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International 
Agreements

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR
 FOREIGN VISITORS TO 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