Commonwealth of Dominica passport

The Commonwealth of Dominica passport is issued to citizens of the Commonwealth of Dominica for international travel. The passport is a Caricom passport as Dominica is a member of the Caribbean Community. The Commonwealth of Dominica's government issued new biometric e-passports to its citizens on July 19, 2021, upgrading the passport system by spending $13 million to improve national security across borders.

Not to be confused with Dominican Republic passport.
Dominica passport
The front cover of a contemporary Dominica machine-readable passport.
TypePassport
Issued by Commonwealth of Dominica
First issuedJuly 19, 2021 (Current version)
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityDominican citizenship
Expiration10 years

Physical appearance

The Dominica passport shares the common design standards of CARICOM passports. The cover is dark blue for civilians with the country's coat of arms and country name as well as the CARICOM logo on the front cover.

Travel restrictions

As of April 2021 Dominican passport holders enjoy visa-free access, or visa-on-arrival, to 144 countries and territories, ranking as the 33rd best passport in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index. Passport holders may travel to the United Kingdom and the Schengen Area with relative ease and without challenging visa requirements.[1]

As of November 2021, Brunei, Dominica, Grenada, Mauritius and the Seychelles are the only countries whose citizens may travel without a visa to China, Russia, Schengen Area and the United Kingdom.

See also

References
  1. Henley & Partners (2016). Global Residence and Citizenship Programs Report 2016. Ideos Publications. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-0992781880.
  • List of nationals who do need a visa to visit the UK .
  • List of countries whose passport holders do not require visas to enter Ireland .


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