Visa Requirements

Listed below are the requirements for foreign visitors who wish to visit the Bahamas.


Country


Document Requirement


Visa Requirement


Visit Period


ABU DHABI (SEE UAE)

AFGHANISTAN, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

AJMAN (SEE UAE)

ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

ALGERIA, DEM. & POP REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

AMERICAN SAMOA

PASSPORT or WHTI Compliant Document

NO

3 MONTHS

ANDORRA, PRINCIPALITY OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

ANGOLA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

ANGUILLA

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

PASSPORT


NO

8 MONTHS

ARGENTINA (ARGENTINE REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

ARUBA (DUTCH AUTONOMOUS STATE)

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

AUSTRALIA, COMMONWEALTH OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

AUSTRIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

AZERBAIJAN, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

AZORES (PORTUGUESE)

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BAHRAIN, STATE OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BANGLADESH, PEOPLE’S REP. OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BARBADOS

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BELARUS, REPUBLIC

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

BELGIUM, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT


NO

8 MONTHS

BELIZE

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BENIN, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

BERMUDA (UK DEPENDENCY)

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BHUTAN, KINGDOM

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

BOLIVIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, REP. OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BOTSWANA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS
BRAZIL, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC
OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, STATE OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BULGARIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

BURKINA FASO

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

BURUNDI, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

CAMBODIA

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

Country


Document Requirement


Visa Requirement


Visit Period


CAMEROON, REPUBLIC

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

CANADA

PASSPORT  or BC/PHOTO ID

NO

3 MONTHS
CAPE VERDE, REPUBLIC

PASSPORT


NO


3 MONTHS

CAYMAN (UK DEPENDENCY)

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

CHAD, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES


3 MONTHS

CHILE, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO


3 MONTHS

CHINA, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

COMOROS, FED. & ISLAMIC (UNION OF)

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

CONGO, DEM. POP. REP. OF (ZAIRE)

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

CONGO, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

COOK ISLANDS, THE

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

COSTA RICA, REPUBLIC

PASSPORT


NO

3 MONTHS

CÔTE D’IVOIRE, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

CROATIA

PASSPORT

NO


3 MONTHS

CUBA

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

CURACAO (NETHERLANDS ANTILLES)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

CZECH REPUBLIC

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

DENMARK, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

DJIBOUTI, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

DUBAI (SEE UAE)

ECUADOR, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

EGYPT, ARAB REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


EL SALVADOR, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES

3 MONTHS

ERITREA, STATE OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

ETHIOPIA

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

FIJI, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

FINLAND, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

FRANCE (FRENCH REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

FRENCH GUIANA (FRENCH DEPENDENT)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

FRENCH POLYNESIA (FRENCH DEPENDENT)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

Country


Document Requirement


Visa Requirement


Visit Period


FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

FUJAIRAH (SEE UAE)

GABON (GABONESE) REPUBLIC

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GAMBIA, REPUBLIC OF THE

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GEORGIA, REPUBLIC

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GHANA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

GIBRALTAR (UK DEPENDENCY)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GREECE (HELLENIC REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

GREENLAND (DENMARK TERRITORY)

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

GRENADA

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GUADELOUPE (FRENCH)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GUAM

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GUATEMALA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

GUINEA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS
GUINEA-BISSAU, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

GUYANA, CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

HAITI, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

HOLY see (SEE VATICAN CITY)

HONDURAS, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

HONG KONG (CHINESE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AREA)

HKSAR PASSPORT or HK C of I


NO

3 MONTHS

HUNGARY, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

ICELAND, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

INDIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

IRELAND

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

ISRAEL, STATE OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

ITALY, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

IVORY COAST (SEE COTE D’IVOIRE)




JAMAICA

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

JAPAN

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

JORDAN, HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

KAZAKHSTAN, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

KENYA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

KIRIBATI, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

Country


Document Requirement


Visa Requirement


Visit Period


KOREA-NORTH, DEM PEO. REP.OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

KOREA-SOUTH, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


KUWAIT, STATE OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


KYRGYSTAN (THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


LAOS (LAO PEOPLE’S DEM. REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


LATVIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


LEBANON, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


LESOTHO, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


LIBERIA REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


LIECHTENSTEIN, PRINCIPALITY OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS


LITHUANIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


LUXEMBOURG, GRAND DUCHY OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS


MACAU (CHINESE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AREA)

