Holiday visa
- 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.
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.
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Requirements differ by nationality. Select your passport above, or scan the full table below.
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 fee at the High Commission for Saint Lucia, as the Government of Saint Lucia lists it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guests pay a tourism levy on tourism accommodation from registered providers: US$3 per person each night where the provider's average daily or nightly rate is US$120 or less, and US$6 where it is US$121 or more. Guests aged 12 to 17 pay 50% of the rate. Guests under 12, guests in complimentary rooms and members of a diplomatic or consular service are exempt.
Exemptions: Guests in a complimentary room; guests under 12; members of a diplomatic or consular service
An airport development charge of US$35, or the equivalent in Eastern Caribbean dollars, is levied on every traveller who travels from a Saint Lucia airport to a place outside Saint Lucia. The carrier applies it to the ticket. Travellers listed in Schedule 2 are exempt, including people leaving on the day they arrived and children under 12.
Exemptions: Persons leaving Saint Lucia on the day they arrived; operating crew of an aircraft; registered ministers of a religious denomination with a congregation in Saint Lucia; Saint Lucian students going abroad on an approved course of study; persons repatriated or deported by the Government; persons under 12; other travellers listed in Schedule 2
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: attorneygeneralchambers.com (opens in a new tab) · Airport Development Act (in force 1 January 2018)Arriving passengers must declare currency exceeding the equivalent of USD 10,000 on the customs declaration form.
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.
Requirements normally count any country you have been in shortly before arrival, not only where you boarded.
International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)
Saint Lucia's Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (section 30, Revised Laws of Saint Lucia, published by the Attorney General's Chambers) says the Licensing Authority may issue a visitor's driving permit to a visitor who holds a valid licence issued in his or her country of residence; the permit is valid for not more than 3 months and authorises driving only the category of vehicle that licence allows. Section 30A exempts a citizen of a Protocol Member State who holds a valid driver's licence issued by a Protocol Member State, confirming his or her nationality, from any requirement to obtain a visitor's driving permit, and the Government of Saint Lucia says OECS citizens no longer need a visitor's driving permit. No official source we could read states whether an International Driving Permit is required.
Verified Oct 10, 2026 · Source: attorneygeneralchambers.com (opens in a new tab) · Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act (Revised Laws of Saint Lucia), sections 30 Compare every countryNo official source we could read gives a best time to visit Saint Lucia. Canada's travel advice says the hurricane season runs from early June to the end of November.
EU citizens may stay 90 days in any 180-day period under the EU agreement, but the UK and Canadian governments say their citizens can stay up to six weeks. The UK Foreign Office says that to extend your stay you must go to the Immigration Department in Castries.
The UK government says it is illegal for anyone in Saint Lucia, including children, to dress in camouflage clothing.
Traffic drives on the left, according to Canada's travel advice, and the UK government says visitors without a Saint Lucian driving licence must get a temporary driving permit.
| Passports | Visas & entry authorisations | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Albania | Embassy visa | — |
| Algeria | Embassy visa | — |
| Andorra | Visa-free | — |
| Angola | Embassy visa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | — |
| Argentina | Visa-free | — |
| Armenia | Embassy visa | — |
| Australia | Visa-free | — |
| Austria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Azerbaijan | Embassy visa | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | — |
| Bahrain | Embassy visa | — |
| Bangladesh | Embassy visa | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | — |
| Belarus | Visa required | — |
| Belgium | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belize | Visa-free | — |
| Benin | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bhutan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | — |
| Botswana | Visa-free | — |
| Brazil | Visa-free | — |
| Brunei | Visa-free | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | — |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cabo Verde | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cameroon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 42 days |
| Central African Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Chad | Embassy visa | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | — |
| China | Visa-free | — |
| Colombia | Embassy visa | — |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Cuba | Visa-free | — |
| Cyprus | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Czechia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Denmark | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | — |
| Dominica | Visa-free | — |
| Dominican Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Egypt | Embassy visa | — |
| El Salvador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Eritrea | Embassy visa | — |
| Estonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Eswatini | Visa-free | — |
| Ethiopia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Fiji | Visa-free | — |
| Finland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| France | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Gabon | Visa on arrival | — |
| Gambia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa-free | — |
| Germany | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Ghana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Greece | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Grenada | Visa-free | — |
| Guatemala | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa-free | — |
| Haiti | Visa required | — |
| Honduras | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | — |
| Hungary | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Iceland | Visa-free | — |
| India | Visa on arrival | — |
| Indonesia | Embassy visa | — |
| Iran | Embassy visa | — |
| Iraq | Embassy visa | — |
| Ireland | Visa-free | — |
| Israel | Visa-free | — |
| Italy | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jamaica | Visa-free | — |
| Japan | Visa-free | — |
| Jordan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kazakhstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kenya | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | — |
| Kosovo | Embassy visa | — |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Laos | Embassy visa | — |
| Latvia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Lebanon | Embassy visa | — |
| Lesotho | Visa-free | — |
| Liberia | Embassy visa | — |
| Libya | Embassy visa | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa-free | — |
| Lithuania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Luxembourg | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Macau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malawi | Visa-free | — |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Maldives | Visa-free | — |
| Mali | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | — |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | — |
| Mexico | Visa-free | — |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | — |
| Moldova | Embassy visa | — |
| Monaco | Visa-free | — |
| Mongolia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | — |
| Morocco | Embassy visa | — |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | — |
| Myanmar | Embassy visa | — |
| Namibia | Visa-free | — |
| Nauru | Visa-free | — |
| Nepal | Embassy visa | — |
| Netherlands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | — |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | — |
| Niger | Embassy visa | — |
| Nigeria | Embassy visa | — |
| North Korea | Embassy visa | — |
| North Macedonia | Embassy visa | — |
| Norway | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Oman | Embassy visa | — |
| Pakistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | — |
| Palestine | Embassy visa | — |
| Panama | Visa-free | — |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Philippines | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Portugal | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Qatar | Embassy visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Romania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Russia | Visa-free | — |
| Rwanda | Embassy visa | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | — |
| Saint Lucia | Free movement | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | — |
| Samoa | Visa-free | — |
| San Marino | Visa-free | — |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Embassy visa | — |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Serbia | Embassy visa | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | — |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | — |
| Singapore | Visa required | — |
| Slovakia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovenia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | — |
| Somalia | Embassy visa | — |
| South Africa | Visa-free | — |
| South Korea | Visa-free | — |
| Spain | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sri Lanka | Embassy visa | — |
| Sudan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa-free | — |
| Sweden | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Switzerland | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Syria | Embassy visa | — |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 42 days |
| Tajikistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tanzania | Visa-free | — |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | — |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | — |
| Tonga | Visa-free | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | — |
| Tunisia | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkey | Visa-free | — |
| Turkmenistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | — |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Embassy visa | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 42 days |
| United States | Visa-free | — |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | — |
| Uzbekistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Vanuatu | Visa-free | — |
| Venezuela | Visa required | — |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | — |
| Yemen | Embassy visa | — |
| Zambia | Visa-free | — |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | — |
Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.
No official page we read states the rule for 2 nationalities, so the table leaves them out: South Sudan and Vatican City.
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.
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.
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.
The UK government says it is illegal for anyone, including children, to dress in camouflage clothing in 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.
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.
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