Holders of diplomatic and official passports are not required to get a visa to enter St. Vincent & The Grenadines as long as their stay in the country does not exceed 30 days in 12 months. The same applies to most holders of national passports.
Nationals of Afghanistan, Haiti, China, Nigeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and the Dominican Republic must apply for a visa to Saint Vincent & The Grenadines Ministry of National Security. You can visit the Ministry's official website here: Home - Ministry of National Security, Air, and Sea Port Development.
The visa policy of St. Vincent & The Grenadines differs depending on the country a traveller belongs to. Most countries, though, are visa exempt and are provided with validity for up to a few days so their nationals can stay in the country without having to issue a visa.
Only five countries have 100% freedom of movement inside St. Vincent & The Grenadines, always at the moment of this writing. These are Barbuda and Antigua, Nevis and Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica. This means that people coming from these regions can enter, live within, and leave the country as they please and are not required, under no circumstances, to get a visa to enter St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
Citizens coming from a country in the European Union can enter and live in the country for up to 90 days without needing a visa. However, this regulation does NOT apply to Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Russia, Norway, Iceland, the United Arab Emirates, and Ireland.
Citizens of Taiwan are visa exempt, provided that their stay in St. Vincent & The Grenadines is no more than six months or 180 days.
All the nationals that are visa exempt for a specific period (or have a visa that allows them to stay in the country for a specific number of days) need to get a visa if they intend to remain in St. Vincent & The Grenadines after the completion of the given time frame.
To get a St. Vincent & The Grenadines visa, one must provide the following:
- A Visa Application form (you can access it through this link: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (www.gov.vc)).
- Two passport-size photographs.
- A copy of their passport Bio page.
- A Police Certificate of Character.
- Proof of stay (could be your hotel booking if staying at a hotel or another accommodation option).
- A Letter from Sponsor (if staying with a local family or resident).
- Proof that you can cover your costs during your stay in the country (a Financial Statement from you, the applicant, and/or the Sponsor, if there is one).
- A Letter of Charter Agreement (when applicable).
All visa applications and relevant documentation must be sent to the Ministry of National Security of St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Please remember to send the original Visa Application Form and the processing fee of EC$200. This could be sent via wire transfer. In this case, please expect the bank to charge an added fee for the transaction (which applies to most US and European banks). If you send your payment via Bank Draft, kindly ensure you make it out to the Accountant General (Treasure Department) in Kingstown (St. Vincent).
Below, you can find all the needed information to proceed with a bank transfer successfully:
|
Beneficiary Account Name |
Accountant General |
|
Beneficiary Account No |
300001 |
|
Bank ID or Swift Code |
NCBVVC22 |
|
Bank Address |
Halifax Street – Granby Street, Kingstown |
|
Bank Name |
Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
You can send all the needed documents, together with the selected form of payment by any courier of your choice, such as Express Mail, DHL, FEDEX, and others, to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security in Kingstown, Saint Vincent (the Office of the Prime Minister).
If you have any questions or require more information about your visa application and whether you need to apply for one, you can call the Ministry of National Security at (784) 457-1426 or (784) 456-1701 or email them at either svgnatsec@gmail.com or office.natsec@mail.gov.vc.
Whether you are a citizen of a country that requires you to have a visa to enter St. Vincent and The Grenadines or not, you can only stay up to the provided time duration, be it 30 days, 60 days, 180 days, or otherwise, based on the current laws and regulations. After the expiration of your visa-free duration, it is paramount to acquire a visa to prolong your stay in St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
This means that you will have to either apply for a visa if you come from a visa-exempt country (except for the five countries mentioned above that have freedom of movement) or apply for a visa extension if you already have a St. Vincent & The Grenadines visa.
Applying for an eVisa is a hassle-free way to obtain the needed visa. You can acquire it only while you are in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, according to the country’s current Visa Policy. Another way is to get a visa issued before your arrival here. In this case, you will have to head to an Embassy or Consulate nearest to where you live and apply for a visa for the desired duration.
To apply for an eVisa online, you fill out an online form, provide all the needed information and documents, such as your contact details and your passport, and pay the applicable fee to have your eVisa issued in real-time. Kindly ensure that you give a valid email ID, as this is where you will receive the important e-document that will allow you to continue living in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines for the duration mentioned on your eVisa.
Important note: Having a visa (this applies to nationals requiring a visa to enter the country) does NOT guarantee that you will be allowed to enter the country. This decision lies exclusively at the discretion of the Immigrant Officer, who will go through your information/details.
