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Maldives visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Citizens of the Bahamas get a Maldives visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — Malé: ≈ 15,490 km, about 20 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to the Maldives without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Bahamas get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Maldives 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; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of the Bahamas and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 40 countries, for example: Jamaica, Haiti, Belize, Panama, Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Guyana, and Gambia.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Nassau — Malé: about 15,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Malé 21:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 189th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.