Plan on Paying an Extra $50 in Cash To Enter Bahamas

Use of Unadvertised 'Attendance Fee' Spreading Among Immigration Officers

Some cruisers arriving at the Bahamas have assumed the worst. Since there was no mention of an extra $50 Immigration fee, they believed it was some kind of a shakedown. They knew they would pay either $150 or $300 for a three-month stay, depending on the size of their boat, but the $50 had come as a surprise.

As it happens, there is a legal basis for the…