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Select a visa category below to find the visa issuance fee, number of entries, and validity period for visas issued to applicants from this country*/area of authority.
Visa Classification: The type of nonimmigrant visa you are applying for.
Fee: The reciprocity fee, also known as the visa issuance fee, you must pay. This fee is in addition to the nonimmigrant visa application fee (MRV fee).
Number of Entries: The number of times you may seek entry into the United States with that visa. "M" means multiple times. If there is a number, such as "One", you may apply for entry one time with that visa.
Validity Period: This generally means the visa is valid, or can be used, from the date it is issued until the date it expires, for travel with that visa. If your Validity Period is 60 months, your visa will be valid for 60 months from the date it is issued.
| Visa Classification |
Fee | Number of Entries |
Validity Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| A-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| A-3 1 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| B-1 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| B-2 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| B-1/B-2 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| C-1 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| C-1/D | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| C-2 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| C-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| C-W-1 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| C-W-2 11 | None | Multiple | 12 Months |
| D | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| E-1 2 | No Treaty | N/A | N/A |
| E-2 2 | No Treaty | N/A | N/A |
| E-2C 12 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| F-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| F-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| G-5 1 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| H-1B | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-1C | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-2A | None | N/A | N/A3 |
| H-2B | None | N/A | N/A3 |
| H-2R | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| H-4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| I | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| J-1 4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| J-2 4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| K-1 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-2 | None | One | 6 Months |
| K-3 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| K-4 | None | Multiple | 24 Months |
| L-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| L-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| M-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| M-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| N-8 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| N-9 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| NATO 1-7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| O-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| O-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| O-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-3 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| P-4 | None | Multiple | 60 Months 3 |
| Q-1 6 | None | Multiple | 15 Months 3 |
| R-1 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| R-2 | None | Multiple | 60 Months |
| S-5 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-6 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| S-7 7 | None | One | 1 Month |
| T-1 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| T-2 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-3 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-4 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-5 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-6 | None | One | 6 Months |
| T-D 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U-1 | None | One | 1 Month |
| U-2 | None | One | 1 Month |
| U-3 | None | One | 1 Month |
| U-4 | None | One | 1 Month |
| U-5 | None | One | 1 Month |
| V-1 | None | Multiple | 120 Months |
| V-2 | None | Multiple | 120 Months 8 |
| V-3 | None | Multiple | 120 Months 8 |
Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, please contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply if you believe this information is in error or if you have further questions.
The validity of A-3, G-5, and NATO 7 visas may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the person who is employing the applicant. The "employer" would have one of the following visa classifications:
An E-1 and E-2 visa may be issued only to a principal alien who is a national of a country having a treaty, or its equivalent, with the United States. E-1 and E-2 visas may not be issued to a principal alien if he/she is a stateless resident or national of a country without a treaty. *When the spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 principal alien are accorded derivative E-1 or E-2 status and are themselves a national of a country that does not have a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the principal alien’s country of nationality should be used. **Spouse and children of an E-1 or E-2 visa principal applicant, where the spouse and children are also nationals of a country that has a treaty with the United States – the reciprocity schedule, including any reciprocity fees, of the spouse and children’s country of nationality should be used.
*Example 1: John Doe is a national of Country A that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country B which has no treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the same reciprocity as John Doe, the principal visa holder.
**Example 2: Mike Doe is a national of Country Y that has an E-1/E-2 treaty with the U.S. however his wife and child are nationals of Country Z that also has a treaty with the U.S. The wife and child would, therefore, be entitled to derivative status and receive the reciprocity issued to nationals of Country Z.
The validity of H-1 through H-3, O-1 and O-2, P-1 through P-3, and Q visas may not exceed the period of validity of the approved petition or the number of months shown, whichever is less.
Under 8 CFR §214.2, H-2A and H-2B petitions may generally only be approved for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as participating countries. The current list of eligible countries is available on USCIS's website for both H-2A and H-2B visas. Nationals of countries not on this list may be the beneficiary of an approved H-2A or H2-B petition in limited circumstances at the discretion of the Department of Homeland Security if specifically named on the petition.
Derivative H-4, L-2, O-3, and P-4 visas, issued to accompanying or following-to-join spouses and children, may not exceed the validity of the visa issued to the principal alien.
There is no reciprocity fee for the issuance of a J visa if the alien is a United States Government grantee or a participant in an exchange program sponsored by the United States Government.
Also, there is no reciprocity fee for visa issuance to an accompanying or following-to-join spouse or child (J-2) of an exchange visitor grantee or participant.
In addition, an applicant is eligible for an exemption from the MRV fee if he or she is participating in a State Department, USAID, or other federally funded educational and cultural exchange program (program serial numbers G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-7).
