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Immigration & Residency

Spousal Permit

Apply for permission to reside/work based on marriage to a Bahamian or qualifying resident.

Authority: Department of Immigration · Status: Verified · Last verified 07/09/2026
What you need

Requirements & eligibility

Marriage certificate, identity, police/medical and sponsor-status evidence may be required.

Resident spouse application

Resident spouse applications are governed by the Immigration Act/Regulations and Department checklists.

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Civil-status evidence

Birth and marriage documentation, and evidence of the Bahamian spouse’s citizenship/status, may be required depending on the application.

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Police/medical evidence

Department checklists commonly require current police and medical certificates for resident-spouse permit processing or extensions.

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Agency

Department of Immigration

ConchPort is still indexing office-specific details for this service.

Sources

Official sources

Additional source relationships are being indexed.