Minimum income
Data unavailable
Stay
12 → 36
months, renewable
Application fee
$25
plus $25 per dependent
Tax
Exempt
Path to staying
- Visa12 months
- Renewup to 36 months
- Leads to residency
- Leads to citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Bahamas
- Visa name
- Bahamas Extended Access Travel Stay (BEATS)
- Local name
- —
- Program type
- Formal dn visa
- Status
- Suspended
- Initial duration
- 12 months
- Max duration
- 36 months
- Income requirement
- Data unavailable
- Application fee
- $25
- Tax status
- Exempt
Requirements
- Health insurance required
- Criminal record check not required
- Proof of accommodation not required
- Proof of employment or clients required
- University degree not required
What you can do
- Work for local companies
- Freelancers eligible
- Employees eligible
- Work permit included no
- Bring dependents
- Multiple entry
- Open a local bank account no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Dependent fee
- $25
Tax
- Tax status
- Exempt
- Foreign income taxed
- No
How to apply
- Application method
- online
- Processing time
- 3–5 days
- Can apply in-country
- No
- Multiple entry
- Yes
- Can open bank account
- No
- Renewable
- Yes
Notes
Program suspended since early 2022 with no announced reopening date. Application fee was $25 plus $1,000 permit fee ($525 per dependent: $25 app + $500 permit). Renewable up to twice for total 3-year stay. No minimum income requirement. The Bahamas has no personal income or capital gains taxes.
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