Bahamas

Benin passportEdit check

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Entry date optional

Conditions apply

Visa-free, 3 months

The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.

Entry rule for 12 September 2026 Source checked 29 August 2026

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Entry and stay only. What this covers

Entry conditions3 to check

present a passport that is valid for at least six months (passport cards will not be accepted)
possess a valid return ticket/ means of departing The Bahamas
must not intend to engage in any gainful employment while in The Bahamas

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Benin passport → Bahamas
Entry date: 2026-09-12

Visa-free, 3 months
You can travel without arranging a visa.
You may stay up to 3 months.

Conditions:
- present a passport that is valid for at least six months (passport cards will not be accepted)
- possess a valid return ticket/ means of departing The Bahamas
- must not intend to engage in any gainful employment while in The Bahamas

Source: https://mofa.gov.bs/consular-services/not-need-visas-enter-bahamas/
Source checked: 2026-08-29
Data snapshot: 2026-09-10

This establishes the recorded entry rule and stay allowance, not admission, work permission, residence rights or a tax position.
https://aevamo.com/requirements/ben/bhs/

Official wording

Who DOES NOT Need a Visa to Enter The Bahamas Designated Countries
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Benin
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Ghana
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Kosovo
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United Arab Emirates

Aevamo’s reading

The Immigration Act (Chapter 191) creates the entry obligation: s.19 prohibits landing save with an Immigration Officer's leave, s.22 governs the grant and maximum duration of that leave (not exceeding eight months), and s.20 defines the free-movement categories. The MOFA designation lists and the government's Visa Requirements table operate against this statutory background.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' visa-exempt designation list names these four countries as not needing a Bahamian visa; the 2025 Ghana waiver, the 2024 Benin agreement and the 2026 Kosovo agreement corroborate them. Rwanda is excluded because its 2024 visa-waiver agreement is signed but not ratified.

Source details

Source checked: 29 August 2026
Data snapshot: 10 September 2026
Publisher: Who DOES NOT Need a Visa to Enter The Bahamas Designated Countries
Reference ID: mofa-no-visa

How the documents behind this regime are dated

mofa-needs-visas and mofa-no-visa: footer 'Copyright 2020 (c) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Bahamas'; mofa-evisa: 'Last updated: 2026.04.01'; immigration-act: 'LRO 1/2017' consolidation; immigration-entry: news items dated to 30 July and 14 August 2026; bahamas-visa-requirements-visitors-20250528: 'Updated: 18th February, 2014' (re-uploaded 28 May 2025); india-high-commission-bahamas: live page with 2025-2026 events; kosovo-agreement: press release dated 20 January 2026.

What this answer covers Limits & assumptions

Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.

Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.