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New Caledonia visa rules for Bahamas passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Bahamas passport holders can visit New Caledonia visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

legifrance.gouv.frLégifrance (DILA, French Government): Arrêté du 22 juillet 2011, Annexe II, version in force since 2025-06-19Checked 3 Nov 2026

Bahamas Dispense s'étendant à tout type de passeport.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

New Caledonia is part of France but outside the Schengen area, so it has its own visa rules.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Votre passeport en cours de validité dont la validité est supérieure d'au moins 3 mois à la date à laquelle vous avez prévu de quitter la Nouvelle-Calédonie

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Bahamas passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Nouméa, nearest first.

  1. FijiSuva, about 1,330 km from NouméaVisa-free · 4 months
  2. Wallis & FutunaMata-Utu, about 2,090 km from NouméaVisa-free · 3 months
  3. SamoaApia, about 2,480 km from NouméaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Nouméa

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Nouméa, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.5°CLow 23.4°CRain 107 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.9°CLow 24.0°CRain 129 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.0°CLow 23.5°CRain 162 mm
  4. AprHigh 27.4°CLow 22.0°CRain 122 mm
  5. MayHigh 25.6°CLow 20.2°CRain 90 mm
  6. JunHigh 24.3°CLow 18.9°CRain 78 mm
  7. JulHigh 23.5°CLow 17.7°CRain 71 mm
  8. AugHigh 23.4°CLow 17.5°CRain 68 mm
  9. SepHigh 24.8°CLow 18.3°CRain 39 mm
  10. OctHigh 26.2°CLow 19.7°CRain 37 mm
  11. NovHigh 27.6°CLow 21.0°CRain 44 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.1°CLow 22.5°CRain 64 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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