No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Saint Lucia?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Saint Lucia and can stay up to 60 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 the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Castries: ≈ 11,810 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Saint Lucia without a visa on a United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Saint Lucia for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Saint Lucia visa rules at a glance

With a United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Saint Lucia passport: 93.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Saint Lucia can travel together visa-free to 80 countries, for example: Palestine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Seychelles, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Hungary, and Lithuania.
Citizens of Saint Lucia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Saint Lucia

Travelling to Saint Lucia: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Castries: about 11,810 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Castries 04:00.
Local currency: East Caribbean Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EC$2.70.
Saint Lucia is the 159th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.