{"ObjectId": 168, "Country": "Bahamas", "Quarantine": null, "Testing": null, "DatePublished": "28.09.2022", "Sources": "Foreign travel advice, Gov.UK/ \n OSAC Travel Advisories/\n Travel Bahamas/", "TravelAdvisory": "Latest News: \n
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\nInternational Restrictions:
\n*All travellers: Until Sunday 19 June, all visitors must submit a Bahamas Travel Health Visa Trip application. The health visa application is available from The Bahamas travel page. This requirement will be removed at 00:01 on Sunday 19 June 2022.
\n*If you\u2019re fully vaccinated: From 19 June 2022, fully vaccinated adult travellers will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test for entry into and inter-island journeys within The Bahamas. Find out if you qualify as fully vaccinated in The Bahamas on The Bahamas Travel page.\nProof of vaccination status: You must present proof that you have been fully vaccinated to enter The Bahamas. You may also be asked to present proof of vaccination to enter a variety of locations in The Bahamas and should carry it with you at all times.
\nThe Bahamas will accept the proof of COVID-19 recovery and vaccination record. Your final vaccine dose must have been administered at least 14 days prior to travel. Your NHS appointment card from vaccination centres is not designed to be used as proof of vaccination and should not be used to demonstrate your vaccine status.
\n*If you\u2019re not fully vaccinated: If you are not fully vaccinated and are aged 12 and over you must present a negative COVID 19 PCR test, taken no more than three days (72 hours) prior to the date of arrival to The Bahamas. Self-administered tests are not accepted.
\nResidents of The Bahamas: Bahamian residents who are not fully vaccinated must provide proof of a negative COVID PCR test taken no more than three days (72 hours) prior to the date of arrival to The Bahamas. Self-administered tests are not accepted.
\nIf you\u2019ve had COVID-19 in the past year: If you are not fully vaccinated but have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last year, you must follow the entry and inter-island travel rules set out for travellers who are not fully vaccinated.
\n*Children and young people: Children aged 1 and under are exempt from any testing requirements.
\nChildren visiting aged 2 to 11 inclusive are required to present a negative COVID-19 test (either a Rapid Antigen Test or PCR), taken no more than three days (72 hours) prior to the date of arrival to The Bahamas and need a trip created on an adult\u2019s Travel health visa profile.
\nChildren aged 12 and over must follow the rules set out for vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers.\n*If you\u2019re transiting through The Bahamas: Transiting is when you pass through one country on the way to your final destination.
\nIf you are transiting through The Bahamas on your way to another country and not passing through immigration, you need to follow the latest guidance provided by your airline.
\nIf you are transiting through The Bahamas on your way to another country and will be passing through immigration (sometimes known as a layover), for example to stay in a hotel for a flight the next day or to join a cruise ship, you need to follow the rules applicable to your vaccination status.
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\n Internal Restrictions:
\n*Travel in The Bahamas: Inter-island travel. Testing is required for travel between some islands. Details of which islands require testing are available from the Bahamian government website. As of 20 February, testing is required if departing from New Providence (Nassau), Paradise Island and Grand Bahama Island (Freeport) to any other island.
\n*Public places and services: Details of the Health Services (COVID19) (General) and (Prevention of Community Spread) rules, which include limitations on social gatherings, are available at the Office of the Prime Minister website, subject to change. The following measures are in place throughout the Bahamas:
\n\u2022 Face masks must be worn in any public space and must be worn for entry into supermarkets, pharmacies and businesses
\n\u2022 Face masks or coverings must cover your nose and mouth; face mask must also be visible and easily identifiable
\n\u2022 Social gatherings are subject to restrictions
\n\u2022 Socially distancing is set at 6ft apart. You may be required to stand or sit in a designated area according to the social distancing measures in place in a particular location
\n\u2022 Hand washing and/or hand sanitizing is required upon entry into public buildings and private establishments. A security guard may ask you to wash your hands or they may spray your hands with a disinfectant
\n\u2022 Health officers can order persons to be detained for screening and assessment and may order isolation or quarantine on reasonable grounds in order to prevent further spread of the disease. Visitors may incur the cost of quarantine and testing in government designated quarantine facilities
\nFailure to comply with the Health Services Rules, will result in fines and/or imprisonment. All the rules are available on the Office of the Prime Minister\u2019s website.
\n*Accommodation: The Ministry of Tourism provides information about accommodation that has received a \u2018Clean and Pristine\u2019 certificate from The Bahamas\u2019 Clean and Pristine Certification Agency. Hotels, lodges and bed and breakfasts provide tourists with information on how the Emergency (COVID-19) Orders apply to their establishments.
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