Explicitly named ordinary passports: electronic visitor visa required
The current Foreign Ministry visa instructions directly identify these nationalities as requiring a visa, and state that all Trinidad and Tobago entry visas are electronic; they are normalized as eVisa.
- China, Taiwan, Cuba, North Korea, and Vietnam are expressly named in the current instructions' visa-required applicant cohort; Venezuela is expressly stated to require a visa for entry. The regional references to Asian, African, Middle-East and Far-East countries are not used to infer any additional code.
- The Immigration Division eVisa service is for eligible foreign nationals from visa-required countries. Applicants need a passport valid at least six months, email address, digital photograph, supporting PDFs, and a Visa or Mastercard; approval is sent by email.
- The official portal currently lists a TTD 800 multiple-entry eVisa fee, while ttconnect describes a TTD 400 fee. This official fee discrepancy is unresolved and does not alter the eVisa classification.
- Bona fide operating aircraft or seagoing-vessel crew do not require a visa regardless of nationality; that occupation-specific exception is not a nationality-wide ordinary visitor rule. Possession of an eVisa does not guarantee admission.
- This does not establish work, residence, student, transit, diplomatic, official, service, emergency, refugee, or other special-document treatment.
- From 17 March 2026, all persons entering or leaving Trinidad and Tobago must complete the free online Arrival/Departure Card before travel (up to 72 hours) and present its QR-code receipt. This is a travel declaration, not a visa, ETA, or entry guarantee.
Official sourcesMinistry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs: Visa Application InstructionsImmigration Division, Ministry of Homeland Security: Visa Online Servicesttconnect Government Information Portal: Visa & Student PermitMinistry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs: Launch of Trinidad and Tobago Online Arrival/Departure Platform