No visa needed

Do citizens of the Bahamas need a visa for Latvia?

Citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Latvia 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 the Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — Riga: ≈ 8,350 km, about 11 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 Latvia without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

Yes, citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Latvia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Latvia visa rules at a glance

With a Bahamas passport you can visit 101 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks 52nd of 199.
Bahamas passport: visa-free access to 101 countries; Latvia passport: 118.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Latvia can travel together visa-free to 90 countries, for example: Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
Citizens of Latvia, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Latvia

Travelling to Latvia: good to know

Nassau — Riga: about 8,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Riga 19:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Latvian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Latvia is the 77th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.