Visa policy of the Bahamas

Visitors to The Bahamas must obtain an e-Visa, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Entry stamp to the Bahamas

Visa policy map

Visa policy of the Bahamas

  The Bahamas

  Visa-free - 8 months

  Visa-free - 3 months

  eVisa

Visa exemption

Nationals of the following countries and territories can visit the Bahamas for 3 months without a visa unless otherwise stated:

All European Union member states1 Andorra Antigua and Barbuda2 Argentina Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Bolivia Botswana Brazil Brunei Canada2 4 Cape Verde Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Dominica Ecuador El Salvador Eswatini Fiji Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland2 Israel Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lesotho Liechtenstein2 Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia Norway2 Oman Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Qatar Russia Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Sri Lanka Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino2 Suriname Switzerland2 Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey2 Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom2 United States3 4 Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe

_{1 – 8 months for citizens of Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, 3 months for other citizens.
2 - 8 months.
3 – 8 months, 3 months for U.S. citizens or nationals residing in Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
4 - including permanent resident card holders who are visa-exempt for a maximum of 30 days.}

Holders of diplomatic or official passports issued to nationals of Haiti and holders of diplomatic, official or service passports issued to nationals of Cuba do not require a visa for the Bahamas.

Visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and official passports was signed with India but not yet been ratified.

Visa exemption agreement for all passport holders was signed with Rwanda in September 2024 and it is yet to be ratified.

Visa on arrival

Indian citizens with visa issued by the United States, Canada, United Kingdom or any Schengen Member State can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days.

e-Visa

Citizens of other countries must obtain an e-Visa.

Visitors statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Bahamas were from the following countries of nationality:

Country	2015	2014	2013
United States	1,146,272	1,107,328	1,067,355
Canada	151,739	144,141	123,744
United Kingdom	28,022	23,831	24,006
France	13,353	13,288	14,004
Germany	9,906	10,059	8,934
Italy	8,815	9,102	8,362
Brazil	8,388	9,350	8,880
Jamaica	—	—	6,291
Switzerland	5,751	5,489	5,045
Argentina	5,090	4,805	5,047
Total	1,483,915	1,427,066	1,365,586

See also

• Visa requirements for Bahamian citizens