Visa policy of the Bahamas explained

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

Visa exemption

Nationals of the following countries and territories can visit the Bahamas for 3 months without a visa unless otherwise stated:^{[1] [2]}

All European Union member states^1 Andorra Antigua and Barbuda^2 Argentina Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belize Botswana Brazil Canada^2 ^4 Cape Verde Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Dominica Ecuador El Salvador valign=top Fiji Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guyana Honduras Hong Kong Iceland^2 Israel Jamaica Japan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Lesotho Liechtenstein^2 Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritius valign=top Mexico Monaco Namibia Nauru New Zealand Nicaragua Norway^2 Oman Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Qatar Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa valign=top Sri Lanka Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino^2 Suriname Switzerland^2 Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turkey^2 Tuvalu Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom^2 United States^3 ^4 Uruguay Vanuatu 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 ratified.^[3]

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.^[4]

Visitors statistics

Most visitors arriving to the Bahamas were from the following countries of nationality:^[5]

style=background:#00abc9	Country	style=background:#00abc9	2015	style=background:#00abc9	2014	style=background:#00abc9	2013
	1,146,272	1,107,328	1,067,355
	151,739	144,141	123,744
	28,022	23,831	24,006
	13,353	13,288	14,004
	9,906	10,059	8,934
	8,815	9,102	8,362
	8,388	9,350	8,880
			6,291
	5,751	5,489	5,045
	5,090	4,805	5,047
Total	1,483,915	1,427,066	1,365,586

See also

• Visa requirements for Bahamian citizens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Who DOES NOT Need A Visa To Enter The Bahamas.
2. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:22009A0630%2804%29&qid=1451172310633&from=EN Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver
3. 1068180430980026368. MOFABahamas. H A P P E N I N G N O W Signing of Visa Waiver Agreement for Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports. Baham…. 29 November 2018.
4. Web site: Bahamas eVisa.
5. Web site: Frequently requested tourism statistics report.