Barbados passport

;Regular: Barbados citizens are eligible to apply for a passport. A passport for a person under 16 years of age is valid for five years; a passport for persons 16 years and above is valid for ten years. ==Application==

All applicants aged 16 or above are entitled to apply for a standard Barbados passport. Minors aged 15 and below may remain on their parent's passport. Passport fees (Effective 1 December 2010) ;Standard: • Adult's passport, $150 • Minor's passport, $100 ;Business: • Business persons' passport, $225 Barbados passports may also be issued outside Barbados, for which fees vary per country. ==Format==

• Paper size B7 (ISO/IEC 7810 ID-3, 88 mm × 125 mm) • 32 pages (passports with more pages can be issued to frequent travellers) Cover Barbados passports are dark blue in colour, with logo of CARICOM and the words CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY followed by BARBADOS inscribed on top of the booklet. The Barbados coat of arms is prominently emblazoned in the centre of the cover page, followed on the bottom by the inscription of the words PASSPORT on ordinary passports, and DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT on diplomatic passports. Underneath that is the international biometric symbol. Identification page The following information is printed on the identification page, in: English, French, and Spanish. : Passport photographs The standards are: • • Front view, full face, open eyes, closed mouth, and natural expression • Full head from top of hair to shoulders • White background • No shadows on face or in background • No sunglasses; face obstructions, or hats • Normal contrast and lighting ==Passport statement==

Barbados passports contain on their inside cover the following words in English only: Current version In November 2021 the Barbados government transformed to a republican form of government. Following the change there were some changes made to the passport. :: Commonwealth realm version :: 1960s colonial version :: == Visa requirements for Barbadian citizens ==

As of 2025, Barbadian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 165 countries and territories, ranking the Barbadian passport 21st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. The Barbados passport ranks 1st among CARICOM passport holders that enjoy travel freedom and visa-free access. Holders of a Barbados passport may travel without a visa, or receive a visa upon arrival, to many other countries. As of 28 May 2009, Barbados signed a short-stay visa waiver agreement with the European Union. The agreement allows citizens of Barbados to visit the countries of Europe who are members of the Schengen Area for up to three months in any six-month period without a visa. Similarly, citizens of Europe (who countries are members of the Schengen Area) will be able to visit Barbados for the same period without a visa. Caribbean • Visa policy toward Barbadians in the region • British • Dutch • French ==Gallery of historical images==

File:British Barbados colonial passport.jpg|A Barbadian passport as issued for Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies in the 1960s. File:Barbados passport.jpg|Caribbean Community Barbados Passport with international bio-metric symbol as issued after 2018 with republican variant in picture issued after 2021. ==See also==