[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":411},["ShallowReactive",2],{"journal:\u002Fjournal\u002Fpractical\u002Fvisa-free-to-spain-on-a-caribbean-passport":3},{"path":4,"nav":5,"kind":18,"crumbs":19,"article":29,"author":57,"island":62,"document":63,"map_sites":271,"more":272,"related":291,"index":318},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fpractical\u002Fvisa-free-to-spain-on-a-caribbean-passport",[6,9,12,15],{"slug":7,"name":8},"st-kitts","St. Kitts",{"slug":10,"name":11},"nevis","Nevis",{"slug":13,"name":14},"antigua","Antigua",{"slug":16,"name":17},"sint-maarten","Sint Maarten","article",[20,23,26],{"label":21,"to":22},"Journal","\u002Fjournal",{"label":24,"to":25},"Practical","\u002Fjournal\u002Fpractical",{"label":27,"to":28},"Regional","\u002Fjournal\u002Fregional\u002Fpractical",{"type":30,"slug":31,"path":4,"title":32,"description":33,"island":34,"place":27,"author":35,"published_at":36,"read_minutes":37,"tone":38,"tags":39,"featured":55,"sites":56},"practical","visa-free-to-spain-on-a-caribbean-passport","Visa-free to Spain: St. Kitts and Nevis and eight other Caribbean passports","No visa needed for a short stay, and the same holds for Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.","regional","team","2026-09-26",4,"warm",[40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54],"spain","schengen","europe","passport","visa","travel-abroad","antigua-and-barbuda","bahamas","barbados","dominica","grenada","st-kitts-and-nevis","saint-lucia","st-vincent-and-the-grenadines","trinidad-and-tobago",false,[],{"slug":35,"name":58,"role":59,"bio":60,"tone":61},"CaribHubs team","Product & operations","Updates from the people running the service.","sea",null,{"meta":64,"frontmatter":65,"nodes":66},{},{},[67,71,102,110,115,118,127,131,134,137,140,144,147,172,177,181,189,192,196,199,207,211,215,218,221,224,228,260],[68,69,70],"p",{},"If you hold a St. Kitts and Nevis passport, you don't need a visa for a short stay in Spain. Nor do citizens of eight other Caribbean countries. The full list:",[72,73,74,78,81,84,87,90,93,96,99],"ul",{},[75,76,77],"li",{},"Antigua and Barbuda",[75,79,80],{},"the Bahamas",[75,82,83],{},"Barbados",[75,85,86],{},"Dominica",[75,88,89],{},"Grenada",[75,91,92],{},"St. Kitts and Nevis",[75,94,95],{},"Saint Lucia",[75,97,98],{},"St. Vincent and the Grenadines",[75,100,101],{},"Trinidad and Tobago",[68,103,104,105,109],{},"You can stay up to ",[106,107,108],"strong",{},"90 days in any 180-day period",", for a holiday, a business trip or a family visit. That has been true for years: nothing changed for these travellers in July 2026.",[111,112,114],"h2",{"id":113},"where-the-rule-comes-from","Where the rule comes from",[68,116,117],{},"In July 2026, Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its list of about 60 countries whose citizens don't need a visa for a short stay. These nine are the CARICOM states on it.",[68,119,120,121,126],{},"The exemption isn't Spain's alone, and it isn't new. It comes from an EU regulation, ",[122,123,125],"a",{"href":124},"https:\u002F\u002Feur-lex.europa.eu\u002Feli\u002Freg\u002F2018\u002F1806\u002Foj\u002Feng","Regulation (EU) 2018\u002F1806",", which sets one list for every country in the Schengen area. All nine countries were already on it. Spain's own consular list from 2020 names them too; St. Kitts and Nevis appears there as \"San Cristóbal y Nieves\".",[111,128,130],{"id":129},"the-90-days-cover-all-of-schengen-not-just-spain","The 90 days cover all of Schengen, not just Spain",[68,132,133],{},"The 90 days are shared across the whole Schengen area: 29 European countries, including Spain, France, Italy, Germany and Portugal. Days in Spain and days in France count against the same allowance.",[68,135,136],{},"The test works like this: on any day of your trip, count back 180 days. You must not have spent more than 90 of them in the Schengen area.",[68,138,139],{},"The exemption is for short visits: tourism, business meetings, visiting family. It doesn't let you work. For a job, a course of study or a longer stay, you need a visa from a Spanish consulate before you go.",[111,141,143],{"id":142},"what-to-carry","What to carry",[68,145,146],{},"At the border you can be asked to