Unable​ ​to​ ​secure​ ​a​ ​National​ ​Insurance​ ​Board​ ​card​ ​(NIB),​ ​migrants​ ​are​ ​threatened​ ​with being​ ​laid​ ​off.​ ​ ​To​ ​obtain​ ​the​ ​card​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​show​ ​a​ ​document​ ​that​ ​proves​ ​your​ ​legal status.​ ​However​ ​because​ ​of​ ​the​ ​immigration’s​ ​inefficiency​ ​with​ ​the​ ​naturalization​ ​process, persons​ ​could​ ​be​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​years​ ​to​ ​receive​ ​an​ ​NIB​ ​though​ ​its​ ​tax​ ​deductions​ ​would​ ​be coming​ ​out​ ​of​ ​their​ ​pay​ ​cheque​ ​every​ ​time​ ​that​ ​they​ ​are​ ​paid.​ ​In​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​this​ ​they​ ​may not​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​access​ ​pension​ ​or​ ​sick​ ​benefits. Stateless​ ​persons​ ​are​ ​unable​ ​to​ ​utilize​ ​freedom​ ​of​ ​movement​ ​as​ ​their​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​citizenship prevents​ ​them​ ​from​ ​being​ ​granted​ ​a​ ​passport. Access​ ​to​ ​healthcare​ ​isn’t​ ​denied​ ​but​ ​it​ ​isn’t​ ​as​ ​accessible​ ​due​ ​to​ ​migrants​ ​having​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​an extra​ ​fee​ ​at​ ​the​ ​public​ ​hospital. Lack​ ​of​ ​policy​ ​that​ ​gives​ ​them​ ​a​ ​set​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​time​ ​to​ ​deal​ ​with​ ​processing​ ​citizenship applications​ ​prevents​ ​Haitian​ ​Bahamians​ ​for​ ​seeking​ ​the​ ​full​ ​benefits​ ​of​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​life​ ​and the​ ​pursuit​ ​of​ ​happiness.​ ​One​ ​simply​ ​cannot​ ​buy​ ​land,​ ​go​ ​to​ ​college,​ ​travel​ ​outside​ ​of​ ​the country,​ ​advance​ ​your​ ​career,​ ​etc. It​ ​has​ ​been​ ​reported​ ​that​ ​due​ ​to​ ​this​ ​lack​ ​of​ ​policy,​ ​a​ ​number​ ​of​ ​persons​ ​who​ ​apply​ ​for​ ​their citizenship​ ​do​ ​not​ ​get​ ​it​ ​within​ ​a​ ​reasonable​ ​time​ ​frame.​ ​Persons​ ​have​ ​had​ ​to​ ​wait​ ​5​ ​to​ ​20 years​ ​after​ ​applying​ ​at​ ​18/19​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age​ ​to​ ​gain​ ​their​ ​citizenship.​ ​Life​ ​for​ ​that​ ​person continues​ ​and​ ​develops​ ​into​ ​a​ ​cycle​ ​of​ ​ ​intergenerational​ ​poverty​ ​when​ ​that​ ​person​ ​has children​ ​who​ ​by​ ​extension​ ​are​ ​born​ ​stateless​ ​too​ ​as​ ​they're​ ​limited​ ​on​ ​what​ ​they​ ​ ​can​ ​do and​ ​provide​ ​for​ ​their​ ​child. Nationality​ ​Act The​ ​Nationality​ ​Act​ ​of​ ​The​ ​Bahamas​ ​allows​ ​for​ ​the​ ​prevention​ ​of​ ​Bahamian​ ​men​ ​from transferring​ ​their​ ​citizenship​ ​to​ ​their​ ​children​ ​born​ ​out​ ​of​ ​wedlock.​ ​This​ ​also​ ​allows​ ​for statelessness​ ​to​ ​occur. “The​ ​Bahamas​ ​remains​ ​the​ ​only​ ​country​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Americas​ ​that​ ​prevent​ ​mothers​ ​from conferring​ ​nationality​ ​to​ ​children​ ​on​ ​an​ ​equal​ ​basis​ ​with​ ​fathers. Currently,​ ​women​ ​citizens​ ​of​ ​The​ ​Bahamas​ ​automatically​ ​confer​ ​nationality​ ​to​ ​children​ ​born in​ ​each​ ​country,​ ​though​ ​they​ ​do​ ​not​ ​have​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​confer​ ​nationality​ ​to​ ​their​ ​children​ ​born 5