No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Nassau: ≈ 8,350 km, about 11 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 Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia 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 Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Latvia and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 90 countries, for example: Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Moldova, Netherlands, and Croatia.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, don’t need a visa for Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Riga — Nassau: about 8,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Nassau 05:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 139th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.