St Maarten entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 6 months after the day you arrive
Visa (FCDO): Read the official visa text below
Official source: GOV.UK – St Maarten travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter St Maarten, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for St Maarten with a British passport?
We quote the FCDO text word for word and do not summarise it: its first sentence has conditions or a wording we do not turn into a one-line answer.
You can stay in St Maarten for up to 90 days without a visa. See St Maarten visa information.
Official source: GOV.UK – St Maarten travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter St Maarten, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Official source: GOV.UK – St Maarten travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for St Maarten
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘ Entry requirements’ page).”
- 21 March 2023: “Updated information on entry requirements for St Maarten ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 27 September 2022: “Updated information on the COVID-19 entry requirements provided by the government of St. Maarten ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 21 March 2022: “Updated information on entry requirements for St Maarten ('Entry requirements' page)”
- 6 January 2022: “Updated information on entry requirements (see ‘Entry requirements’ page)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for St Maarten (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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