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.

Entry stamp of Trinidad and Tobago

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Trinidad and Tobago

  Trinidad and Tobago

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  Visa on arrival

  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:

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 December 2010: India and Russia Cancelled: 17 June 2019: Venezuela

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.

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.

Visitor statistics

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

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

• Visa requirements for Trinidad and Tobago citizens