Visa requirements for Antiguan and Barbudan citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Antigua and Barbuda. As of 20 July 2023,^[update] Antiguan and Barbudan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access (including eTAs) to 150 countries and territories, ranking the Antiguan and Barbudan passport 28th in the world in terms of travel freedom (tied with the Trinidadian and Tobagonian passport) according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa not required[5]	3 months
Angola	Visa not required[6]	30 days
Argentina	Visa required[7]
Armenia	Visa on arrival[8]	120 days
Australia	Visa required[9]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[10]
Austria	Visa not required[11]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	Visa required[12]
Bahamas	Visa not required[13]	8 months
Bahrain	eVisa[14]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[15]
Barbados	Visa not required[16]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Belarus	Visa not required[17]	30 days	Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Belgium	Visa not required[18]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Belize	Visa not required[19]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Benin	eVisa / Visa on arrival[20][21]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	Visa required[22]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[23]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[24]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana	Visa not required[25]	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required[26]	90 days
Brunei	Visa required[27]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[28]	3 months	3 months within any 6-month period
Burkina Faso	Visa required[29]
Burundi	Visa required[30]
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[31]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[32]
Canada	Visa not required (conditional)[33]		Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda who have held a Canadian visa within the past 10 years or who currently hold a valid non-immigrant U.S. visa can apply for an eTA when arriving by air. They may not enter Canada by land or sea unless holding a valid visa. [34]
Cape Verde	Visa not required[35]
Central African Republic	Visa required[36]
Chad	Visa required[37]
Chile	Visa not required[38]	90 days
China	Visa required[39]
Colombia	Visa not required[40]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival[41]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[42]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[43]
Costa Rica	Visa not required[44]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[45]	3 months	eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[46]	3 months	3 months within any 6-month period
Cuba	Visa not required[47]	30 days
Cyprus	Visa not required[48]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required[49]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required[50]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[51]
Dominica	Visa not required[52][53]	Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[54]
Ecuador	Visa not required[55]	90 days[56]
Egypt	Visa on arrival[57]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required[58]	90 days
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[59]
Eritrea	Visa required[60]
Estonia	Visa not required[61]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Eswatini	Visa not required[62]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa[63]	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa not required[64]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[65]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
France	Visa not required[66]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Gabon	eVisa[67]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[68]	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required[69]	1 year
Germany	Visa not required[70]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required[71]
Greece	Visa not required[72]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa not required[73][74]	Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Guatemala	Visa not required[75]	90 days
Guinea	eVisa[76]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[77]	90 days
Guyana	Visa not required[78]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Haiti	Visa not required[79]	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required[80]	90 days
Hungary	Visa not required[81]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required[82]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
India	eVisa[83]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][84] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[85]
Indonesia	Visa required[86]
Iran	eVisa	15 days	Conditions apply.
Iraq	Visa required[87]
Ireland	Visa not required[88]
Israel	Visa required[89]
Italy	Visa not required[90]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa not required[91]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Japan	Visa required[92]
Jordan	Visa on arrival[93]
Kazakhstan	Visa required[94]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[95]	3 months	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is 34.09 USD. Proof of reservation at the hotel where you plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[96]	30 days
North Korea	Visa required[97]
South Korea	Visa not required[98]	90 days
Kuwait	Visa required[99]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[100]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).[101]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[102]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[103] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[104] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][103] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[105]
Latvia	Visa not required[106]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[107]	1 month	1 month extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa not required[108]	30 days
Liberia	Visa required[109]
Libya	Visa required[110]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[111]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required[112]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required[113]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[114]	90 days
Malawi	Visa not required[115]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[116]	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival[117]	30 days[56]
Mali	Visa required[118]
Malta	Visa not required[119]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa required[120]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[121]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[122]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[123]
Micronesia	Visa not required[124]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[125]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Visa not required[126]
Mongolia	Visa required[127]
Montenegro	Visa not required[128]	90 days
Morocco	Visa required[129]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[130]	30 days
Myanmar	Visa required[131]
Namibia	Visa required[132]
Nauru	Visa required[133]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[134]	30 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[135]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
New Zealand	Visa required[136]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[137]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[138]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[139]
Nigeria	eVisa[140]
North Macedonia	Visa not required[141]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[142]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Oman	Visa required[143]
Pakistan	Online Visa[144]
Palau	Visa on arrival[145]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[146]	3 months
Papua New Guinea	Easy Visitor Permit[147]	30 days
Paraguay	Visa required[148]
Peru	Visa not required[149]	180 days
Philippines	Visa not required[150]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[151]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required[152]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Qatar	Visa not required[153]	90 days
Romania	Visa not required[154]	3 months	3 months within any 6-month period
Russia	Visa not required[155]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[156]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[157][158]	Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[159][160]	Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[161][162]	Freedom of movement for OECS states; ID card valid
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival[163]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[164]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[165]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[166]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[167]
Serbia	Visa not required[168]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival[169]	3 months[56]
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival[170]
Singapore	Visa not required[171]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[172]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required[173]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Permit on arrival[174]	30 days
Somalia	Visa on arrival[175]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required[176]	30 days
South Sudan	Electronic Visa[177]		Obtainable online[178] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[178]
Spain	Visa not required[179]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[180]	30 days	Must hold return or onward ticket
Sudan	Visa required[181]
Suriname	Visa not required[182]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Sweden	Visa not required[183]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required[184]	3 months	3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Syria	Visa required[185]
Tajikistan	eVisa[186][187]	45 days
Tanzania	Visa not required[188]	3 months
Thailand	Visa required[189]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[190]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[191]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[192]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[193]	6 months	Holders of Caricom Certificate of Skills can stay indefinitely.
Tunisia	Visa not required[194]	90 days
Turkey	eVisa[195]	30 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[196]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[197]	1 month
Uganda	Visa not required[198]	90 days
Ukraine	Visa not required[199][200]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[201]
United Kingdom	Visa not required[202]	6 months
United States	Visa required[203]
Uruguay	Visa required[204]
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[205]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa not required[206]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required[207]
Venezuela	Visa not required[208]	90 days
Vietnam	Visa required[209]
Yemen	Visa required[210]
Zambia	Visa not required[211]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa not required[212]	3 months

