The Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic country in the Caribbean located within the Lucayan Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The country comprises 700 islands, and more than 2,500 cays in the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Cuba and north-west of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. Wikipedia
Cities
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 28 May 2026:
You can usually stay in The Bahamas for up to 30 days without a visa. You can get extensions up to a maximum of 8 months. Penalties for overstaying include a fine, detention and deportation. The Bahamas High Commission lists more information about visas.
If you arrive in The Bahamas from the USA, and you have an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), the time you spend in The Bahamas counts towards the 90 days you have on your ESTA. If you are in any doubt about your US visa status, ask the US Immigration and Naturalization Service or any US diplomatic mission before starting your return journey.
Passport validity
To enter The Bahamas, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you plan to leave.
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Your embassy in The Bahamas
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
The Bahamas's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in The Bahamas
- Currency
- Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
- Time
- UTC−4
- Tue 11:30 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types A, B · 120 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +1242
- Languages
- English
- Capital
- Nassau
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.