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Visiting the Bahamas
Immigration requirements
Depending in your citizenship the requirements for visiting the Bahamas
varies.
All visitors are required to be in possession of
a return ticket.
Upon your arrival to The Islands Of The Bahamas,
you will be asked to fill out an Immigration Arrival/Departure Card, which you
will keep part of until your departure.
U.S. and Canadian citizens entering The Islands
Of The Bahamas as visitors do not require a
visa. but are required to show proof of
citizenship with either a passport (current or expired within five years) or two
forms of identification, one of which has to have a photo. For example, you may
bring your birth certificate and a driver’s license.
Naturalized citizens require naturalization
papers (photo identification is not required).
Alien residents in possession of a U.S. Alien
Registration Card may enter The Islands Of The Bahamas without a visa for visits
not exceeding thirty days. Presentation of a current national passport, or one
that has been expired for five years or less, facilitates processing.
Landed immigrants in possession of the Canadian
Immigration Record Form 1000 should follow the same requirements as US Alien
residents.
British subjects from the United Kingdom and
colonies may enter The Islands Of The Bahamas as visitors without passports or
visas for periods not exceeding three weeks. For longer stays they must present
a passport.
All other visitors need a valid passport.
A Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is required from travelers over one year
of age coming from the following countries: Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Colombia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, French
Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Peru and
Sudan. Travelers are required to be vaccinated 10 days prior to entering The
Islands Of The Bahamas and must have a valid certificate of vaccination against
Yellow Fever.
For additional information, contact:
Ministry of Labour and Immigration
P.O. Box N 3008
East Hill Street
Nassau, Bahamas
tel: 242-323-7814
fax: 242-325-1920
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