Visa requirements for Antigua and Barbuda citizens explained

Visa requirements for Antiguan and Barbudan citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Antigua and Barbuda. Antiguan and Barbudan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access (including eTAs) to 150 countries and territories, ranking the Antiguan and Barbudan passport 28th in the world in terms of travel freedom (tied with the Trinidadian and Tobagonian passport) according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania90 days
Algeria
Andorra3 months
Angola30 days
Argentina
Armenia120 days
Australia
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[2]
Austria3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan
Bahamas8 months
Bahrain14 days
Bangladesh
Barbados6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Belarus30 days
Belgium3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Belize6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
[3] 30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan
90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Bulgaria3 months
  • 3 months within any 6-month period
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia30 days
Cameroon
Canada
  • Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda who have held a Canadian visa within the past 10 years or who currently hold a valid non-immigrant U.S. visa can apply for an eTA when arriving by air. They may not enter Canada by land or sea unless holding a valid visa. [4]
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile90 days
30 days
  • Antigua and Barbuda and China sign Agreement of Mutual Visa Exemption on January 25, 2024, according to the agreement, a maximum of not more than 90 days within any 180-day period is allowed.
Colombia90 days
  • 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros
Costa Rica90 days
Cote d'Ivoire[5] 3 months
Croatia3 months
  • 3 months within any 6-month period
Cuba30 days
Cyprus90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Djibouti
Dominica[6]
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90 days[7]
Egypt30 days
El Salvador90 days
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
30 days
Ethiopia[8] up to 90 days
Fiji4 months
Finland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Gabon[9]
Gambia90 days
Georgia1 year
Germany3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Ghana
Greece3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Grenada[10]
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Guatemala90 days
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Haiti3 months
Honduras90 days
Hungary3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Iceland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
India60 days
Indonesia
15 days
  • Conditions apply.
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Jamaica6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya[11] 3 months
Kiribati30 days
90 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
30 days
Latvia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Lebanon1 month
  • 1 month extendable for 2 additional months
  • Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho30 days
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Lithuania3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Madagascar90 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia30 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius90 days
Mexico
  • Exempt holders of UK travel documents (blue or black)- holding a valid USA B1/B2 visa, UK C- visitor visa, Canadian visitor visa, Japanese visitor visa or Schengen C-visit visa stamped in a valid passport, provided that the visa is to be issued for multiple entries and continues to be valid during the intended period of stay in Mexico do not require a visa to travel to Mexico as non-lucrative visitors.
30 days
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro90 days
Morocco
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar[13]
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal30 days
3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
New Zealand
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[14]
Nicaragua90 days
Niger
Nigeria
90 days
Norway3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Oman
Pakistan[15]
Palau30 days
Panama[16] 3 months
Papua New Guinea[17] 30 days
Paraguay
Peru180 days
Philippines30 days
Poland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Portugal3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Qatar[18] 90 days
Romania3 months
  • 3 months within any 6-month period
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis[19]
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Saint Lucia[20]
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[21]
  • Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Samoa60 days
San Marino
[22]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore30 days
Slovakia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Slovenia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands30 days
Somalia30 days
South Africa30 days
[23]
  • Obtainable online[24]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka30 days
  • Must hold return or onward ticket
Sudan
Suriname6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Sweden3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Switzerland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Tajikistan[25] 45 days
3 months
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago6 months
  • Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Tunisia90 days
Turkey30 days
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda90 days
Ukraine[26] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom6 months
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan[27] 30 days
Vanuatu30 days
90 days
Yemen
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe3 months
Notes

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
[28]
90 days
[29]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[30]
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[31] [32]
[33] Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[34] [35]
[36]
[37] Registration required after 24h.[38] [39]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong Kong90 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands[40]
Greenland[41]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West IndiesIncludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna[42]
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean NetherlandsIncludes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau[43]
United Kingdom
[44] Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[45]
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[46]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.[47]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[48] [49] [50]
[51] [52]
  • 3 months within any year period
Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[53]
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[54]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[55] [56]
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands
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Additional Rules

Visa exemption for Schengen States

See main article: Visa policy in the European Union.

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda are classified as 'Annex II' foreign nationals, and so are permitted to stay visa-free in the 26 member states of the Schengen Area as a whole — rather than each country individually — for a period not exceeding 3 months every 6 months.

Visa exemption in CARICOM States

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda wishing to live and work in another CARICOM State should obtain a CSME Skills Certificate. This must be presented at Immigration in the receiving country along with a valid passport and a police certificate of character. Holders of certificates are given a maximum of six (6) months stay in the host country until their status and documents could be verified. Additional documents are required if travelling with spouse and/or dependants such as Marriage certificate, Birth Certificate, etc.

Visa exemption in OECS States

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda can live and work in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a result of right of freedom of movement granted in Article 12 of the Protocol of the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre.

Visa exemption and requirements for the United Kingdom

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda are able to visit the United Kingdom for up to 6 months (or 3 months if they enter from Ireland) without the need to apply for a visa as long as they fulfil all of the following criteria:

However, even though, strictly speaking, he/she is not required to apply for a visa if he/she satisfies all of the above criteria, a Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda who falls into any of the following categories has been strongly advised by the UK Border Agency (replaced by UK Visas and Immigration) to apply for a visa prior to travelling to the UK:

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda with a grandparent born either in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man at any time or in Ireland on or before 31 March 1922 can apply for UK Ancestry Entry Clearance, which enables them to work in the UK for 5 years, after which they can apply to settle indefinitely.

Consular protection of Antiguan and Barbudan Citizens abroad

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda who require consular assistance in a foreign country where there is no Antiguan and Barbudan foreign mission may be able to request assistance from a British Embassy,[59] high commission or consulate. For example, Antiguan and Barbudans who need to travel urgently and whose passport has expired, been lost or stolen can be issued with an emergency travel document by a British foreign mission as long as this has cleared with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda.See List of diplomatic missions of Antigua and Barbuda.

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications. Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
  3. https://evisa.gouv.bj/en/ eVisa Benin
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  11. https://immigration.ecitizen.go.ke/index.php?id=5 Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
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