No visa needed

Do citizens of Cape Verde need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for the Bahamas and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Nassau: ≈ 5,700 km, about 7.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to the Bahamas without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for the Bahamas for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bahamas visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Cape Verde and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Angola, Haiti, Rwanda, Palestine, Ecuador, Zambia, Kenya, South Africa, and Seychelles.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Praia — Nassau: about 5,700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Nassau 09:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 79th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.