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Updated on 2 December 2025
12:34 PM

Transit Visa

A transit passenger who is a National of any of the following countries is required to have a visa upon arrival to the islands: 

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
  • Burma (Myanmar)
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • China (People's Republic of)
  • Colombia
  • Congo Dem. Republic (Zaire)
  • Cuba
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ivory Coast
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Macedonia (F.Y.R. of)
  • Moldova (Republic of)
  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territories
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia & Montenegro
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Turkey
  • Turkish Rep. of Northern Cyprus
  • Uganda
  • Vietnam
  • Yugoslavia
  • Zimbabwe

Exception to this is a transit passenger arriving for any of the following: 

  • to join a cruise ship as a crew member within 24 hours of arrival;
  • to disembark from a cruise ship in the islands in order to transfer to another cruise ship or to leave from the Islands by air within 24 hours of arrival;
  • to repair equipment or carry out engineering services as referred to in regulation 11(2)(p) for a period of not more than 24 hours;
  • as an operational crew member of a commercial airline.