show:",[72,148,149,155,161,166],{},[75,150,151,154],{},[106,152,153],{},"A passport"," issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least three months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area",[75,156,157,160],{},[106,158,159],{},"Where you're staying:"," a hotel booking, or an invitation from the people you're visiting",[75,162,163],{},[106,164,165],{},"A return or onward ticket",[75,167,168,171],{},[106,169,170],{},"Enough money"," for the length of your stay",[173,174,176],"callout",{"variant":175},"money","Travel insurance isn't required for a visa-free visit. It's still worth having: a hospital bill in Europe can be large, and your local cover may not reach that far.",[111,178,180],{"id":179},"fingerprints-at-the-border-the-entryexit-system","Fingerprints at the border: the Entry\u002FExit System",[68,182,183,184,188],{},"The EU's ",[122,185,187],{"href":186},"https:\u002F\u002Fhome-affairs.ec.europa.eu\u002Fpolicies\u002Fschengen\u002Fsmart-borders\u002Fentry-exit-system_en","Entry\u002FExit System"," has been fully running since 10 April 2026.",[68,190,191],{},"The first time you enter the Schengen area, a border officer takes your fingerprints and a photo. After that, the system records each entry and exit instead of stamping your passport, and it counts your 90 days for you. Allow extra time at the airport on your first trip.",[111,193,195],{"id":194},"etias-isnt-needed-yet","ETIAS isn't needed yet",[68,197,198],{},"ETIAS is the EU's online travel authorisation for visitors who don't need a visa. It was due in late 2026 and has slipped to 2027, with no start date fixed. Until the EU announces one, you don't need it.",[68,200,201,202,206],{},"When it starts, apply only through the EU's official site, ",[122,203,205],{"href":204},"https:\u002F\u002Ftravel-europe.europa.eu\u002Fetias_en","travel-europe.europa.eu\u002Fetias",".",[173,208,210],{"variant":209},"warning","Don't pay a website for an ETIAS \"application\" today. There's nothing to apply for yet.",[111,212,214],{"id":213},"what-could-change","What could change",[68,216,217],{},"On 25 June 2026 the European Commission wrote to five of these governments: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia. It asked them to phase out their citizenship-by-investment programmes by 1 June 2028.",[68,219,220],{},"Under the EU's visa-suspension rules, revised in 2025, running such a programme can be grounds for suspending a country's visa-free access. The letter sets a deadline for the programmes, not a date when visa-free travel ends. According to reporting, it has not been made public.",[68,222,223],{},"For now, nothing has changed at the border for any of the nine countries. If you're planning a trip to Europe, check the rules close to your travel date.",[111,225,227],{"id":226},"where-to-check","Where to check",[72,229,230,240,250],{},[75,231,232,235,236,206],{},[106,233,234],{},"Your own country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs."," For St. Kitts and Nevis, that's ",[122,237,239],{"href":238},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mofa.gov.kn\u002Ftravel\u002F","mofa.gov.kn\u002Ftravel",[75,241,242,245,246,206],{},[106,243,244],{},"The Spanish embassy that covers your country."," For St. Kitts and Nevis, it's the embassy in Kingston, Jamaica: ",[122,247,249],{"href":248},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.exteriores.gob.es\u002FEmbajadas\u002Fkingston\u002Fes\u002FEmbajada\u002Ftambien-somos-tu-embajada-en\u002FPaginas\u002FSan-Crist%C3%B3bal-y-Nieves.aspx","exteriores.gob.es",[75,251,252,255,256],{},[106,253,254],{},"The EU's travel site,"," for the Entry\u002FExit System and ETIAS: ",[122,257,259],{"href":258},"https:\u002F\u002Ftravel-europe.europa.eu","travel-europe.europa.eu",[68,261,262],{},[263,264,265,266,270],"em",{},"Sources: Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs visa list; Regulation (EU) 2018\u002F1806; the European Commission on the Entry\u002FExit System (10 April 2026); reporting by ",[122,267,269],{"href":268},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.caribbeannationalweekly.com\u002Fposts\u002Fspain-grants-visa-free-travel-to-nine-caricom-countries","Caribbean National Weekly",", the Jamaica Gleaner and Rio Times Online (July 2026) and IMI