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Benefits of a Dominica passport

Dominica citizens can travel to 144 countries visa‑free and obtain a 10‑year visa to the USA. Aside from that, Dominica citizenship allows investors to register a company in the country and optimise taxes for themselves and their businesses.

Other benefits of the Dominica citizenship program include low investment, obtaining a passport in six months, and the possibility of returning the investment.

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Listed the advantages of Dominica citizenship for investors

Dominica passport visa-free countries and other benefits

Benefits of a Dominica passport

International mobility benefits of a Dominica passport

A Dominica passport gives cosmopolitans the freedom to travel abroad. They may visit some countries visa-free, including all the states within the Schengen Area. Aside from that, they can apply for a US visitor visa valid for ten years.

Travel without a visa. Citizens of Dominica can visit 144 countries without additional documents. A Dominica passport helps to extend your stay without a visa in some countries, such as Hong Kong.

Visa requirements for Dominica passport holders differ from state to state. In some countries, you’ll need to get a visa on arrival, and to travel to some other ones, for example, to Sri Lanka, obtaining an electronic travel authorisation (eTA) is needed.

The terms of visiting other countries with a Dominica passport change sometimes; they depend on international relations and geopolitical situations in the world. Please check the particular requirements before your trip.

Visa-free countries with a Dominica passport: the complete list

Europe

No.

1

Country

Andorra

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

2

Country

Austria

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

3

Country

Belarus

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

4

Country

Belgium

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

5

Country

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

6

Country

Bulgaria

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

7

Country

Croatia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

8

Country

Cyprus

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

9

Country

Czech Republic

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

10

Country

Denmark

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

11

Country

Estonia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

12

Country

Faroe Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

13

Country

Finland

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

14

Country

France

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

15

Country

Germany

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

16

Country

Gibraltar

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

17

Country

Greece

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

18

Country

Greenland

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

19

Country

Hungary

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

20

Country

Iceland

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

21

Country

Ireland

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

22

Country

Italy

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

23

Country

Kosovo

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

24

Country

Latvia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

25

Country

Liechtenstein

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

26

Country

Lithuania

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

27

Country

Luxembourg

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

28

Country

Malta

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

29

Country

Moldova

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

30

Country

Monaco

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

31

Country

Montenegro

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

32

Country

Netherlands

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

33

Country

Norway

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

34

Country

Poland

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

35

Country

Portugal

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

36

Country

Romania

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

37

Country

Russian Federation

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

38

Country

San Marino

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

39

Country

Serbia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

40

Country

Slovakia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

41

Country

Slovenia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

42

Country

Spain

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

43

Country

Sweden

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

44

Country

Switzerland

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

45

Country

Vatican City

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

Asia

No.

No.

Country

Country

Conditions of entry

Conditions of entry

No.

1

Country

Bangladesh

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

2

Country

Cambodia

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

3

Country

China

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

4

Country

Hong Kong (SAR China)

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

5

Country

Laos

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

6

Country

Macao (SAR China)

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

7

Country

Malaysia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

8

Country

Maldives

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

9

Country

Nepal

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

10

Country

Philippines

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

11

Country

Singapore

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

12

Country

South Korea

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

13

Country

Sri Lanka

Conditions of entry

eTA

No.

14

Country

Timor-Leste

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

15

Country

Uzbekistan

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

Americas

No.

1

Country

Argentina

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

2

Country

Belize

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

3

Country

Bermuda

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

4

Country

Bolivia

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

5

Country

Brazil

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

6

Country

Colombia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

7

Country

Costa Rica

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

8

Country

Ecuador

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

9

Country

French Guiana

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

10

Country

Guyana

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

11

Country

Nicaragua

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

12

Country

Panama

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

13

Country

Peru

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

14

Country

Suriname

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

15

Country

Uruguay

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

16

Country

Venezuela

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

Africa

No.

1

Country

Botswana

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

2

Country

Burundi

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

3

Country

Cape Verde Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

4

Country

Comoros Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

5

Country

Egypt

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

6

Country

Eswatini (Swaziland)

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

7

Country

The Gambia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

8

Country

Guinea-Bissau

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

9

Country

Kenya

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

10

Country

Lesotho

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

11

Country

Madagascar

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

12

Country

Malawi

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

13

Country

Mauritania

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

14

Country

Mauritius

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

15

Country

Mayotte

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

16

Country

Mozambique

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

17

Country

Reunion

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

18

Country

Rwanda

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

19

Country

Senegal

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

20

Country

Seychelles

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

21

Country

Sierra Leone

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

22

Country

Somalia

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

23

Country

St Helena

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

24

Country

Tanzania

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

25

Country

Togo

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

26

Country

Uganda

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

27

Country

Zambia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

Caribbean

No.

