No visa needed

Do citizens of the Bahamas need a visa for the Vatican City?

Citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for the Vatican City 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 — Vatican City: ≈ 8,160 km, about 10.5 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 Vatican City without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

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

Vatican City 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; Vatican City passport: 92.
Citizens of the Bahamas and the Vatican City can travel together visa-free to 78 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Citizens of the Vatican City, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of the Vatican City

Travelling to the Vatican City: good to know

Nassau — Vatican City: about 8,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Vatican City 18:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian and Latin.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Vatican City is the 67th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.