No visa needed

Do citizens of Uruguay need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay: the passport opens 96 countries visa-free; Montevideo — Nassau: ≈ 7,030 km, about 9.5 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 Uruguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Uruguay 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 Uruguay passport you can visit 96 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uruguay passport ranks 59th of 199.
Uruguay passport: visa-free access to 96 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Uruguay and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 84 countries, for example: Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Saint Lucia, Dominica, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, don’t need a visa for Uruguay. Uruguay visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Montevideo — Nassau: about 7,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Montevideo 12:00 — Nassau 11:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 38th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uruguay.