The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has announced that the visa waiver agreement signed with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 27th November 2016 came into effect on 27th December. This means that with effect from 27th December, UAE citizens can now enter The Bahamas without a visa and stay up to 90 days as tourists and Bahamian citizens can travel to the UAE with the same privileges.