{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"CD","name":"Congo (Dem. Rep.)","slug":"congo-dem-rep"},"destination":{"code":"BS","name":"The Bahamas"},"status":"visa_required","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-24","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"dr-congo-ordinary-passports-bahamas-advance-visitor-visa-2026","title":"DR Congo ordinary passports: Bahamas advance visitor visa","summary":"Current Bahamas legislation expressly designates the Democratic Republic of Congo as visa-required and defines the visa as a consular endorsement placed in the passport; its eVisa site supports online filing but not electronic issuance.","status":"visa_required","conditions":["Applies to an ordinary Democratic Republic of the Congo passport visitor for leisure; the Regulations categorize tourist visas as leisure travel.","The visa is an endorsement in the passport issued by or for the Minister after consular examination; online filing does not make this an electronically issued visa.","A single-entry tourist visa is valid for one entry within three months; final admission remains subject to Immigration Act requirements."],"sourceIds":["bahamas-current-visas-regulations-designated-country-rule","bahamas-current-visas-regulations-physical-issuance-definition","bahamas-mfa-evisa-faq-release-4-12-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"bahamas-current-visas-regulations-designated-country-rule","title":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Visas) Regulations: designated-country visitor visa rule","url":"https://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2015/2015-0005/2015-0005_2.pdf","publisher":"Laws of The Bahamas","jurisdiction":"The Bahamas","kind":"law","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"},{"id":"bahamas-current-visas-regulations-physical-issuance-definition","title":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Visas) Regulations: visa issuance definition","url":"https://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2015/2015-0005/2015-0005_2.pdf","publisher":"Laws of The Bahamas","jurisdiction":"The Bahamas","kind":"law","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"},{"id":"bahamas-mfa-evisa-faq-release-4-12-2026","title":"BHS eVisa Online Portal FAQ Release 4.12","url":"https://evisa.mofa.gov.bs/bs-evics-entitlement-online-ui/resources/docs/FAQ.pdf","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas","jurisdiction":"The Bahamas","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-24"}]}