Apply In-Person

1. The applicant has to submit an application form to the National Emergency Management Agency Office in Nassau or on The Family Islands to the Administrator’s office.
2. Visit the following link for Contact Details Link.
3. The Assessment Form can be collected at the National Emergency Management Agency.
4. Complete the application form with all details.
5. After filling in all the details submit the application form along with the supporting documents as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section to the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA).
6. There is no fee payment for this service.
7. The Administrator's stamp of approval, in coordination with the Department of Social Services and the Ministry of Works on the specific Island, is required if the evaluation form is being submitted from the Family Islands.
8. NEMA will analyse the documents before sending them to the appropriate agencies for evaluation.
   

• Application Form
• Valid copy of passport or NIB card
  

National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA)
Cabinet Office
Gladstone Road south of Aquinas College
P.O. Box N-7147
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Email: NEMA@bahamas.gov.bs
Phone: (242) - 322-6081/5
Fax: (242) - 326-5456
Contact Address Details Link
Contact Details for Family Island Link

Homeowners in the Bahamas who do not carry home insurance.

No processing fee for this service.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links.

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

This is a quick examination to help speed up the door-to-door inspection. The length of time depends on the severity of the occurrence.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

This form must be completed by the homeowner within 72 hours of the disaster.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

It is required to aid in the collection of consistent data on damage to Bahamian homeowners' homes as a result of disasters.

This service is intended to aid in the collecting of standardised information about disaster-related damage to Bahamian homeowners' dwellings. Please keep in mind that this is a secondary assessment. The relevant government agencies are in charge of the initial assessment.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Website Link

More information which might help people.