No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — Nassau: ≈ 11,770 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 Tuvalu passport?

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Tuvalu and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 80 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Funafuti — Nassau: about 11,770 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −16 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — Nassau 20:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 49th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.