Residents Investments in Foreign Currency Denominated Assets
                        Published: Friday March 11th, 2022
                        Residents Investments in Foreign Currency Denominated Assets
 
N.B.: Please find the application to purchase investment currency here: https://www.centralbankbahamas.com/exchange-control-notes-and-guidelines/online-applications/the-icm- purchase-redemption-forms?N=N
See also Investment Currency Market;
See also Employee Stock Option Plans; See also Special Criterion Investments
 
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applicant’s name and address;
	 
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a copy of the relevant pages of the applicant’s passport;
	 
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a copy of the applicant’s Certificate of Naturalization/Permanent Residence with no restrictions on employment in The Bahamas, if applicable;
	 
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for proposed investors that are wholly resident owned corporate or other entities:
	 
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name of the entity;
		 
	
	 
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a copy of the entity’s formation document (e.g., Certificate of Incorporation, Partnership Agreement, Certificate of Trust, etc.);
		 
	
	 
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application for designation if applicable (see Companies Designation, Capital Investment and Share Transactions;
		 
	
	 
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a copy of the entity’s Business License/Certificate of Good Standing, if applicable;
		 
	
	 
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a copy of the approval from the relevant local regulator(s), if applicable;
		 
	
	 
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a copy of the relevant pages of the passport along with Certificate of Naturalization/Permanent Residence with no restrictions on employment in The Bahamas, if applicable, for each of the entity’s beneficial owners.
		 
	
	 
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confirmation of the amount and currency of the investment;
	 
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for proposed investments in employee stock option grants, employee share purchase plans and employee stock option plans:
	 
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employee’s national insurance number;
		 
	
	 
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confirmation of the number and value of shares that the employee is eligible to acquire;
		 
	
	 
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name of the employer company;
		 
	
	 
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documented details of the employee stock option plan.
		 
	
	 
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for proposed investments in real estate/timeshares: a copy of the executed sales agreement;
	 
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for proposed portfolio investments:
	 
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a copy of the shareholder agreement, company prospectus, etc.;
		 
	
	 
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a copy of the agreement with the service provider with whom securities will be purchased/traded, if applicable.
		 
	
	 
 
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for other proposed investments: documented details of the proposed investment.