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10 Tips for Living in The Bahamas

By Betsy Burlingame

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Summary: From duties on household goods to bringing your dog, expats in the Bahamas offer advice for expats and people moving to the Bahamas.

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Betsy Burlingame Betsy Burlingame is the Founder and President of Expat Exchange and is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International and Mass Market Marketing. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in International Business and German.

Some of Betsy's articles include 12 Best Places to Live in Portugal, 7 Best Places to Live in Panama and 12 Things to Know Before Moving to the Dominican Republic. Betsy loves to travel and spend time with her family. Connect with Betsy on LinkedIn.


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Comments

terethetiger1989
Jul 2, 2014 04:55

In my research I learned if I only stay there for six months without working everything will be fine.. If I stay longer then 8 months I have to report in.

Bahamasdream
Dec 10, 2014 15:00

Thanks very useful info

goforth
May 30, 2015 17:23

Hello, Great information. I really appreciate the willingness to help with information. Thank you!

terethetiger89
Jul 4, 2015 10:17

Attractive and athletic single 50 yr old female looking for a fun handsome man in any of the bahamian islands. Check out my profile then email me to [email protected] if you would like to start off as friends and possibly be more when I get there. I live in beautiful british columbia, Canada. I plan to live there for only six months a year during the good seasons. I just tried uploading my picture but had to do it through my email so I hope it works. So guys if you want to wisk me away to paradise I will be waiting. Bye for now.

misskailua
Feb 3, 2016 17:37

Good article, but could use some updating. I lived in Abaco from 1999 until last year. That's 15 plus years. Loved it. Very low crime. Good doctors and new medical center in Abaco at Treasure Cay -- I think it is called Integrative Medical Center -- that should be excellent and offer much more in the way of modern care facility. New VAT tax is posing some problems. Increase in amount of home purchase required to apply for permanent residency. Have gone back and forth with dog and cats and it was no problem. Fly private airline (Air Gate) from New Smyrna Beach in Florida. Many people drive from far away -- even from Upstate New York to fly with their pets inside the small plane. No extra charge for pets. And they stay with you! Great little airline. Like elsewhere, constant changes in regulations and costs. . We miss Abaco tremendously and will probably move back. I am from Hawaii and have lived all over the USA and also in Switzerland, Germany, Canada, South Africa, The British Virgin Islands and Abaco, Bahamas. Love the Bahamas. But local knowledge helps a lot. And I would avoid Nassau like the plague. That is where all the crime is. Also is the most modern city, of course. But if you really want the lifestyle of the Bahamas, who wants a high crime modern city? Better in Abaco!

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