Visa on arrival

Tuvalu visa for citizens of the Bahamas

Citizens of the Bahamas get a Tuvalu 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 — Funafuti: ≈ 11,770 km, about 15 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Tuvalu 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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Tuvalu 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; Tuvalu passport: 83.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Tuvalu can travel together visa-free to 80 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.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Tuvalu, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Tuvalu

Travelling to Tuvalu: good to know

Nassau — Funafuti: 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: Nassau 12:00 — Funafuti 04:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar and TVD.
Languages: English and Tuvalu.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.
Tuvalu is the 130th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.