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] Dominica Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 months All European Union member states^[3] Albania Andorra Argentina Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belize Botswana Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Fiji Georgia Guyana Iceland Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kyrgyzstan Lesotho Liechtenstein Malawi Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Monaco Namibia Nauru New Zealand Norway Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Samoa San Marino Serbia Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Suriname Switzerland Tajikistan Trinidad and Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uzbekistan Vanuatu Zambia 1 month China Cuba Hong Kong Indonesia Macao

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.

Country	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
	137,157	129,521	102,495	60,319	123,553	104,103	96,347	108,652	94,617	95,332	88,619
	68,278	79,900	48,328	31,765	76,837	70,607	70,701	76,512	77,890	71,193	68,854
	28,775	17,611	4,055	15,716	37,225	38,087	22,932	21,196	23,270	27,701	30,235
	2,584	2,343	598	2,249	9,735	6,832	8,527	8,600	7,032	7,976	7,942
							4,250	3,768	3,331	3,546	3,746
							4,153	3,988	3,728	2,913	2,954
							3,876	3,932	3,857	3,543	3,273
							2,863	2,878	2,916	2,934	2,920
							2,213	2,651	2,175	2,490	2,741
	1,061	776	377	718	2,125	2,216	2,120	2,165	2,505	2,665	2,443
Total	281,896	265,119	169,469	125,083	300,990	268,949	247,320	265,187	250,450	249,316	243,219

See also

• Visa requirements for Antigua and Barbuda citizens

External links

• Countries Exempt from Visa, Department of Immigration - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration.

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. Web site: Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver.
4. Web site: Новости :: Посольство Российской Федерации в Ямайке. www.rejamaica.ru.
5. Date o published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXVII No. 64
6. Web site: Under Statutory Instrument No. 41/2008 The Immigration and Passport (Visa Exemption) Order . https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131816/http://www.laws.gov.ag/statutaryI/2008/Statutory_Instruments_No_41_2008.pdf . 2017-04-16.
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.. 15 March 2023.
13. Web site: Welcome to the Antigua and Barbuda eVisa website . evisa.immigration.gov.ag.
14. Web site: Visa FAQs Immigration Antigua and Barbuda . en-US . 2019-08-23.
15. Web site: Tourist Arrivals By Country. 19 February 2014.
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.