Antiguan and Barbudan passports are issued to nationals of

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...

for international travel. The passport is a

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as Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the

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History

Before Antigua and Barbuda achieved its independence from the United Kingdom in November 1981, the territory was a

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, and British territory passports were used.

Physical appearance

The Antiguan and Barbudan passport shares the common design standards of CARICOM passports. The cover is dark blue (for civilians) with the country's coat of arms and country name as well as the CARICOM logo on the front cover.

Visa requirements

In 2009, the Antiguan and Barbudan Government signed a visa waiver agreement with the

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which allows an Antiguan and Barbudan citizen to visit the

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area without a visa for a period of 3 months within any 6-month period following the date of first entry into any EU country. In 2016, Antiguan and Barbudan passport holders enjoyed visa-free or

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access (including

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) to 134 countries and territories, ranking the passport as the 30th best passport in the world according to the

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. Antiguan and Barbudan passport holders may travel to

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, the UK, and Europe, among others, with relative ease and without challenging visa requirements. citizens of Antigua and Barbuda will need a visa to visit

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. From that date, any existing electronic travel authorizations (

) issued to a citizen of Antigua and Barbuda will become null and void, and affected individuals who had previously been issued an

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will no longer be able to use that

for the purposes of traveling to

References

External links

List of nationals who do need a visa to visit the UK

List of countries whose passport holders do not require visas to enter Ireland

Antigua Antigua ( ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Bar ...

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History

Physical appearance

Visa requirements

See also

References

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