However, all other applicants with U.S. Government sponsorships, including other J-visa applicants, are subject to the MRV processing fee.
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadian and Mexican nationals coming to engage in certain types of professional employment in the United States may be admitted in a special nonimmigrant category known as the "trade NAFTA" or "TN" category. Their dependents (spouse and children) accompanying or following to join them may be admitted in the "trade dependent" or "TD" category whether or not they possess Canadian or Mexican nationality. Except as noted below, the number of entries, fees and validity for non-Canadian or non-Mexican family members of a TN status holder seeking TD visas should be based on the reciprocity schedule of the TN principal alien.
Since Canadian nationals generally are exempt from visa requirement, a Canadian "TN' or "TD" alien does not require a visa to enter the United States. However, the non-Canadian national dependent of a Canadian "TN", unless otherwise exempt from the visa requirement, must obtain a "TD" visa before attempting to enter the United States. The standard reciprocity fee and validity period for all non-Canadian "TD"s is no fee, issued for multiple entries for a period of 36 months, or for the duration of the principal alien's visa and/or authorized period of stay, whichever is less. See 'NOTE' under Canadian reciprocity schedule regarding applicants of Iranian, Iraqi or Libyan nationality.
Mexican nationals are not visa-exempt. Therefore, all Mexican "TN"s and both Mexican and non-Mexican national "TD"s accompanying or following to join them who are not otherwise exempt from the visa requirement (e.g., the Canadian spouse of a Mexican national "TN") must obtain nonimmigrant visas.
Applicants of Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan, Somalian, Sudanese, Syrian or Yemeni nationality, who have a permanent resident or refugee status in Canada/Mexico, may not be accorded Canadian/Mexican reciprocity, even when applying in Canada/Mexico. The reciprocity fee and period for "TD" applicants from Libya is $10.00 for one entry over a period of 3 months. The Iranian and Iraqi "TD" is no fee with one entry over a period of 3 months.
Q-2 (principal) and Q-3 (dependent) visa categories are in existence as a result of the 'Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998'. However, because the Department anticipates that virtually all applicants for this special program will be either Irish or U.K. nationals, the Q-2 and Q-3 categories have been placed only in the reciprocity schedules for those two countries. Q-2 and Q-3 visas are available only at the Embassy in Dublin and the Consulate General in Belfast.
No S visa may be issued without first obtaining the Department's authorization.
V-2 and V-3 status is limited to persons who have not yet attained their 21st birthday. Accordingly, the period of validity of a V-2 or V-3 visa must be limited to expire on or before the applicant's twenty-first birthday.
Posts may not issue a T-1 visa. A T-1 applicant must be physically present in the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or a U.S. port of entry, where he/she will apply for an adjustment of status to that of a T-1. The following dependents of a T-1 visa holder, however, may be issued a T visa at a U.S. consular office abroad:
The validity of NATO-5 visas may not exceed the period of validity of the employment contract or 12 months, whichever is less.
The validity of CW-1 and CW-2 visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (12 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
The validity of E-2C visas shall not exceed the maximum initial period of admission allowed by DHS (24 months) or the duration of the transition period ending December 31, 2014, whichever is shortest.
Available
Fees: $10 EC
Document Name: Birth Certificate
Issuing Authority: Available from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, who is also the Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, St. John's, Antigua.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The certificate is a certified copy of the entry in the record book and is given on Form #R.O.27. The form is a long rectangular (13” x 5”) computer generated form, with unique barcode at bottom of certificate and High Court and Registrar General wet stamp.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Registrar General
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: May be obtained from the High Court of Justice, Civil Registry
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: Please contact the High Court of Justice, Civil Registry for further information.
Registrars Division
P.O. Box 163, Parliament Drive,
St John’s Antigua
Telephone: 268-468-2000
Email: hctanu@yahoo.com
Available
Fees: $10 EC
Document Name: Death Certificate
Issuing Authority: High Court of Justice, Civil Registry.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Available in the form of a certified copy of the entry in the Registrar of Deaths for the Parish concerned.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Registrar General
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: May be obtained from the High Court of Justice, Civil Registry
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: Please contact the High Court of Justice, Civil Registry for further information.
Registrars Division
P.O. Box 163, Parliament Drive,
St John’s Antigua
Telephone: 268-468-2000
Email: hctanu@yahoo.com
Available
Fees: $25 EC
Document Name: Marriage Certificate
Issuing Authority: Available from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, St. John's Antigua
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Available in the form of a certified copy of the entry in the Register Book of Marriages for the Parish concerned. Produced in long rectangular format (13” x 5”) on a computer-generated form, with unique barcode on the back. Registrar General’s Office wet stamp is also located on the back of the certificate.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Registrar General
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: May be obtained from the High Court of Justice, Civil Registry
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: $40 EC
Document Name: Divorce certificate
Issuing Authority: Available from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, St. John's Antigua
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Available in the form of a certified copy of the entry in the Register Book of Marriages for the Parish concerned.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: May be obtained from the High Court of Justice, Civil Registry
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: Please contact the High Court of Justice, Civil Registry for further information.
