The Bahamas Consulate General

Category: Foreign consulate in New York

Address: 231 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

Phone: +12124216420

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 9:30AM–3:30PM

Tuesday: 9:30AM–3:30PM

Wednesday: 9:30AM–3:30PM

Thursday: 9:30AM–3:30PM

Friday: 9:30AM–3:30PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Commonwealth Humanity

Sep 16, 2022

Excellent

Meredith Mitchell-Prosser

Aug 24, 2022

Extremely*Professional.

VonRico Toote

Jul 28, 2022

You’d think a country would pick capable people to work at a consulate but it’s obviously not the case here. Went to pick up a passport but couldn’t get it because the system was down. I understand things happen but the lack of care and remorse for the fact that I drove 2 hours to get there was unbelievable. And if that wasn’t bad enough the lady at the front desk had the worst attitude. Like I’m not saying you should jump up and get exited when someone walks through the door, but it a “least good afternoon how may I help you” Something needs to be done about the place

SNA Florida

Nov 8, 2021

Do not apply for a visa with them , they are wasting your time, we provided them 100's of documents for a visit visa, and they still kept going back and forth for days. Do not waste your money and do not pay them $100 for a visit visa as they will not refund your money and will not issue the visa. They do not answer the phone, I called multiple times a day. I left voicemails and still no answer. I have applied for many visas for many countries but they are the worst consulate to apply for. My travel date has passed and still was not able to get a visa from them. Please do not waste your money. They will not give you any attention. Bahama Consulate will waste your time and money. My family was planning on going to the bahamas for a vacation but we just get emails from them to keep upload useless information for no reason. Our trip had to be cancelled as no one answered back or called back . Attention if you give them $100 visa fees you will regret it. The consulate does not have any respect for the travellers time or money, i was going to spend $20,000 with my family to the Bahamas island but realizing the Bahamas consulate does not pay attention to our emails, calls or messages. It shows the lack of respect and attention you give their visitors. I will not be going to the bahamas anymore, instead have decided to goto Mexico.

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Questions & Answers

Can i obtain a US visa while in the US?

Cynthia Hepburn | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Dear Cynthia, We just opened a gmail account to assist in answering the queries here. For all US visa related inquires, you should contact the United States Department of State website. Here's the link: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html "While you are in the United States, receiving a change of status from USCIS does not require you to apply for a new visa. However, once you depart the United States you must apply for a new visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the appropriate category for your travel." - US DOS Website

im flying from the country of Panama to Miami and then to Nassau. do I need the yellow fever Shot?

Keith Wilhelm | Oct 7, 2019
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Country requirement: a YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CERTIFICATE is required from travelers over 1 year of age arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and for travelers having transited more than 12 hours through the airport of a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. These countries are as follows: AFRICA: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela.

I’m going to the Bahamas on a cruise. I have been in the US for a few months already but I am originally from Peru, do I need the vaccination for the yellow fever?

Andrea Segura | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

PLEASE NOTE: THE BAHAMAS YELLOW FEVER ALERT Country requirement: a YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CERTIFICATE is required from travelers over 1 year of age arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and for travelers having transited more than 12 hours through the airport of a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. These countries are as follows: AFRICA: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania. SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela.

I wanted to know if the Bahamas would except my wife with an expired passport. I am a US citizen, she is a LPR green card, but has an expired venezuelan passport, not able to renew.

Rick Grebner | Oct 6, 2020
Gabriela Farias | Mar 10, 2022

Hello Rick, did you ever receive an answer to this question?

Hello I received a DUI in 2017 and am in probation. I need permission from your country in order for my Probation officer to approve the trip. Is this possible?

fred carfagno | Oct 7, 2019
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

YES. Please note that an official letter must be received from your probation officer in support of your request to travel to The Bahamas. This letter must contain all biometric information - ie. Date of birth, name, all aliases, present address, charged case information etc. - related to the requester as well as a report from the Probation Officer of time spent on probation. The request should also include notarized or certified copies of your passport or related travel document/s. This information is then forwarded to Nassau, The Bahamas for approval by the agency responsible for these matters. Unfortunately, without the necessary documentation referenced above, the Consulate General is unable to process your request. Each case is reviewed on its own merit, and as such, there is no timeline or associated processing time-frame. Every decision is final. Should you have any further questions, please call 212-421-6420.

Do we need to make an appt. to sign papers in front of a Bahamian consulate? If so, who do I call? We are selling a house in the Bahamas and were told to sign all paper work in front of a Bahamian consulate.

Peggy McDermott | Oct 7, 2019
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Dear Peggy: I refer. Please note that notarization, attestation and legalization are done by appointments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays only. Appointments are received via phone call 212-421-6420. The Bahamas’ overseas Missions no longer complete the Apostille process. You must contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consular Division in Nassau, The Bahamas for these matters. Should you wish to make a notarization, attestation or legalization appointment, we would require the name and contact information ie phone and email contact for the individual requiring the services. The cost is $60.00 per notary signature and $20.00 per witness signature should the Consulate General provide same. Finally, be reminded that 2 official state ID’s – one a passport - are required at the time of the appointment.

How long it takes for the visa application to the Bahamas?

Crescence Mendouga | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Dear Crescence Mendouga: There is no appointment required at the New York Consulate General, applications are accepted via “walk-in” or “mail-in”. • Processing time: [Does not include day of receipt of application at Consulate] • “WALK-IN” - 3 Business days • “MAIL-IN” - 5 Business days • “EXPEDITED” - 1 Business days

Guatemalans need visa to go to Bahamas?

