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Entering by boat: Saint Lucia

What to do to enter Saint Lucia by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.

Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.

Before you arrive

The steps

  1. Before arrival: file the advance notice on SailClear.
  2. Arrive at a port of entry (Rodney Bay, Castries, Marigot Bay or Soufrière); nobody goes ashore before clearance.
  3. Within 24 hours: report to customs and immigration with the ship’s papers, the last port clearance and passports.
  4. Pay the pratique, clearance and navigation fees (higher outside office hours).

Papers to have on board

  • Passports for the whole crew
  • Visas, if your nationality requires them
  • Boat papers (registration certificate)
  • Outward clearance from the previous country

Good to know

  • Stay limited to 3 months; extensions at the Castries immigration office.

Ports of entry

The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.