Ordinary naturalisation in The Bahamas requires a substantial residence or government-service history, English and civic knowledge, character and future-home conditions, and normally renunciation. Commonwealth registration and constitutional citizenship routes must be assessed separately.
Caribbean passport
The Bahamas passport rank
Global rank#24
Mobility score162
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the The Bahamas passport
The The Bahamas passport is grouped with Caribbean in this index. It ranks #24 globally and #2 among 13 Caribbean passports, with a mobility score of 162.
Its current access profile includes 119 visa-free destinations,31 visas on arrival, and 12 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
The Bahamas has no domestic personal income-tax regime, but that does not remove national-insurance, consumption or property obligations. Residence for a particular treaty or reporting purpose must not be confused with citizenship or a universal day-count rule.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa-freeBeninVisa-freeBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa on arrivalCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa requiredComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutiVisa on arrivalEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa-freeEthiopiaeVisaGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaETAGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaVisa-freeLesothoVisa requiredLiberiaeVisaLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa-freeMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa requiredMozambiqueeVisaNamibiaVisa on arrivalNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa-freeThe GambiaVisa-freeTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa requiredUgandaVisa-freeZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa-free
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa requiredBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa requiredBrazilVisa-freeCanadaETAChileVisa-freeColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaVisa-freeHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa-freePeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesVisa requiredUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaeVisa
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaVisa-freeArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoVisa-freeSaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa-freeSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasCitizenshipTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa-freeUS Virgin IslandsVisa-free
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa requiredCambodiaVisa on arrivalChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaeVisaJapanVisa-freeKazakhstaneVisaKyrgyzstaneVisaLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)Visa on arrivalMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaeVisaMyanmarVisa requiredNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanETAPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaETASri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa requiredTajikistanVisa-freeThailandeVisaTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnameVisa
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijaneVisaBelarusVisa requiredBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationVisa requiredSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeeVisaUkraineeVisaUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredCook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamVisa-freeKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa requiredMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandVisa requiredNiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsVisa-freePalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa on arrivalTongaVisa on arrivalTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.8200–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Bahamas · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
74.7years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Bahamas, The · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
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