Police certificatesLast checked October 21, 2026
Police certificate for Bahamas
Police Character Certificate (Police Record)OnlineOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Issued by
- Royal Bahamas Police Force (Criminal Records Office)
- How to apply
- Apply online through the Government of The Bahamas MyGateway portal ('Apply Now'). Online applicants must be Bahamian citizens aged 18 or over, applying for themselves.
- Fee
- BSD 5Page states '$5.00' for an online request; currency assumed to be Bahamian dollars (pegged 1:1 to USD).
- Notes
- You cannot apply on someone else's behalf. The RBPF website links 'Character Certificates' to the MyGateway portal.
Not confirmed
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Check the official page.
- Required identification, processing time and validity are not stated.
- Process for non-citizens and applicants abroad could not be confirmed: forms.bahamas.gov.bs failed to load and bahamas.gov.bs returned 403.
- Currency symbol on the page is '$' without a code.
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