Dominica increases visa free rights to citizens

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December 20, 2020
Author: Prabhu Balakrishnan

The Commonwealth of Dominica is becoming an increasingly popular destination for foreign investment as foreign investors find the Caribbean territory particularly attractive as a second citizenship option as a direct result of the visa-free access afforded to Dominican passport holders.

Visa-free travel has emerged as important human right in the 21st century. Investing in a passport that provides visa free access to major countries in the world has become an important investment. As of 2020, Dominica citizens have access to 140 countries and territories with the passport.

Dominica Visa free

Recently in 2020, the caribbean nation of Dominica established diplomatic relations with Bangladesh. This agreement is set to benefit both nations in various fields of mutual interest towards prosperity.  Uzbekistan introduced visa waiver for 20 more countries from 2020

The Visa waiver travel is the ability to visit a country without having to complete lengthy visa procedures. Nationals of a country can travel visa-free to another country if the governments of the two countries signed an agreement to that effect, or if the receiving country unilaterally opened its borders.

From just 80 destinations in 2010 to 141 countries in 2020, Dominica has made a great stride increasing the visa free travel to all citizens. The breakthrough came when Dominica signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 May 2015 which was ratified on 15 December 2015. This gave access to 26 schengen countries.

Dominica Visa free historical chart

Historical expansion of visa free countries for Nationals of Commonwealth of Dominica – Source: Henley Passport Index

Depending on the country where citizenship is granted, passport holders can have the right to travel visa-free to a number of nations across the world.

This access opens doors not only to travel but also for business and investment. Depending on which country the second passport is being applied for, Dominican citizenship provides access to developed countries including the entirety of the Schengen region of Europe and Asian business hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as the UK and Canada. Currently, a second passport from Dominica affords travellers visa-free access to over 140 different countries, opening further channels for international trade and industry.

By the end of 2021, the visa-free and visa on arrival access to Dominican’s would certainly increase by 20 to 25 percent
– PM Roosevelt Skerrit

Visa free list

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:

