Commonwealth of Dominica passport

Not to be confused with Dominican Republic passport.

Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominican) passports are issued to citizens of Dominica for international travel. The passport is a CARICOM passport as Dominica is a member of the Caribbean Community. The Dominican government began issuing biometric passports to its citizens on 19 July 2021, having spent $13 million upgrading its passport system to improve national security across its borders.^[2][3]

Dominican passport
Front cover of a biometric Dominican passport.
Type	Passport
Issued by	Dominica
First issued	12 December 2005 (R series passports) 19 July 2021[1] (biometric passport)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Dominican citizenship
Expiration	10 years

Physical appearance

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

Visa requirements

As of 9 February 2025,^[update] Dominican passport holders enjoy visa-free or visa on arrival access (including eTAs) to 144 countries and territories, ranking the Dominican passport 31st in the world in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[4] Passport holders may travel to the Schengen Area with relative ease and without challenging visa requirements.^[5]

See also

• Visa requirements for Dominica citizens
• Dominican passport information on PRADO
• Henley Passport Index
• Caribbean passport