Cross-Border Jurisdictional Protocol
Antigua and Barbuda has been bound by the Hague Service Convention since the UK extended it in the 1980s, with Antigua and Barbuda separately declaring itself bound following independence, generally dated to 1985. The Registrar of the Supreme Court serves as the Central Authority. Notably, Antigua and Barbuda also has a separate bilateral treaty with the United States covering judicial cooperation, under which the U.S. Attorney General and Antigua and Barbuda's Attorney General (or designee) serve as direct counterpart Central Authorities — a second, parallel framework alongside the Hague Convention itself.
We prepare and submit the Hague request to the Registrar of the Supreme Court in Antigua, which handles the necessary steps related to service, appeals, and applications.
Start an Antigua and Barbuda Central Authority filing →Where relevant, we account for the separate U.S.-Antigua and Barbuda bilateral treaty framework, under which the two countries' Attorneys General serve as direct Central Authority counterparts.
Discuss the bilateral treaty framework →As an English-language Commonwealth jurisdiction, filings avoid the translation costs and delays common in many other Hague jurisdictions.
Prepare your filing →Complete National Jurisdiction
Active network of local agents, court officers, and Central Authority specialists covering every administrative region.
All international document handoffs are executed pursuant to local sovereignty statutes and returned with court-certified evidentiary declarations.
Judicial Knowledge Base
The Convention was extended by the United Kingdom, and Antigua and Barbuda declared itself bound following independence, generally dated to 1985.
The Registrar of the Supreme Court, who handles matters related to service, appeals, and applications under the Convention.
Yes. A bilateral treaty exists under which the U.S. Attorney General and Antigua and Barbuda's Attorney General (or designee) serve as direct Central Authority counterparts, operating alongside the Hague Convention framework.
No. English is Antigua and Barbuda's official language, simplifying translation requirements for U.S.-originated filings.
Filing and serving a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim is generally the starting point before the broader service process proceeds.
Consult with our international legal support specialists about service of process in Antigua and Barbuda.