North America
Bahamas
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In the Bahamas, employers can conduct education and criminal record checks on candidates with restrictions. Identity and medical background checks are permissible, while address checks are restricted. Overall, employers in the Bahamas have limited discretion when it comes to conducting background checks on potential candidates
Background check summary
Education Checks: some restrictions
Criminal: restricted
Identity: permissible
References: permissible
Medical: permissible
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
14
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
14
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
No
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
N/A
Body name
Ministry of Labour and Interior
Foreign Citizens
N/A
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
17.57
Population
393,244
capital
Nassau
GDP ($/capita)
16700
TLD
.bs
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Bahamian Dollar
Net migration
-2.2
Literacy(%)
95.6
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