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Visa-Exempt Entry

DominicaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

No visa is needed to enter Dominica for: nationals of Commonwealth countries, CARICOM member states, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United States; nationals of Argentina, Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands (including Netherland Antilles), Norway, People's Republic of China, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, United Kingdom and Venezuela; and passengers on tourist vessels.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state the rule for nationalities not listed.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Visa-free entry covers any in-transit passenger or bona fide tourist who holds a return ticket and does not intend to stay more than twenty-one days, and passengers on tourist vessels.

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Limits of the record
  • For the nationality lists allowed up to six or three months, the page states only the stay length and names no permitted purposes.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Visa-free stay is for a period not exceeding six months for persons from the first group of listed countries, and not exceeding three months for persons from the second group.

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Limits of the record
  • No rolling-period, multiple-entry or validity rule is stated.
  • The 21-day limit for in-transit passengers and bona fide tourists is in the sentence cited in R4.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

An in-transit passenger or bona fide tourist must hold a return ticket and satisfy the Immigration Officer that they do not intend to remain more than twenty-one days.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states no funds, accommodation, insurance or passport-validity evidence for visa-exempt nationals.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

A stay can be extended by applying for an Extension of Stay before the time given at the port of entry expires, through an application/interview in person with the Inspector-in-Charge of Immigration, with a valid passport, valid return ticket, sufficient funds for the intended stay and a local address. Fees: CARICOM nationals EC$25 (under one month) or EC$50 (one to three months); non-CARICOM nationals EC$50 or EC$100.

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Limits of the record
  • The extension page applies to non-nationals generally, not specifically to visa-exempt visitors.
  • Changing to another status is not described.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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