Bahamas
Bahamas
Program: Residency by Investment
Investment minimum: USD 500,000
- Investment must be a real estate or a business operation
- Real Estate investments for <$1,500,000 get priority
- Not required to maintain the same investment during the residency period (free to buy and sell properties)
Time to residence: 4-6 months waiting time for Certificate of Permanent Residence
Residency requirements:
- 90 days minimum spent in the Bahamas per year
- No criminal convictions
- Good health
- Purchased locally compliant health insurance coverage
- Can demonstrate the required financial standing (ability to maintain self/dependents adequately)
Eligible dependents:
- Spouse
- Children under the age of 18
- Dependent children under the age of 24 (full-time students)
- Parents, grandparents, grandchildren and siblings who are wholly dependent on the applicant
Key advantages: Visa free to 150+ countries
Time to citizenship: Can apply after 10 years of legal status and lived in the Bahamas for at least 6 years.