The Commonwealth of Dominica's passport has emerged as an increasingly valuable travel document in the global mobility landscape.
This comprehensive report examines the extensive visa-free and visa-on-arrival access granted to Dominican passport holders, highlighting the strategic advantages and opportunities this Caribbean citizenship presents for international travelers, business professionals, and global investors.
As of 2024, Dominican passport holders enjoy visa-free, visa-on-arrival, or electronic travel authorization (ETA) access to over 140 destinations worldwide, including key regions such as the European Union's Schengen Area and Singapore, and numerous emerging markets across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
This level of global access positions the Dominican passport as a significant asset for international mobility and cross-border business operations.
This report provides a detailed analysis of the current visa-free access, entry requirements, maximum stay durations, and recent diplomatic developments that have enhanced the passport's strength. Additionally, it explores the comparative advantages of Dominican citizenship within the broader context of the Caribbean Citizenship by Investment landscape and global mobility trends.
The following sections present a comprehensive breakdown of visa-free travel possibilities by region, specific entry conditions, visa requirements and e-visas, and strategic considerations for maximizing the benefits of Dominican citizenship for international travel and business purposes.
Top 145 Visa-Free Destinations for Citizens of Dominica
Schengen Countries
Did you know that 5 of the top ten most visited travel destinations by Dominica passport holders are Schengen? These 5 popular destinations are Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, and Germany.
Thanks to its one-visa policy and lack of constant border checks, the Schengen Area is the most favored bloc of visa-free countries.
Additionally, the area also houses some of the world's best wonders, such as the iconic Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum in France, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Colosseum in Italy, the architectural marvels of Barcelona's Sagrada Família, the Acropolis in Greece, the stunning Swiss Alps and the enchanting Northern Lights visible from Iceland.
Countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
- Visa policy: Dominica passport holders can enter and stay in the Schengen Area visa-free for 90 days within 180 days. This means they can stay for approximately three months out of every six months without requiring a visa.
- Entry requirements: Generally, citizens require a Dominica passport (valid for at least 6 months), onward/return flight ticket and sufficient funds. Some countries might require you to present travel insurance and proof of accommodation; you can check the specific requirements on the destination country’s immigration website.
Non-Schengen European Countries
Albania
Visa policy: Electronic entry permit
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation, sufficient funds
Andorra
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport
Belarus
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, medical insurance
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport
Cyprus
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds, return ticket
Georgia
Visa policy: Electronic entry permit
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
Ireland
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds, return ticket
Moldova
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport
Monaco
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport
Montenegro
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport
Russia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport with at least six months validity
San Marino
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport
Serbia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport
Turkey
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation, return ticket
Ukraine
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds
Asia and Middle East
China
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation, return ticket
Hong Kong
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds, return ticket
Macao
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds, return ticket
Malaysia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds, return ticket
Philippines
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket, proof of accommodation
Singapore
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds, return ticket
Thailand
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of sufficient funds, return ticket
Uzbekistan
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
Israel
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket
Americas and Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket
Argentina
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
Aruba
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket
Bahamas
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket
Barbados
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket
59. Belize
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
60. Bermuda
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
61. Bolivia
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
62. Brazil
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
63. British Virgin Islands
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
64. Cayman Islands
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
65. Colombia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
66. Costa Rica
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[11]
67. Cuba
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, tourist card, return ticket[11]
68. Curacao
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
69. Dominican Republic
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, tourist card[11]
70. Ecuador
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
71. El Salvador
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
72. French Guiana
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
73. Grenada
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
74. Guatemala
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
75. Guyana
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[11]
76. Haiti
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[11]
77. Honduras
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
78. Jamaica
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
79. Nicaragua
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
80. Panama
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
81. Peru
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
82. Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
83. Saint Lucia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
84. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
85. Suriname
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
86. Trinidad and Tobago
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
87. Turks and Caicos Islands
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
88. Uruguay
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
89. Venezuela
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
African visa-free countries
Botswana
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Cape Verde
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
Comoros
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
Egypt
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation[11]
94. Eswatini
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[11]
95. Ethiopia
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
96. Gambia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
97. Guinea-Bissau
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation[11]
98. Kenya
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
99. Lesotho
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
100. Madagascar
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
101. Malawi
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
102. Mauritius
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
103. Mozambique
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
104. Rwanda
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
105. Senegal
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
106. Seychelles
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
107. Sierra Leone
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
108. Somalia
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
109. Tanzania
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
110. Togo
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
111. Uganda
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
112. Zambia
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
113. Zimbabwe
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
Oceania region
Cook Islands
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Fiji
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
French Polynesia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Kiribati
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
118. Micronesia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
119. New Caledonia
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
120. Niue
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
121. Palau
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
122. Samoa
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
123. Solomon Islands
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
124. Tonga
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
125. Tuvalu
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
126. Vanuatu
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
## Middle East
127. Armenia
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
128. Bahrain
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
129. Iran
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
130. Jordan
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
131. Lebanon
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
132. Oman
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
133. Palestinian Territories
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
134. Qatar
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
135. United Arab Emirates
Visa policy: Visa on arrival
Entry requirements: Valid passport, proof of accommodation
Anguilla
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Faroe Islands
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
French West Indies
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Gibraltar
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Greenland
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Mayotte
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
Montserrat
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket[9]
St. Helena
Visa policy: Visa-free
Entry requirements: Valid passport, return ticket
The Commonwealth of Dominica's passport has established itself as a powerful tool for global mobility, offering its holders unprecedented access to diverse markets and destinations worldwide.
The extensive visa-free and visa-on-arrival privileges associated with Dominican citizenship provide significant advantages for international business operations, leisure travel, and cross-border investments.
The continuous expansion of visa-free agreements reflects Dominica's growing diplomatic relationships and its commitment to enhancing the value proposition of its citizenship program.
The country's stable political environment, coupled with its rigorous due diligence processes in citizenship applications, has contributed to maintaining and strengthening these international travel privileges.
For global citizens, investors, and business professionals seeking enhanced mobility solutions, the Dominican passport represents a strategic asset that can significantly streamline international travel and business operations.
The combination of visa-free access to major economic centers, efficient application processes, and the country's commitment to maintaining high standards in its citizenship program makes Dominican citizenship an attractive option in the global mobility landscape.
As geopolitical dynamics continue to evolve and new travel arrangements emerge, the value of Dominican citizenship is expected to further appreciate, reinforcing its position as a premier choice for individuals seeking reliable and comprehensive global access.
The government's ongoing efforts to secure additional visa-free agreements suggest that Dominican passport holders can anticipate even greater travel privileges in the future, further enhancing the return on investment in Dominican citizenship.
