Road Bay at Sandy Ground is the location official Anguilla guidance directs private boats and yacht charters to use for Customs and Immigration clearance. The Anguilla Air and Sea Ports Authority manages Road Bay Port, and Anguilla Customs maintains a Road Bay office. Send your yacht, crew, route and timing details and we'll connect you with a local partner.
Road Bay is where yacht clearance and onward cruising plans come together. A local partner can prepare the arrival file, coordinate current authority attendance and separate national clearance requirements from permit rules for later stops.
The local partner reviews passports, visa needs, the crew and passenger list, vessel registration, insurance and last-port clearance before arrival, then confirms the current Road Bay attendance arrangements with the relevant authorities.
Charter yachts require a Customs cruising permit, while marine-park mooring and anchoring controls are separate. The local partner can match the intended stops to the applicable permit arrangements and confirm the current position for a private yacht.
The local partner coordinates outward clearance for the intended departure and makes sure crew or guest changes by ferry or air are reflected in the yacht's departure records at the appropriate stage.
Prepare the applicable records before arrival or departure.
Road Bay is Anguilla's normal yacht-clearance location for private boats and yacht charters. The local process centres on preparing the arrival file, coordinating Customs and Immigration attendance and separating clearance from any later cruising or marine-park permit needs.
The arrival file normally includes yacht registration, passports, the crew and passenger list, insurance, last-port clearance where issued and the intended Anguilla itinerary. Anyone who requires an Anguilla visa or eVisa should hold the required approval before travelling.
Private boats and yacht charters clear at Road Bay in Sandy Ground, where Customs and Immigration formalities are completed. The local partner confirms the current arrival, vessel-positioning and authority-attendance arrangements for the specific voyage.
The local partner confirms how Customs and Immigration attendance will be handled for the specific arrival, including any requirements affecting the vessel, crew or passengers before the yacht continues elsewhere in Anguilla.
Customs deals with the yacht's arrival reporting and Immigration with the admission of the people aboard. Pleasure craft remain subject to the Customs report-inwards requirement, and the local partner coordinates the documents and current attendance arrangements for both authorities.
Charter yachts need a Customs cruising permit. For a private yacht, the current cruising requirement should be confirmed for the intended itinerary. Marine-protected-area and marine-park permit forms are published by the Fisheries Unit of Anguilla's Department of Natural Resources.
Pleasure craft remain subject to Customs clearance on departure, with private boats and yacht charters normally clearing out through Road Bay. The local partner coordinates timing and any crew or passenger changes before departure.
Road Bay is a Customs port under Anguilla's regulations and Anguilla's normal clearance location for private boats and yacht charters. Blowing Point is also a Customs port, but it serves ferry passengers rather than the normal yacht-clearance sequence.
Anguilla Customs maintains a Road Bay office, and yacht Customs and Immigration formalities are completed at Road Bay for private boats and yacht charters. Current attendance arrangements for a particular arrival are coordinated by the local yacht-clearance partner.
The Anguilla Air and Sea Ports Authority lists Road Bay Port among the ports it manages. That port-authority role is separate from the clearance functions of Customs and Immigration, which is why local coordination can involve more than one competent authority for the same yacht visit.
Anguilla's Pleasure Craft Regulations keep pleasure craft subject to the Customs Act provisions on procedure on arrival, report inwards and clearance. Road Bay is therefore more than a geographic stop: it is the location where the yacht's Anguilla Customs process is normally coordinated.
Road Bay in Sandy Ground is the Customs and Immigration clearance location for private boats and yacht charters, and Anguilla Customs maintains an office there. The local partner coordinates the current attendance arrangements for the specific arrival.
Normally, yes. Anguilla's Pleasure Craft Regulations keep pleasure craft subject to Customs clearance, and private boats and yacht charters normally clear out through Road Bay. The local partner coordinates the departure timing and records.
Charter yachts need a Customs cruising permit to cruise Anguillan waters. For a private yacht, the current requirement for cruising beyond Road Bay should be confirmed for the intended itinerary. Marine-park controls are separate, including the rule that no vessel may moor or anchor in a marine park between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Pets are subject to Anguilla's animal-import requirements, including a pet import permit. The Department of Natural Resources' Agriculture Unit – Livestock publishes the current permit form and handles animal import and export permits, so pet details should be raised before the yacht arrives.
Yes. The yacht's clearance remains at Road Bay, while ferry passengers clear Customs and Immigration at Blowing Point. The local partner can align those passenger movements with the yacht's crew and passenger records.
Use this page for Customs and Immigration coordination, crew and passenger record planning, and cruising or marine-park permit planning where relevant.