Rosa Lidia Kiss | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Dear Rosa Menendez: Yes, you would require a Bahamian visa for your travels to The Bahamas. Applicants are accepted via “walk-in” or via “mail-in” at the New York Consulate. The New York Office of The Bahamas Consulate General is responsible for providing its services to visa applicants in the following States within the United States of America: *New York *Massachusetts *New Hampshire *New Jersey *Connecticut *Pennsylvania *Delaware *Maine *Rhode Island *Vermont All applicants are required to be within any of the ten [10] US States within our jurisdiction.

indian passport need a visa to go to bahamas cruise ?

Rajinder Wadhwa | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

VISA POLICY UPDATE INDIAN NATIONALS TRAVELLING TO THE BAHAMAS The Bahamas Consulate General New York would wish to advise of the new Bahamian visa policy which states that all Indian Nationals who are holders of the Canadian, United Kingdom, United States of America and Schengen Visas will not require visas to enter The Bahamas. Indian Nationals who do not possess these visas, will require a Bahamian visa to enter The Bahamas. The Bahamas Consulate General New York https://www.facebook.com/BAHCONNY/ Notice Date: 8th November 2018

When is the last day to drop off Hurricane relief donations to the Manhattan Bahamian Consulate? ? ?

Rhodesia Rwanda | Oct 6, 2020
G B | Oct 6, 2020

It was last Saturday, but you can call them and find out if there are other locations that are still accepting.

We are cruising to he Bahamas, my husband is a Brazilian citizen but US permanent resident, does he need a visa?

Christina de Oliveira | Oct 7, 2019
G B | Oct 7, 2019

Best to call them and verify.

What is the best way for me to make a cash contribution to help in the rebuilding of the Bahamas after the hurricane?

George Werner | Oct 7, 2019
Tyshy Cessan | Oct 7, 2019

The you can try and contact the Bahamas consulate and they can assist you further

Where can we bring non perishable supplies in nyc

Charles Harris | Oct 7, 2019
Larry Vanderpool | Oct 7, 2019

Yes you can they will be open tomorrow and sat! Saturday they will be getting a container to shipp everything out.

Is there a collection for clothing & food for victims of Dorian

Judith Coleman | Oct 7, 2019
Tyshy Cessan | Oct 7, 2019

I'm not sure about that question

What type of payment is accepted to get a passport renewed

Aris Ferguson | Oct 7, 2019
Akaren Wilson | Oct 7, 2019

Us cash.

Is India on the list for travel document

Pamela Hunt | Oct 7, 2019
carlos Cajuste | Oct 7, 2019

I think so. You may need a visa

I plan to take my cousin to a cruise in Bahamas. She holds a Phlippine passport with multiple tourist visa entry to the US. She is now in US. What do we need in order for her to be able to join me. Thank you.

Chita Banes | Oct 7, 2019
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Dear Sir/Madam: Yes, a Bahamian visa would be required for Filipino national travels to The Bahamas. There is no appointment required at the New York Consulate General and applications are accepted via “walk-in” or “mail-in”. Walk-in applicants are accepted between the hours of 9:30am to 2:30pm, Mondays to Fridays. The New York Office of The Bahamas Consulate General is responsible for providing its services to visa applicants in the following States within the United States of America: *New York *Massachusetts *New Hampshire *New Jersey *Connecticut *Pennsylvania *Delaware *Maine *Rhode Island *Vermont Processing time: [Does not include day of receipt of application at Consulate] • “WALK-IN” - 3 Business days • “MAIL-IN” - 5 Business days • “EXPEDITED” - 2 Business days

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Visa requirements for Bahamas for Indian citizens with US visa

HarmeetNManisha Sethi | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

VISA POLICY UPDATE INDIAN NATIONALS TRAVELLING TO THE BAHAMAS The Bahamas Consulate General New York would wish to advise of the new Bahamian visa policy which states that all Indian Nationals who are holders of the Canadian, United Kingdom, United States of America and Schengen Visas will not require visas to enter The Bahamas. Indian Nationals who do not possess these visas, will require a Bahamian visa to enter The Bahamas. The Bahamas Consulate General New York https://www.facebook.com/BAHCONNY/ Notice Date: 8th November 2018

Do i need anything besides a permanent resident card to travel on a cruise to the Bahamas??

alicia myers | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Dear Alicia Myers: Please note that Citizens and Permanent Residents of the United States of America do not require a visa to travel to The Bahamas. However, Permanent Residents are required to have a valid passport which has sufficient validity up to six [6] months post travel date, along with their valid US Permanent Resident Card aka Green Cards for their travels into The Bahamas. Should the green card be expired, this category of individuals must also travel with their original United States Citizenship and Immigration Services extension document/s.

my wife has green card (resident card) . does she need a visa to go to bahamas cruise?

Rajinder Wadhwa | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

Dear Rajinder Wadha: Please note that Citizens and Permanent Residents of the United States of America do not require a visa to travel to The Bahamas. However, Permanent Residents are required to have a valid passport which has sufficient validity up to six [6] months post travel date, along with their valid US Permanent Resident Card aka Green Cards for their travels into The Bahamas. Should the green card be expired, this category of individuals must also travel with their original United States Citizenship and Immigration Services extension document/s.

If I submit for bahamas visa in new York how long will it take

Adebayo Abolanle | Oct 7, 2018
Bahamas Consulate General New York | Oct 7, 2019

• Processing time: [Does not include day of receipt of application at Consulate] • “WALK-IN” - 3 Business days • “MAIL-IN” - 5 Business days • “EXPEDITED” - 2 Business days

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