Barbados has not taken a commitment to permit EC service providers to enter Barbados to provide the services. Nevertheless, given the commitment to permit EC operators to invest in/ establish a business in Barbados, the entry of key personnel and graduate trainees is permitted, but only when these skills are not available locally.
There are no restrictions on EUservice providers (i) providing services to Barbadians in Barbados from an EU state.
Yes, independent entertainment services providers who have a contract with a client in an EU Member State may travel to these countries to provide services under these conditions:
The person from Barbados applying for temporary entry must be supplying a service and must be a self-employed person established in Barbados, and must have obtained a service contract for a period not exceeding 12 months.
The independent entertainment services provider must possess at least 6 years professional experience in the relevant sector.
The temporary entry will be for a cumulative period not exceeding 6 months (or 25 weeks in Luxembourg) during a 12-month period or for the duration of the contract (whichever is less).
The visa permits only the contracted service activity, no other business activities.
The independent professional in the entertainment services field will also be subject to the following conditions in certain countries:
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden & United Kingdom: Qualification may be required. Economic needs test will be applied.
Austria: Advanced qualification may be required. Economic needs test will be applied.
Slovenia: The Barbadian professional’s duration of stay is limited to 7 days per event. For circus and amusement park services, the duration of stay is limited to a maximum of 30 days per calendar year.
Belgium: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services via this form of supply.
With the following conditions, yes.
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services via this form of supply.
Bulgaria: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services in Barbados except for theatrical producers, singer groups, band and orchestra entertainment services; services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists; ancillary theatrical services.
Estonia: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services except for cinema theatre services, and in Lithuania & Latvia, there is no commitment to permit the supply of these services except for cinema theatre operation services.
Yes, there are. However, under the EPA, the following countries have made no commitment to permit the supply of entertainment services through this form:
Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia & United Kingdom.
Barbadian entertainment services providers with a contract for services in EC Member States may go to those countries to provide their services; however, there are some restrictions.
A Barbadian wishing to provide these services must not be working on a contract that exceeds 12 months, and must have been an employee of the business for at least one year before the application for entry and have at least three years professional experience in their field.
The Barbadian is also not allowed to collect remuneration other than what is paid by the Barbadian company for the contract during their stay, and may not stay for more than six months cumulatively – or for the duration of the contract if that is less.
Only the number of people from the Barbadian company necessary to fulfill the contract will be allowed and they may not conduct any other business while in the Member State.
In addition to those general conditions throughout the EU, there are some country-specific conditions:
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden & United Kingdom: Qualification may be required. Economic needs test will be applied.
Austria: Advanced qualification may be required. Economic needs test will be applied.
Slovenia: The duration of stay for Barbadians supplying the services is limited to 7 days per event. For circus and amusement park services, the duration of stay is limited to a maximum of 30 days per calendar year.
Belgium: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services via this form of supply.
Key personnel, those considered to be managers and specialists from the Barbadian entertainment services firm, may live and work for up to three years, subject to the normal visa requirements.
Those senior staff whose responsibility is limited to setting up the entertainment services business are allowed to be there for 90 days during any 12-month period, and graduate trainees for up to one year – once again – subscribing to normal visa requirements.
Note, however, that the one exception in the EU is in France where the necessary authorization for the access to management functions is subject to a condition of nationality when the authorisation for more than two years is required.
The following conditions exist in these countries:
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia & Slovakia: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services.
Bulgaria: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services via this form of supply except for theatrical producer, singer group, band and orchestra entertainment services, services provided by authors, composers, sculptors, entertainers and other individual artists and ancillary theatrical services.
Estonia: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services via this form of supply for other entertainment services except for cinema theatre services.
Latvia: There is no commitment to permit the supply of these services via this form of supply except for cinema theatre operation services
Under the CARIFORUM/EC Economic Partnership Agreement, Barbadian companies may invest in or establish a legal entity in the EU in the entertainment services. The areas that are allowed for Barbadian investment are theatre, live banks, circus and discotheque services. NOT allowed in this category, however, are audio-visual services.