What the Madagascar visa rules mean for Trinidad and Tobago travellers
Trinidad and Tobago passport holders need an eVisa to enter Madagascar. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email; it allows stays of up to 60 days. 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 Tourist eVisa — up to 15 days, which costs 30 EUR. Madagascar also offers Tourist eVisa — up to 30 days, Tourist eVisa — up to 60 days, Tourist visa on arrival — up to 15 days, Tourist visa on arrival — up to 30 days and 1 more — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Madagascar applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says that, for people travelling on a full British citizen passport, the passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date they arrive in Madagascar and at least 2 blank pages.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says you need a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Madagascar.
Madagascar entry rules compared
Madagascar does not grant visa-free entry to any passport, issues eVisas to 198. Trinidad and Tobago citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Trinidad and Tobago passport ranks #56 in the world with 98 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Trinidad and Tobago passport you can also visit 14 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi and Sierra Leone.
In the other direction, Madagascar citizens need a visa to visit Trinidad and Tobago.