Source document
Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2021
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What the document holds
Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2021 (4 pages) inserting s.17A from 1 July 2021: certificate for buying a residence and/or making investments of amounts prescribed by ministerial order (no amount in the bill), 90 days' residence a year, lifetime certificate, 10-year holding at the prescribed value, 10-yearly declaration, spouse and dependant endorsements, survivors' 3-month window, deemed approval after 3 months; s.18 revocation extended. Event already recorded; rules added.
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Rules and prices (5)
- Maximum processing timecompleted application (deemed approved after three months)3 monthsSince 1 Jul 2021 · Bahamas Government 2021The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
- Deadline for a surviving spouse or dependant to applysurviving spouse and dependants (endorsements stay valid pending their application for status)3 monthsSince 1 Jul 2021 · Bahamas Government 2021The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
- How often a declaration of unchanged information is dueholder files a declaration that the application information is unchanged (or an affidavit on changes)10 yearsSince 1 Jul 2021 · Bahamas Government 2021The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
- Holding period for the investmentholder must keep the residence or qualifying investment at the prescribed value (minimum)10 yearsSince 1 Jul 2021 · Bahamas Government 2021The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
- Required physical presencecertificate holder (cumulative residence, minimum)90 days per yearSince 1 Jul 2021 · Bahamas Government 2021The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
About the document
What it covers Inserts s.17A (economic permanent residence certificate) into the Immigration Act Ch.191; 90-day annual residence; 10-year hold; deemed approval after 3 months; in force 1 July 2021.
Notes Bill text as tabled with the 2021/22 budget. The enacted Act was not retrieved, but s.17A is cited as in force by the 2024 amendment bill and by the Department of Immigration fee scale.
Source id bhs-moea-imm-amend-bill-2021 · accessed 2 Oct 2026