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| Field | 🇧🇸BahamasBahamas Economic Permanent Residence: 2026 Guide |
|---|---|
| Country | Bahamas (BS) |
| Route | Bahamas Economic Permanent Residence: 2026 Guide |
| Route family | Investor |
| Route type | investor |
| Summary | Current 2026 guide to Bahamas economic permanent residence: $1m real estate or Central Bank zero-coupon bonds, ten-year holding, 90-day residence and fees. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-16 |
| Official/supporting source count | 6 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6 |
| Best-fit work models | Investor, Business ownerSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6 |
| Income requirement | The section 17A criteria reviewed specify a qualifying investment and annual presence requirement, not a separate minimum income threshold; the application requests financial references but gives no fixed income figure.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Savings requirement | No separate minimum savings balance is stated in section 17A; the route instead requires the specified qualifying investment and the application requests financial references.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Investment requirement | Invest at least $1,000,000 in Bahamian real estate or Central Bank of The Bahamas Zero Coupon Bonds and maintain the investment for at least 10 years. A deed of gift does not qualify as the real-estate investment.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Section 17A certificate fee: $25,000 with the right to work in the holder's own business, or $20,000 without that right; the 2026 fee amendment reviewed does not change these amounts. A separate $200 processing charge may apply.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Processing time | No standard decision period is stated in the reviewed section 17A materials; the prescribed fee must be paid within 90 days of application or the application is deemed to have lapsed, subject to a reinstatement fee.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | Economic permanent residence is permanent status and the certificate remains in force unless revoked under the Act; section 17A imposes continuing investment and residence obligations.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Renewal | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | The cited section 17A materials do not establish automatic family inclusion in the economic certificate; family members' eligibility/status must be confirmed and separately documented.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Spouse work rights | The economic certificate's work-enabled variant is limited by its text to gainful occupation in the holder's own business; no derivative spouse work right is established by section 17A.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | Only the certificate variant that expressly includes gainful occupation in the holder's own business confers that stated work right; it is not a general authorization for employment by any employer.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | Apply to the Immigration Board under section 17A. The statutory application evidence includes conveyance, VAT/recording, sale agreement, property-tax assessment and payment, and licensed appraisal for real estate, or Central Bank bond purchase evidence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | This is a direct statutory economic permanent-residence certificate route, subject to the qualifying investment, at least 90 cumulative days of residence per year, approval and continuing obligations.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Citizenship pathway | Economic permanent residence does not itself confer citizenship or guarantee naturalisation; nationality is governed by separate constitutional and statutory rules.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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