Saint Lucia aims to speed up airport arrival procedures for holidaymakers by introducing an online entry system.
The change from tomorrow (March 1) comes a month after the Caribbean island removed all Covid-19 entry restrictions.
The Foreign Office confirmed in an updated travel advisory that all travellers arriving by air should fill in the online immigrations form on the Saint Lucia Tourism Board website within 72 hours before landing.
“This replaces the written form and should speed up the arrival process. Anyone who does not travel with proof of the online form will be able to complete a paper form on arrival until mid-April, as they are being phased out,” it added.
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority said the switch to an electronic entry form for arrivals by air was expected to “substantially improve” processing times for arriving passengers.
An option to continue submitting a paper version of the form will end on April 11 when the process goes fully online.
The tourism authority added: “All travellers arriving by air are strongly encouraged to complete the form online prior to arrival to avoid delays on arrival.
“The online form can be completed wherever the internet is available prior to landing in Saint Lucia, including on board flights that offer internet services.
“Once they have landed, travellers will be required to show their receipt to the immigration and customs officers.
“In the first instance, passengers landing in Saint Lucia who have not completed the form will be required to complete and submit the paper form, however this arrangement will be phased out within six weeks of the electronic form going into operation.”