Expert: Linda Thompkins - 9/27/2005

Question
I have some Russian friends living in Kalinigrad who would like to visit Barbados - do you know or how do I find out - whether they need visas for entry to the island?

Answer
Every person entering Barbados, including all North American citizens (Americans and Canadians), should be in possession of a valid passport and a valid return ticket.

Barbados instituted the passport requirement last summer.

This is a question that comes up quite frequently, so I'll list the countries where a visa is required to enter the island of Barbados:

Afghanistan
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Bahrain
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia - Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran Vietnam
Iraq
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)
Jordan
Kampuchea
Kuwait
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Monaco
Macau
Morocco
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
Namibia
Nepal
Niger
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay
People's Republic of Laos
Phillippines
Qatar
Rwanda
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Slovakia
Somalia
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
The Sudan
Togo
United Arab Emirates
Vatican City
Vietnam
Yemen Arab Republic
Yugoslavia
Zaire