| Country | Bahamas (BS) |
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| Route | Bahamas Home Owner Resident Card: 2026 Guide |
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| Route family | Investor |
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| Route type | property |
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| Summary | Current guide to the Bahamas annual Home Owner Resident Card, including deed, landholding, property-tax, police, medical and fee requirements. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-16 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Best-fit work models | InvestorSource 1Source 2Source 3 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Investment requirement | Applicant must provide a registered deed showing ownership of a home in The Bahamas, a current real-property-tax payment record and an International Landholding Certificate. The homeowner-card form states no minimum purchase price.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Government fees | The Department's homeowner-card application lists a $200 processing fee and $10 stamp tax; confirm any separate current charges with Immigration before filing.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Validity | The annual home-owner resident card permits the holder, spouse and minor children to enter and remain for the duration stated on the card; the reviewed source does not specify a fixed duration.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Family inclusion | The annual home-owner resident card definition permits the cardholder, spouse and minor children to enter and remain for the card's duration.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Application location | Submit the Home Owner Resident Card application and required property, landholding, tax, passport, medical and police documents to the Department of Immigration; the form requests a letter to the Director.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | The annual homeowner card is not the section 17A economic permanent-residence certificate; property ownership under this card does not itself grant permanent residence.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
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| Citizenship pathway | The homeowner card does not confer citizenship or create a card-specific naturalisation entitlement; nationality is governed separately.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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