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Sint Maarten

Nationality · visas, permits and migration

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Data as at 2025
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Visa requirements for a short visit

Whether citizens of Sint Maarten need a visa for a short tourist or business visit, according to the legal lists. Rules change; check the official source before travelling.

DestinationShort visitLegal basis
CanadaTemporary resident visa requiredIRPR s. 190, Schedule 1.1
Hong KongNo visa for visits of up to 7 daysImmigration Department (HKSAR), visit visa requirements, 31.12.2025
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated 30 Dec 2025); UK Immigration Rules, Appendix Visitor and ETA National List; Canada IRPR s. 190 and Schedule 1.1; Immigration Department (HKSAR), visit visa requirements as at 31 Dec 2025Data as at Oct 2026

Living abroad

People born in Sint Maarten who live in another country: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA). Where a destination records citizenship rather than country of birth, its foreign citizens are counted.

Largest destinations, 2024
  1. Aruba1,075
  2. Curaçao813
  3. Venezuela229
  4. Saint Vincent and Grenadines119
  5. U.S. Virgin Islands97
  6. Bolivia59
  7. Saint Lucia49
  8. Antigua and Barbuda23

Living abroad by year

1,2322,46419901995200020052010201520202024
1,2322,46419902000201020202024
Data table
19901,108
19951,320
20001,594
20051,655
20101,698
20151,793
20201,945
20242,464
Living abroad, 2024
2,464
Change since 2000
+54.6%
Share living in the largest destination, 2024
43.6%
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

United States

Visas issued to citizens of Sint Maarten by U.S. consulates (fiscal years, October–September) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. F17
  2. IR24
  3. IR11
  4. CR11
  5. E31
  6. F2B1
  7. F31
Immigrant visas, FY2025
16
Certified PERM labor certifications, FY2024 (latest year with citizenship)
0
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards and U.S. citizenship

People born in Sint Maarten who became U.S. lawful permanent residents (green cards) or U.S. citizens, and admissions of citizens of Sint Maarten with an I-94 record (DHS, fiscal years).

Green cards by fiscal year

25502015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2550201520172019202120232024
Data table
201550
201640
201740
201830
201940
202020
202120
202240
202350
202440
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens40
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Sint Maarten)
40
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Sint Maarten)
30
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
0
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Remittances

Money that migrants send home: personal remittances received by Sint Maarten, in current US dollars (World Bank).

Remittances received by year, US$ million

377320112014201720202023
377320112014201720202023
Data table
201154
201256
201373
201462
201555
201661
201755
201851
201949
202039
202146
202248
202348
Remittances received, 2023
US$48 million
Share of GDP, 2023
2.8%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2023

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