Chinese Embassy in Antigua & Barbuda

Ambassador: Mrs. Zhang Yanling
Address: Chinese Embassy, McKinnons Way, St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1446, Saint John's, Antigua, W. I. 
 

Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1355, Paradise View, St. John's, Antigua, W. I.
Tel: +1-268-7831079
Email: saint-johns@csm.mfa.gov.cn 
Office hours:
09:30-11:30 on Tuesday
14:30-16:30 on Wednesday and Friday
 

Visa Types	Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda	Cities of Other Countries (except the US and Canada)
Single-Entry	20	30
Double-Entry	30	45
Multi-Entry with 6-month Validity	40	60
Multi-Entry with 12-month Validity	60	90

 Chinese Embassy in Antigua and Barbuda will temporarily reduce the visa fee to 75% of the fees above from Dec. 11, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2024.

 

Regular Visa Fee for Citizens of  the US and Canada (USD)

Countries		Fees
The US		140
Canada		75

 

The regular processing time is 4 working days. For urgent cases, the expedited service is available. Moreover, additional fees will be paid as following:

Urgent	USD 25
Extreme Urgent	USD 37

People: The population of this island country is 71,600 with the majority of descendants of Black Africans. They are open-minded, polite and lead a simple life. On weekends and holidays, many citizens go to church to make prayers.

Language: English is the official language and the universal tongue.

Religion: Christianity

Geography: Located to the north of Caribbean Lesser Antilles Islands, this country is comprised of Antigua, Barbuda and uninhabited Redonda Islands. Antigua (Main Island) is an island of volcanoes. There are volcanic hills with the average altitude of 300 meters in its southwest districts, low limestone hills in its northeast, and a narrow and long plain in the middle. Trees sparsely spread over the island and no rivers can be found here. The coastline around is zigzag, making lots of harbors and capes. Barbuda, a coral island, lies about 40 kilometers to the north of the main island. Here the terrain is flat, forests are thick and wild animals are numerous. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Custom: Owing to tropical climate, residents are in summer wear all the year around. On important occasions, they wear business suit. People like to eat pungent food with curry, drink rum made by them. Their favorite food is beef, mutton, pork, chicken, fish and potatoes.

History: In 1493, Columbus reached here on the second voyage, using Antigua Church in Seville, Spain to name it. It successively was invaded by Spain and France from 1520 to 1629. In 1632, Britain took possession of it and mongered blacks from Africa to plant tobaccos and sugarcanes. According to the Breda Treaty, it was formally become the colony of Britain in 1667. It gained a seat in Commonwealth in 1967; however, the powers of diplomacy and national defense were still possessed by U.K. It declared independent on November 1, 1981 and established a constitutional monarchy. 

 Please contact Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda in China if this country's citizens are in problems there.

 Related China Embassies in North America: Bahamas, Barbados, Canada