Dominica's passport ranks ninth among the fourteen member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and 59th globally, according to the Passport Reports standings for the 16 October 2026 edition.
The CARICOM ranking, compiled by Passport Reports, places Saint Kitts and Nevis at the top of the regional table, followed by other Eastern Caribbean states whose citizenship-by-investment programmes have strengthened their travel documents in recent years. Dominica sits in the middle of the fourteen-nation grouping, ahead of several larger CARICOM members.
The ranking reflects the number of destinations that holders of each passport may enter without a prior visa, or with a visa issued on arrival. For Dominica, the 59th global position is consistent with the steady expansion of visa-free access that has followed the country's diplomatic outreach across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Dominica's passport is issued by the Immigration Department under the Ministry of National Security and is available to citizens by birth, descent, registration and naturalisation, as well as to persons who obtain citizenship through the Economic Citizenship Programme. The document's strength is closely watched by the diaspora, by frequent travellers and by the agents and applicants involved in the citizenship-by-investment sector, which remains a significant source of revenue for the island.
Within CARICOM, passport holders also benefit from the free movement regime that allows citizens of member states to travel, work and reside in participating countries under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. That regional arrangement operates alongside each country's global visa arrangements, so a passport's CARICOM standing and its worldwide standing measure different things.
The Passport Reports table covers the fourteen full members of CARICOM. It does not include the five associate members, nor the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti but is not part of the Caribbean Community and whose passport is ranked separately.
For Dominicans at home and abroad, the practical effect of the ranking lies in the destinations that can be reached without applying for a visa in advance. A higher global position generally means fewer consular queues, lower travel costs and easier access to business, study and family visits. A lower position can mean longer processing times and additional documentation for the same journeys.
Passport rankings are updated periodically as countries sign reciprocal visa-waiver agreements or tighten entry rules. Dominica's position can therefore shift in either direction in future editions, depending on the outcome of ongoing negotiations and on changes made by destination countries.
The full CARICOM standings and the global table are published by Passport Reports. Dominica's ninth-place regional position and 59th-place global position are drawn from the edition dated 16 October 2026.
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