Caribbean citizenship allows you to enter UAE without a visa

Entering UAE with Caribbean citizenship has a double advantage, on one hand you can enter UAE and on the other you get a strong second citizenship.

The UAE recently allowed Caribbean citizens from Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia and Grenada to enter with an electronic visa only.

The application is submitted through the Federal Authority for Residency and Customs website in the UAE, after entering please provide the required data and wait for 72 hours from the time of entering the data to receive the visa on the email registered during the application.

What is the importance of Caribbean citizenship?

Caribbean citizenship programs began to appear in the early 1980s from the gateway of Saint Kitts and Nevis, providing an opportunity to taste a new cultural life in a different style and an opportunity to develop businesses.

Caribbean citizenship is the ideal destination for obtaining a second citizenship due to the huge economic benefits it provides to businessmen and investors in the UAE and around the world.

The political, social and economic stability of Caribbean countries is one of the main reasons why those seeking a second passport choose Caribbean citizenship.

When it comes to business and wealth, Caribbean countries offer Caribbean citizens tax exemptions, financial privacy, and a desirable tax regime.

But the biggest advantage that Caribbean citizenship is known for is the power of its passports, which give Caribbean citizens the ability to enter more than 150 countries without a visa or with an e-visa, including the UAE, the United Kingdom, China, Canada, and all Schengen countries.

The countries that offer Caribbean citizenship are: St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Dominica. Here are the most prominent aspects of cooperation and agreements between the five Caribbean countries and the UAE:

1. Caribbean citizenship from St. Kitts

3 months ago, specifically in early June 2024, His Excellency Hazza Al Kaabi presented his credentials to the Governor of St. Kitts, Her Excellency Marcella Liburd, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates during a ceremony held in the capital of St. Kitts, Basseterre.

In 2020, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the UAE and Saint Kitts during Expo Dubai, with the aim of strengthening cultural and diplomatic relations between the two countries, especially in the fields of heritage, art and literature, especially after the strong presence of Saint Kitts and Nevis locally and regionally.

At the end of 2016, the UAE and Saint Kitts signed agreements to avoid double taxation between the two countries and protect investments with Saint Kitts and Nevis.

2. Caribbean citizenship from Saint Lucia

In late 2017, the UAE, represented by Dr. Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Environment, abolished the entry visa for holders of diplomatic and special passports and imposed an electronic visa for holders of ordinary passports from Saint Lucia on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York.

3. Caribbean citizenship from Grenada

In 2018, a decision was issued, represented by Ms. Lana Zaki from the UAE and Ms. Keshia McGuire from Grenada, allowing holders of Caribbean citizenship from Grenada to enter the UAE with a visa upon arrival and stay for 90 days per entry.

It was also recently announced that a special Grenada consulate will open in the United Arab Emirates, with Ms. Rose Benjamin as Consul General. The opening comes as a result of the increasing number of Middle Eastern businessmen interested in coming to Grenada.

4. Caribbean Citizenship from Dominica

The United Arab Emirates and the Commonwealth of Dominica signed a Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level in late 2014, with a focus on cooperation in the political, economic, social, humanitarian and cultural fields.

Then in late 2020, the United Arab Emirates and Dominica agreed to allow Dominican diplomatic passport holders to enter the country with a visa on arrival and the possibility of entering with an e-visa for holders of ordinary Dominican passport after the opening of the Dominican Embassy in Abu Dhabi to enhance cooperation and serve citizens and investors residing in the Emirates.

5. Caribbean Citizenship from Antigua

A hybrid solar power plant has been developed in Antigua and Barbuda, under the UAE-Caribbean Partnership Fund, which aims to deploy energy projects across 16 Caribbean countries to reduce costs and enhance climate resilience, and has become the largest renewable energy project in the Caribbean.

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