What the Australia visa rules mean for Saint Lucia travellers
Saint Lucia passport holders need an eVisa to enter Australia. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Visitor visa (subclass 600), which costs 250 AUD.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Australia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says that to enter Australia your passport must be valid for the length of your planned stay, and that many countries require at least 6 months' validity remaining on your passport, even if you are jus…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's Annex 1 lists Australia as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who have transited more…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes travel insurance a condition of entry for visitors. Home Affairs says you are liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia and strongly recommends adequate healt…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement. For the Visitor visa (600), Home Affairs asks for proof you have enough money for your stay and to leave Australia.
Australia entry rules compared
Australia lets 1 passport in without a visa, issues eVisas to 164. Saint Lucia citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Saint Lucia passport ranks #63 in the world with 93 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Oceania? With a Saint Lucia passport you can also visit 6 countries in the region without a visa, including Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Samoa.
In the other direction, Australia citizens can visit Saint Lucia visa-free.