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