Caribbean destination

The Bahamas visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked August 24, 202626 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free124eVisa73Visa required1
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

124

eVisa

73

Visa required

1
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Current official routeVisa-free

    Named ordinary passports: no advance Bahamas visitor visa

    The Bahamas MOFA currently lists these named nationalities and territories as not needing a visa to enter The Bahamas.

    • This policy maps only unambiguous current-country entries from MOFA’s list. It does not map the list’s separate territorial or historic labels to another passport code.
    • For HK, this represents only the page’s named Hong Kong entry; it does not establish treatment for a PRC passport, Hong Kong Certificate of Identity, British National (Overseas), residence document, or another special document.
    • The page does not give a visa-free visit period for this list. It does not establish employment, residence, study, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, or special-document access.
    • Admission remains subject to border inspection. The Immigration Act permits an immigration officer to require a passport, visa, nationality/identity document, or permission-to-enter document.
    • The separate Indian third-country visa or residence exception is deliberately modelled in its own conditional policy.
    121 passport nationalities covered

    Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR China), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, eSwatini, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, Tuvalu, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe, San Marino, Vatican City

  2. Current official routeeVisa

    Named ordinary passports: Bahamas Electronic Entry Visa visitor route

    The listed nationalities require a Bahamas visa; MOFA provides the official Electronic Entry Visa application route for ordinary visitor visas, subject to its stated conditions.

    • The MOFA list expressly identifies these nationalities as needing a visa. India is included only for Indian nationals outside the separately stated third-country visa or permanent-residence exception.
    • An Electronic Entry Visa is not a guarantee of entry. Visa applicants need a passport with more than six months remaining, and the border officer may deny entry.
    • Visa-required travellers also need a visa when arriving by cruise ship from the United States. The policy does not establish a transit or cruise exception.
    • This ordinary visitor route is for leisure (self-sponsored or sponsored). Seaman’s visas are a distinct crew/trade route, and official and diplomatic visas are not available for online application.
    • Single-entry validity is three months. Multiple-entry visas have separate eligibility and stated three-month, six-month, or one-year periods; the page says three-year visas are not available online.
    • The ordinary visitor must apply through the official portal, complete the application, provide the stated supporting documents, pay if requested, and present the passport used to apply plus the Electronic Entry Visa on arrival.
    71 passport nationalities covered

    Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoro Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macao (SAR China), Madagascar, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palau Islands, Palestinian Territory, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

  3. Current official routeVisa-free

    India ordinary passport: third-country visa or permanent-residence exception

    An Indian national with a valid Schengen, UK, Canadian, or US visa, or permanent residence in one of those jurisdictions, does not need a Bahamas visa when presenting the stated evidence.

    • The traveller must present the qualifying valid third-country visa with the valid passport, or proof of qualifying permanent-resident status with the valid passport, to Bahamas Immigration.
    • All other Indian nationals require a Bahamas visa and are within the separate Electronic Entry Visa policy.
    • The page separately exempts Indian diplomatic and official passports; that non-ordinary document exception is not classified here.
    • This exception does not establish work, residence, crew, transit, diplomatic, official, or unconditional visa-free access, and entry remains subject to border inspection.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    India

  4. Current official routeVisa-free

    British citizen passports: specified visa-free visitor stays

    Current FCDO guidance establishes visa-free ordinary British-citizen passport visitor stays for the listed destinations.

    • MK: up to 3 months; GD: up to 3 months; BS: normally up to 30 days; NU: up to 30 days.
    • Ordinary British-citizen passports only. Passport, return/onward ticket, accommodation, border, health, extension and final-admission rules remain applicable.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Kingdom

  5. Current official routeVisa-free

    UAE ordinary passports: current visa-free short visits

    UAE MOFA's live country pages expressly classify Normal UAE passports as Visa Free for these destinations.

    • Each source is a current UAE-MOFA destination page for Emirati travellers and specifically identifies the Normal passport row.
    • The listed outcome is for ordinary short travel; work, residence, special passports, carrier and final-admission conditions remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    United Arab Emirates

  6. Current official routeeVisa

    The Bahamas: Republic of the Congo ordinary passports

    The Bahamas' current visitor schedule directly requires a Republic of the Congo passport to hold a visitor visa, while the current Foreign Ministry service issues the entry visa electronically before travel.

    • Applies to an ordinary Republic of the Congo passport for short visitor travel.
    • The official schedule's passport row marks the visitor visa requirement Yes and lists three months; the separate Zaire row distinguishes the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    • Apply for the electronic entry visa through the Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs before travel.
    • Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, official, service and special-document routes are not classified by this policy.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Congo (Rep.)

  7. Current official routeVisa-free

    Bolivian ordinary passports: Bahamas visa-free short visits

    The Bahamas' live visitor requirements table directly marks a Bolivian passport as not requiring a visa for a three-month visit; current legislation's designated-country rule is consistent with that visitor result.

    • Applies to an ordinary Bolivian passport visitor for up to three months in the official country table.
    • Work, education, residence, special travel documents and final immigration admission are outside this visitor baseline.
    • The table retains an internal 2014 date despite current Bahamas government hosting; current designated-country legislation is used only as legal corroboration, not as a general omission inference.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Bolivia

  8. Current official routeVisa required

    DR Congo ordinary passports: Bahamas advance visitor visa

    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.

    • 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.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Congo (Dem. Rep.)