Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda will continue to enjoy visa-free travel to Spain for short stays after the European country reaffirmed the twin-island nation’s inclusion on its list of countries whose nationals do not require a visa for entry.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that holders of ordinary Antigua and Barbuda passports can travel to Spain and the wider Schengen Area without first obtaining a visa for visits of up to 90 days within a 180-day period.

The visa-free arrangement applies to tourism, business travel and other short-term visits.

Antigua and Barbuda is one of nine Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries included on Spain’s list. The others are Barbados, The Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Notably absent from the list are Jamaica, Guyana, Suriname, Belize and Haiti, whose citizens must still apply for a Schengen visa before travelling to Spain or other countries within the Schengen Area.

Spain also extended the same visa-free privilege to citizens of eight African nations, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cape Verde and Rwanda.

The move reinforces Antigua and Barbuda’s strong international travel access, allowing eligible passport holders to enter Spain and other participating Schengen countries for qualifying short-term visits without the need for a visa.