Top 10 Strongest Caribbean Passports

We have compiled strongest and most powerful passports from the Caribbean Caricom countries in terms of visa free access to countries.

Barbados takes the first spot and consistently maintained this position for being the strongest passport the Caribbean. The second place is Bahamas followed by St Kitts in third place as per Henley Passport Index. Haiti and Dominican Republic has the worst passports in the Caribbean when it comes to mobility. Over the years St Kitts has increased passport power significantly by establishing more diplomatic relations and signing visa waiver agreements.

Caribbean Passport Power

Rank	Passport	Visa free
1	Barbados	163
2	Bahamas	156
3	St.Kitts & Nevis	155
4	St.Vincent and Grenadines	154
5	Antigua and Barbuda	150
6	Trinidad and Tobago	150
7	Grenada	146
7	Saint Lucia	146
8	Dominica	143
9	Belize	102
10	Jamaica	88
11	Guyana	88
12	Suriname	78
13	Dominican Republic	70
14	Haiti	59

Source: Henley Passport Index 2023
Note: Commonwealth of Dominica is not to be confused with Dominican Republic.

Here are the brief difference between Caribbean passports with visa free travel criteria to BIG-6 nations

Visa Free	Schengen	USA	UK	Canada	Russia	China
Bahamas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
St.Kitts and Nevis	Yes	No	Yes	No**	Yes	No
Barbados	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Antigua and Barbuda	Yes	No	Yes	No**	Yes	No
St Vincent and Grenadines	Yes	No	Yes	No**	Yes	No
Trinidad and Tobago	Yes	No	Yes	No**	No	No
Grenada	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Saint Lucia	Yes	No	Yes	No**	No	No
Dominica	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Belize	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Jamaica	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Guyana	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Suriname	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Dominican Republic	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Haiti	No	No	No	No	No	No

** Canada eTA eligible for US visa holders.

What is Caricom Passport?

The CARICOM passport is a passport document issued by the 15 member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for their citizens. It can be used both for intra-regional and international travel. The CARICOM passports are written with the words “CC Caricom Community” as uniform standard in dark blue covers.

OECS

Nationals of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are also OECS citizens. They may use a member-state issued drivers licence, national identification card, voters registration card or social security card for travel within the OECS area

CBI

Among the CARICOM, only 5 OECS caribbean nations (St Kitts, St Lucia, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada) run investment citizenship programs, also called “CBI”. These countries grant citizenship within months and the investment ranges from $100K to $200k either through donation to state or real estate.

Among CBI nations, St Kitts tops for having the most powerful passport followed by Antigua and Barbuda.