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Visa-Free Travel Notice

Bahamian travelers departing Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau by air may apply for admission without a visa if they meet the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance requirements. However, CBP has the final authority to determine eligibility to enter the United States. Visa-free travel is not available to Bahamian citizens entering the United States from any other international border crossing, those entering via boat, those only transiting the United States, nor individuals traveling to the United States to embark on a cruise.

What is a Visa?

A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to enter the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa, which is placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the traveler’s country of citizenship or nationality.

Certain international travelers may be eligible to travel to the United States without a visa if they meet the requirements for visa-free travel under the Visa Waiver Program. The Visa section of this website is all about U.S. visas for foreign citizens to travel to the United States. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, please visit Travel.State.gov for additional information.

Note: U.S. citizens do not need a U.S. visa for travel to the United States, but when planning travel abroad a U.S. citizen may need a visa issued by the embassy or consulate of the country they wish to visit.

Do You Already Know What Type of Visa You Need?

For nonimmigrant visas, you can go directly to the online application for the DS-160; or for immigrant visas, directly to the USCIS site for the relevant forms. If you are unsure, please use the Visa Wizard below to help you determine your visa type.

Need to Contact Us?

Contact the Consular Section using our Visas Navigator, or visit our Local Information page for more visa-related guidance. Select one of the options below:

Nonimmigrant Visas Navigator

Immigrant Visas Navigator

View Local Information

Expiration of Covid-Era Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) Fee Receipts

Schedule your visa interview before your application fee expires.

Check your receipt! If you paid your visa application fee before October 1, 2022, and have not scheduled an interview yet, book now!

Visa applicants typically have 365 days from the date of payment to schedule an appointment before the payment expires. Certain extensions were granted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but these extensions expire September 30. If you paid your fee prior to October 1, 2022, you must schedule an interview (or submit your interview waiver application, if you are eligible) before September 30, 2023. If you don’t, you may have to pay the fee again!

NOTE: The interview itself does NOT need to take place before September 30, 2023, but an appointment must be scheduled in the system, even if it is for months into the future.

Our Locations

U.S. Embassy in Nassau

Address:

42 Queen St. Nassau, the Bahamas

Phone:

242-322-1181

Additional Information

Rights and Protections for Temporary Workers Rights and Protections for Immigrant Visa Applicants Returning Resident–Lost, Stolen, or Expired Green Card Fiancé(e) Visa Interview Third Country Nationals (TCN's) Non-Immigrant Visa Applicants – Interview Waived

Rights and Protections for Temporary Workers

The pamphlet linked below informs you of your rights as a nonimmigrant visa holder in certain employment- and education-based categories.

Select Your Pamphlet

Rights and Protections for Immigrant Visa Applicants

The pamphlet informs applicants applying for K-1 visas, K-3, IR-1/CR-1 immigrant visas, and F2A immigrant visas of their legal rights relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse.

Select Your Pamphlet

Returning Resident–Lost, Stolen, or Expired Green Card

Click on the link below to review the options and follow the instructions for the scenario that applies to you.

See Instructions

Fiancé(e) Visa Interview

For K-1/K-2 visas, the U.S. citizen sponsor must file Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), with the USCIS office that serves the area where you live. See Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) for information on where to file the petition. Further information is available on the USCIS website under Fiancé(e) Visas. Note: Form I-129F cannot be filed at a U.S. Embassy, Consulate, or USCIS office abroad.

Learn about the Fiancé(e) Visa Interview

Third Country Nationals (TCN's)

Applicants are encouraged to read this in entirety before scheduling your visa interview at Embassy Nassau. The current waiting time for Third Country National applicants is 126 days.