Daily (June–July 2026). Checked 26 September 2026.",[],[273,282],{"type":30,"slug":274,"path":275,"title":276,"description":277,"island":34,"place":27,"author":35,"published_at":278,"read_minutes":279,"tone":61,"tags":280,"featured":55,"sites":281},"ec-dollar","\u002Fjournal\u002Fpractical\u002Fec-dollar","EC$, US$ and paying on CaribHubs","The Eastern Caribbean dollar is pegged to the US dollar. Here's what that means when you pay on CaribHubs.","2026-09-23",1,[175,274],[],{"type":283,"slug":284,"path":285,"title":286,"description":287,"island":34,"place":27,"author":35,"published_at":278,"read_minutes":279,"tone":38,"tags":288,"featured":55,"sites":290},"updates","introducing-the-hub-journal","\u002Fjournal\u002Fupdates\u002Fintroducing-the-hub-journal","Introducing The Hub Journal","Guides, news and stories from the islands, in one place on 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Road.",17.3365,-62.7985,"green",{"island":7,"slug":316,"path":335,"title":336,"description":337,"section":338,"parish":339,"lat":340,"lng":341,"tone":61},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts\u002Ffrigate-bay","Frigate Bay","Two beaches on one isthmus, with calm Caribbean on the south side and Atlantic breakers on the north.","beaches","Saint George Basseterre",17.286,-62.683,{"island":7,"slug":317,"path":343,"title":344,"description":345,"section":338,"parish":339,"lat":346,"lng":347,"tone":38},"\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts\u002Fcockleshell-bay","Cockleshell Bay","Soft sand at the southeast tip of St. Kitts, looking straight across The Narrows to Nevis.",17.2207,-62.624,{"island":7,"slug":349,"path":350,"title":351,"description":352,"section":353,"parish":339,"lat":354,"lng":355,"tone":333},"timothy-hill","\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts\u002Ftimothy-hill","Timothy Hill","The pull-off on the peninsula road where the Atlantic and the Caribbean show at once.","views",17.269,-62.666,{"island":7,"slug":357,"path":358,"title":359,"description":360,"section":353,"parish":361,"lat":362,"lng":363,"tone":38},"black-rocks","\u002Fjournal\u002Fst-kitts\u002Fblack-rocks","Black Rocks","Lava that ran into the Atlantic and set hard, now a line of black cliffs on the northeast coast.","Saint Mary Cayon",17.37,-62.738,{"island":10,"slug":365,"path":366,"title":367,"description":368,"section":338,"parish":369,"lat":370,"lng":371,"tone":61},"pinneys-beach","\u002Fjournal\u002Fnevis\u002Fpinneys-beach","Pinney's Beach","Miles of palm-backed sand north of Charlestown, with beach bars and Nevis Peak behind.","Saint Thomas Lowland",17.16,-62.629,{"island":13,"slug":373,"path":374,"title":375,"description":376,"section":323,"parish":377,"lat":378,"lng":379,"tone":61},"nelsons-dockyard","\u002Fjournal\u002Fantigua\u002Fnelsons-dockyard","Nelson's Dockyard","A Georgian naval dockyard in English Harbour, still full of boats, and a UNESCO site since 2016.","Saint Paul",17.0068,-61.7622,{"island":13,"slug":381,"path":382,"title":383,"description":384,"section":338,"parish":385,"lat":386,"lng":387,"tone":333},"half-moon-bay","\u002Fjournal\u002Fantigua\u002Fhalf-moon-bay","Half Moon Bay","A curve of pale sand on Antigua's Atlantic side, on the island's east coast.","Saint Philip",17.04,-61.673,{"island":13,"slug":389,"path":390,"title":391,"description":392,"section":353,"parish":377,"lat":393,"lng":394,"tone":38},"shirley-heights","\u002Fjournal\u002Fantigua\u002Fshirley-heights","Shirley Heights Lookout","An old military lookout above English Harbour, with Falmouth Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard below.",17,-61.7555,{"island":16,"slug":396,"path":397,"title":398,"description":399,"section":338,"parish":400,"lat":401,"lng":402,"tone":61},"maho-beach","\u002Fjournal\u002Fsint-maarten\u002Fmaho-beach","Maho Beach","A short beach at the end of the Princess Juliana runway, where landing jets pass low overhead.","Simpson Bay",18.0406,-63.1206,{"island":16,"slug":404,"path":405,"title":406,"description":407,"section":338,"parish":408,"lat":409,"lng":410,"tone":333},"mullet-bay","\u002Fjournal\u002Fsint-maarten\u002Fmullet-bay","Mullet Bay","The quieter beach next door to Maho, with shade and clear water.","Lowlands",18.0457,-63.1292,1790466967264]