Non-Immigrant Visas

General Information

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To learn more about the various visa types and which one is applicable to your requirements, please click here

To contact Visa Services, email visanassau@state.gov

A non-immigrant visa is required by anyone seeking temporary admission into the United States who is not eligible to travel.  You need a visa to transit the United States, meaning you are entering the U.S. simply to catch a flight to another country.

A Bahamian citizen does not require a visa to apply for admission to the United States when he/she applies at one of the US Customs and Border Protection Preclearance Facilities located in Nassau or Freeport International Airports.

However, the Bahamian must still be in possession of a valid, unexpired passport or a Bahamian Travel Document listing Nationality as Bahamian.  

In addition, the Bahamian should present a police certificate issued within the past twelve months for all persons 14 years of age and older.  

All Bahamians who apply for admission to The United States at a Port-of-Entry in the United States, rather than at a Preclearance Facility located in Nassau or Freeport, are required to be in possession of a valid visa to enter the United States.