Register a drone

Tell us about yourself and your drone. It takes about five minutes. You pay at the end.

Who are you?

I'm visiting The Bahamas with a droneA visitor permit is valid for 30 days. I live in The BahamasA registration is valid for 365 days.

How would you like to apply?

Apply directlyYou deal with the Authority yourself. Apply through a registered agentA Bahamian person or company approved by the Authority keeps your records up to date, renews before they run out, receives notices for you and pays the Authority's fees. The agent charges its own fee.

Choose your registered agent

Exuma Sky Services George Town, Exuma
Agent's own fee: $60 per registration, includes expiry reminders Lucaya Drone Registrations Ltd. Freeport, Grand Bahama
Agent's own fee: $45 per registration, renewals $25

About you

Given names

As written in your passport.

Family name

Date of birth

You must be 13 or older.

Sex (optional)

Email address

Mobile phone

With the country code, for example +12425551234.

Nationality

Identity document

Visitors use a passport.

Document number

Country that issued it

Document expiry date

Scan of your identity document, in colour

PDF, PNG or JPG, up to 2 MB. Bahamian residents may use a driver's licence.

Address

Town, city or settlement

Postal or zip code (if you have one)

Country where you live

Island

Which island or cay?

Your drone

Make

For example DJI, Autel, Parrot or Skydio.

Model

Serial number

Printed on the drone, or shown in its app.

Type of drone

Weight in grams

The maximum take-off weight, from the maker's data sheet.

Colour

My drone broadcasts Remote ID

Remote ID sends the drone's serial number by radio while it flies.

Remote ID serial number

Capital letters (not I or O) and digits. For example 15814K2B9: 4 characters for the maker, 1 character (1 to 9 or A to F) saying how many characters follow, then exactly that many.

Geofencing is switched on in my drone

Geofencing must be on to fly in The Bahamas.

Registration in your home country

Country that registered the drone

Home registration number

Home registration certificate

Needed if your drone weighs more than 249 g. PDF, PNG or JPG, up to 2 MB.

Where and when will you fly?

Arrival date

Departure date

Where the drone enters The Bahamas

Customs reference (if you have one)

Date the drone is brought in

Usually your arrival date.

Island where you will fly

Which island or cay?

What will you use the drone for?

Fee

Reviewed within business days.

Review my application faster

Adds a fee.

Warning

Providing false information to the Authority is an offence under the Civil Aviation Act 2021. The penalty is a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to 6 months, or both.

Submitting an application does not authorize any flight.

Register a drone

Who are you?

How would you like to apply?

Choose your registered agent

About you

Your drone

Registration in your home country

Where and when will you fly?

Fee

Application received

Payment received

What happens next