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Visitors to the Bahamas must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.
Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter the Bahamas without a visa for 3 months (unless otherwise noted): [1] [2] [3]
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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, official or service passports of Cuba and holders of diplomatic or official passports of Haiti may enter the Bahamas without a visa.
The Bahamas has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:
Country | Passports | Agreement signed on |
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India [6] | Diplomatic, official | 29 November 2018 |
Citizens of India with visa issued by any member state of Schengen Area, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States may obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days.
Citizens of other countries must obtain an e-Visa. [7]
Most visitors arriving in the Bahamas were from the following countries of nationality: [8]
Country | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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United States | 1,146,272 | 1,107,328 | 1,067,355 |
Canada | 151,739 | 144,141 | 123,744 |
United Kingdom | 28,022 | 23,831 | 24,006 |
France | 13,353 | 13,288 | 14,004 |
Germany | 9,906 | 10,059 | 8,934 |
Italy | 8,815 | 9,102 | 8,362 |
Brazil | 8,388 | 9,350 | 8,880 |
Jamaica | — | — | 6,291 |
Switzerland | 5,751 | 5,489 | 5,045 |
Argentina | 5,090 | 4,805 | 5,047 |
Total | 1,483,915 | 1,427,066 | 1,365,586 |