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Northern Mariana Islands visa rules for Bahamas passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting the Northern Mariana Islands.

The answer

No. Bahamas passport holders need a visa to visit the Northern Mariana Islands.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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

Official source

ecfr.govElectronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register), 8 CFR 212.1Checked 3 Nov 2026

A visa required of such an alien unless, prior to or at the time of embarkation for the United States on a vessel or aircraft, the alien satisfied the examining U.S. immigration officer at the Bahamas, that he or she is clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

The Northern Mariana Islands admit visitors under the US Visa Waiver Program or the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Visitors eligible for neither need a visa from a US embassy or consulate.

Source: dhs.gov

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Can skip the visa if a U.S. immigration officer in the Bahamas clears them before boarding.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

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 Saipan, nearest first.

  1. MicronesiaPalikir, about 1,640 km from SaipanVisa-free · 30 days
  2. JapanTokyo, about 2,360 km from SaipanVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Saipan

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

  1. JanHigh 29.4°CLow 24.2°CRain 100 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.3°CLow 23.8°CRain 69 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.9°CLow 24.0°CRain 54 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.8°CLow 25.0°CRain 81 mm
  5. MayHigh 31.3°CLow 25.6°CRain 79 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.7°CLow 26.0°CRain 118 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.1°CLow 25.7°CRain 196 mm
  8. AugHigh 30.9°CLow 25.3°CRain 329 mm
  9. SepHigh 30.8°CLow 25.3°CRain 299 mm
  10. OctHigh 30.4°CLow 25.2°CRain 307 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.6°CLow 25.3°CRain 144 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.1°CLow 25.0°CRain 107 mm

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

Averages of 13 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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