Hi guys,

Got a question.

Most persons who are without bahamaian citizenship but were born in the Bahamas have to wait until they are 18 to apply for citizenship.

But if you have parents who are citizens of the Bahamas, while you do not have citizenship and are under the age of 18, can have your parents apply for you and be granted citizenship using a certain form.

Does anyone know why they implemented this the law books?

i think it depends if the parent(s) were naturalized or born bahamians. which parent has the citizenship.

the best answer i can give u is someone in this situation does have hope, if one of their parents has bahamian citizenship regardless of how they got it if the child is considered underage or a dependant then the child can at minimum get residency.

NO ONE BORN IN THE BAHAMAS OF ILLEGAL OR TOURIST PARENTS ARE ENTITLED...EVER! THERE EXIST NO SUCH LAW...BECAUSE IT WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!

ON THE OTHER HAND...ANY PERSON BORN IN THIS COUNTRY....NO MATTER WHY THEIR PARENTS(WHO MAY NOT BE A BAHAMIAN CITIZEN) WHERE GIVEN PERMISSION TO BE HERE....THAT CHILD IS ENTITLED TO APPLY AT AGE 18 TO 19 YEARS!! OTHERWISE IT COMES THROUGH "LEGAL" CONNECTIVITY WITH AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS A CITIZEN!!!!!!!

I SUGGEST THAT YOU READ A FEW OTHER CONSTITUTIONS FROM AROUND THIS REGION (EXSPECIALLY HAITI) AND FURTHER NORTH....YOU WILL FIND NEGIABLE DIFFERENCES IN OUR CONSTUTIONAL "PILLARS" TO SAFE GUARD THE INTERESTS OF ITS CITIZENS AND HOW ONE BECOMES A CITIZEN!!!!!!

AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION, HAITI AND THE BAHAMAS ARE MOST SIMILAR IN ITS CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS.....IN FACT...I WILL SAY THAT THEY ARE THE SAME IS MOST RESPECTS!!!!!!

SO TO IMPLY AN UNBALANCE IN OUR NATIONAL "LAWS" AS THEY RELATE TO GRANTING CITIZENSHIP AND RESIDENCY....IS AT BEST DUMB..:tdown:

THE LAW IS CLEAR....YOU COMPLY OR GET TO STEPPING!!!!!!

THE REST OF THE WORLD HOLDS US TO THE SAME STANDARD....COMPLY OR WALK!!!!:cheers:

The law is just archaic. And the only thing it does is make angry stateless people, who could very well be a benefit to our country more than anyone else. Besides, we are already loosing our best students to other countries.

The law states that if a Bahamian woman marries a foreign man, her child is not a Bahamian until he/she applies at the age of 18.
However, if a Bahamian man marries a foreign woman, his child is automatically Bahamain.
Sadly, the Bahamian people voted against Bahamian women having the same rights as men regarding this issue during the last referendum.

Stateless???? This perception must be changed. They are not stateless. If at birth their father for example is a citizen of Haiti living in the Bahamas, then the child is Haitian. The problem is many Haitians living in The Bahamas do not want to go to the Haitian embassy and register their children as Haitians. They prefer to wait until 18 to apply for Bahamian citizenship.

The law states that if a Bahamian woman marries a foreign man, her child is not a Bahamian until he/she applies at the age of 18.
However, if a Bahamian man marries a foreign woman, his child is automatically Bahamain.
Sadly, the Bahamian people voted against Bahamian women having the same rights as men regarding this issue during the last referendum.


Ah! the power of petty politics!

Ah! the power of petty politics!


It is not petty, it is a FACT.

It is PETTY if the people vote on cruicial national intrests by party loyalty. As if Parliament dosen't do it enough.