Holders of diplomatic and official passports are not required to get a visa to enter St. Vincent & The Grenadines as long as their stay in the country does not exceed 30 days in 12 months. The same applies to most holders of national passports.
Nationals of Afghanistan, Haiti, China, Nigeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Syria, and the Dominican Republic must apply for a visa to Saint Vincent & The Grenadines Ministry of National Security. You can visit the Ministry's official website here: Home - Ministry of National Security, Air, and Sea Port Development.
The visa policy of St. Vincent & The Grenadines differs depending on the country a traveller belongs to. Most countries, though, are visa exempt and are provided with validity for up to a few days so their nationals can stay in the country without having to issue a visa.
Only five countries have 100% freedom of movement inside St. Vincent & The Grenadines, always at the moment of this writing. These are Barbuda and Antigua, Nevis and Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica. This means that people coming from these regions can enter, live within, and leave the country as they please and are not required, under no circumstances, to get a visa to enter St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
Citizens coming from a country in the European Union can enter and live in the country for up to 90 days without needing a visa. However, this regulation does NOT apply to Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Russia, Norway, Iceland, the United Arab Emirates, and Ireland.
Citizens of Taiwan are visa exempt, provided that their stay in St. Vincent & The Grenadines is no more than six months or 180 days.
All the nationals that are visa exempt for a specific period (or have a visa that allows them to stay in the country for a specific number of days) need to get a visa if they intend to remain in St. Vincent & The Grenadines after the completion of the given time frame.
To get a St. Vincent & The Grenadines visa, one must provide the following:
- A Visa Application form (you can access it through this link: SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (www.gov.vc)).
- Two passport-size photographs.
- A copy of their passport Bio page.
- A Police Certificate of Character.
- Proof of stay (could be your hotel booking if staying at a hotel or another accommodation option).
- A Letter from Sponsor (if staying with a local family or resident).
- Proof that you can cover your costs during your stay in the country (a Financial Statement from you, the applicant, and/or the Sponsor, if there is one).
- A Letter of Charter Agreement (when applicable).
All visa applications and relevant documentation must be sent to the Ministry of National Security of St. Vincent & The Grenadines. Please remember to send the original Visa Application Form and the processing fee of EC$200. This could be sent via wire transfer. In this case, please expect the bank to charge an added fee for the transaction (which applies to most US and European banks). If you send your payment via Bank Draft, kindly ensure you make it out to the Accountant General (Treasure Department) in Kingstown (St. Vincent).
Below, you can find all the needed information to proceed with a bank transfer successfully:
|
Beneficiary Account Name |
Accountant General |
|
Beneficiary Account No |
300001 |
|
Bank ID or Swift Code |
NCBVVC22 |
|
Bank Address |
Halifax Street – Granby Street, Kingstown |
|
Bank Name |
Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
You can send all the needed documents, together with the selected form of payment by any courier of your choice, such as Express Mail, DHL, FEDEX, and others, to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Security in Kingstown, Saint Vincent (the Office of the Prime Minister).
If you have any questions or require more information about your visa application and whether you need to apply for one, you can call the Ministry of National Security at (784) 457-1426 or (784) 456-1701 or email them at either svgnatsec@gmail.com or office.natsec@mail.gov.vc.
Whether you are a citizen of a country that requires you to have a visa to enter St. Vincent and The Grenadines or not, you can only stay up to the provided time duration, be it 30 days, 60 days, 180 days, or otherwise, based on the current laws and regulations. After the expiration of your visa-free duration, it is paramount to acquire a visa to prolong your stay in St. Vincent & The Grenadines.
This means that you will have to either apply for a visa if you come from a visa-exempt country (except for the five countries mentioned above that have freedom of movement) or apply for a visa extension if you already have a St. Vincent & The Grenadines visa.
Applying for an eVisa is a hassle-free way to obtain the needed visa. You can acquire it only while you are in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, according to the country’s current Visa Policy. Another way is to get a visa issued before your arrival here. In this case, you will have to head to an Embassy or Consulate nearest to where you live and apply for a visa for the desired duration.
To apply for an eVisa online, you fill out an online form, provide all the needed information and documents, such as your contact details and your passport, and pay the applicable fee to have your eVisa issued in real-time. Kindly ensure that you give a valid email ID, as this is where you will receive the important e-document that will allow you to continue living in Saint Vincent and The Grenadines for the duration mentioned on your eVisa.
Important note: Having a visa (this applies to nationals requiring a visa to enter the country) does NOT guarantee that you will be allowed to enter the country. This decision lies exclusively at the discretion of the Immigrant Officer, who will go through your information/details.