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Tax residency in The Bahamas

How to become a tax resident — and how hard it is to leave.

How to become a tax resident

Typically after 183+ days of presence in a year — or any of:

Day-count presence is the main trigger.

moderate to get residency Digital nomad visa

The main route for a foreign individual is the Bahamas Extended Access Travel Stay (BEATS) permit for remote workers or students, while longer-term residence for non-workers is handled through a separate permit-to-reside application to Immigration.

Estimate — confirm against the linked sources. See methodology.