Embassy of the Commonwealth of
The Bahamas
Havana, Cuba

Which documents do I need to apply for the Bahamas e-visa?

At the moment, only those Cubans who have a Bahamian sponsor or person with legal status in The Bahamas may apply for the visa. However, some applications from persons who need to travel to The Bahamas to attend a medical or consular appointment at one of the diplomatic offices or hospitals located in the country and travelers in transit are analyzed with favorable criteria. In that case, during your application, you must provide, along with the rest of the required documents, proof of your travel intentions and a person to serve as a sponsor from abroad. If you are among those who do not have a Bahamian sponsor, we recommend that you contact the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Bahamas and discuss your situation before applying, as consular fees paid online are non-refundable.

e-Visa Division-Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas (contacts):

SECTION 1- Applicant Documents:

☐ Photocopy of the main page of your valid passport

☐ Photocopy of identity document (both sides) or minor’s ID

☐ A passport-type photo (digital)

☐ Job letter (if you work) **

☐ Photocopy of your business license (for the self-employed) **

☐ Bank statement (if you have one) **

☐ Police record (except minors) **

☐ Ticket with flight / itinerary reservation date

☐ Medical certificate **

☐ Copy of visas from previous trips to The Bahamas (especially if you are applying for multiple-entries visa)

SECTION 2- Applicants in transit or with a consular or a medical appointment in The Bahamas:

☐ All the documents mentioned at SECTION 1 that apply and the following

☐ Evidence of the appointment at the consular or medical facility

☐ Evidence of the migratory process that the applicant is going through at certain consular institution in The Bahamas

☐ The complete flight itinerary (proving the transit) and the visas or documents validating the intention of other final destination than Bahamas (scholarships, medical or consular appointments in other countries, visas, residencies, invitation to events, etc)

☐ A signed letter (in English) explaining the purpose of your trip to the Bahamas

☐ A signed letter (in English) from a sponsor abroad that can economically finance or support your travel and a Bank statement from the same person

SECTION 3- TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN:

☐ All the documents mentioned at SECTION 1 that apply and the following

☐ Birth certificate **

☐ Legal authorization of minors to travel **

SECTION 4- Bahamian or person with legal status in The Bahamas SPONSOR DOCUMENTS:

☐ Photocopy of the main page of the passport

☐ Photocopy of the NIB (National Insurance Board)

☐ Bank statement

☐ Invitation letter

☐ Police record

☐ Utility bill

☐ Letter from employer or business license in the case of privates

TIPS:

  • To apply for the visa, you must have: a scanning machine, a computer or device with internet access, a storage device (flash memory), an active e-mail address.
  • All documents with content in Spanish must be officially translated into English. Above, 2 asterisks (**) indicate the documents that generally need translation.
  • Documents must be scanned in pdf format (maximum document size: 450 kb).
  • The photo must be digital, in JPEG, PNG or BMP format (photo size: between 15 kb- 7584 kb / between 480 pixels wide by 640 pixels high and 4800 pixels wide by 6400 pixels high)

  • The system only allows uploading up to 12 documents per person/application.

  • All documents must be scanned, complying with the size and format parameters explained. They must be legible and ready before starting the online application

We recommend the following:

  • Make a list of the documents you need to upload according to your particular case (use the pdf checklist provided on our website).
  • Gather, scan and name them, make sure they comply with the format and size requirements and organize them by folders if you are applying for more than one person.
  • Check the quality of the documents (they must be legible)
  • Save them on a flash drive or other storage device, ready to upload until you can apply online or send them to your sponsor to apply for you.

If you want to download the above list to help you organizing the supporting documents that you will need, click downhere and get that list in pdf format. Print it and use it as a guide.

Checklist of required supporting documents for Bahamian e-visa application.

How is the online process to apply for the e-visa?

If you have never used the application system before, we provide you a guide that will help you to go through the process.

Click here to go directly to guide in a page in this same website. This guide contains many images and it could be heavy to open. Make sure you have good internet connection, otherwise use the option we offer below of downloading the guide to your phone in pdf.

Click here to download the guide in pdf format to your phone and be able to read it without internet conecction.