The Pitons above the town of Soufrière, Saint Lucia

Who needs a visa for Saint Lucia?

Latin America and the Caribbean · Castries

Photo: DavidMPyle / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Of 198 nationalities, 95 enter Saint Lucia with no paperwork at all. The rest: 48 can get a visa at the border and 55 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Saint Lucia government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Saint Lucia's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 95

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 48

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 55

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Saint Lucia

Region
Caribbean
Capital
Castries
Population
180,149 2025 · 180th of 197
Size
616 km² 181st largest of 199
Density
292 per km²
Language
English
Currency
Eastern Caribbean dollar XCD

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.