Can you travel with birth certificate and valid drivers liscense from US to Bahamas and back, with no passport,before December 2006?
2006-06-30 05:05:02 · 6 answers · asked by Dyana S 1 in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Bahamas
NO, you do NOT need a passport to enter the Bahamas. You need a RAISED SEAL Birth Certificate and a Photo I.D. such as a Drivers License OR your may choose to use a passport, but it is not mandatory. After December 31, 2006 though, you'll need a passport to get back into the US.
2006-06-30 05:52:55 · answer #1 · answered by Hector S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong again. This question has been asked at least 10 times now. You DO need a valid passport. I just came back from the Bahamas. Do you know how many people were not allowed to go thru Customs at the Freeport Airport? 13 on my plane. Guess what they had? They had unreliable information from uninformed as*holes like the previous poster and only a birth certificate. Get a passport!
2006-07-02 04:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by Josh R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use a birth certificate until December, but I highly suggest a passport. Went to the Bahamas in April with my boyfriend and best friend. My best friend had a b.c. but it wasn't a government issued b.c, just a hospital issued one. Left from Newark found out in Miami she wouldntbe allowed to clear customs and she had to get a same day passport in downtown Miami for a small fortune...honestly it would just be easier to get a passport and save the hassle.
2006-07-05 23:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by Christina M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
current requirements:
BAHAMAS- Proof of U.S. citizenship, i.e., a passport (if you are using an expired passport it cannot be expired more than 5 years) or original or certified copy of a birth certificate with a photo ID, and onward/return ticket required for stay of up to 8 months. Proof of sufficient funds required. Passport and residence/work permit needed for residence and business. Permit required for firearms and to import pets. Departure tax of $15 must be paid at airport. For more information, call Embassy of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, 2220 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202/319-2660) or nearest Consulate: Miami (305/373-6295) or New York (212/421-6420). Internet: www.bahamas.gov.bs.
2006-07-02 18:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by roundater 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save yourself some hassles and get a passport.
2006-07-06 12:54:09 · answer #5 · answered by TINKERTOY ..... the 1 & only 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must now have a passport. daughter and son-in-law are honeymooning there now....
2006-07-06 18:20:04 · answer #6 · answered by canary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