Honestly its pretty laid back here if you are American or Canadian or UK you can vaction up to eternity...... literally. We have many Canadians , English and Americans down hear under the radar. No one gives a fuck.
Here's how most avoid the residence/work permit red tape.
Everyone entering The Bahamas must first fill out an
embarkation-disembarkation card, which is usually
provided by your travel agent, airline or ship. Visitors
surrender the specified part when departing. It should
also be noted that there is a $15 departure tax that you
will be required to pay at the airport prior to leaving.
Also required by all visitors is a return ticket and
sufficient funds for the visit.
Passport and visa requirements vary according to country
of citizenship. Visas and passports are not required for
Canadian citizens, United Kingdom subjects and those of
British Colonies unless stay exceeds three weeks.
However to get back into your country of origin you
might need a passport. Also exempt are U.S. citizens on
regularly scheduled airlines who are pre-cleared for
return at U.S. Customs and Immigration at Nassau
International Airport. Proof of citizenship is
required, however, and may include: U.S. passport, even
if expired; birth certificate; baptismal certificate
bearing church seal; original naturalization
certificates. Unacceptable documents (except as
supporting information): Social security cards, voter's
registration cards, membership cards, drivers' licenses.
Visas are not required for U.S. citizens entering as
bona fide visitors if stays are eight months or less.
When you enter the Bahamas an Immigration Officer will
stamp your embarkation-disembarkation card with a
maximum allowed length of stay or maximum visit period
according to the Bahamas visa requirements for foreign
nationals. Visitors who do not require a visa but are
restricted by a visit period and would like to stay
longer than the allowed period will need a visa. In the
case of visitors who do not require a visa and there is
no maximum visit period the Immigration Officer will
stamp your embarkation-disembarkation card with a
maximum visit period of up to and not exceeding 8
months. It should be noted that Bahamas Immigration
grants this maximum visit period on their discretion.
All Communist countries require visas. As does the
Dominican Republic and Haiti except in transit.
