Visa policy of Antigua and Barbuda explained

Visitors to Antigua and Barbuda must obtain an Electronic Entry Visa (EEV), unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries can visit Antigua and Barbuda without a visa:[1]

Freedom of movement[2]

6 months

1 month

Cruise ship visitors do not require a visa provided that they arrive in Antigua and Barbuda in the morning and depart the same evening.[11]

Holders of diplomatic or official passports issued to nationals of Haiti & visa-exempt countries do not require a visa.

Holders of a Laissez-Passer issued by the United Nations and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) traveling on duty do not required a visa.

Antigua and Barbuda signed a visa exemption agreement with Serbia in January 2023 and it is yet to be ratified.[12]

Electronic Entry Visa

Visitors from countries that require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda can apply for an Electronic Entry Visa (EEV) online.[13] Biometrics, if required, will be taken on arrival.[14]

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Antigua and Barbuda as tourists are from the following countries of nationality:[15] [16] This does not include numbers of tourists disembarking as part of a cruise.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Visa Entry Requirements.
  2. Web site: Refworld | Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: The rights of citizens in countries belonging to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economic Union to residence, employment and education in other OECS Economic Union countries (2013-December 2017).
  3. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22009A0630%2801%29&rid=1 Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver
  4. http://www.rejamaica.ru/?q=Other_counter/antugua Under Legislative act No. 31 on 6 November 1996
  5. Date o published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXVII No. 64
  6. Under Statutory Instrument No. 41/2008 The Immigration and Passport (Visa Exemption) Order http://www.laws.gov.ag/statutaryI/2008/Statutory_Instruments_No_41_2008.pdf
  7. Web site: 安提瓜和巴布达对中国公民单方面免签_网易新闻.
  8. Web site: Una excelente noticia: Antigua y Barbuda anunció la eliminación del visado de turismo para colombianos. 28 August 2018.
  9. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda and Indonesia sign 'Waiver of Short Stay Visa Requirements' agreement. 28 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Вашингтон: Амбасадори Ђурић и Сандерс потписали Споразум између Србије и Антигве и Барбуде о узајамном укидању виза | Министарство спољних послова.
  11. Web site: VISAS.
  12. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda and Serbia abolish visa requirements..
  13. https://evisa.immigration.gov.ag/agEvisa-app/
  14. Web site: Visa FAQs Immigration Antigua and Barbuda . en-US . 2019-08-23.
  15. Web site: Tourist Arrivals By Country.
  16. Web site: 6 February 2024 . Annual visitor arrivals by country 2006 to 2023 . 27 May 2024 . Antigua and Barbuda, Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance.