The Ministry of Health wishes to advise the public that travelers must complete a Bahamas Health Visa application and present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test with a sample taken within ten (10) days of arrival.
Effective immediately, all travelers will be required to complete an electronic Bahamas Health Visa application before departure from the place of embarkation. This can be found at travel.gov.bs. Travelers are required to upload a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test and provide contact information.
The Government of The Bahamas will accept the negative COVID-19 RT-PCR (swab) test if the sample was taken within (10) ten days of arrival. Tests over ten (10) days old will not be accepted.
An automated response will be provided once the application is completed. The only persons approved to travel are those who have received a green color-coded response, as proof of
Special round trip airfares from Ft. Lauderdale on Bahamasair start at $229
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, July 6th, 2020……The Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board (GBITB) is pleased to announce that the island reopened to international commercial flights on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020. This is in keeping with the rest of the country, as indicated by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism following extensive consultations with the Bahamas Ministry of Health.
As a special offer to welcome visitors for the reopening, Grand Bahama Island has partnered with Bahamasair to offer a rate of $229 for a round trip fare from Ft. Lauderdale to Freeport for travel in the month of July. This rate includes all taxes; tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.
For those who prefer to travel by sea, Balearia Caribbean ferries resume operation on July 2, with three sailings weekly and
On June 28th, The Bahamas announced that effective July 7th, 2020 that the window to take the COVID-19 RT-PCR test prior to arrival has been reduced from 10 days to 7 days.
Upon receipt of your COVID-19 test results, all travelers must submit them for issuance of a Bahamas Travel Health Certificate at https://travel.gov.bs/international this process is normally quick and you can expect to receive it shortly after submission.
Documents required to enter The Bahamas are:
Valid Passport
Negative COVID-19 PCR Test Results
Bahamas Travel Health Certificate
The Islands of the Bahamas has announced a phased reopening of its borders for tourism. June 15, 2020, welcomed the first phase of visitors consisting of Boaters, Yachters, and Private Aviation. On July 1st, 2020 the second phase of the reopening will open to commercial travel. For complete details on the Bahamas' phased Tourism reopening, see Bahamas Tourism Reopening.
