Constitution of The BahamasIn briefLets a person born in The Bahamas to non-citizen parents register as a citizen at eighteen, within a twelve-month window and subject to conditions.
A person born in The Bahamas after 9th July 1973 neither of whose parents is a citizen of The Bahamas shall be entitled, upon making application on his attaining the age of eighteen years or within twelve months thereafter in such manner as may be prescribed, to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas:
A person born in The Bahamas after 9th July 1973, neither of whose parents is a citizen of The Bahamas, is entitled to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas if he applies, in the prescribed (set out by law) way, when he reaches the age of eighteen or within twelve months after that:
Provided that if he is a citizen of some country other than The Bahamas he shall not be entitled to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas under this Article unless he renounces his citizenship of that other country, takes the oath of allegiance and makes and registers such declaration of his intentions concerning residence as may be prescribed.
But if he is a citizen of a country other than The Bahamas, he is not entitled to be registered as a citizen of The Bahamas under this Article unless he renounces (formally gives up) his citizenship of that other country, takes the oath of allegiance, and makes and registers the prescribed declaration of his intentions about where he will live.
Any application for registration under this Article shall be subject to such exceptions or qualifications as may be prescribed in the interests of national security or public policy.
Any application for registration under this Article is subject to any exceptions or qualifications prescribed in the interests of national security or public policy.