Visa free countries · updated 17 June 2026

Bahamian Passport Visa-Free Countries: Where Can Bahamas Passport Holders Travel?

Q: What is the most common visa-free stay for Bahamas passport holders?

90 days (3 months) is the most common allowance — it applies in 70 countries, including Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile and 60 more.

Q: Where is the Bahamas passport ranked?

With 101 visa-free destinations the Bahamas passport ranks #53 of 199 passports in our visa-free ranking. The strongest passport in the ranking opens 130 countries visa-free.

Q: What is the difference between visa-free entry, visa on arrival and an eTA?

Visa-free means you only show your passport at the border. Visa on arrival is issued at the airport or land border, usually for a fee. An eTA (electronic travel authorisation, e.g. ESTA for the USA or ETA for the United Kingdom) is a short online application you must complete before departure. For Bahamas passport holders: 101 visa-free, 32 visa on arrival, 7 eTA and 28 eVisa destinations.

Bahamas passport holders can visit 101 countries without a visa, 6 of them with no time limit. That ranks the Bahamas passport #53 of 199.

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101

Visa-free destinations

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With a time-limited stay

90 days

Most common stay (70 countries)

Visa-free, unlimited
Visa-free, limited days
Visa on arrival
eTA
eVisa
Visa required
Bahamas

Below is the full list of countries that Bahamas citizens can enter without a visa. The map shows visa-free countries in green — darker for an unlimited stay, lighter where the stay is limited to a set number of days, most often 90 days (3 months). Always check the destination's entry conditions before you travel: most countries require a passport valid for at least six months.

Visa-free destinations for Bahamas passport

Country	Entry	Maximum stay
Afghanistan	Visa required	—
Albania	Visa-free	90 days
Algeria	Visa required	—
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days
Angola	Visa-free	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	180 days
Argentina	Visa required	—
Armenia	Visa on arrival	—
Australia	eVisa	—
Austria	Visa-free	90 days
Azerbaijan	eVisa	—
Bahrain	eVisa	—
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	—
Barbados	Visa-free	Unlimited
Belarus	Visa required	—
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days
Belize	Visa-free	Unlimited
Benin	Visa-free	90 days
Bhutan	eVisa	—
Bolivia	Visa on arrival	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	90 days
Botswana	Visa-free	90 days
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days
Brunei	Visa required	—
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days
Burkina Faso	eVisa	—
Burundi	Visa on arrival	—
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	—
Cameroon	eVisa	—
Canada	eTA	—
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival	—
Central African Republic	Visa required	—
Chad	Visa required	—
Chile	Visa-free	90 days
China	Visa-free	30 days
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival	—
Costa Rica	Visa-free	180 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eTA	—
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days
Cuba	eVisa	—
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	—
Dominica	Visa-free	180 days
Dominican Republic	Visa-free	Unlimited
DR Congo	eVisa	—
Ecuador	Visa-free	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival	—
El Salvador	Visa-free	180 days
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa	—
Eritrea	Visa required	—
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days
Eswatini	Visa-free	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa	—
Fiji	Visa-free	120 days
Finland	Visa-free	90 days
France	Visa-free	90 days
Gabon	eVisa	—
Gambia	Visa-free	90 days
Georgia	Visa-free	360 days
Germany	Visa-free	90 days
Ghana	Visa-free	90 days
Greece	Visa-free	90 days
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days
Guinea	eVisa	—
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	—
Guyana	Visa-free	90 days
Haiti	Visa-free	90 days
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days
Iceland	Visa-free	90 days
India	eVisa	—
Indonesia	eVisa	—
Iran	Visa on arrival	—
Iraq	eVisa	—
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days
Israel	Visa-free	90 days
Italy	Visa-free	90 days
Jamaica	Visa-free	Unlimited
Japan	Visa-free	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival	—
Kazakhstan	eVisa	—
Kenya	eTA	—
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days
Kosovo	Visa-free	90 days
Kuwait	Visa required	—
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa	—
Laos	Visa on arrival	—
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	—
Lesotho	Visa-free	90 days
Liberia	Visa required	—
Libya	eVisa	—
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	90 days
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days
Macau	Visa on arrival	—
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	—
Malawi	Visa-free	90 days
Malaysia	Visa-free	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival	—
Mali	Visa required	—
Malta	Visa-free	90 days
Marshall Islands	Visa required	—
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	—
Mauritius	Visa-free	90 days
Mexico	Visa-free	180 days
Micronesia	Visa-free	30 days
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days
Mongolia	eVisa	—
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days
Morocco	Visa required	—
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	—
Myanmar	Visa required	—
Namibia	Visa required	—
Nauru	Visa required	—
Nepal	Visa on arrival	—
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days
New Zealand	Visa required	—
Nicaragua	Visa required	—
Niger	Visa required	—
Nigeria	eVisa	—
North Korea	Visa required	—
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days
Norway	Visa-free	90 days
Oman	eVisa	—
Pakistan	eTA	—
Palau	Visa on arrival	—
Palestine	Visa-free	Unlimited
Panama	Visa-free	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eTA	—
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days
Peru	Visa-free	180 days
Philippines	Visa-free	30 days
Poland	Visa-free	90 days
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days
Qatar	Visa on arrival	—
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—
Romania	Visa-free	90 days
Russia	Visa required	—
Rwanda	Visa-free	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	180 days
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	180 days
Samoa	Visa on arrival	—
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days
Sao Tome and Principe	eVisa	—
Saudi Arabia	Visa on arrival	—
Senegal	Visa on arrival	—
Serbia	Visa-free	30 days
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	—
Singapore	Visa-free	30 days
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival	—
Somalia	eVisa	—
South Africa	Visa-free	30 days
South Korea	eTA	—
South Sudan	eVisa	—
Spain	Visa-free	90 days
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	—
Sudan	Visa required	—
Suriname	Visa-free	180 days
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days
Syria	eVisa	—
Taiwan	Visa required	—
Tajikistan	Visa-free	30 days
Tanzania	Visa-free	90 days
Thailand	eVisa	—
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	—
Togo	eVisa	—
Tonga	Visa on arrival	—
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	Unlimited
Tunisia	Visa required	—
Türkiye	Visa on arrival	—
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	—
Uganda	Visa-free	90 days
Ukraine	Visa required	—
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days
United Kingdom	eTA	—
United States	Visa required	—
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa-free	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa-free	120 days
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days
Venezuela	Visa required	—
Vietnam	eVisa	—
Yemen	Visa required	—
Zambia	Visa-free	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa-free	90 days

