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{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda|expanded=Foreign}}
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[[File:Passport entry antigua.png|thumbnail|Entry stamp to Antigua and Barbuda]]
[[File:Passport entry antigua.png|thumbnail|Entry stamp to Antigua and Barbuda]]
Visitors to '''[[Antigua and Barbuda]]''' must obtain a [[visa (document)|visa]] from one of the [[List of diplomatic missions of Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda diplomatic missions]] or in certain cases in [[List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom diplomatic missions]] unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.


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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Cruise ship visitors who would normally require a visa do not require one provided that they arrive in Antigua and Barbuda in the morning and depart the same evening.<ref name="visa">[http://antigua-barbuda.com/visas VISAS]</ref>


== Visa policy map ==
==Visa policy map==
[[File:Visa policy of Antigua and Barbuda.png|800px|thumbnail|center|Visa policy of Antigua and Barbuda|
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{{legend|#ff7f27|Antigua and Barbuda}}
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{{legend|#00247d|Freedom of movement}}
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{{legend|#22b14c|Visa-free entry for 180 days}}
{{legend|#22b14c|Visa not required (6 months)}}
{{legend|#8bc34a|Visa-free entry for 30 days}}
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{{legend|#fecb4c|Electronic Entry Visa}}]]


== Visa exemption ==
==Visa exemption==
Holders of passports of the following 106 countries can visit Antigua and Barbuda without a visa:<ref>[http://www.immigration.gov.ag/visa-services/countries-exempt-from-visa/ Visa Entry Requirements]</ref><ref name="tim">{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=AG|accessdate=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="visa"/>
Holders of passports of the following countries can visit Antigua and Barbuda without a visa:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.immigration.gov.ag/visa-services/countries-exempt-from-visa/ | title=Visa Entry Requirements}}</ref><ref name="tim">{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=AG|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="visa"/>


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'''Freedom of movement'''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/5a840de54.html | title=Refworld &#124; 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)}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|EU}} All [[Member state of the European Union|European Union member states]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22009A0630%2801%29&rid=1|title=Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|EU}} All [[Citizenship of the European Union|EU citizens]]<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22009A0630%2801%29&rid=1 Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver]</ref>
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*6 November 1996: Russia<ref>Under Legislative act No. 31 on 6 November 1996 [http://www.rejamaica.ru/?q=Other_counter/antugua]</ref>
*6 November 1996: Russia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rejamaica.ru/?q=Other_counter/antugua|title=Новости :: Посольство Российской Федерации в Ямайке|website=www.rejamaica.ru}}</ref>
*25 September 2008:<ref>Date o published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXVII No. 64]</ref> Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia<ref>Under Statutory Instrument No. 41/2008 The Immigration and Passport (Visa Exemption) Order [http://www.laws.gov.ag/statutaryI/2008/Statutory_Instruments_No_41_2008.pdf]</ref>
*25 September 2008:<ref>Date o published in the Official Gazette Vol. XXVII No. 64]</ref> Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia<ref>{{Cite web | title=Under Statutory Instrument No. 41/2008 The Immigration and Passport (Visa Exemption) Order | url=http://www.laws.gov.ag/statutaryI/2008/Statutory_Instruments_No_41_2008.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416131816/http://www.laws.gov.ag/statutaryI/2008/Statutory_Instruments_No_41_2008.pdf | archive-date=2017-04-16}}</ref>
*2014: China<ref>[http://travel.163.com/14/1128/18/AC5I9DH600064M2L_mobile.html]</ref>
*2014: China<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travel.163.com/14/1128/18/AC5I9DH600064M2L_mobile.html|title = 安提瓜和巴布达对中国公民单方面免签_网易新闻}}</ref>
*2016: United Arab Emirates
*2016: United Arab Emirates
*2018: Colombia<ref>[https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/newsroom/news/excelente-noticia-antigua-barbuda-anuncio-eliminacion-visado-turismo-colombianos]</ref>
*2018: Colombia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/newsroom/news/excelente-noticia-antigua-barbuda-anuncio-eliminacion-visado-turismo-colombianos|title = Una excelente noticia: Antigua y Barbuda anunció la eliminación del visado de turismo para colombianos|date = 28 August 2018}}</ref>
*2021: Indonesia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://antiguanewsroom.com/indonesias-ambassador-to-antigua-and-barbuda-says-farewell|title = Antigua and Barbuda and Indonesia sign 'Waiver of Short Stay Visa Requirements' agreement|date = 28 August 2021}}</ref>
*2023: Serbia <ref name="mfa.gov.rs">{{cite web | url=https://mfa.gov.rs/mediji/aktivnosti-predstavnistava-srbije/vasington-ambasador-djuric-potpisao-sporazum-izmedju-republike-srbije-i-antigve-i-barbude-o-uzajamnom-ukidanju-viza | title=Вашингтон: Амбасадори Ђурић и Сандерс потписали Споразум између Србије и Антигве и Барбуде о узајамном укидању виза &#124; Министарство спољних послова}}</ref>
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Cruise ship visitors do not require a visa provided that they arrive in Antigua and Barbuda in the morning and depart the same evening.<ref name="visa">{{cite web | url=http://antigua-barbuda.com/visas | title=VISAS}}</ref>
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Holders of diplomatic or official passports issued to nationals of [[Haiti]] do not require a visa.

