Bahamas Visa and Passport Requirements

Nationals from these countries can visit The Bahamas without a tourist visa: American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium (see Note 1), Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada (see Note 1), Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (see Note 1), Dominica, Dubai, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Galapagos Island, Gambia, Germany, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece (see Note 1), Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India (see note 2), Ireland, Israel, Italy (see Note 1), Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg (see Note 1), Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands (see Note 1), New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Pitcairn (British Overseas Territory), Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Maarten, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, San Marino, Most Serene, Sao Tome & Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and South Sandwich, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland (see Note 1), Tahiti, Tanzania, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turks & Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (see Note 1), United States of America (see Note 1), Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (USA), Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Note 1: Nationals from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and the USA can stay in the Bahamas without a visa for a maximum of eight months. You will initially be granted a stay of three to four weeks and need to extend this by applying to the Department of Immigration in Nassau. Penalties for overstaying include fines and detention pending deportation.

Note 2: Indian Nationals who have visas for, or have permanent resident status in Canada, the UK, the US and Schengen countries do not require a visa to enter The Bahamas. Indian nationals with diplomatic or official passports also do not require a visa to enter The Bahamas. All other Indian nationals require visas.