Barbados visa and entry requirements

Barbados's foreign ministry visa list says nationals of the USA and Canadians can stay for a maximum of six months. The EU–Barbados agreement provides visa-free travel for EU citizens for a maximum of three months during a six-month period. The Immigration Department says travellers are required to complete the online Immigration and Customs Form, available 72 hours before arrival, and to present the receipts on arrival.

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Requirements differ by nationality. Select your passport above, or scan the full table below.

Visas & entry authorisations

Entry visa

Fee
107 USD
Processing
21 days
Validity
90 days
Entries
single

Single-entry visa, permitting one entry within a three-month period. A multiple-entry visa, permitting numerous entries within a six-month period, costs USD 211.

Verified Oct 7, 2026 · immigration.gov.bb

Barbados Welcome Stamp

Fee
2,000 USD
Processing
—
Validity
365 days
Stay per entry
365 days

Individual applicants; a family bundle costs USD 3,000. The page says applications are typically approved within 7 business days, after which the non-refundable fees are due, within 28 days of approval. Applicants must have an annual income of at least USD 50,000 over the 12 months they intend to hold the stamp.

Documents the application asks for

  • Passport-sized photograph — For the applicant and each dependant; JPEG, JPG or PNG, up to 1 MB per file
  • Passport bio data page — For the applicant and each dependant; JPEG, JPG or PNG, up to 1 MB per file
  • Proof of relationship of dependants — Only when dependants are included
Apply on the official site Verified Oct 7, 2026 · visitbarbados.org

Entry requirements

Passport validity

The Immigration Department says your passport must be valid for the duration of your trip.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · immigration.gov.bbCompare every country

Vaccinations

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  • Yellow fever (ICVP (yellow card)) — WHO's list shows Barbados requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged one year and over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, and notes that the list of countries this applies to differs from WHO's own list of countries at risk.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · cdn.who.int · International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36Compare every country

Travel insurance

Not officially stated

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Barbados. The UK government advises checking that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation; it says Queen Elizabeth Hospital can cope with many types of treatment, but serious cases may need emergency evacuation, and that medical treatment in Barbados can be expensive.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk

Onward or return ticket

Required

The Immigration Department lists a return ticket to your country of residence, with a passport valid for the trip, the intended address and evidence of personal support, under 'Things to Know' for visitors to Barbados.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · immigration.gov.bb

Proof of funds

Required

The Immigration Department lists evidence of personal support, with a return ticket and the intended address, under 'Things to Know' for visitors to Barbados. No official source we could read states a minimum sum.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · immigration.gov.bb

Arrival cards & declarations

Required
  • Barbados online immigration and customs form — The Immigration Department says travellers must complete the online Immigration and Customs Form, which becomes available 72 hours before arrival, and present the receipts, saved to a mobile device or printed, to Immigration and Customs on arrival. (within 72 hours before arrival) travelform.gov.bb
Verified Oct 7, 2026 · immigration.gov.bbCompare every country

Staying past your permitted stay

The UK government says it is illegal to overstay in Barbados and that the Barbados authorities could fine or detain you if you overstay. No Barbadian official page we could read states the penalty.

Verified Oct 12, 2026 · gov.ukCompare every country

Other compulsory government charges

  • Departure tax — 55 BBD per person per trip.

    The Consulate General of Barbados in Toronto says a departure tax of BBD 55 (USD 27.50) applies to all passengers over 2 years old leaving Barbados.

    Exemptions: Passengers aged 2 or under.

  • Additional departure fee — USD 70 per person for flights outside the Caribbean region; USD 35 per person for flights within the Caribbean.

    The Consulate General of Barbados in Toronto says that since 1 October 2018 an additional fee applies to departing passengers, and that most airlines include it in the ticket price.

    Verified Oct 12, 2026 · toronto.foreign.gov.bb
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Customs & currency

No official source we could read states a currency declaration threshold for Barbados.

  • Canada's travel advice says it is an offence for civilians to dress in camouflage clothing or to carry items made of camouflage material, and an offence to bring items made from camouflage material into or out of Barbados.
Compiled Aug 26, 2026 · immigration.gov.bb · could not re-read on Oct 7, 2026 · official portal · archived copy

Yellow fever certificate

WHO's list shows Barbados requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged one year and over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, and notes that the list of countries this applies to differs from WHO's own list of countries at risk.

The 42 countries WHO lists as a yellow fever risk

Requirements normally count any country you have been in shortly before arrival, not only where you boarded.

