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Permanent residency reform labelled 'huge'
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What the document holds
Tribune Business article (30 May 2024) on the 2024/25 Budget raising the economic permanent residence threshold from $750,000 (real estate) to $1m in real estate and/or Central Bank zero coupon bonds, 10-year holding period, effective 1 January 2025; deed of gift no longer usable to qualify (no number); practitioners' reactions. Seabed-lease remarks out of scope. Announcement and effective-date events already in the data from the Budget Communication and Bill.
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- Property purchasemain applicantBSD 750,000Until 31 Dec 2024 · The Tribune (Nassau) 2024The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
- Government bondsmain applicant (Central Bank zero coupon bonds, and/or real estate)BSD 1,000,000Since 1 Jan 2025 · The Tribune (Nassau) 2024The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
- Property purchasemain applicant (real estate and/or Central Bank zero coupon bonds)BSD 1,000,000Since 1 Jan 2025 · The Tribune (Nassau) 2024The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
- Holding period for the investmentreal estate or bonds (minimum)10 yearsSince 1 Jan 2025 · The Tribune (Nassau) 2024The Bahamas · Economic permanent residence
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What it covers Reaction to the 2024 budget change; practitioners say holders were selling qualifying property after obtaining PR.
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Source id bhs-tribune-epr-2024 · accessed 10 Oct 2026