COVID-19 Test Requirement
1 July 2020

All incoming visitors must present a COVID-19 RT-PCR Negative (Swab) Test upon arrival with a sample taken within ten (10) days of arrival.  Select individuals will not be required to provide a test:

• Children under the age of ten (10)
• Private pilots who do not deplane
• Bahamian citizens, residents and homeowners who are returning to The Bahamas from English speaking CARICOM countries
• Bahamian citizens and legal residents who are returning to The Bahamas from countries where they cannot obtain a COVID-19 RT-PCR (Swab) Test. Proof of their inability to receive a test must be presented upon arrival and the traveler will be required to quarantine for 14 days. Quarantine time may be reduced if the traveler opts to take a test at their expense and receives a negative result.
• Bahamian citizens and legal residents who have been out of The Bahamas for less than 72 hours; however they will be required to quarantine for 14 days. Quarantine time may be reduced if the traveler opts to take a COVID-19 RT-PCR (Swab) Test, at their expense, and receives a negative result.