Visa and passport requirements for Grenada

Grenada is a tourist friendly country where the citizens of most of the countries do not require visa to enter for stay up to 3 months.  The citizens of Canada and United State of America do not require visas to visit Grenada provided they are in possession of the proof of their citizenship and a return ticket or tickets to an onward destination. Citizens of Commonwealth countries are also exempt from visa provided they are in possession of their valid passport and return tickets or tickets to an onward destination.

Following countries are exempt from visa to enter Grenada: 

Commonwealth Countries - Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh,  Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cameroon, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Naura, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Island, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tongo, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Western Samoa

Zambia and Zimbabwe

Associated States – Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Cook Island, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Pitcairn Islands, Montserrat, Niue, Norfolk Island, St. Helena, Tokelau and Turks & Caicos Islands

Other Countries – Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France & Overseas Dependencies, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (South), Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldavia, Netherlands & Associated Territories, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of China, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan  and Venezuela 

Application requirements

A valid passport or approved travel document

Two passport size photographs of the applicant

Visa fees

The fee for the visitor's visa is $100.00 for single entry or $250.00 for multiple entries. Fees must be remitted by Money Order or Certified Cheque. For applications submitted by mail, an additional CAD$7.00 must be included to cover the cost of return by Registered Mail.

Working days required

Application for a visa should be made at least three weeks before the intended date of departure. If it is necessary to refer the application to Immigration authorities in Grenada, a longer period will be required for processing.

Holders of Visitor's Visas may not take up employment in Grenada unless authorized to do so by the local Ministry of Labor. Non-Grenadians wishing to work in Grenada must first obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Labor, St. George's, Grenada. Non-Grenadians wishing to purchase land in Grenada are required to apply to the Government for an Aliens Land Holding Permit.

By: Shuchita Bist

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