Visa requirements for the Bahamas

Most visitors enter the Bahamas visa-free. 122 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 76 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel. For 1 passport, no official source publishes the rule.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (122)

Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
the Bahamas
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uganda
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Checked against Bahamas High Commission, Ottawa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Bahamas, The Bahamas High Commission in Ottawa (Government of The Bahamas), Bahamas Department of Immigration (via Wayback Machine 2026-05-25 snapshot) on October 10, 2026.

Visa required (76)

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chad
Cuba
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Macao
Madagascar
Mauritania
Micronesia
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Dominican Republic
the Philippines
the Republic of the Congo
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

No official source publishes this (1)

Kosovo

No official source publishes this information.

For these passports we checked official sources and none state the visa rule, so we will not guess. What we checked for each passport:

Kosovo: The Bahamas High Commission's requires-visa and no-visa lists (Kosovo in neither), checked October 10, 2026; Bahamas Department of Immigration entry-requirements (archived official snapshot, Kosovo not named), checked October 10, 2026; Kosovo is not an ITU member (absent from the 2017 MFA table), checked October 10, 2026

Visa fees for the Bahamas

Visa type	Fee	Source
Visa	55 USD, single entry	Bahamas Consulate General Atlanta (bahconga.com, official consulate)
Visa	65 USD, multiple entry	Bahamas Consulate General Atlanta (bahconga.com, official consulate)

Processing times

Visa type	Processing time	Source
Visa	2 business days if hand-delivered; 5-7 business days by mail	Bahamas Consulate General Atlanta (bahconga.com, official consulate)

Apply through official channels

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Travel insurance for the Bahamas

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit the Bahamas, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for the Bahamas and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for the Bahamas it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

198 of 199 passport rules verified against Bahamas High Commission, Ottawa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Bahamas, The Bahamas High Commission in Ottawa (Government of The Bahamas), Bahamas Department of Immigration (via Wayback Machine 2026-05-25 snapshot), 1 with no official source publishing the rule.

Bahamas High Commission, Ottawa (checked October 10, 2026)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Bahamas (checked October 10, 2026)
The Bahamas High Commission in Ottawa (Government of The Bahamas) (checked October 10, 2026)
Bahamas Department of Immigration (via Wayback Machine 2026-05-25 snapshot) (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for the Bahamas?

It depends on your passport. 122 of 199 passports enter the Bahamas visa-free; 76 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

What does a visa for the Bahamas cost?

It depends on the visa type and your passport. For example, the visa costs 55 USD, single entry. See the full fee table above.

How long does the Bahamas visa processing take?

Standard processing for the visa: 2 business days if hand-delivered; 5-7 business days by mail.

Do I need travel insurance for the Bahamas?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit the Bahamas, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.

Why do some passports say no official source publishes the rule?

We check official government sources for every route. For 1 passport, no official source states the visa rule for the Bahamas, so instead of guessing we list exactly what we checked. Confirm with the Bahamas's embassy or official immigration portal before you book anything.