VISA REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS
(A)
VISAS ARE
NOT
REQUIRED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:
(l)
UNITED STATES CITIZENS
(ll)
CANADIAN CITIZENS
(a)
Landed immigrants
, in possession of Canadian Immigration Record Form 1000 may enter without a visa for visits not exceeding thirty days. These individuals should also have a national passport.
(lll)
UNITED KINGDOM CITIZENS
(IV)
CITIZENS OF WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
(V)
CITIZENS OF CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
Exception:
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Surname
(VI)
COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS
Exception:
Pakistan, Cameroon, Mozambique, India, Nigeria, and Ghana.
Note:
Commonwealth countries are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Seychelles, Sirerra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom and dependent territories, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
(Vll)
CITIZENS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES
Exception:
Citizens of Colombia and Guatemala
The following restrictions apply:
Nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicargua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela do not require visas for visits of 14 days and less;
Nationals of Chile, Uruguay and Mexico do not require visas for visits of 3 months and less.
(B)
VISAS ARE REQUIRED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:
(l)
CITIZENS OF ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES
Exception:
South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Commonwealth citizens (excluding Pakistan and India), Israel.
(ll)
CITIZENS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Exception:
Commonwealth citizens (excluding Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana and Mozambique)
(lIl)
CITIZENS OF EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Issued 16 August 1999 Updated 3 January 2002
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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