Antigua and Barbuda entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 6 months after the day you arrive
Visa (FCDO): You can visit Antigua and Barbuda without a visa (the FCDO text says how long you can stay). Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Antigua and Barbuda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 13 March 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Antigua and Barbuda, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda with a British passport?
In short: You can visit Antigua and Barbuda without a visa (the FCDO text says how long you can stay).
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You can visit Antigua and Barbuda without a visa. On entry, you’ll be allowed to stay for a maximum period of 90 days.
Visitors must be able to show an onward or return ticket in order to enter the country.
Applying for a visa
To stay longer (to work or study, for business travel or for other reasons), you must apply and pay for an extension of stay through the Antigua and Barbuda Immigration Department.
It is illegal to overstay the entry period or to work without a work permit.
Official source: GOV.UK – Antigua and Barbuda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 13 March 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Antigua and Barbuda, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Official source: GOV.UK – Antigua and Barbuda travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 13 March 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Antigua and Barbuda
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 16 December 2025: “Updated information on existing entry requirements (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 17 June 2025: “Addition of information that the authorities in Antigua and Barbuda advise travellers to use ArriveAntigua.com to speed up your entry to the country (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 18 May 2023: “Information on the removal of COVID-19 restrictions and regulations for entry into and within Antigua and Barbuda ('Coronavirus' and 'Entry requirements' pages).”
- 30 August 2022: “Removal of all COVID-19 entry restrictions (‘Entry Requirements’ section)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Antigua and Barbuda (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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