VISAS: The following nationals DO NOT require a visa: Bahamas, Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland & Turkey. For stays up to 8 months by nationals of United States citizens. For stays up to 3 months by nationals of Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland Republic of, Israel, Japan, South Africa & Sweden. For stays up to 30 days by United Kingdom, Canadian residents/Landed Canadian Immigrants holding a valid national passport & Canadian Immigration Record Form 1000, citizens of Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Cameroon, Cyprus, Dominica, Fiji, 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, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia & Zimbabwe. For stays up to 14 days by nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay & Venezuela.
TRANSIT VISAS: Required by all except persons continuing their journey to a third country within 3 days, provided holding valid documents & tickets for onward destination (except nationals of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Czech Rep, Dominican Rep, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Korea (North), Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan & Vietnam) & persons continuing their journey on the same day without leaving the airport, provided holding confirmed onward/return tickets & documentation (except nationals of Haiti & Morocco).
All visitors must hold onward/return tickets, documents required for next destination & sufficient funds for their length of stay
HEALTH: (Compulsory vaccinations:) Yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. Recommended immunisations for travellers making 3 or more visits per year, stays of more than 3 months in a rural area, high-risk occupational groups & backpackers staying more than 1 month: Diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, TB, tetanus, typhoid.
All passports must be valid for six months.
WEATHER: The Bahamas are the northern most islands in the Caribbean. Summers are hot, winters mild, although the northern most islands, (including Nassau) can be affected by cold north american air. Rain falls throughout the year with the wettest period between May-Oct. Hurricanes can strike between Jun-Nov.

 

Travcour DOES NOT have services for this country.

Please contact the embassy for more information at:

High Commission of Bahamas
10 Chesterfield Street
London, W1J 5JL
tel: +44 20 7408 4488
fax: +44 20 7499 9937
e-mail: information@bahamashclondon.net
website: www.bahamas.gov.bs
hours: 1000-1300 (Mon-Fri) visas, 1400-1600 (Mon-Fri) collection