{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"EC","name":"Ecuador","slug":"ecuador"},"destination":{"code":"AG","name":"Antigua and Barbuda"},"status":"evisa","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-20","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"antigua-and-barbuda-other-foreign-ordinary-passports-evisa","title":"Other foreign ordinary passports: advance eVisa","summary":"The Immigration Department explicitly says countries not in its visa-exempt lists require a visa, and its eVisa Unit processes online applications for every person who requires one. The nationality complement is therefore normalized as evisa.","status":"evisa","conditions":["Apply electronically through the Immigration Department's entry-eVisa route. The eVisa is an official entry document, obtained after the Department decides the online application and paid electronically; it is not an ETA.","The eVisa FAQ says the route is for a travel-document holder requiring a visa and that a traveller who arrives without a visa is undocumented and may be refused entry. The baseline status is therefore not visa_on_arrival.","A separate, conditional 30-day tourist visa on arrival may be granted to a visitor who holds a valid US, Canadian, UK or Schengen visa or permanent-resident card, has no Antigua and Barbuda residence/occupation, travels solely for tourism/casual visits, and has a passport valid at least six months. This document-based exception does not change the nationality baseline.","The eVisa application requires a passport/travel document valid at least six months, photo, journey evidence, accommodation or sponsor evidence, funds and other requested documents. It is for tourism; work, residence, student, transit, cruise, diplomatic, official, special-document and admission cases remain separate.","A normally visa-required cruise visitor arriving in the morning and departing that evening, or a same-day in-transit passenger remaining in the airport's controlled space with onward proof, has a narrow special exception not represented by this ordinary visitor policy."],"sourceIds":["antigua-immigration-current-exempt-country-list","antigua-immigration-evisa-faq","antigua-immigration-visa-on-arrival","antigua-immigration-evisa-application-process"],"application":{"url":"https://evisa.immigration.gov.ag/agEvisa-app/","label":"Antigua and Barbuda entry eVisa application","processingTime":"The Immigration Department FAQ states a decision within seven working days, potentially extended to 15 days or, exceptionally, 30 days.","steps":["Apply through the Immigration Department entry-eVisa route before travel.","Upload the required passport, photo, trip, accommodation/sponsor and financial evidence, then pay electronically.","Carry the approved eVisa and supporting travel documents to border control; the Department may still refuse admission."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"antigua-immigration-current-exempt-country-list","title":"Countries Exempt from Visa","url":"https://immigration.gov.ag/visa-services/countries-exempt-from-visa/","publisher":"Department of Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration","jurisdiction":"Antigua and Barbuda","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"antigua-immigration-evisa-faq","title":"Visa FAQs","url":"https://immigration.gov.ag/frequently-asked-questions/visa-faqs/","publisher":"Department of Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration","jurisdiction":"Antigua and Barbuda","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"antigua-immigration-visa-on-arrival","title":"Visa on Arrival","url":"https://immigration.gov.ag/visa-services/visa-on-arrival/","publisher":"Department of Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration","jurisdiction":"Antigua and Barbuda","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"},{"id":"antigua-immigration-evisa-application-process","title":"Visa Application Process","url":"https://immigration.gov.ag/visa-services/visa-application-process/","publisher":"Department of Immigration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Immigration","jurisdiction":"Antigua and Barbuda","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"}]}