Registrars Division
P.O. Box 163, Parliament Drive,
St John’s Antigua
Telephone: 268-468-2000
Email: hctanu@yahoo.com
Unavailable: Once a final adoption order has been entered by a court, adoptive parents may apply for a new birth certificate listing them as parents of the adopted child at the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Available
Fees: Free, but $100EC fee to replace lost cards
Document Name: Elector Identification Card
Issuing Authority: Electoral Commission
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Card contains bearer’s name, sex, date of birth, elector number, signature, and expiration date. Security features include a second smaller photo of the bearer to the right of the card, the bearer’s name printed in a wave of different font sizes.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Title is not listed, but the authorizing officer’s signature appears in the bottom right hand corner
Registration Criteria: Subject must register to vote
Procedure for Obtaining: See details at abec.gov.ag
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: Antigua and Barbuda driver’s licenses and medical benefits cards are both considered reliable forms of identity on the islands.
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: EC $5.00 for the record plus postage and bank charges for currency exchange
Document Name: Police Certificate of Character
Issuing Authority: Available from the Commissioner of Police, Criminal Record Office, St. John's Police Station, Antigua.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: White paper (7”x 8.5”), handwritten information with photo affixed and thumb print of the applicant. Wet stamp from the Criminal Records office of Antigua and Barbuda.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Commissioner of Police
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: Overseas applicants must submit one set of fingerprints, a birth certificate and two passport-size photographs. Applicants applying in person must present a passport; a thumbprint will be placed on the document the applicant receives.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: For more information contact Criminal Records Office in Antigua
Under Antigua and Barbuda law, convictions are automatically expunged from a person’s record after the passage of a number of years. The time from conviction to expungement varies depending on the severity of the offense.
Available
Fees: Fees may vary depending on the record requested.
Document Name: Court Records
Issuing Authority: Court Registry in St John’s Antigua. Available from the Prison Office, Coronation Road, St. John's, Antigua.
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: White form produced on a computer generated paper, long rectangular format (13” x 5”). Header title “Antigua and Barbuda Copy of Records in the Magistrate’s Court”. Criminal Case number is included in the heading. Document contains a seal.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: High Court Registrar
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: Applicants can apply for their records at the Court Registry in St John’s Antigua.
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: None
Available
Fees: No fee
Document Name: Military Records
Issuing Authority: Records are available from: Commander, Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Factory Road, St. John's, Antigua. For those serving in the British Armed Forces, records are available from the appropriate British authority in London. (See United Kingdom).
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: There is no special seal(s)/color/format
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Commander
Registration Criteria: Only given to bearer of the record
Procedure for Obtaining: A written request to Chief of Defense must be submitted:
Camp Blizzard
P.O. Box 1572, Coolidge,
St Georges, Antigua
Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: For further information contact Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force, Tel # 268-462-9574 / 268-462-1458
Types Available (Regular, Diplomatic, Official, etc.): (Regular, Diplomatic, Official, etc.): Antigua and Barbuda is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and issues standard CARICOM passports, which are ICAO compliant.
Fees: $ 100 for Adults / $50 children under 16 years
Document Name: Passport
Issuing Government Authority: Immigration Department
Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: All passport covers contain the Antigua seal, and the Caribbean Community logo. Issuance of ePassports as of April 2017. Official Passports are green, regular passports are blue and Diplomatic passports are red.
Issuing Authority Personnel Title: There is no issuing authority personnel title
Registration Criteria: There are no registration criteria
Procedure for Obtaining: May be obtained from the Immigration Department Antigua
Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents
Exceptions: None
Comments: For more information contact Immigration Department Antigua:
Long and Thames Street, St John’s Antigua
Telephone: 268-562-1387-2000
Email: immigrationanu@candw.ag
There are no other records
Post Title: Bridgetown, Barbados (Embassy)
Address: Wildey Business Park, Wildey St Michael, BB14006 Barbados, W.I
Phone Number: 246 227 4000
Comments / Additional Information:
Consular Section Email:
Non-Immigrant Visas - bridgetownniv@state.gov
Immigrant Visas - bridgetowniv@state.gov
American Citizen Services - bridgetownacs@state.gov
Nonimmigrant and immigrant visa applications for nationals of Antigua and Barbuda are processed by the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, please contact the U.S. Embassy or Consulate where you plan to apply if you believe this information is in error or if you have further questions.
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