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Holders of diplomatic or official passports issued to nationals of [[Haiti]] & [[#Visa exemption|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.
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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://embassy.ag/dario-item-antigua-barbuda-antigua-and-barbuda-and-serbia-abolish-visa-requirements/ | title=Antigua and Barbuda and Serbia abolish visa requirements.| date=15 March 2023}}</ref>


==Electronic Entry Visa==
==Electronic Entry Visa==
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Visitors from countries that require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda can apply for an Electronic Entry Visa (EEV) online.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://evisa.immigration.gov.ag/agEvisa-app/ | title=Welcome to the Antigua and Barbuda eVisa website | website=evisa.immigration.gov.ag}}</ref> Biometrics, if required, will be taken on arrival.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.immigration.gov.ag/frequently-asked-questions/visa-faqs/ | title=Visa FAQs {{!}} Immigration Antigua and Barbuda | language=en-US | access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>

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Visitors from countries that require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda can apply for an [https://evisa.immigration.gov.ag/agEvisa-app/ Electronic Entry Visa (EEV) online].<ref>[https://evisa.immigration.gov.ag/agEvisa-app/]</ref> Biometrics, if required, will be taken on arrival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.immigration.gov.ag/frequently-asked-questions/visa-faqs/|title=Visa FAQs {{!}} Immigration Antigua and Barbuda|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>


==Visitor statistics==
==Visitor statistics==
Most visitors arriving to Antigua and Barbuda as tourists are from the following countries of nationality:<ref>[http://members.antiguahotels.org/tourism-statistics-for-antigua-and-barbuda/ Tourist Arrivals By Country]</ref>
Most visitors arriving to Antigua and Barbuda as tourists are from the following countries of nationality:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://members.antiguahotels.org/tourism-statistics-for-antigua-and-barbuda/ | title=Tourist Arrivals By Country| date=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2024 |title=Annual visitor arrivals by country 2006 to 2023 |url=https://statistics.gov.ag/subjects/travel-and-tourism/annual-visitor-arrivals-country/ |access-date=27 May 2024 |website=Antigua and Barbuda, Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance}}</ref> This does not include numbers of tourists disembarking as part of a cruise.

