No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Nassau: ≈ 13,260 km, about 17 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 New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of New Zealand and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 93 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Mauritius, China, Paraguay, and Mexico.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Wellington — Nassau: about 13,260 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −17 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Nassau 19:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 72nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.