1

Country

Anguilla

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

2

Country

Antigua and Barbuda

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

3

Country

Aruba

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

4

Country

Bahamas

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

5

Country

Barbados

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

6

Country

Bonaire; St Eustatius and Saba

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

7

Country

British Virgin Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

8

Country

Cayman Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

9

Country

Cuba

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

10

Country

Curacao

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

11

Country

Dominican Republic

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

12

Country

French West Indies

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

13

Country

Grenada

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

14

Country

Haiti

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

15

Country

Jamaica

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

16

Country

Montserrat

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

17

Country

St Kitts and Nevis

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

18

Country

St Lucia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

19

Country

St Maarten

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

20

Country

St Vincent and the Grenadines

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

21

Country

Trinidad and Tobago

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

22

Country

Turks and Caicos Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

Middle East

No.

1

Country

Armenia

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

2

Country

Iran

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

3

Country

Israel

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

4

Country

Jordan

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

5

Country

Palestinian Territory

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

Oceania

No.

1

Country

Cook Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

2

Country

Fiji

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

3

Country

French Polynesia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

4

Country

Micronesia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

5

Country

New Caledonia

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

6

Country

Niue

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

No.

7

Country

Palau Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

8

Country

Samoa

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

9

Country

Solomon Islands

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

10

Country

Tonga

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

11

Country

Tuvalu

Conditions of entry

Visa on arrival

No.

12

Country

Vanuatu

Conditions of entry

Visa-free

Long‑term visa to the USA. Citizens of Dominica are eligible for a B‑1/B‑2 visa to the United States. They get it for a maximum of ten years.

With a visitor visa, you can not work in the USA. But you can travel, take short-term courses, get treatment at local hospitals and attend business meetings and conferences.

The B‑1/B‑2 visa allows you to spend up to 6 months in the US annually.

Individual cost calculation for Dominica citizenship

Individual cost calculation for Dominica citizenship

Taxation and business benefits of Dominica citizenship

Tax optimisation. One of the advantages of Dominica citizenship is the tax system of the country. Inheritance and capital gains are not taxed.

Сitizens who have not obtained tax residency in Dominica do not need to pay taxes on any income earned abroad, including dividends, interest and royalties.

Business development abroad. Citizenship of Dominica allows you to register international companies in this country. At the same time, the data of the founder is not entered in the commercial register, and their name cannot be found upon request. This helps to protect the company, its assets and the owner themselves.

Registering a company in Dominica helps to avoid other problems, e.g. foreign exchange control when dealing with foreign partners.

Lifestyle benefits of a Dominica passport

Staying in Dominica at any time. Dominica is an island country with beautiful pristine nature and a warm climate. People who obtained citizenship of the country by investment can reside there whenever they wish.

The benefits of living in Dominica include enjoying its beaches and the water of the Caribbean Sea and visiting waterfalls, lakes and bays. Also, the cost of living there is relatively low compared to other countries — especially in the USA or EU states.

“Safe haven”. In case of emergencies that force the investor and their family to leave their country of residence urgently, the Dominica passport will allow them to open accounts in European banks and quickly leave for the Schengen area.

Cosmopolitans can travel to Dominica and live there with no time limit. When investing in real estate, they get the right to live for 1—2 weeks free of charge in the hotel where they bought a share. They can take this time to settle and find permanent accommodation in Dominica.

Study and treatment abroad. The ability to visit the Schengen states without visas helps ensure a prosperous future for children. Cosmopolitans and their children can personally inspect schools and universities. The visa-free regime will allow parents to visit their children during their studies.

For treatment abroad, usually, a medical visa is required. The paperwork takes from 2 days to several weeks, which might be too long in case of an emergency. The Dominica passport will help out and let you travel for treatment to Europe and immediately.

Examples of properties in Dominica

Benefits of the Dominica citizenship program for investors

The Dominica Citizenship by investment program has several benefits that attract investors. They complement the opportunities that a passport gives.

Relatively low investment threshold. To become citizens of Dominica, applicants make a contribution to the Economic Diversification Fund or invest in real estate. The minimum donation to the fund is $100,000, which is less than in some other Caribbean countries.

