Visa policy of Trinidad and Tobago

Visitors to Trinidad and Tobago must obtain a visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

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Visa policy of Trinidad and Tobago

  Trinidad and Tobago

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  Visa required

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Trinidad and Tobago without a visa for the following period:^[1][2]

Indefinite period  Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belize  Botswana  Brunei  Canada  Dominica  Eswatini  Gambia  Ghana  Grenada  Guyana  Hong Kong  Ireland  Jamaica  Kenya  Kiribati  Lesotho  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives  Mauritius  Namibia  Nauru  Pakistan  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  Solomon Islands  Suriname  Tonga  Tuvalu  United Kingdom  Vanuatu  Zambia  Zimbabwe 90 days  Argentina  Brazil  Chile  Colombia  Costa Rica  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador  Guatemala  Honduras  India  Israel  Japan  Mexico  Nicaragua  Panama  Peru  Russia  South Africa  South Korea  Turkey  United States  Uruguay 90 days within any 180 days European Union member states (except Ireland)  Iceland  Liechtenstein  Norway   Switzerland 30 days  Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Montenegro  Serbia

Date of visa changes
1 October 2007: Cuba[3] December 2010: India and Russia[4] Cancelled: 17 June 2019: Venezuela[5]

Citizens of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland, and Uruguay may extend their stay.

Visa exemption agreement was signed with Paraguay in June 2024 and is yet to enter into force.^[6]

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or service/official passports of China and Haiti may enter Trinidad and Tobago without a visa.

Visa on arrival

Citizens of Australia, New Zealand and Philippines may obtain "Waiver of the Visa" on arrival at a cost of TT$400. Citizens of other countries who require a visa may also obtain a "Waiver of the Visa" on arrival if they are holding of a copy of a pre-arranged approval from immigration and if they are not citizens of North Korea, North Macedonia, Venezuela or Vietnam, or holders of normal passports issued by China and Haiti.

eVisa

Citizens of countries that require a visa may obtain an eVisa online.^[7]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Trinidad and Tobago on short-term basis were from the following countries of nationality:^[8]

Country	2016	2015	2014
United States	174,594	182,106	161,557
Canada	50,103	53,191	55,088
United Kingdom	32,528	36,298	37,013
Guyana	23,446	24,332	23,125
Venezuela	20,023	28,105	21,052
Barbados	12,128	12,613	11,643
Jamaica	11,617	12,974	11,951
Grenada	7,279	7,537	6,928
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7,051	6,886	6,655
St. Lucia	4,925	4,836	4,436
Germany	4,275	4,431	5,154
France	3,899	4,298	4,615
India	3,879	3,572	3,291
Total	409,995	439,767	412,796

See also

• Trinidad and Tobago portal

• Visa requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizens