This is an interesting story, but understanding it is not that difficult. I was an Immigration official for about twenty (20) years, and the nation of The Bahamas really do not understand the laws of the The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, judge the statutory laws of Immigration. Not because you marry an Bahamian Citizen, you automatically become a citizen, that does not happen like that, if it did everyone in the world would flock to our shores, just to get a piece of the land. There are guided rules within our immigration laws that protect our very citizens and also our land for purposes as this. The resident spouse permit was put into place for this very same purpose, to guide persons within the system to citizenship, oneself when becoming a citizen of a country must learn the laws, history, culture and civics of that country. Being married to a citizen of that country does not get you that privilege. The Government of The Bahamas placed measures within our constitution to safeguard, individuals who tried to use the system for their personal gain. Bahamians need to learn and understand their laws and rules that govern their most precious thing which is our heritage, forget about the land, and whatever there is, but our heritage is most important. The Lightbourn's had to go through a process in which they felt, they should not have to go through. But actually, sad to say, they had to go through the resident spouse permit before Mrs. Lightbourn was able to apply for Citizenship. People we need to not just read the laws of one's country, but understand them as well. This has nothing to do with politics, it is just simply the law of our country.