No visa needed

Do citizens of the Marshall Islands need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 the Marshall Islands: the passport opens 75 countries visa-free; Majuro — Nassau: ≈ 11,780 km, about 15 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 Marshall Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands passport you can visit 75 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Marshall Islands passport ranks 86th of 199.
Marshall Islands passport: visa-free access to 75 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 69 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, Tajikistan, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
A language both countries share: English.
Both countries use the same currency — US Dollar — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Majuro — Nassau: about 11,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −16 hours.
Local time: Majuro 12:00 — Nassau 20:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 55th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Marshall Islands.