Unlimited stay countries for Bahamas passport

6 countries let Bahamas passport holders enter visa-free with no predetermined limit on the length of stay — the highest level of travel freedom, usually thanks to freedom-of-movement or special bilateral agreements.

Barbados
Belize
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Palestine
Trinidad and Tobago

No fixed time limit does not mean no rules: border officers may still ask about the purpose of your visit, and staying long-term usually requires registering your residence.

Overview of visa-free access for Bahamas citizens

Holders of a Bahamas passport can travel to 101 destinations without obtaining a visa in advance. 6 of them allow an unrestricted stay and 95 allow visa-free entry for a limited number of days.

Add 32 countries that issue a visa on arrival and 7 that only need an online travel authorisation (eTA), and Bahamas citizens can reach 140 countries without a classic visa application. A further 28 countries offer an eVisa, and 30 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.

Visa-free destinations include Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria and Barbados, among many others.

Where can Bahamas citizens travel, and for how long?

Visa-free destinations for the Bahamas passport grouped by the maximum stay:

Unlimited stay (6 countries)

Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Palestine and Trinidad and Tobago

360 days (almost a year) (1 country)

Georgia

180 days (6 months) (9 countries)

Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname

120 days (4 months) (2 countries)

Fiji and Vanuatu

90 days (3 months) (70 countries)

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark and 55 more

42 days (6 weeks) (1 country)

Saint Lucia

30 days (1 month) (12 countries)

Angola, China, Eswatini, Malaysia, Micronesia, Philippines, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Key takeaways for Bahamas passport holders

With 101 visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks #53 of 199 in our ranking. The most common allowance is 90 days (3 months).

Visa-free status normally covers tourism and short business visits only — not work or study. Most countries require your passport to be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure, and you may be asked for a return ticket, an accommodation booking or proof of sufficient funds.

The stay shown in the table is the maximum allowed without a visa. Entry rules can change at short notice, so confirm the current requirements with the destination's embassy or official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about visa-free travel for Bahamas citizens

How many countries can Bahamas passport holders visit without a visa?

Bahamas passport holders can visit 101 countries without a visa (data updated 17 June 2026). 6 of them have no fixed limit on the length of stay and 95 allow a visa-free stay of a set number of days. Counting visa on arrival (32) and electronic travel authorisations (7), Bahamas citizens can enter 140 countries without applying for a visa in advance.

Which countries allow unlimited stay for Bahamas citizens?

6 countries let Bahamas passport holders stay without a predetermined time limit: Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Palestine and Trinidad and Tobago.

What is the most common visa-free stay for Bahamas passport holders?

90 days (3 months) is the most common allowance — it applies in 70 countries, including Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile and 60 more.

What is the longest visa-free stay available to Bahamas citizens?

Apart from the 6 countries with no time limit, the longest fixed visa-free stay is 360 days (almost a year), available in Georgia.

Where is the Bahamas passport ranked?

With 101 visa-free destinations the Bahamas passport ranks #53 of 199 passports in our visa-free ranking. The strongest passport in the ranking opens 130 countries visa-free.

What happens if I overstay my visa-free period?

Overstaying is a breach of immigration law. Depending on the country it can mean a fine, detention, deportation and a ban on future entry. The stay shown in the table is the maximum allowed without a visa — if you need longer, apply for an extension or the right visa before that period ends.

What is the difference between visa-free entry, visa on arrival and an eTA?

Visa-free means you only show your passport at the border. Visa on arrival is issued at the airport or land border, usually for a fee. An eTA (electronic travel authorisation, e.g. ESTA for the USA or ETA for the United Kingdom) is a short online application you must complete before departure. For Bahamas passport holders: 101 visa-free, 32 visa on arrival, 7 eTA and 28 eVisa destinations.

Data: Passport Index dataset (MIT licence) with corrections from official embassy and immigration sources · updated 17 June 2026.

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