BEATS — Bahamas Extended Access Travel Stay

Bahamas Digital Nomad Visa 2026

The Bahamas' BEATS permit is the Caribbean's most accessible remote-work deal: a full year of legal residence across 700 islands with no minimum income requirement at all. Where Barbados demands US$50,000 a year, the Bahamas asks only that you prove you're actually employed or self-employed — then charges US$1,025 (US$25 to apply, US$1,000 for the permit) and decides in about five working days. Students get their own cheaper track at US$525. The permit renews annually up to three years, and the tax picture is the simplest in this guide: the Bahamas has no personal income tax, full stop. The practical notes are about logistics, not law. Sixteen islands welcome visitors, inter-island travel takes planning, and Nassau's costs surprise newcomers — the "no income bar" doesn't mean a shoestring budget works. But for remote workers and remote students who want a zero-tax, English-speaking, US-adjacent base with the lightest entry requirements in the region, BEATS is the path of least resistance in the entire Americas set.