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US Virgin Islands visa rules for Bahamas passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting the US Virgin Islands.

The answer

No. Bahamas passport holders need a visa to visit the US Virgin Islands.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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

Official source

bs.usembassy.govU.S. Embassy in The BahamasChecked 3 Nov 2026

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

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

The US Virgin Islands are a US territory, and the US Visa Waiver Program applies there.

Source: lv.usembassy.gov

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Can apply for admission without a visa only when departing Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau by air through CBP Preclearance and meeting its requirements.

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 Charlotte Amalie, nearest first.

  1. British Virgin IslandsRoad Town, about 30 km from Charlotte AmalieVisa-free · 1 month
  2. St. MartinMarigot, about 200 km from Charlotte AmalieVisa-free · 90 days
  3. AnguillaThe Valley, about 200 km from Charlotte AmalieVisa-free
  4. Sint MaartenPhilipsburg, about 200 km from Charlotte AmalieVisa-free · 90 days
  5. St. BarthélemyGustavia, about 230 km from Charlotte AmalieVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Charlotte Amalie

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Charlotte Amalie, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.0°CLow 22.8°CRain 58 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.1°CLow 22.7°CRain 50 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.2°CLow 22.9°CRain 50 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.0°CLow 23.9°CRain 59 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.7°CLow 25.0°CRain 79 mm
  6. JunHigh 31.7°CLow 26.0°CRain 61 mm
  7. JulHigh 32.1°CLow 26.0°CRain 77 mm
  8. AugHigh 32.2°CLow 26.0°CRain 107 mm
  9. SepHigh 31.8°CLow 26.0°CRain 125 mm
  10. OctHigh 31.3°CLow 25.4°CRain 141 mm
  11. NovHigh 30.2°CLow 24.4°CRain 159 mm
  12. DecHigh 29.5°CLow 23.5°CRain 79 mm

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

Averages of 22 to 28 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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