• US visitors staying for eight months or less need a return ticket plus a passport (passports expired up to five years may also be used), or a certified birth certificate with an official photo identification.
   
• Naturalized citizens require naturalization papers and photo identification
   
• Permanent residents (green card holders) require their green card and a valid passport from their place of birth.
   
• Canadian visitors not staying more than three weeks need the same identification as those from the US. All others need a valid passport. Some visitors may also require a visa.

For further information, you may contact the nearest Bahamas Consulate or Embassy:

• Embassy of the Commonwealth 
  of The Bahamas 
  2220 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. 
  Washington, DC 20008 
  Tel: 202-319-2660/7 
  Fax: 202-319-2668
   
• Consulate General of the  
  Commonwealth of The Bahamas 
  Ingraham Building 
  25 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite #818 
  Miami, FL  33131 
  Tel: 305-373-6295 
  Fax: 305-373-6312
   
• Consulate General of the  
  Commonwealth of The Bahamas 
  Bahama House 
  231 East 46th Street 
  New York, NY  10017 
  Tel: 212-421-6420 
  Fax: 212-688-5926

• High Commission for the Commonwealth 
  of The Bahamas 
  360 Albert Street, Suite #1020 
  Ottawa, Canada K1R 7X7  
  Tel: 613-232-1724
  Fax: 613-232-0097

UK/Europe: 

• High Commission for the Commonwealth 
  of The Bahamas 
  10 Chesterfield Street 
  London, England W1X 8AH  
  Tel: 011-441-71-408-4488 
  Fax: 011-441-71-499-9937

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