No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for the Bahamas?

Citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Nassau: ≈ 13,230 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 Vanuatu passport?

Yes, citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Bahamas passport: 101.
Citizens of Vanuatu and the Bahamas can travel together visa-free to 43 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Costa Rica, and Seychelles.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Bahamas, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Travelling to the Bahamas: good to know

Port Vila — Nassau: about 13,230 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −15 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Nassau 21:00.
Local currency: Bahamian Dollar and US Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BSD 1.00.
Bahamas is the 70th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.