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!2023
! style=background:#ffba08|2017
!2022
! style=background:#ffba08|2016
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! style=background:#ffba08|2015
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! style=background:#ffba08|2014
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| {{flag|United States}} || 96,347 || 108,652 || 94,617 || 95,332 || 88,619
| {{flag|United States}}
|137,157
|129,521
|102,495
|60,319
|123,553
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| 104,103|| 96,347 || 108,652 || 94,617 || 95,332 || 88,619
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| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 70,701 || 76,512 || 77,890 || 71,193 || 68,854
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|68,278
|79,900
|48,328
|31,765
|76,837
| 70,607|| 70,701 || 76,512 || 77,890 || 71,193 || 68,854
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|-
| {{flag|Canada}} || 22,932 || 21,196 || 23,270 || 27,701 || 30,235
| {{flag|Canada}}
|28,775
|17,611
|4,055
|15,716
|37,225
| 38,087|| 22,932 || 21,196 || 23,270 || 27,701 || 30,235
|-
|-
| {{flag|Italy}} || 8,527 || 8,600 || 7,032 || 7,976 || 7,942
| {{flag|Italy}}
|2,584
|2,343
|598
|2,249
|9,735
| 6,832|| 8,527 || 8,600 || 7,032 || 7,976 || 7,942
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| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} || 4,250 || 3,768 || 3,331 || 3,546 || 3,746
| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
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| || 4,250 || 3,768 || 3,331 || 3,546 || 3,746
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| {{flag|Dominica}} || 4,153 || 3,988 || 3,728 || 2,913 || 2,954
| {{flag|Dominica}}
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| || 4,153 || 3,988 || 3,728 || 2,913 || 2,954
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| {{flag|Jamaica}} || 3,876 || 3,932 || 3,857 || 3,543 || 3,273
| {{flag|Jamaica}}
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| || 3,876 || 3,932 || 3,857 || 3,543 || 3,273
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| {{flag|Barbados}} || 2,863 || 2,878 || 2,916 || 2,934 || 2,920
| {{flag|Barbados}}
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| || 2,863 || 2,878 || 2,916 || 2,934 || 2,920
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| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} || 2,213 || 2,651 || 2,175 || 2,490 || 2,741
| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
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| || 2,213 || 2,651 || 2,175 || 2,490 || 2,741
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| {{flag|Germany}} || 2,120 || 2,165 || 2,505 || 2,665 || 2,443
| {{flag|Germany}}
|1,061
|776
|377
|718
|2,125
| 2,216|| 2,120 || 2,165 || 2,505 || 2,665 || 2,443
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| Total
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| Total || 247,320 || 265,187 || 250,450 || 249,316 || 243,219
|281,896
|265,119
|169,469
|125,083
|300,990
| 268,949|| 247,320 || 265,187 || 250,450 || 249,316 || 243,219
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{{Wikivoyage|Antigua and Barbuda}}
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* [[Visa requirements for Antigua and Barbuda citizens]]
* [[Visa requirements for Antigua and Barbuda citizens]]

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==External links==
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* [http://www.immigration.gov.ag/visa-services/countries-exempt-from-visa/ Countries Exempt from Visa], Department of Immigration - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration.


== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://www.immigration.gov.ag/visa-services/countries-exempt-from-visa/ Countries Exempt from Visa], Department of Immigration - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration.


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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.

Visa policy map

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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

Visa exemption

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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

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.

Antigua and Barbuda signed a visa exemption agreement with Serbia in January 2023 and it is yet to be ratified.[13]

Electronic Entry Visa

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Visitors from countries that require a visa for Antigua and Barbuda can apply for an Electronic Entry Visa (EEV) online.[14] Biometrics, if required, will be taken on arrival.[15]

Visitor statistics

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Most visitors arriving to Antigua and Barbuda as tourists are from the following countries of nationality:[16][17] This does not include numbers of tourists disembarking as part of a cruise.

See also

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Antigua and Barbuda.

References

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  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. ^ "Новости :: Посольство Российской Федерации в Ямайке". www.rejamaica.ru.
  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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-16.
  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. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda and Serbia abolish visa requirements". 15 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Welcome to the Antigua and Barbuda eVisa website". evisa.immigration.gov.ag.
  15. ^ "Visa FAQs | Immigration Antigua and Barbuda". Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  16. ^ "Tourist Arrivals By Country". 19 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Annual visitor arrivals by country 2006 to 2023". Antigua and Barbuda, Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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