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Chad for Bahamian passport holders: eVisa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇧🇸 Bahamian
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇹🇩 Chad
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

eVisa

e-Visa required

Bahamian passport holders need a Chad e-Visa, applied for online at evisa.td (at least 7 days before arrival).

Conditions

  • Apply 7–60 days before entry; standard processing 10 working days, express 72 hours.
  • Documents include passport, ticket, hotel booking or legalised invitation, proof of funds; yellow fever certificate on arrival.

About this route

Route type
eVisa: you apply online before you travel.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official application pageevisa.td ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against evisa.td · Chad official e-Visa platform (evisa.td, Direction de l'Immigration et de l'Emigration): 'Pays exemptés' list, notices of 2026-05-11 and 2026-06-01, read 2026-10-16

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Fee not published by the official source.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: e-Visa required

Where to apply

Where: evisa.td

Official application page: evisa.td ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

Do Bahamian passport holders need a visa for Chad?

e-Visa required. Bahamian passport holders need a Chad e-Visa, applied for online at evisa.td (at least 7 days before arrival). Source: https://www.evisa.td/

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Chad

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Bahamian passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see evisa.td.

Working in Chad

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the work rules for Bahamian passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see evisa.td.

Your work travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Transit through Chad

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airport transit within 48 hours without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Chad government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (en.wikipedia.org). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Chad government source: based on Wikipedia's 'Visa policy of Chad' article (revision 1379571741, 2026-10-10), which is not verified. Confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The article says: “Transit without visa is allowed for travelers continuing their trip within 48 hours by the same or first connecting plane to a third country without leaving the airport.”

Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“Wikipedia, 'Visa policy of Chad': “Transit without visa is allowed for travelers continuing their trip within 48 hours by the same or first connecting plane to a third country without leaving the airport.””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

Get an email when we update the guidance for Bahamian passport holders going to Chad, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.

Tell me about changes to

We send a confirmation email first. Unconfirmed sign-ups are deleted after 7 days.

Before you go to Chad

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Chad.

Common tourist traps

Official travel advice for Chad doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.

Emergency numbers in Chad

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Explore Chad

Planning more than the paperwork? Our Chad guide picks out places to visit, with a source for every tip.

Places to visit:
Zakouma National Park
Read the full Chad guide

Bahamian passport: of the 149 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 90 visa-free, 13 visa on arrival, 30 eVisa or travel authorisation, 16 embassy visa.

Chad: rules verified from an official source for 198 of 198 passports. Chad guide and every passport →

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Plan your trip to Chad

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.