Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

PART 4
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

36.   Pre-travel requirements

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    (1)   A person shall, prior to travelling by air or sea into Saint Lucia —

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      (a)     take a test for COVID-19 and have a negative result for that test 5 days or less before his or her arrival in Saint Lucia; (Amended by Act 1 of 2021)

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      (b)     in the case of a national or resident, obtain from the Chief Medical Officer confirmation of a reserved space at a quarantine facility or to be placed in quarantine at his or her home;

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      (c)     in the case of a non-national, obtain from a certified accommodation provider, confirmation of a booking reservation.

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    (2)   A national or resident may be placed in quarantine at his or her home under subsection (1)(b) if —

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      (a)     he or she is a child;

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      (b)     he or she is travelling with a family that includes a child;

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      (c)     he or she has an underlying medical condition or pre-existing physical or mental infirmity; or

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      (d)     the residence of that person meets the prescribed criteria for quarantine at his or her home as determined by the Chief Medical Officer.

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    (3)   A person who meets the pre-travel requirements under subsections (1) and (2) shall, by using the Government website, access the Electronic Application Portal to —

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      (a)     provide his or her health, travel, accommodation and other relevant information;

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      (b)     upload the negative result of his or her test that was taken 5 days or less before his or her intended arrival in Saint Lucia; (Amended by Act 1 of 2021)

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      (c)     submit an electronic mail address for receipt of an automatic response that indicates whether authorization to travel has been approved;

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      (d)     make the online payment for the test for COVID-19 in Saint Lucia as specified under section 38(2), if applicable;

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      (e)     make the prescribed online payments for the rental of an electronic monitoring device, if applicable.