Distances in many countries, including the US, sometimes make working with a US Embassy a long term project. Here in Nassau, the American Embassy is just downtown, ironically on historic Queen St. New consular fees come into effect on July 13, so you might want to hurry down to The Bahamas and get your passport renewed or other consular services while you are here looking for a beautiful second home.
We even have a beautiful listing on Queen St., two doors from the US Embassy. Have a look at BahamasRealty.bs/ 564203 then call me! Sara Parker, 242-324-1457. Queen St. beauty!
Here are the fees, straight from the US Embassy notice:
New US Consular Fees Effective on July 13, 2010
Passport Fees
| Description | OLD FEE | NEW FEE |
| Passport Book - adult (1st time 16 years and older) & (replacement for lost/stolen/mutilated) | $100 | $135 |
| Passport Book - minor (under the age of 16) & (replacement for lost/stolen/mutilated) | $85 | $105 |
| Passport Book Renewal - Adult (re-issuance of passport issued for 10 years and not expired for more than 5 years) | $75 | $110 |
| Additional passport visa pages | $82 | |
| Passport Card - Adult | $45 | $55 |
| Passport Card - Child | $35 | $40 |
| Consular Report of Birth Abroad | $65 | $100 |
| File Search and Verification of U.S. Citizenship | $60 | $150 |
Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship - $450.00
Documentary Services
Notarials, Certifications of True Copies, Authentications, provision of Department of State records $30.00 (first), $20.00 (addt’l) $50.00
As a very cosmopolitan place, Nassau offers consular services for many other countries. Just check the local phone book, websites, or “The Bahamas Handbook” for contact numbers.
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Sara Parker
Share With a FriendAnother Unexpected Joy: Quality Video Tours of Bahamian Dream Homes on BahamasRealty.bs
July 8th, 2010
You can almost feel the tropical breezes and smell the flowers as you watch the new video tours of Bahamian Dream Homes featured exclusively on Bahamas Realty Ltd.’s award winning website BahamasRealty.bs
These properties, filmed for the “Bahamas Realty NOW!” TV show, range from multi-million dollar mansions to cottages and bungalows under $200,000. Two of my favourites are a ”Better Than New Renovation” and a ”Grand Canal Home with more than a view from the top.”
As each episode is part of a popular TV show, you get the feel and mood of the property, almost like being there or as some say “our own Bahamian HGTV!” New property videos are added weekly and monthly as they star in the Bahamas only home and garden style real estate TV show.
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As creator, producer and host for “Bahamas Realty NOW!” I get quite a kick out of uniting the marketing and journalistic skills of a lifetime in one monthly TV package seen six times a month on two Bahamian Cable TV channels, then setting the ideas and images free on our website and YouTube channel. My colleagues and I are becoming local celebrities and enjoying really great brand recognition! (No more slipping off to shop in beach gear.)
Have a look! I hope you’ll decide video shopping for Bahamian real estate is another Unexpected Joy of Life in The Bahamas. Then, give me a call at 242-396-0042 or email
Posted by: Sara Parker
