Complete your Dominica arrival card online

A card is tied to one arrival: one date, one time and one flight or vessel. The portal publishes no validity period.

The portal shows no function to edit or retrieve a submitted card, so check your details carefully before it is submitted and keep the confirmation.

The card does not decide how long you may stay. That depends on the immigration rules that apply to you.

The official portal says that the card should be submitted no more than three days before travel to Dominica. No latest time is published. It is presented to Immigration and Customs at the port of entry.

The portal shows the confirmation with the QR code when the form is submitted. After we submit your form, we send the confirmation to the email address given in your order.

You can order earlier. We hold your application and submit it once the window is open.

The Dominica ED Card is the Online Immigration and Customs Declaration Card of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. It is the online version of the landing card, relaunched on October 18, 2024. Dominica is not the Dominican Republic, which has a different form.

We found no official text that makes the online card a condition of boarding or entry. The official portal says that the ED card "should be submitted no more than three (3) days before travel to Dominica". The press release of the Discover Dominica Authority invites travelers to complete and submit their details on the online ED card form before travel. Neither says that a traveler without it is refused.

A news report at the relaunch in October 2024 said that physical ED cards were still being accepted while the system moved online. Whether paper cards are still handed out today is not confirmed, and the UK government's travel advice does not mention the online form.

The portal has two forms: one for non-residents and visitors and one for residents and returning nationals. The visitor form has no section for adding family members, so each visitor, including children, appears to need a form of their own. The portal does not state this explicitly.

The card covers arrivals by air and by sea. The form lists Douglas Charles Airport, Canefield Airport and the Roseau and Portsmouth ferry terminals. We found no online card for departure.

1. Arrivals: travel by air or sea, airline or ferry, flight or vessel number, port of arrival, port of last departure, and arrival date and time.
2. Personal: names, sex, date of birth, marital status, country of birth, nationality, city and country of residence, contact number, and accommodation type, name and address in Dominica.
3. Travel: passport or document number, date of issue and place of issue.
4. Destination: purpose of visit, whether you are in transit, and length of stay in days.
5. Health: the countries visited.
6. Customs: pieces of luggage, questions about food, plants and animal products, pharmaceuticals, weapons, commercial goods and currency over US$10,000, and any articles to declare.

The customs step ends with a statement that failure to make a full declaration is an offence and can result in seizure of the goods, fines or imprisonment.

Common mistakes to avoid:

• Confusing Dominica with the Dominican Republic: they are two countries with two different forms
• Filing too early: the portal says no more than three days before travel
• Losing the confirmation: the portal shows no way to retrieve a submitted card
• Treating the card as a visa: visa rules depend on your nationality and are separate