Ambassador: Mr. Chen Ligang
Address: Cedar Valley, Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1446, Saint John's, Antigua, W. I. 
Tel: +1-268-4621125
Email: chinaemb_ag@mfa.gov.cn  
Website: http://ag.china-embassy.org/eng/  

Economic & Commercial Counselor's Office
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 1355, Marble Hill, St. John's, Antigua, W.I.
Tel: +1-268-4626414
Fax: +1-268-4620986
Email: ag@mofcom.gov.cn
Website: http://ag.mofcom.gov.cn/

 Visa Fees

1. Regular Visa Fee per Person

Visa Types	Antigua and Barbuda Citizens	American Citizens	Citizens of Other Countries
Single-Entry Visa	USD 10	USD 130	USD 30
Double-Entry Visa	USD  15	USD 130	USD 45
Multi-Entry Visa with 6-month Validity	USD 20	USD 130	USD 60
Multi-Entry Visa with 12-month Validity	USD 30	USD 130	USD 90

2. Expedited Service Fee per Person 

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

Urgent	USD 20
Extreme Urgent	USD 30

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 Antigua 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 Antigua 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: Chinese Embassy in Bahamas
                                                                          Chinese Embassy in Barbados
                                                                          Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, Canada