Saint Lucia visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Saint Lucia

Q: What documents do I need to enter Saint Lucia?

Passport validity: No official Saint Lucian source we could read states a passport-validity rule. Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance an entry condition. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required, or a minimum amount.

Most travellers can visit Saint Lucia without going to an embassy: 94 passports enter visa-free and 48 get a visa on arrival.

Saint Lucia's Department of External Affairs visa list marks citizens of the UK, the US, Canada, China and EU member states, among others, as needing no visa. EU citizens may stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period under the EU waiver agreement; the UK and Canadian governments say their citizens can stay up to six weeks, and the UK says to apply to the Immigration Department in Castries to extend. No official source we could read gives the length of stay for other visa-free passports. The list marks Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago as needing no visa and Haiti as needing one. Citizens of other listed countries and territories, including India, need a visa the list marks as issued at the port of entry, and those it marks "prior to arrival" need the visa before they arrive; no official source we could read says where that visa is issued.

Check your passport

Your passport

Destination

Passports visa-free

Visa on arrival

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Saint Lucia? Quick answers

Another passport? Use the checker or find it in the table below.

Visa for Saint Lucia — requirements summary

Visa-free: 94 (47%)
Visa on arrival: 48 (24%)
Visa required: 56 (28%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Saint Lucia, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa required	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	—	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	—	Details →
Benin	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	—	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	42 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	—	Details →
China	Visa-free	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa required	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cuba	Visa-free	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eswatini	Visa-free	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa-free	—	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gabon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ghana	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	—	Details →
India	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	—	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	—	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jamaica	Visa-free	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa-free	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Macau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa-free	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mali	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	—	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Peru	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa required	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa required	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa required	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa-free	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa-free	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	42 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa-free	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Togo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa required	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	—	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	42 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa-free	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa required	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa-free	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	—	Details →

Saint Lucia visa types, fees and processing times

Holiday visa

Embassy

Fee: 35 GBP
Processing: 3–5 business days

Holiday visa fee at the High Commission for Saint Lucia, as the Government of Saint Lucia lists it; the student visa there is GBP 30.

Business visa

Embassy

Fee: 40 GBP
Processing: 3–5 business days

Business visa fee at the High Commission for Saint Lucia, as the Government of Saint Lucia lists it.

Visa at the port of entry

On arrival

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Extend your stay (Immigration Department)

Extension

Extension: Possible

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Entry requirements for Saint Lucia

Passport validity

3 months

No official Saint Lucian source we could read states a passport-validity rule. Canada's travel advice says the passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the date you expect to leave Saint Lucia; the UK's says it must have an expiry date after the day you plan to leave.

Government of Canada — Saint Lucia travel advice: entry and exit requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

9 months

The UK Foreign Office says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's country list gives the requirement for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — St Lucia travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 8 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official requirement

No official source we could read makes insurance an entry condition. The UK's travel advice says medical treatment in Saint Lucia can be expensive and serious cases may need emergency evacuation, and advises adequate travel health insurance; Tapion Hospital does not accept travel or foreign medical insurance as payment.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — St Lucia travel advice: health✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show a return or onward ticket and proof that you have a place to stay.

Government of Canada — Saint Lucia travel advice: entry and exit requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required, or a minimum amount. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask for proof that you have sufficient funds for the duration of your stay.

Government of Canada — Saint Lucia travel advice: entry and exit requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: Immigration and Customs Declaration

72 hours

Saint Lucia's online Immigration and Customs form (the Embarkation/Disembarkation or ED form) replaced the handwritten form from 30 November 2022. The portal says to access it no more than 72 hours before travel, submit one form per family or group, and present the receipt emailed after submission on arrival; the UK government tells British travellers to fill it in no more than 3 days before they arrive.

Saint Lucia — Online Immigration & Customs Portal✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

6 months

An immigration officer may grant a permit to enter and remain in Saint Lucia for up to 6 months. An immigrant who fails to leave on or before the end of the permit period, unless it was extended, is deemed a prohibited immigrant.

Attorney General’s Chambers, Saint Lucia — Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023): Immigration Act, s. 13✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

USD 10,000

Arriving passengers must declare currency exceeding the equivalent of USD 10,000 on the customs declaration form.

Saint Lucia Customs & Excise Department — Information for travellers✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Saint Lucia visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

Most common: Visa-free

Least common: Visa on arrival

47%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 28 passports
42 days · 3 passports

Understanding Saint Lucia visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Saint Lucia for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 94 passports (47%). 47% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa on arrival (48 passports).

Entry categories for Saint Lucia

Visa-free entry: 94 passports can enter without a visa, for stays from 42 to 90 days.
Visa on arrival: 48 passports get their visa at the airport or border.
Visa required: 56 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Saint Lucia

Passport validity: No official Saint Lucian source we could read states a passport-validity rule.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance an entry condition.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required, or a minimum amount.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Saint Lucia or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Saint Lucia visas

Do I need a visa for Saint Lucia?

It depends on your passport. Saint Lucia's visa list marks citizens of the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China and EU member states, among others, as needing no visa, and marks Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago the same way. Citizens of other listed countries and territories, including India, Kenya, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, need a visa the list marks as issued at the port of entry. Nationalities the list marks "prior to arrival" need the visa before they arrive; no official source we could read says where it is issued.

How long can I stay in Saint Lucia without a visa?

It depends on your passport. EU citizens may stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period under the EU–Saint Lucia waiver agreement, and Saint Lucia's visa list gives Norwegians and Swiss the same. The UK and Canadian governments say their citizens can stay up to six weeks. For other visa-free passports no official source we could read gives a figure. The UK Foreign Office says that to extend your stay you must go to the Immigration Department in Castries.

Is there an arrival form for Saint Lucia?

Yes — the online Embarkation/Disembarkation (ED) form, which replaced the handwritten form from 30 November 2022. The portal says to access it no more than 72 hours before travel, submit one form per family or group, and present the receipt emailed after submission on arrival.

Is camouflage clothing really banned in Saint Lucia?

The UK government says it is illegal for anyone, including children, to dress in camouflage clothing in Saint Lucia.

Do I need a yellow fever certificate for Saint Lucia?

Only if you are coming from a country listed as a yellow fever transmission risk, according to the UK Foreign Office; WHO's country list sets the requirement for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from such countries.

Does CARICOM free movement apply in Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia's visa list does not group countries as CARICOM. It marks citizens of Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago as needing no visa, and Haitians as needing one. No official source we could read states the length of stay they are granted.

Do US citizens need a visa for Saint Lucia?

US citizens can visit Saint Lucia visa-free. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Saint Lucia?

UK citizens can visit Saint Lucia visa-free for 42 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Saint Lucia?

German citizens can visit Saint Lucia visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Saint Lucia?

Passport validity: No official Saint Lucian source we could read states a passport-validity rule. Travel insurance: No official source we could read makes insurance an entry condition. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether a return or onward ticket is required. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states whether proof of funds is required, or a minimum amount.

How many countries can visit Saint Lucia without a visa?

94 of 198 passports can enter Saint Lucia visa-free (47%). 48 more get a visa on arrival, and 56 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

Check other requirements

Travelling from Saint Lucia?

Where can Saint Lucia citizens travel visa-free?

Saint Lucia passport holders can visit 93 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

Map and full list →