Visa policy of Antigua and Barbuda

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

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Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries can visit Antigua and Barbuda without a visa:[1][2][3]

Freedom of movement[4]

6 months

1 month

Date of visa changes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2018)
  • 6 November 1996: Russia[6]
  • 25 September 2008:[7] Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia[8]
  • 2014: China[9]
  • 2016: United Arab Emirates
  • 2018: Colombia[10]
  • 2021: Indonesia[11]
  • 2023: Serbia [12]

Cruise ship visitors do not require a visa provided that they arrive in Antigua and Barbuda in the morning and depart the same evening.[3]

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.

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]

Country 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
 United States 96,347 108,652 94,617 95,332 88,619
 United Kingdom 70,701 76,512 77,890 71,193 68,854
 Canada 22,932 21,196 23,270 27,701 30,235
 Italy 8,527 8,600 7,032 7,976 7,942
 Trinidad and Tobago 4,250 3,768 3,331 3,546 3,746
 Dominica 4,153 3,988 3,728 2,913 2,954
 Jamaica 3,876 3,932 3,857 3,543 3,273
 Barbados 2,863 2,878 2,916 2,934 2,920
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,213 2,651 2,175 2,490 2,741
 Germany 2,120 2,165 2,505 2,665 2,443
Total 247,320 265,187 250,450 249,316 243,219

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Antigua and Barbuda.

References

  1. ^ "Visa Entry Requirements".
  2. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "VISAS".
  4. ^ "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)".
  5. ^ Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver
  6. ^ Under Legislative act No. 31 on 6 November 1996
  7. ^ Date o published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXVII No. 64]
  8. ^ Under Statutory Instrument No. 41/2008 The Immigration and Passport (Visa Exemption) Order [1]
  9. ^ "安提瓜和巴布达对中国公民单方面免签_网易新闻".
  10. ^ "Una excelente noticia: Antigua y Barbuda anunció la eliminación del visado de turismo para colombianos". 28 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda and Indonesia sign 'Waiver of Short Stay Visa Requirements' agreement". 28 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Вашингтон: Амбасадори Ђурић и Сандерс потписали Споразум између Србије и Антигве и Барбуде о узајамном укидању виза | Министарство спољних послова".
  13. ^ https://evisa.immigration.gov.ag/agEvisa-app/
  14. ^ "Visa FAQs | Immigration Antigua and Barbuda". Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  15. ^ "Tourist Arrivals By Country".

External links

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