ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA TRAVEL ADVISORY – June 1, 2021
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has updated its travel advisory effective June 1 to ensure the continued safety of travelers and residents.
The V.C. Bird International Airport is open for international and regional air traffic. The Antigua Port Authority is open to Cargo Vessels, Pleasure Craft and Ferry Services which are required to follow all protocols issued by Port Health.
The State continues to carry out a combination of screening, testing, the issuing of monitoring bracelets and other measures to mitigate the risk of importing any new cases of COVID-19 into the country.
Additionally, measures have been implemented for the quick detection of any imported cases.
This strategy is intended to protect and safeguard the health of both residents and
visitors to Antigua and Barbuda.
In diligent pursuit of the above-stated imperative, the government has imposed restrictions to entry into Antigua and Barbuda on ALL persons who have travelled to the following
countries of Brazil, India, and South Africa during the last fourteen (14) days.
This sanction does not apply to flight crews.
Nationals and residents of Antigua and Barbuda are strongly advised to avoid all nonessential travel at this time.
The protocols implemented are as follows:
- All arriving passengers by air must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR (real time polymerase chain reaction) test for SARS-CoV-2 using a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab taken within seven days of their flight. (This includes transiting passengers).
- Arriving passengers entering Antigua and Barbuda who can present verifiable documentation that they have received both doses of an approved 2-dose COVID 19 vaccine or one dose of a single dose COVID 19 vaccine and have a COVID-19 RT-PCR negative test result will be allowed to stay at bio safe/certified accommodation. At least two (2) weeks must have passed since the administration of the FULL vaccine dosage.
- Fully vaccinated Passengers not staying at a COVID-19 Certified accommodation may quarantine at home for only 48 hours, subject to the results of an additional COVID test taken upon arrival. The cost for COVID Test will be US$50.00 for
residents and US$100.00 for Visitors. Persons may pay for the test by visiting
https://msjmc.org/covid_testing_quarantine
- Passengers who are not fully vaccinated or not vaccinated will be allowed to stay at a COVID-19 Certified Accommodation/Lodging or be subject to quarantine as determined by the Quarantine Authority.
- Persons quarantined at a government-approved facility for a period of seven (7) days will do so for a fee not exceeding EC$82.00 per night.
- Arriving passengers who are allowed to stay in their private homes or at a government quarantine facility will be required to wear a monitoring bracelet according to the Quarantine Authority regulations.
- Passengers who knowingly present false declarations of COVID-19 negative tests or vaccination on arrival will be fined according to the laws of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Children below the age of 12 years, entering Antigua, DO NOT REQUIRE a COVID -19 RT-PCR test.
- Visitors are required to observe all protocols during their stay and patronize only COVID-19 certified businesses such as restaurants and excursions for the duration
of their trip.
- Passengers arriving for medical treatment/procedures must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR taken within seventy-two hours of their flight. They also must comply with Ministry of Health Guidelines for the Transfer of Patients into Antigua and Barbuda, to include:
- a) A letter of Request for Medical Transfer from the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the originating country to the CMO of Antigua and Barbuda who is also the Quarantine Authority.
- b) A medical report detailing patient’s condition, treatment required and the urgency of the situation.
- c) A Letter of Acceptance from the receiving institution stating that the patient has been accepted for care, together with the name of the physician who will be managing the patient.
- d) The intended address in Antigua and Barbuda, together with the name and telephone number of a contact person if available.
- Passengers arriving by sea (private yachts/Ferry Services) are subject to quarantine according to guidelines issued by Port Health.
- The wearing of face masks in public spaces is mandatory throughout Antigua and Barbuda and social/physical distancing protocols must be adhered to. Therefore, all passengers arriving in Antigua and Barbuda must wear a face mask on disembarkation, while on the airport compound and in all public places.
- All arriving passengers must complete a Health Declaration Form and will be subject to screening and temperature checks by Port Health Authorities upon arrival in Antigua and Barbuda.
- Arriving passengers with symptoms of COVID 19 may be isolated as determined by the Health Authorities.
- Transiting passengers/Crew members who require an overnight stay will be required to proceed to a hotel or government designated facility to await departure.
- All Marine Pleasure Craft and Ferry Services entering the waters of Antigua and Barbuda should contact the Antigua Port Authority, using VHF Channel 16, at least six (6) hours prior to arrival. Instructions will be given to guide the crafts to either the Nevis Street Pier or English/Falmouth Harbours or other holding area.
Military Vessels/Aircraft and other Watercraft transporting food, medical supplies, humanitarian and emergency supplies will be required to follow the Quarantine Guidelines established by the Quarantine Authority as well as issued by Port Health and must give prior notification before arrival.
These restrictions for maritime traffic, and the consequential Antigua Port Authority guidelines, issued during the State of Emergency, shall not restrict vessels engaged in innocent passage and/or transit passage, within the territorial seas and/or archipelagic waters of Antigua and Barbuda, under the 1982 United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
This Travel Advisory replaces ALL previous Travel Advisories issued by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda.
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Kudos to the government in its attempt to weather this storm. It can’t be and is not an easy issue to deal with. May you continue to get the wisdom to pull through.
It’s called doing your job no special accolade needed . It might rain within the week kudos for that too ?
I’m pretty new on this forum and I’ve seen many of your comments and they’re nothing short of nauseating .
Expect more and by the way welcome.
Grow up! If you’re new to the forum, then sit your arse down and learn to stop using medication that brings on nausea as a side-effect. Unless you are pregnant or ate spoiled food.
Oh and I forgot my manners. Thank you very much for reading my comments.
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