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What are the current travel restrictions for Barbados?

Entry restrictions

Barbados has reopened its borders. Specific travelers who have non-standard circumstances that need to be addressed are advised to contact The Ministry of Health and Wellness via cmo@health.gov.bb at least 72 hours prior before travel to have their requests investigated and facilitated. These include: diplomats; persons with a medical condition warranting special consideration (to be certified by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO)); persons with a disability or traveling with persons with disabilities.

Travelers must complete an Embarkation/Disembarkation (ED) form online at https://travelform.gov.bb/home and submit it 24 hours prior to travel. The type of public health measures taken upon your arrival and during your stay will depend on the risk category of the country you're traveling from. Persons traveling from very low-risk country, who have not visited a high-risk country in the past 21 days prior to travel, will be exempt from the pretesting requirement. Visit barbadostravelprotocols.com for confirmation of country risk category. Travelers arriving from low-risk countries are allowed to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result taken within 5 days prior to arrival. Travelers arriving from medium and high-risk countries must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued from an accredited or certified laboratory taken within 72 hours prior to arrival to enter the country. Travelers under 5 years of age will not be required to have a COVID-19 PCR test unless they are symptomatic or any member of the travel party has a positive test result. Unaccompanied minors will be required to have a valid negative COVID-19 test result to enter Barbados.

Travelers who have been in, or transited through, a high-risk country who haven’t submitted proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test may be denied entry into the country. Travelers with a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result will be required to remain (with restricted movement) at a designated holding hotel or approved villa at their own expense, or free of charge at a government facility, and monitored daily for the onset of symptoms. They will be required to take a second COVID-19 PCR test between 4-5 days after the last test accepted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. They will typically be released once the test result is negative. Travelers from medium-risk countries who arrive with a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result will be permitted to leave the airport after clearance by Immigration, Customs and Port Health Officials. They will then be subject to monitoring for seven days and a second COVID-19 PCR Test. They will be required to take a second COVID-19 PCR test between 4-5 days after the last test accepted by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. They will typically be released once the test result is negative. Travelers from low-risk countries who have not visited medium or high-risk countries within 21 days will be allowed to present results of tests taken within 5 days prior to arrival. Travelers who arrive with a valid negative COVID-19 PCR test result will be permitted to leave the airport after clearance by Immigration, Customs and Port Health Officials. Travelers who arrive without a negative COVID-19 PCR test, will be required to take one upon arrival. Travelers from very low-risk countries who have not visited low, medium or high-risk countries within 21 days are not required to take a COVID-19 PCR test prior to, or on arrival. These travelers will be permitted to leave the airport after clearance by Immigration, Customs and Port Health Officials. Travelers tested positive for COVID-19 while in Barbados may request from the Ministry of Health and Wellness the option to self-isolate at their hotel or villa at their own expense or in a government-approved facility.

Travelers may only transit in Barbados if they have a negative COVID-19 test prior to arriving. Masks must be worn at all time in the airport, and travelers will be subject to a health assessment and temperature check.

All travelers must wear face masks when traveling to/from Barbados.