Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for a name change, the non-profit organisation must submit a registration application to the Registrar General’s Office. Visit the following Link for Contact Details government departments/registrar generals department
2. Tick the “Change of information” check box at the top of the application form.
3. Complete the application form with all the required details.
4. After filling in all the details, email the Application Form along with the supporting documents as mentioned in the “Required Documents” section along with the corresponding Fee to nporganisations@bahamas.gov.bs
5. After verifying the documents, the Registrar shall register the non-profit organisation and issue to the non-profit organisation a certificate of registration.
6. This certificate of registration shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issue.

• Application Form
• Declaration of purposes of the NPO (Non-Profit Organisation)
• Proof of the identity of the Controller and other members of the NPO
• Copies of particulars of the organisational documents
• Evidence of the board structure

Registrar Generals Department
Shirley House No.50 Shirley Street
P. O. Box N-532
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
Email: registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs
Phone: (242) - 397-9143-58397-8995397-9126397-8953 397-9178397-9162397-9178
Fax: (242) - 322-5553
Contact: Registrar Generals Department Link

Registered Non-Profit Organisations are eligible to apply.

No fee is required for change of name.

This certificate of registration shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of issue.

Application Form Link

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Applications will be processed within a week.

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Application Type

• Organizational details
• Name of NPO
• Contact Details
• Telephone
• Cellphone
• Email
• Address
• Website

Controller’s Contact Details

• Name
• Address
• Telephone
• Position in NPO
• Email

Organization Operating Details

• Describe Purpose of NPO
• Does your organization have subsidiary organization (Yes/No)?
• Information of the President, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer.
• Name / Telephone / Email / Address

It is required for changing the name of registered NGOs.

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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