Notes

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[213]
Kosovo	Visa not required[214]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[215]
Palestine	Visa not required[216]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[217]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[218][219]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[220]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[221][222]
Taiwan	Visa required[223][224]
Transnistria	Visa not required[225]	Registration required after 24h.[226][227]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[228]	90 days
Macau	Visa on arrival[229]
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[230]
Greenland	Visa not required[231]
France
French Guiana	Visa not required[232]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[233]
French West Indies	Visa not required	Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte	Visa not required[234]
New Caledonia	Visa not required[235]
Réunion	Visa not required[236]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[237]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[238]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa not required[239]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa not required[240]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa not required[241]
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[242]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[243]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[244]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[245]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa not required[246]	Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[247]
Anguilla	Visa not required[248]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[249]
Bermuda	Visa not required[250]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[251]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[252]
Cayman Islands	Visa not required[253]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[254]
Gibraltar	Visa not required[255]
Montserrat	Visa not required[256]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[257][258][259]
Ascension Island	eVisa[260][261]	3 months within any year period
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[262]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[263]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[264][265]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa not required[266]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[267]
Guam	Visa required[268]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[269]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[270]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[271]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[272][273][274][275][276][277][278][279][280][281][282][283]

Additional Rules

Visa exemption for Schengen States

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda are classified as 'Annex II' foreign nationals, and so are permitted to stay visa-free in the 26 member states of the Schengen Area as a whole — rather than each country individually — for a period not exceeding 3 months every 6 months.

Visa exemption in CARICOM States

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda wishing to live and work in another CARICOM State should obtain a CSME Skills Certificate. This must be presented at Immigration in the receiving country along with a valid passport and a police certificate of character. Holders of certificates are given a maximum of six (6) months stay in the host country until their status and documents could be verified. Additional documents are required if travelling with spouse and/or dependants such as Marriage certificate, Birth Certificate, etc.

Visa exemption in OECS States

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda can live and work in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as a result of right of freedom of movement granted in Article 12 of the Protocol of the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre.

Visa exemption and requirements for the United Kingdom

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda are able to visit the United Kingdom for up to 6 months (or 3 months if they enter from the Republic of Ireland) without the need to apply for a visa as long as they fulfil all of the following criteria:

• they do not work during their stay in the UK
• they must not register a marriage or register a civil partnership during their stay in the UK
• they can present evidence of sufficient money to fund their stay in the UK (if requested by the border inspection officer)
• they intend to leave the UK at the end of their visit and can meet the cost of the return/onward journey
• they have completed a landing card and submitted it at passport control unless in direct transit to a destination outside the Common Travel Area^[284]
• if under the age of 18, they can demonstrate evidence of suitable care arrangements and parental (or guardian's) consent for their stay in the UK^[285]

However, even though, strictly speaking, he/she is not required to apply for a visa if he/she satisfies all of the above criteria, a Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda who falls into any of the following categories has been strongly advised by the UK Border Agency (replaced by UK Visas and Immigration) to apply for a visa prior to travelling to the UK:

• he/she has any unspent criminal convictions in any country
• he/she has previously been refused or breached the terms of any entry to the UK, or been deported or otherwise removed from the UK
• he/she has previously applied for a visa and been refused one
• he/she has been warned by a British official that he/she should obtain a visa before travelling to the UK

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda with a grandparent born either in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man at any time or in the Republic of Ireland on or before 31 March 1922 can apply for UK Ancestry Entry Clearance, which enables them to work in the UK for 5 years, after which they can apply to settle indefinitely.

Consular protection of Antiguan and Barbudan Citizens abroad

Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda who require consular assistance in a foreign country where there is no Antiguan and Barbudan foreign mission may be able to request assistance from a British Embassy,^[286] high commission or consulate. For example, Antiguan and Barbudans who need to travel urgently and whose passport has expired, been lost or stolen can be issued with an emergency travel document by a British foreign mission as long as this has cleared with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda. See List of diplomatic missions of Antigua and Barbuda.

Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.^[287] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year^[288] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.^[289]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[290][291]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens^[292][293] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).^[294]

Some countries, such as Japan,^[295] Ireland and the United Kingdom,^[296] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,^[297] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,^[298] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,^[299] Philippines,^[300] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.^[301]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except the Republic of Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives^[302] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,^[303] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.^[304]

For example, Azerbaijan bans visits by foreign citizens that have previously entered Azerbaijan through non-Azerbaijani controlled borders. This includes the illegal entry into the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh^[305] (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding Armenian-occupied territories, and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı, and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under the control of Armenia. Foreign citizens who enter these territories will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan^[306] and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae".^[307] As of 2 September 2019,^[update] the list mentioned 852 people.

Israeli stamps

Kuwait,^[308] Lebanon,^[309] Libya,^[310] Syria,^[311] and Yemen^[312] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017^[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[citation needed]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.^[313]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,^[314][315] Argentina,^[316] Brunei, Cambodia,^[317] China,^[318] Ethiopia,^[319] Ghana, Guinea,^[320] India, Japan,^[321][322] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),^[323] Malaysia upon entry and departure,^[324] Mongolia, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia,^[325] Singapore, South Korea,^[326] Taiwan, Thailand,^[327] Uganda,^[328] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),^{[329][330][331]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.^[332]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports^[333] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.^[334][335]