Bahamas visa and entry requirements

At the interview at the border you must present a passport that is valid for at least six months. Passport cards will not be accepted.

• Yellow fever (ICVP (yellow card)) — A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers over 1 year of age arriving directly from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission, and from travellers who have transited more than 12 hours through an airport in such a country; travellers must be vaccinated at least 10 days before entering The Bahamas. Since January 2014, proof of yellow fever vaccination is no longer required for travellers arriving from Trinidad and Tobago.

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for entry to the Bahamas. The UK government says medical treatment is of a good standard but can be expensive, that serious cases are transferred to Nassau or Freeport, or Miami, by air ambulance, and to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.

The Department of Immigration says that during the interview at the border the prospective visitor must possess a valid return ticket or means of departing The Bahamas, and present a completed Bahamas Immigration Disembarkation/Embarkation Card.

The Department of Immigration says that, under the Immigration Act, Chapter 191, Section 22, travellers who are not citizens or legal residents must meet prescribed criteria at the border, including having financial means to sustain themselves during the stay (or identifying a local sponsor who will receive them). No official source we could read states an amount.

• Bahamas Immigration Disembarkation/Embarkation Card — During the interview at the border, the prospective visitor must present a completed Bahamas Immigration Disembarkation/Embarkation Card, a passport that is valid for at least six months, and a valid return ticket or means of departing The Bahamas. The Department of Immigration asks passengers arriving by sea to complete the Inward Passenger and Crew Manifest for all individuals aboard the vessel. (at the border)

No one, other than a person entitled to land under section 20, may remain in The Bahamas after the period the Immigration Officer or the Director of Immigration permitted under section 22, unless they hold a valid permit under section 30. Breaking this rule is an offence. Where no other penalty is provided, an offence is punishable on summary conviction by a fine of three thousand dollars (3,000; the Act does not name the currency), two years in prison, or both. The UK government says penalties for overstaying include a fine, detention and deportation.

• Passenger tax (departure tax) — $29.00 for every passenger leaving The Bahamas other than by sea; the Act does not name the currency. Included in the air ticket.

  Every passenger leaving The Bahamas other than by sea pays a passenger tax of $29.00; the Act does not name the currency. The sum is included in the cost of the ticket and collected by the carrier or its agent.

• Tourism enhancement levy — $2.00 for every passenger leaving The Bahamas; the Act does not name the currency. Included in the air ticket.

  Since 1 January 2024, a tourism enhancement levy of $2.00 is charged for every passenger leaving The Bahamas; the Act does not name the currency. It is collected under the same rules as the passenger tax, which is included in the cost of the ticket.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: laws.bahamas.gov.bs (opens in a new tab) · Passenger Tax Act (Ch. 379) s. 3A and Fourth Schedule
• Passenger facility charge and security charge — Lynden Pindling International Airport (Nassau) — Departing international passengers: passenger facility charge $20.00 and security charge $7.00; the Order does not name the currency. Included in the air ticket.

  Every passenger departing from Lynden Pindling International Airport pays a passenger facility charge and a security charge, subject to the exception in the Order. For departing international passengers they are $20.00 and $7.00; the Order does not name the currency. The charges are paid when the airline ticket is bought and collected by the Nassau Airport Development Company Limited.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: laws.bahamas.gov.bs (opens in a new tab) · Airport Authority (Passenger Facility and Security Charge) Order

Bahamas Customs says each person or responsible family member travelling is required to declare if they are travelling with cash or negotiable instruments, or precious metals or precious stones, of a value equivalent to BSD 10,000. Penalties for non-compliance can include forfeiture of the cash, plus a fine of up to $2,000.

• Bahamas Customs lists firearms and fireworks among restricted goods, unless there is special authorization by the Commissioner of Police.
• Bahamas Customs says all visitors are entitled to an exemption of $100 on any dutiable article brought into the Bahamas; above that, the necessary customs duties and taxes apply. Duty-free allowances for all travellers: alcoholic beverages not exceeding one quart of spirits and one quart of wine, and tobacco not exceeding one pound in weight or 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars (adults only).