Countries

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stay
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa required
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa not required
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
ArgentinaVisa not required90 days
ArmeniaVisa on arrival120 days
Australia and territoriesVisa required
AustriaVisa not required90 days
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahamasVisa not required3 months
BahraineVisa
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days
BarbadosVisa not required180 days
BelarusVisa not required30 days
BelgiumVisa not required90 days
BelizeVisa not required6 months
BenineVisa / Visa on arrival30 days / 8 days
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa on arrival90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required90 days
BotswanaVisa not required90 days
BrazilVisa not required90 days
BruneiVisa required
BulgariaVisa not required90 days
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cambodiae-Visa or Visa on Arrival30 days
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa required
Cape VerdeVisa on arrival
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa required
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa not required90 days
ComorosVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required
Costa RicaVisa not required30 days
Côte d’IvoireeVisa
CroatiaVisa not required90 days
CubaVisa not required28 days
CyprusVisa not required90 days
Czech RepublicVisa not required90 days
DenmarkVisa not required90 days
DjiboutieVisa31 days
Dominican RepublicVisa not required
EcuadorVisa not required90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa not required90 days
EswatiniVisa not required30 days
EthiopiaeVisaup to 90 days
FijiVisa not required4 months
FinlandVisa not required90 days
FranceVisa not required90 days
GaboneVisa
GambiaVisa not required90 days
GeorgiaeVisa
GermanyVisa not required90 days
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa not required90 days
GrenadaVisa not required
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
GuatemalaVisa required
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa not required6 months
HaitiVisa not required3 months
HondurasVisa required
HungaryVisa not required90 days
IcelandVisa not required90 days
Indiae-Visa60 days
IndonesiaVisa not required30 days
IraneVisa/Visa on arrival30 days
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa not required
IsraelVisa not required3 months
ItalyVisa not required90 days
JamaicaVisa not required6 months
JapanVisa required
JordanVisa on arrival
KazakhstanVisa required
KenyaVisa not required90 days
KiribatiVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
South KoreaVisa not required90 days
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstaneVisa
LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
LatviaVisa not required90 days
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa not required90 days
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa not required90 days
LithuaniaVisa not required90 days
LuxembourgVisa not required90 days
MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival90 days
MalawiVisa not required90 days
MalaysiaVisa not required30 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa not required90 days
Marshall IslandsVisa required
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa not required90 days
MexicoVisa required
MicronesiaVisa not required30 days
MoldovaVisa not required90 days
MonacoVisa not required
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa not required90 days
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmarVisa required
NamibiaVisa required
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa on arrival90 days
NetherlandsVisa not required90 days
New ZealandVisa required
NicaraguaVisa on arrival90 days
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa not required90 days
OmanVisa required
PakistanOnline Visa
PalauVisa on arrival30 days
PanamaVisa not required
Papua New GuineaEasy Visitor Permit30 days
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa not required183 days
PhilippinesVisa not required30 days
PolandVisa not required90 days
PortugalVisa not required90 days
QatareVisa
RomaniaVisa not required90 days
RussiaVisa not required90 days
RwandaeVisa / Visa on arrival30 days
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa not required
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Saint LuciaVisa not required
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
SamoaEntry Permit on arrival60 days
San MarinoVisa not required
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa
Saudi ArabiaVisa required
SenegalVisa on arrival
SerbiaVisa not required90 days
SeychellesVisitor’s Permit on arrival3 months
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
SingaporeVisa not required30 days
SlovakiaVisa not required90 days
SloveniaVisa not required90 days
Solomon IslandsVisitor’s permit on arrival3 months
SomaliaVisa on arrival30 days
South AfricaVisa required
South SudanElectronic Visa
SpainVisa not required90 days
Sri LankaElectronic Travel Authorization30 days
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa not required6 months
SwedenVisa not required90 days
SwitzerlandVisa not required90 days
SyriaVisa required
TajikistaneVisa45 days
TanzaniaVisa not required90 days
ThailandVisa required
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoVisa on arrival7 days
TongaVisa on arrival31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required6 months
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyeVisa90 days
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival1 month
UgandaVisa on arrival
UkraineVisa not required90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa required
United Kingdom and Crown dependenciesVisa not required6 months
United StatesVisa required
UruguayVisa not required90 days
UzbekistanVisa not required30 days
VanuatuVisa not required90 days
Vatican CityVisa not required
VenezuelaVisa not required90 days
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa not required90 days as tourists or 30 days for business
ZimbabweeVisa

 

Territories

 

TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
 AbkhaziaVisa required
 KosovoVisa not required90 days
 Northern CyprusVisa not required
Nagorno-KarabakhVisa requiredTravellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
PalestineVisa not requiredArrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicUndefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
SomalilandVisa on arrival30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
South OssetiaVisa not required[Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
TaiwaneVisa
 TransnistriaVisa not requiredRegistration required after 24h.
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong KongVisa not required90 days
MacauVisa not required90 days
Denmark
Faroe IslandsVisa not required
 GreenlandVisa not required
France
French GuianaVisa not required
French PolynesiaVisa not required
French West IndiesVisa not requiredIncludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
MayotteVisa not required
New CaledoniaVisa not required
 RéunionVisa not required
Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa not required
Wallis and FutunaVisa not required
Netherlands
ArubaVisa not required
 Caribbean NetherlandsVisa not requiredIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
CuraçaoVisa not required
Sint MaartenVisa not required
New Zealand
Cook IslandsVisa not required31 days
NiueVisa not required30 days
TokelauVisa required
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and DhekeliaVisa not requiredStays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.
AnguillaVisa not requiredHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.
 BermudaVisa not required
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit requiredSpecial permit required.
British Virgin IslandsVisa not required
Cayman IslandsVisa not required
Falkland IslandsVisa required
GibraltarVisa not required
 MontserratVisa not required
Pitcairn IslandsVisa not required14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
 Ascension IslandeVisa
  • 3 months within any year period
Saint HelenaVisitor’s Pass requiredVisitor’s Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.
Tristan da CunhaPermission requiredPermission 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.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPermit requiredPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa not requiredHolders 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 SamoaVisa required
GuamVisa required
Northern Mariana IslandsVisa required
Puerto RicoVisa required
U.S. Virgin IslandsVisa required

Last updated: Dec 2020 / Source: Wikipedia

Last update: 2021-01-25

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