Bahamas - Obtain Lay-off (Claimant Card) Certificate or Termination of Service from National Insurance Board (Employee)

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Procedure

Apply Online:

1. The terminated employee needs to approach the official National Insurance Board (NIS) website Link
2. At the top of the homepage, go to the “Forms” section and click on the link which applies. Download form, print, complete and sign the form.
3. Scan/take a photo of the fully completed and signed form.
4. Also, scan/take a photo of your Termination of Services/ LayOff Certificate (green form).
5. Email the scanned copy to:  [email protected]
6. Please ensure that your address, telephone numbers and your e-mail address are correct.

Note:
Alternatively, you can submit the completed form to a drop box located at the E. Humphrey Walcott Building, corner of Collymore Rock and Culloden Road, St. Michael.

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Required Documents

• Completed form B80 – Link to Download Form

Office Locations & Contacts

THE NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD
Of the Common Wealth of Bahamas
Clifford Darling Complex
P.O. Box N 7508Baillou Hill Road,
Jumbey VillageNassau,
Bahamas
502.1654 TEL
Website: Link
Contact: Link

Eligibility

Terminated Employees can apply to get unemployment benefits from the NIS.
To qualify for the unemployment benefit, one must:

• have been insured for at least 52 weeks.
• have at least 20 contributions paid or credited in the 3 consecutive quarters ending with the quarter but one before that in which unemployment began.
• have at least 7 contributions paid or credited in the relevant quarter, which is one quarter preceding the contribution quarter in which the unemployment commenced.

Fees

No fee is required.

Validity

The document is valid until the person the re-employed.

Documents to Use

Form B80 – Link to Download Form
Unemployment Declaration Form Link to Download

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Processing Time

Must be submitted within two (2) weeks of becoming unemployed.  Failure to do so may result in the loss of a portion of the unemployment benefit.

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Instructions

• To continue receiving the unemployment benefit, concerned persons are required to complete and submit the “Declaration and Re-employment” Form online. Form Link to Download and Link to Fill Online
• Once the person is re-employed, the claimant should write to the Director, National Insurance Office, stating that he/she was re-employed, found employment with any employer, name of employer or started self-employment.
• If the person continues to be unemployed, he/she must renew their registration for the unemployment benefit by completing and submitting the Declaration and Re-employment Form online every three (3) weeks as required.
• If anyone makes false statement or give false information for the purpose of obtaining the benefit, they may be prosecuted and liable on conviction to a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for six months or both.
• If the person fails to submit a claim on the right day and the time, they may lose a portion of the unemployment benefit.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• District
• Parish
• Zip/Postal Code
• National Insurance Number
• National Registration Number
• Email
• Date of Original Claim
• Acknowledgements
• Name of Employer
• Date of Re-employment
• Address
• District
• Parish
• Zip/Postal Code
• Signature
• Consent

Need for the Document

The procedure is required to obtain unemployment benefit from the NIS.

Information which might help

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

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