Entry rules · Bahamas passport
Do Bahamas passport holders need a visa for the Dominican Republic?
No visa needed for a short visit. Bahamas passport holders can stay in the Dominican Republic visa-free for up to 30 days.
Checked against official sources on 2 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 30 days
- Status
- Verified 2 Nov 2026
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Bahamas passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
País / Región: Bahamas Tipo de Pasaporte: Ordinario Tipo de Visa: Visa Turismo (TS) Aplica a Extranjeros que quieran viajar a República Dominicana con pasaporte Ordinario. ¿Requiere visa? NO
Comentario: En virtud del Decreto 691-07 de fecha 18 de diciembre de 2007, para fines turísticos exclusivamente.
La Tarjeta de Turista es una tasa impositiva que cobra la República Dominicana a sus visitantes.
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La Tarjeta de Turista autoriza a los visitantes a permanecer en el país por un período máximo de 30 días.
se incluye en todos los boletos aéreos emitidos fuera de República Dominicana
ARTÍCULO 81. - Los requisitos exigidos para la permanencia de los Extranjeros No Residentes en territorio nacional serán los siguientes: a. Turista. El Extranjero que ingrese en calidad de Turista estará provisto de Visa de Turista o de una Tarjeta de Turismo.
The Tourist Card is a tax charged by the Dominican Republic to those visiting our country. It can be obtained directly at the airport upon arrival in the Dominican Republic. Some tour operators include the Tourist Card in their tourist packages.
C) Who CAN ENTER the Dominican Republic WITH ONLY A TOURIST CARD, for tourism purposes only? Akrotiri and Dhekelia (United Kingdom) Germany Andorra Anguilla (United Kingdom) Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Barbados Belgium Belize Bermuda (United Kingdom) Bolivia Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Cyprus Vatican City (Holy See) Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) Denmark Dominica El Salvador United Arab Emirates Scotland (United Kingdom) Slovakia Slovenia Spain United States of America Estonia Fiji Finland France Wales (United Kingdom) Gibraltar (United Kingdom) Greece Grenada Greenland (Denmark) Greenland (Norway) Guadeloupe (France) Guam (United States) Guatemala Guyana (English) French Guiana (France) Hawaii (United States) Holland Honduras Hong Kong (valid for holders of the special passport of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) Hungary Ireland Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) Cocos Island (Australia) Cook Island (New Zealand) Christmas Island (Australia) Faroe Island (Denmark) Norfolk Island (Australia) Palau Island (United States) Iceland Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) Northern Mariana Islands Marshall Islands Solomon Islands Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) Tokelau Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Wallis and Futuna Islands (France) Italy Jamaica Kazakhstan Kiribati Kuwait Latvia Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao (valid for holders of the special passport of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) Macedonia Malaysia Malta Martinique (France) Mauricio Mayen (Norway) Mayotte (France) Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia) Monaco Montserrat (United Kingdom) Namibia Nauru Nicaragua Niue (New Zealand) Norway New Caledonia (France) New Zealand Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay French Polynesia (France) Poland Portugal Puerto Rico (United States) Qatar Czech Republic Republic of South Africa Slovak Republic Reunion (France) Romania Russia Saba (Netherlands Antilles) Saint Kitts and Nevis American Samoa Saint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles) San Marino Saint Martin (Netherlands Antilles) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Helena (United Kingdom) Saint Lucia Serbia Seychelles Singapore St. Croix (United States) St. John (United States) St. Thomas (United States) Sweden Swiss Suriname Svalbard (Norway) Thailand Taiwan Tokelau (New Zealand) Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Türkiye Tuvalu Ukraine Vanuatu
Stay: up to 30 days
Todos los turistas que ingresen al territorio nacional sin la necesidad de un visado consular, exceptuando
A quién va dirigido A todos los extranjeros que deseen prolongar su estadía en la Rep. Dom. por más de los 30 días establecidos para los turistas.
La Tarjeta de Turista autoriza a los visitantes a permanecer en el país por un período máximo de 30 días.
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se incluye en todos los boletos aéreos emitidos fuera de República Dominicana
Dominican Republic for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City
- Visa-freeUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, Georgia, Nicaragua, Russia
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- El Salvador, Japan, South Korea
- Visa-freeUp to 3 months
- Israel
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa requiredPublic data
- Mongolia, Montenegro, Samoa
How this rule was checked
On 2 Nov 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to the Dominican Republic, chiefly Consulado General de la República Dominicana en la costa oeste de los Estados Unidos. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for the Dominican Republic
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- No advice against travel
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to the Dominican Republic as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Bahamas passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Dominican Republic visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Bahamas passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Bahamas passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of the Dominican Republic.