Antigua and Barbuda visa for Canadian citizens

What it means in practice

180 days is about six months. If you arrive on 1 November 2026, your last legal day is 29 April 2027, because the arrival day is day one. Use the stay calculator for your own dates.

That is long enough to rent a place for a season, but a visitor stay is not residence: it does not give you the right to work for a local employer.

How Antigua and Barbuda counts your stay: The period granted is stamped on arrival. Overstaying or working without a work permit is illegal.

Before you go

Official details are shown in English.

• ArriveAntigua online arrival and departure form — Before you travel, within 72 hours of the trip; Free. Works only on a mobile phone or tablet. Add yourself first; your spouse and dependent children under 18 can go on the same form, other adults file their own (otherwise they fill it in again at the airport). Arrival times are entered in local time (AST). You get a QR code to show to immigration. Official site

At the border

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• Passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; lost or stolen passports are refused
• Return or onward ticket
• Proof of sufficient funds may be requested
• QR code from the ArriveAntigua form
• Declare cash and monetary instruments over USD 10,000
• Yellow fever certificate if arriving from or transiting a country with yellow fever risk

How to avoid overstaying

• Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
• Plan to leave a day or two early. With 180 days, book your exit before the last legal day so a cancelled flight doesn't push you over.
• Extend before you run out. Apply and pay at the Antigua and Barbuda Immigration Department before the stamped period ends.
• What overstaying costs. Overstaying or working without a work permit is illegal.

Good to know

Official details are shown in English.

• Departure tax is usually included in the airfare, but some regional airlines do not include it; check with your airline.
• Smoking in public places is illegal.

Questions

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

• ArriveAntigua — official online arrival and departure form
• Government of Antigua and Barbuda (CHOGM 2026) — Immigration requirements
• Antigua and Barbuda Immigration Department — Visa on arrival
• Antigua and Barbuda Immigration Department — General visa information
• GOV.UK — Antigua and Barbuda entry requirements
• Government of Canada — Antigua and Barbuda travel advice
• Consular Department of the Russian MFA — Antigua and Barbuda
• MFA of Ukraine — visa waiver agreement with Antigua and Barbuda in force (29 June 2018)

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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