  • Angola
  • Argentina — Misiones and Corrientes Provinces
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ecuador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • French Guiana
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uganda
  • Venezuela
Compiled Aug 26, 2026 · cdn.who.int · International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36

International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)

Country in a nutshell

Currency
Barbadian dollar (BBD, Bds$)
Safety — Generally safe
The UK Foreign Office says there have been incidents of violent crime, including armed robbery, sexual assault, gang-related shootings and carjackings, and an increase in gang-related murders involving guns; some incidents have taken place in populated and public areas. It advises avoiding isolated areas, including beaches, particularly after dark, and using only licensed taxis. It says swimming is not recommended on many of the east-coast beaches, where currents are particularly strong.Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk
Power plugs
A, B · 115V 50Hz
Emergency numbers
Police: 211 · Ambulance: 511 · Fire: 311
Languages
English
Time zone
UTC-4
Driving side
left
International Driving Permit

Barbados is a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (UN Treaty Collection). The Government of Barbados says a visitor may obtain a temporary driving permit from the Licensing Authority or an approved car hire agency on a valid licence from their country of residence, valid for one year or until that licence expires, whichever is shorter; the Barbados Licensing Authority says visitors are legally required to apply for a visitor permit before driving.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · treaties.un.org · Convention on Road Traffic Compare every country

Best time to visit

Canada's travel advice says the rainy season extends from June to November, and that the hurricane season is from early June to the end of November in the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

Tips & warnings

Canada's travel advice says it is an offence for civilians to dress in camouflage clothing or to carry items made of camouflage material, and an offence to bring items made from camouflage material into or out of Barbados.

Complete the online Immigration and Customs Form, available 72 hours before arrival, and save the receipts to your phone or print them: the Immigration Department says they are presented on arrival.

Canada's travel advice says traffic drives on the left, that you should carry an International Driving Permit if your licence is not in English, and that drivers aged 70 or older may be required to present a medical certificate issued by a Barbados-based doctor to be able to drive.

Visa requirements by nationality

PassportsVisas & entry authorisationsMax stay
AfghanistanEmbassy visa—
AlbaniaVisa-free28 days
AlgeriaVisa-free—
AndorraVisa-free—
AngolaVisa-free—
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free—
ArgentinaVisa-free—
ArmeniaVisa-free28 days
AustraliaVisa-free180 days
AustriaVisa-free90 days
AzerbaijanVisa-free28 days
BahamasVisa-free—
BahrainVisa-free—
BangladeshVisa-free180 days
BarbadosFree movement—
BelarusVisa-free28 days
BelgiumVisa-free90 days
BelizeVisa-free180 days
BeninVisa-free—
BhutanVisa-free—
BoliviaVisa-free—
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visa—
BotswanaVisa-free60 days
BrazilVisa-free180 days
BruneiVisa-free180 days
BulgariaVisa-free90 days
Burkina FasoVisa-free—
BurundiVisa-free—
Cabo VerdeVisa-free—
CambodiaVisa-free—
CameroonVisa-free—
CanadaVisa-free180 days
Central African RepublicVisa-free—
ChadVisa-free—
ChileVisa-free90 days
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa-free90 days
ComorosVisa-free—
Costa RicaVisa-free30 days
Côte d'IvoireVisa-free—
CroatiaVisa-free90 days
CubaVisa-free28 days
CyprusVisa-free90 days
CzechiaVisa-free90 days
Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa-free—
DenmarkVisa-free90 days
DjiboutiVisa-free—
DominicaVisa-free—
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa—
EcuadorVisa-free—
EgyptVisa-free—
El SalvadorVisa-free—
Equatorial GuineaVisa-free—
EritreaEmbassy visa—
EstoniaVisa-free90 days
EswatiniVisa-free180 days
EthiopiaVisa-free—
FijiVisa-free180 days
FinlandVisa-free90 days
FranceVisa-free90 days
GabonVisa-free—
GambiaVisa-free180 days
GeorgiaVisa-free28 days
GermanyVisa-free90 days
GhanaVisa-free180 days
GreeceVisa-free90 days
GrenadaVisa-free180 days
GuatemalaVisa-free—
GuineaVisa-free—
Guinea-BissauVisa-free—
GuyanaVisa-free—
HaitiEmbassy visa—
HondurasVisa-free—
Hong KongVisa-free—
HungaryVisa-free90 days
IcelandVisa-free90 days
IndiaVisa-free—
IndonesiaVisa-free—
IranEmbassy visa—
IraqEmbassy visa—
IrelandVisa-free180 days
IsraelVisa-free180 days
ItalyVisa-free90 days
JamaicaVisa-free180 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanVisa-free—
KazakhstanVisa-free28 days
KenyaVisa-free—
KiribatiVisa-free180 days
KosovoEmbassy visa—
KuwaitVisa-free—
KyrgyzstanVisa-free28 days
LaosEmbassy visa—
LatviaVisa-free90 days
LebanonVisa-free—
LesothoVisa-free180 days
LiberiaVisa-free—
LibyaEmbassy visa—
LiechtensteinVisa-free90 days
LithuaniaVisa-free90 days
LuxembourgVisa-free90 days
MacauVisa-free—
MadagascarVisa-free—
MalawiVisa-free180 days
MalaysiaVisa-free180 days
MaliVisa-free180 days
MaltaVisa-free90 days
Marshall IslandsVisa-free—
MauritaniaVisa-free180 days
MauritiusVisa-free180 days
MexicoVisa-free28 days
MicronesiaVisa-free—
MoldovaVisa-free28 days
MonacoVisa-free—
MongoliaVisa-free—
MontenegroVisa-free—
MoroccoVisa-free—
MozambiqueVisa-free—
MyanmarEmbassy visa—
NamibiaVisa-free—
NauruVisa-free—
NepalVisa-free—
NetherlandsVisa-free90 days
New ZealandVisa-free180 days
NicaraguaVisa-free28 days
NigerVisa-free—
NigeriaVisa-free180 days
North KoreaEmbassy visa—
North MacedoniaVisa-free—
NorwayVisa-free90 days
OmanVisa-free—
PakistanVisa-free—
PalauVisa-free—
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaEmbassy visa—
ParaguayVisa-free—
PeruVisa-free28 days
PhilippinesVisa-free—
PolandVisa-free90 days
PortugalVisa-free90 days
QatarVisa-free—
Republic of the CongoVisa-free—
RomaniaVisa-free90 days
RussiaVisa-free28 days
RwandaVisa-free—
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free180 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free180 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free180 days
SamoaVisa-free180 days
San MarinoVisa-free—
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free—
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free—
SenegalVisa-free—
SerbiaVisa-free—
SeychellesVisa-free180 days
Sierra LeoneVisa-free180 days
SingaporeVisa-free180 days
SlovakiaVisa-free90 days
SloveniaVisa-free90 days
Solomon IslandsVisa-free180 days
SomaliaEmbassy visa—
South AfricaVisa-free180 days
South KoreaVisa-free—
South SudanVisa-free—
SpainVisa-free90 days
Sri LankaVisa-free180 days
SudanVisa-free—
SurinameVisa-free180 days
SwedenVisa-free90 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days
SyriaEmbassy visa—
TaiwanEmbassy visa—
TajikistanVisa-free—
TanzaniaVisa-free180 days
ThailandVisa-free—
TogoVisa-free—
TongaVisa-free180 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free180 days
TunisiaVisa-free180 days
TurkeyVisa-free180 days
TurkmenistanVisa-free28 days
TuvaluVisa-free180 days
UgandaVisa-free180 days
UkraineVisa-free28 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free—
United KingdomVisa-free—
United StatesVisa-free180 days
UruguayVisa-free180 days
UzbekistanVisa-free28 days
VanuatuVisa-free180 days
Vatican CityVisa-free—
VenezuelaVisa-free28 days
VietnamVisa-free—
YemenEmbassy visa—
ZambiaVisa-free180 days
ZimbabweVisa-free180 days

Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.

No official page we read states the rule for 3 nationalities, so the table leaves them out: Maldives, Palestine, and Timor-Leste.

Antigua and Barbuda104 of 199 passports visa-free · 95 eVisa/ETASaint Lucia95 of 199 passports visa-freeTrinidad and Tobago78 of 199 passports visa-free · 10 eVisa/ETAGrenada114 of 199 passports visa-freeJamaica103 of 199 passports visa-free

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a visa for Barbados?

The UK government says British citizens do not need a visa to visit Barbados. Barbados's foreign ministry visa list says no visa is required for Canadians, and that nationals of the USA and Canadians can stay for a maximum of six months; the EU–Barbados agreement provides visa-free travel for EU citizens for a maximum of three months during a six-month period. If your nationality needs a visa, the Immigration Department says you should first apply and be granted permission to travel to Barbados before booking and confirming travel.

Do I need to fill in the Barbados travel form?

Yes. The Immigration Department says travellers must complete the online Immigration and Customs Form, available 72 hours before arrival, and present the receipts on arrival.

How long can I stay in Barbados?

It depends on your passport. Barbados's foreign ministry visa list says nationals of the USA and Canadians can stay for a maximum of six months, and the EU–Barbados agreement provides visa-free travel for EU citizens for a maximum of three months during a six-month period. The UK government says British visitors will be told how long they can stay when they arrive. The Immigration Department says permission to enter is granted only by the Immigration Officer at the port of entry, and that persons wanting a longer period than the time granted can apply to the Immigration Department at its Headquarters; it lists a $100.00 application fee.

Can I work remotely from Barbados?

Yes. Barbados's tourism site says the Barbados Welcome Stamp establishes a visa to allow people to work remotely in Barbados for a maximum of 12 months. It lists fees of USD 2,000 for an individual and USD 3,000 for a family bundle, and says applicants must make an annual income of at least USD 50,000 over the 12 months they intend to have the stamp.

Can I use US dollars in Barbados?

Canada's travel advice says you can easily exchange US dollars and euros for the Barbadian dollar in banks and currency exchange bureaus, and that you should carry cash as some smaller businesses only accept cash.

Sources & verification

Every fact on this page is compiled from and periodically re-checked against these official sources:

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