Is it possible to stay airside for a few hours in Barbados in order to be able to clear Immigration with a passenger landing on a later flight?
My partner is travelling to join me and my family (all adults) on a two-week holiday in Barbados. His flight with Caribbean Airlines Havana >>Trinidad>>Barbados is scheduled to land at Grantley Adams airport approximately 5 hours after ours (the same day).
He is a Cuban citizen, eligible for visa-free entry. I am sponsoring all of the costs of his holiday, and he will have paperwork to prove this (copy of my passport and flight details, invitation letter and confirmation of accommodation, travel and health insurance, letter to Bajan Immigration explaining the background to the invitation and the arrangements for his support and maintenance during the holiday). He does not speak much English and I would like to be with him when he clears Immigration rather than just waiting for him landside.
Is it feasible to wait for him airside? Should I ask permission to do so on arrival? Would I be breaking any rules by having my family pick up my baggage, given we are arriving together on the same flight?
Best Answer
You are unlikely to find anywhere suitable to wait.
Instead, I suggest sending your partner a note, written in English, saying that you will be waiting for him, and giving your phone number - remember to include the international dialing prefix. Make sure your phone is set up with a plan for receiving calls in Barbados.
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