Overseas Territory) travel advice - GOV.UK
  67. Web site: Information for Visitors - South Georgia Website . 12 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412170649/http://www.sgisland.gs/index.php/(v)Information_for_Visitors_to_South_Georgia?useskin=vis . 12 April 2008 . dead.
  68. Web site: Country list - Yellow fever vaccination requirements and recommendations; and malaria situation . 9 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827122823/http://www.who.int/ith/chapters/ith2012en_countrylist.pdf . 27 August 2014 . dead.
  69. Web site: Argentina strengthens migratory control . 9 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233906/http://infosurhoy.com/en_GB/articles/saii/features/main/2012/09/27/feature-01 . 2 December 2013 . dead.
  70. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-fingerprinting-idUST23858020071120 Japan fingerprints foreigners as anti-terror move
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  72. Web site: Cambodia Country Specific Information . 9 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130620151830/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1080.html#entry_requirements . 20 June 2013 . dead.
  73. Web site: Malaysia Country Specific Information . 9 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217140806/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_960.html#entry_requirements . 17 February 2011 . dead.
  74. http://secureidnews.com/news-item/saudi-arabia-mandates-fingerprints-and-biometrics-for-foreigners/ Saudi Arabia mandates fingerprints and biometrics for foreigners
  75. https://www.dhs.gov/obim Office of Biometric Identity Management
  76. Web site: International Travel Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 20 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022175900/http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html. 22 October 2013. dead.
  77. [Timatic]