No visa needed

Do citizens of Madagascar need a visa for Dominica?

Citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for Dominica and can stay up to 21 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — Roseau: ≈ 12,500 km, about 16 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 21 days

Can I travel to Dominica without a visa on a Madagascar passport?

Yes, citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for Dominica for up to 21 days. A valid passport is enough.

Dominica visa rules at a glance

With a Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Dominica passport: 94.
Citizens of Madagascar and Dominica can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Seychelles, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Rwanda, Benin, Malaysia, Singapore, Gambia, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Dominica, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of Dominica

Travelling to Dominica: good to know

Antananarivo — Roseau: about 12,500 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Antananarivo 12:00 — Roseau 05:00.
Local currency: East Caribbean Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EC$2.70.
Dominica is the 169th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.