No visa needed

Do citizens of Namibia need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Namibia 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 Namibia: the passport opens 43 countries visa-free; Windhoek — Nassau: ≈ 11,470 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 Namibia passport?

Yes, citizens of Namibia 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 Namibia passport you can visit 43 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 89 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Namibia passport ranks 111th of 199.
Namibia passport: visa-free access to 43 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Namibia and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 37 countries, for example: Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Angola, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Benin, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Gambia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Namibia. Namibia visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Windhoek — Nassau: about 11,470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Windhoek 12:00 — Nassau 06:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 164th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Namibia.