# Visa policy of the Bahamas

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:
| Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda$^2$  Argentina  Armenia  Australia  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belize  Bolivia  Botswana  Brazil  Brunei  Canada$^2$ $^4$  Cape Verde  Chile  China  Colombia  Costa Rica  Dominica  Ecuador  El Salvador  Eswatini | 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 | Mexico  Moldova  Monaco  Namibia  Nauru  New Zealand  Nicaragua  North Macedonia  Norway$^2$  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 Marino$^2$  Suriname  Switzerland$^2$  Tanzania  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey$^2$  Tuvalu  Uganda  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom$^2$  United States$^3$ $^4$  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Vatican City  Venezuela  Zambia  Zimbabwe |
$_{1–8monthsforcitizensofBelgium,Denmark,Greece,Italy,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,3monthsforothercitizens.}$ $_{2-8months.}$ $_{3–8months,3monthsforU.S.citizensornationalsresidinginGuam,NorthernMarianaIslands,AmericanSamoa,PuertoRicoandU.S.VirginIslands.}$ $_{4-includingpermanentresidentcardholderswhoarevisa-exemptforamaximumof30days.}$
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 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| United States | 835,925 | 354,555 | 1,473,543 | 1,304,551 | 1,145,072 | 1,182,518 | 1,169,250 | 1,129,454 | 1,086,719 |
| Canada | 11,744 | 42,945 | 134,501 | 126,444 | 111,039 | 124,922 | 148,522 | 142,002 | 121,983 |
| United Kingdom | 6,244 | 8,019 | 36,766 | 36,240 | 33,540 | 34,824 | 31,694 | 27,538 | 26,741 |
| Mexico | 3,709 | 1,494 | 5,755 | 5,547 | 5,827 | 7,669 | 5,915 | 5,662 | 5,293 |
| Brazil | 3,466 | 1,912 | 10,644 | 8,261 | 8,718 | 7,672 | 9,303 | 10,306 | 9,896 |
| Jamaica | 3,007 | 1,382 | 6,496 | 6,883 | 6,980 | 6,980 | 7,004 | 7,136 | 7,925 |
| Colombia | 1,807 | 717 | 2,631 | 2,536 | 2,234 | 3,613 | 3,145 | 3,348 | 4,364 |
| South Africa | 1,746 | 943 | 2,307 | 2,046 | 1,813 | 1,816 | 2,028 | 1,772 | 1,550 |
| Germany | 1,680 | 2,541 | 11,592 | 12,982 | 13,119 | 11,274 | 11,522 | 11,418 | 10,538 |
| France | 1,673 | 4,106 | 18,923 | 17,550 | 16,748 | 15,173 | 15,017 | 16,550 | 15,699 |
| Switzerland | 1,062 | 997 | 5,832 | 6,099 | 6,251 | 6,581 | 6,520 | 6,187 | 5,743 |
| Italy | 1,055 | 2,000 | 13,730 | 13,579 | 13,403 | 12,699 | 10,913 | 11,275 | 10,528 |
| Argentina | 902 | 991 | 5,046 | 6,602 | 7,398 | 7,474 | 5,611 | 5,519 | 5,830 |
| Total | 886,381 | 428,962 | 1,806,223 | 1,633,445 | 1,439,102 | 1,481,832 | 1,483,748 | 1,421,860 | 1,363,487 |