Barbados passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Barbados passport can enter 126 countries visa-free and 29 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #17.

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Visa-free destinations (126)

Countries you can enter on a Barbados passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Albania AL Andorra AD Angola AO Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Argentina AR Aruba AW Austria AT Bangladesh BD Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Benin BJ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Botswana BW Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Bulgaria BG Cayman Islands KY Chile CL China CN Colombia CO Cook Islands CK Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Cuba CU Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC El Salvador SV Equatorial Guinea GQ Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Georgia GE Germany DE Ghana GH Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guatemala GT Guyana GY Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Ireland IE Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Latvia LV Lesotho LS Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Malawi MW Malaysia MY Malta MT Mauritius MU Mayotte YT Mexico MX Micronesia FM Moldova MD Monaco MC Montenegro ME Montserrat MS Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC North Macedonia MK Norway NO Panama PA Peru PE Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Reunion RE Romania RO Rwanda RW San Marino SM Senegal SN Serbia RS Singapore SG Slovakia SK Slovenia SI South Africa ZA Spain ES St. Helena SH St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Sweden SE Switzerland CH Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turks and Caicos Islands TC Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE Uruguay UY Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (29)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Barbados passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Armenia AM Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Lebanon LB Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Saudi Arabia SA Sierra Leone SL Solomon Islands SB Timor-Leste TL Tonga TO Türkiye TR Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (8)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Canada CA Israel IL Palestinian Territory PS Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN United Kingdom GB

e-Visa available (32)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA Russian Federation RU São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Ukraine UA Vietnam VN

Visa required (32)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Barbados passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Australia AU Barbados BB Brunei BN Central African Republic CF Chad TD Congo (Rep.) CG Eritrea ER Guam GU Iraq IQ Kuwait KW Libya LY Mali ML Mongolia MN Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP Northern Mariana Islands MP Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Puerto Rico PR Sudan SD Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Turkmenistan TM United States US US Virgin Islands VI Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Barbados passport?

    Holders of a Barbados passport have visa-free access to 126 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 29 more, for a total of 155 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 40 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Barbados passport?

    The Barbados passport is ranked #17 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 163.

  • Where do Barbados passport holders need a visa?

    Barbados passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 32 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Barbados travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Germany is the most-flown visa-free destination from Barbados, with 2 non-stop routes.

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