Possibility to return the money. Under the option with the purchase of the real estate, you need to invest at least $200,000 in objects approved by the government of the country. The money can be returned after three to five years by selling your share.

Buying property in Dominica is more popular than a contribution to the state fund. From July 1st, 2019, to May 31st, 2020, the real estate option was chosen by two times more applicants.

Benefits of Dominica Citizenship: Real Estate

Secret Bay Hotel won Best Hotel in Dominica at the 2020 World Travel Awards. A share in an object costs $218,000 or more. Profitability is about 3% per year

Short terms. Investors receive a Dominica passport in an average of 4‑6 months. It is faster and easier than other paths to citizenship in this country. For example, obtaining citizenship by naturalisation takes years because it requires long-term residence in the chosen country.

Dual citizenship is allowed. Dominica allows its citizens to hold passports of other countries. Investors don’t have to give up their first citizenship after obtaining a Dominica passport.

No requirement to reside in Dominica. While investors can visit Dominica anytime, they are not obliged to stay in the country. Moreover, they don’t even need to visit it at any step of the citizenship acquisition process.

Family members can be added to the program. Investors can include their family members in the application. This applies to:

  • their spouse;

  • children under 18 years old;

  • children from 18 to 30 if they are financially dependent on the investor;

  • parents who are over 65 years old and are significantly dependent on the investor.

Noble goals. The Dominica government spends investors’ money on social projects. The country is building hospitals and hurricane-resistant houses, allocating grants for education, fighting poverty and hunger, and developing alternative energy. And by 2030, the government of Dominica plans to achieve all 17 sustainable development goals proposed by the UN.

Immigrant Invest helps cosmopolitans obtain Dominica citizenship by investment. If you have questions about the program or want to choose a status for specific tasks, we invite you for an individual consultation with our lawyer.

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Disadvantages of Dominica passport

There are some drawbacks to the Dominica citizenship-by-investment program, too. However, they are not as significant as the benefits.

A remote country. Dominica is one of the Caribbean countries, so it’s pretty remote for investors from Europe and Asia. Above that, the international airport of the country is still under construction — there are no direct flights to Dominica from distant destinations.

Taking into account that investors are not obliged to visit the country, for many of them, this disadvantage won’t be significant at all. Those who do want to travel to the country and enjoy its wonders can take connecting flights or wait a couple of years until the airport is ready for international flights.

No visa-free regime with the USA. A Dominica passport allows its holder to travel to 144 countries visa‑free. However, the USA is not included in the list. On the bright side, citizens of Dominica can apply for a 10‑year visitor visa to the country.

A B‑1/B‑2 visa allows its holder to travel within the country, attend business meetings, study at short courses and take treatment at local clinics and hospitals.

Besides, a Dominica passport allows travelling visa-free to some of the most popular destinations for tourism and business worldwide, including the Schengen states.

Global income tax for residents. Investors who obtain tax residency in Dominica must pay a tax on global income. This might lead to double taxation.

However, to become a Dominica tax resident, one must live there for most of the year. So, the investors who don’t relocate to the country are not obliged to pay taxes on their income earned in other states.

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Frequently asked questions

  • What are the benefits of a Dominica passport?

    Dominica citizens can take advantage of several benefits. They can:

    • visit 144 countries visa‑free;

    • obtain a US visitor visa for ten years;

    • run a business in Dominica;

    • move to the country or create a safe haven;

    • optimise taxes;

    • go to the Schengen states to study or get treatment.

    Also, the program offers one of the lowest investment sums in the Caribbean, and if you choose to buy real estate, you may sell it after three years and return the money.

  • Is the Dominica passport strong?

    Yes, it is quite strong, and it is in the top 50 in the world. Dominica citizens may visit 144 countries visa-free, including the Schengen Area, China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

  • Can I live in the UK with a Dominica passport?

    No, a Dominica passport doesn’t allow one to live in the UK permanently. In fact, you will have to apply for a visa to enter the country.

  • Can I live in Europe with a Dominica passport?

    To live in Europe, you need a passport or a residence permit card issued by one of the European countries. However, with a Dominica passport, you may enter the Schengen Area visa-free and stay there for 90 days out of 180 as a tourist.

  • What countries can I travel to with a Dominica passport?

    Citizens of Dominica can travel visa-free to 144 countries, including the Schengen states.

  • Can I travel to the USA with a Dominica passport?

    Citizens of Dominica cannot travel to Dominica visa-free. They can apply for a 10‑year visitor visa to the country.