Visa policy of Barbados explained

Visitors to Barbados must obtain a visa from one of the Barbadian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

Holders of ordinary passports of the following countries and territories may enter Barbados without a visa for the following period:^{[1] [2]}

6 months Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Belize Botswana Brazil Canada Dominica Fiji Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana Ireland Israel Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Liechtenstein Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius New Zealand Samoa San Marino Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Sri Lanka Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Tuvalu United Kingdom United States Uganda Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe 90 days All European Union member states (except Ireland)^1 Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Bahrain Benin Bhutan Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Djibouti Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Gabon Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Honduras Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Japan Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Liberia Madagascar Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Marshall Islands Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Paraguay Philippines Qatar Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sudan Switzerland Thailand Togo United Arab Emirates^[3] Uruguay 30 days China^[4] Costa Rica Macao Mexico 28 days Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Cuba Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Nicaragua Peru Tajikistan valign=top Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

_{1 - 3 months within any 6-month period.}

In addition, citizens of Somalia holding a Titre de Voyage issued by the United Kingdom may enter Barbados without a visa for up to 28 days.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports issued by Albania (28 days), Armenia (28 days), Argentina, Belize (180 days), Brunei (180 days), Cambodia, Cuba (28 days), China (30 days), Costa Rica (30 days), Georgia (28 days), Haiti, Hong Kong, Macao (30 days), Malaysia (180 days), Mexico (30 days), Moldova (28 days), Nicaragua (28 days), Indonesia, Ireland (180 days), Japan, Senegal, Peru (28 days), Philippines, Singapore (180 days), Thailand, United Kingdom (180 days), Vietnam and Venezuela (28 days) may enter Barbados without a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted).

Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports issued by Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan require a valid diplomatic visa in advance.

Transit

Holders of passports issued by any country can transit visa-free for 24 hours (except Afghanistan)

See also

• Visa requirements for Barbadian citizens

External links

• Visa Requirement Information - Barbados Immigration Department in the Prime Minister's Office

Notes and References

1. Web site: Visa Requirement Information . Staff Writer . 2021 . Barbados Immigration Department . 31 March 2021 .
2. Staff Writer . 30 June 2009 . Agreement between the European Community and Barbados on the short-stay visa waiver . Press release . Publications Office of the EU . EUR-Lex: Official Journal . 0010–0015 . 31 March 2021 . Short-stay visa waiver signed between Barbados and the European Community on May 28, 2009. Nationals of both countries may visit the other country for a stay of up to three (3) months in any six-month period.
3. Web site: الموقع الرسمي لوزارة الخارجية والتعاون الدولي لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة.
4. Web site: Notification for the effective implementation of the Agreement between China and Barbados on Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Ordinary Passports . Staff writer . 16 May 2017 . bb.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng . The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Barbados . Press Release . 20 March 2024 .
5. Web site: STATEMENT of TREATIES and INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS Registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat during November 1971 . 1972 . treaties.un.org . . New York.
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-02-11 . 2017-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171304/http://tratados.mrecic.gov.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=7079 . dead .
7. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-02-11 . 2019-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403073300/https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/54-june-2012-visa-list-for-barbados/file . dead .
8. Web site: Notification for the effective implementation of the Agreement between China and Barbados on Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Ordinary Passports.
9. Web site: Visa-free access for HKSAR passport holders to Barbados . info.gov.hk . 26 October 2017 . 26 October 2017.
10. Web site: 43 Countries Granted Temporary Visa Waivers.
11. Web site: Doctors recommend mandatory vaccinations for all frontline workers; stricter travel protocols. 27 July 2021.
12. Web site: Barbados Travel Protocols (FR) by Visit Barbados - Issuu . Barbados travel Protocols . 12 February 2022. 21 July 2020 .
13. Was applied under visa waiver agreement from 1 January 1969
14. Web site: Barbados Reverses No Visa Requirements for Haitian Nationals. 13 July 2019.