General program requirements

To qualify for permanent residency in the Bahamas as an investor or financially independent individual, the applicant must either: 

Own a residence in the Bahamas purchased for a minimum of $750,000; OR
Own or hold a beneficial interest in a “growth-category” business in the Bahamas that supports the employment of Bahamians.

The applicant, moreover, must demonstrate sufficient independent financial means to be self-sustaining without the need to take up employment in The Bahamas.

Applicants must maintain their property or qualified investments for ten years and file a declaration every decade confirming that the information contained in the application they relied upon to obtain EPR remains unchanged.

Program benefits

• Minimal physical presence requirements;
• Path to citizenship;
• Lower taxes;
• Safety and security;
• Warm climate;
• Ability to include three or more generations of family members in the application;
• Short processing time;
• English as official language.

Requirements to qualify for citizenship

The Bahamas Economic Permanent Residence program grants permanent residence status to applicants immediately upon approval. Retention of the PR is contingent upon the applicant’s spending no fewer than 90 days per year in The Bahamas.

After having held PR for ten years, during six of which the applicant must have been a de facto resident in the country, the investor can apply to naturalize as a Bahamian citizen. 

The decision on whether to grant citizenship is a discretionary one. 

Applications for this program may be directed to:

Department of Immigration

Legislation upon which this program is based:

Immigration Act, Chapter 191

No statistics available yet for this program.