All passports are valid for a period of 5 years (for persons under the age of 16) and 10 years (for persons 16 years and older). You can apply for a Bahamian passport if you are a citizen of The Bahamas by either: Birth, and you did not relinquish your citizenship prior to applying for a passport.
After 10 years of permanent residency, 7 if married with a Bahamian citizen, you will be eligible to become a citizen, provided that the permanent resident has resided in The Bahamas for a minimum of 6 years.
Spouse of a Bahamian after 5 years of marriage, and whose marriage is subsisting and the couple cohabiting as husband and wife. Persons born legitimately outside of The Bahamas to a married woman, who is a citizen of The Bahamas, and whose husband is not a citizen of The Bahamas.
The Bahamas offer immediate permanent residency status to investors who either buy a home for at least $750,000 or invest an amount of similar or greater magnitude in a local business that employs Bahamians.
A Resident Spouse Permit allows the foreign spouse of a Bahamian citizen to reside and work in The Bahamas, upon satisfying the Director of Immigration, in ance with the Immigration Act Chapter 191, section 30, Subsections 2,3,4.
The first step is to file a Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130, with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for your spouse (husband or wife) to immigrate to the United States.