No visa needed

Do citizens of Chile need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Chile 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 Chile: the passport opens 105 countries visa-free; Santiago — Nassau: ≈ 6,550 km, about 8.5 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 Chile passport?

Yes, citizens of Chile 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 Chile passport you can visit 105 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 22 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chile passport ranks 46th of 199.
Chile passport: visa-free access to 105 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Chile and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 89 countries, for example: Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, and Nicaragua.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, don’t need a visa for Chile. Chile visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Santiago — Nassau: about 6,550 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Santiago 12:00 — Nassau 11:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 31st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Chile.