CHINESE PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MACEDONIA (Former YUGOSLAV REP. OF)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MADAGASCAR, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MALAWI, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MALAYSIA

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MALDIVES, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MALI, REPUBLIC

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MALTA

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MARSHALL ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF (U.S. Dependency)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MARTINIQUE (FRENCH)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

MAURITANIA, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MAURITIUS, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MEXICO (UNITED MEXICAN REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MONACO, PRINCIPALITY OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MONGOLIA

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MONTENEGRO

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MONTSERRAT (UK Dependency)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


MOROCCO, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MOZAMBIQUE, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


MYANMAR

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


NAMIBIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


NAURU, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


NEPAL, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


Country


Document Requirement


Visa Requirement


Visit Period


NETHERLANDS, KINGDOM OF THE

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

NETHERLANDS, ANTILLES

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

NEW CALEDONIA (FRENCH DEPENDENT)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

NEW ZEALAND

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

NICARAGUA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

NIGER, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

NIGERIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

NIUE (NEW ZEALAND)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (U.S. TERRITORY)

PASSPORT or WHTI Compliant Document

NO

3 MONTHS

NORWAY, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

OMAN, SULTANATE OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

PALAU, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

PALESTINE

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

PARAGUAY, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

PERU, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

PHILIPPINES REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS
PITCAIRN (BRITISH OVERSEAS
TERRITORY)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

POLAND, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

PORTUGAL, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


PUERTO RICO

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

QATAR, STATE OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


RAS AL KHAUMA (SEE UAE)

REUNION (FRENCH DEPENDENT)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


ROMANIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


RUSSIA (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


RWANDA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


SAINT BARTHÉLEMY (FRENCH DEPENDENT)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAINT HELENA (BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAINT KITTS &NEVIS, FEDERATION OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAINT LUCIA

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAINT MAARTEN (DUTCH)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON (FRENCH DEPENDENT)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAINT VINCENT &GRENADINES

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


Country


Document Requirement


Visa Requirement


Visit Period


SAN MARINO, MOST SERENE REP. OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, DEM. REP. OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


SCOTLAND (UK)

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS


SENEGAL, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


SERBIA

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


SEYCHELLES, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SHARJAH (SEE UAE)

SIERRA LEONE, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SINGAPORE, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SLOVAKIA (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SLOVENIA REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SOLOMON ISLANDS

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SOMALIA (SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REP.)

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH (BRITISH OVERSEAS
TERRITORY)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


SPAIN, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

SRI LANKA, DEM. SOC. REP. OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

SUDAN, REPUBLIC OF THE

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

SURINAME, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

SWAZILAND, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

SWEDEN, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

SWITZERLAND

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

SYRIA (SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC)

PASSPORT


YES


3 MONTHS

TAHITI (FRENCH)

PASSPORT

NO


3 MONTHS

TAIWAN (PROVINCE OF THE PEOPLE’S  REPUBLIC OF CHINA)

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

TAJIKISTAN

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

THAILAND, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

TIMOR-LESTE

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

TOGO, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

TOKELAU (NEW ZEALAND DEPENDENT TERRITORY)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

TONGA, KINGDOM OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

TRINIDAD &TOBAGO, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

TUNISIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

TURKEY, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

TURKMENISTAN, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

TURKS & CAIOCS (BRITISH OVERSEAS)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

Country


Document Requirement


Visa Requirement


Visit Period


TUVALU

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

UGANDA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS


UKRAINE

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS


UMM AL QAIWAN (SEE UAE)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

UNITED KINGDOM

PASSPORT

NO

8 MONTHS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PASSPORT or WHTI Compliant Document

NO

8 MONTHS

URUGUAY, ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

UZBEKISTAN, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

VANUATU, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

VATICAN CITY STATE

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

VENEZUELA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT


YES


3 MONTHS

VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.

PASSPORT or WHTI Compliant Document

NO

3 MONTHS

VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

WALLIS AND FUTUNA (FRENCH OVERSEAS)

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

WESTERN SAMOA, IND. STATE OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

ZAIRE (SEE CONGO, DE,. REP. OF)

PASSPORT

YES

3 MONTHS

ZAMBIA, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS

ZIMBABWE, REPUBLIC OF

PASSPORT

NO

3 MONTHS