Policy on permits required to enter Antigua and Barbuda
Entry stamp to Antigua and Barbuda Visitors toAntigua and Barbuda must obtain an Electronic Entry Visa (EEV), unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa policy of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
Freedom of movement
Visa not required (6 months)
Visa not required (1 month)
Electronic Entry Visa
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 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 ofHaiti &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 withSerbia in January 2023 andRwanda in July 2025, but they have yet to be ratified.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Electronic Entry Visa [ edit ] Visitors from countries that require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda can apply for an Electronic Entry Visa (EEV) online.[ 16] Biometrics, if required, will be taken on arrival.[ 17]
Most visitors arriving to Antigua and Barbuda as tourists are from the following countries of nationality:[ 18] [ 19] 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 United States 137,157 129,521 102,495 60,319 123,553 104,103 96,347 108,652 94,617 95,332 88,619 United Kingdom 68,278 79,900 48,328 31,765 76,837 70,607 70,701 76,512 77,890 71,193 68,854 Canada 28,775 17,611 4,055 15,716 37,225 38,087 22,932 21,196 23,270 27,701 30,235 Italy 2,584 2,343 598 2,249 9,735 6,832 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 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
^ "Visa Entry Requirements" .^ "Visa and passport" .Timatic .International Air Transport Association throughEmirates . Retrieved1 April 2017 .^a b "VISAS" . Archived fromthe original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved2017-12-15 .^ "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)" .^ "Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver" .^ "Новости :: Посольство Российской Федерации в Ямайке" .www.rejamaica.ru .^ Date o published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXVII No. 64] ^ "Under Statutory Instrument No. 41/2008 The Immigration and Passport (Visa Exemption) Order" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on 2017-04-16.^ "安提瓜和巴布达对中国公民单方面免签_网易新闻" .^ "Una excelente noticia: Antigua y Barbuda anunció la eliminación del visado de turismo para colombianos" . 28 August 2018.^ "Antigua and Barbuda and Indonesia sign 'Waiver of Short Stay Visa Requirements' agreement" . 28 August 2021.^ "Вашингтон: Амбасадори Ђурић и Сандерс потписали Споразум између Србије и Антигве и Барбуде о узајамном укидању виза | Министарство спољних послова" .^ "Antigua and Barbuda and Serbia abolish visa requirements" . 15 March 2023.^ @RwandaUN (July 18, 2025)."Advancing 🇷🇼Rwanda's engagement with the Caribbean, Amb. @martin_ngoga and Amb. Walton Webson signed key agreements to strengthen Rwanda🇷🇼 & Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇬 ties" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Rwanda sign historic visa waiver agreement and cooperation MoUs in health and tourism" .antiguanewsroom.com .^ "Welcome to the Antigua and Barbuda eVisa website" .evisa.immigration.gov.ag .^ "Visa FAQs | Immigration Antigua and Barbuda" . Retrieved2019-08-23 .^ "Tourist Arrivals By Country" . 19 February 2014.^ "Annual visitor arrivals by country 2006 to 2023" .Antigua and Barbuda, Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance . 6 February 2024. Retrieved27 May 2024 .
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