Bahamas

Passport & Visa Info

The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate

Passports

Required, but NOT by the following:
1) Citizens of Canada & United States holding:
a) An expired (up to 5 years max) passport
b) Official birth certificate (original/official (government issued only), or court-certificed copy (raised or ink seal) & offical photo ID
c) Original naturalization/citizenship certificate (original only) & recent photo

Passport Validity: Passports must be valid for 6 months from date of entry (except nationals of Canada)

Visas

The following DO NOT require a visa:
1) Nationals of Bahamas
2) Citizens of Canada & United States, holding:
a) A passport (current or expired up to 5 years max)
b) Official birth certificate (original/official (government issued only), or court-certificed copy (raised or ink seal) & offical photo ID
c) Original naturalization/citizenship certificate (original only) & recent photo
3) Citizens of Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hong Kong (S.A.R. passport holders only), Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Macao (Portuguese passport holders only), Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Reunion, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Zambia & Zimbabwe
4) For stays up to 8 months by nationals of:
a) United Kingdom
b) Anguilla, Belgium, British Virgin Islands, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montserrat, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland & Turkey
5) For stays up to 3 months by nationals of Austria, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ireland Rep, Israel, Japan, Korea (South), Martinique, Mexico, Norfolk Island, Portugal, Spain, Sweden & Uruguay
6) For stays up to 30 days by:
a) United States residents holding an Alien Registration card
b) Canadian residents/Landed Canadian Immigrants holding a valid national passport & Canadian Immigration Record Form 1000
7) For stays up to 14 days by nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru & Venezuela

Air Transit

Required by all except:
1) Persons continuing their journey to a third country within 3 days, provided holding valid documents & tickets for onward destination (except nationals of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Czech Rep, Dominican Rep, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Korea (North), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan & Vietnam)
2) Persons continuing their journey on the same day without leaving the airport, provided holding confirmed onward/return tickets & documentation (except nationals of Haiti & Morocco)

Re-entry Permits

Required by all alien residents

Special Notes