Purpose and Specifications

The Short Term Work Permit is used by all employers, including not-for-profit organizations, registered charities and religious institutions (unless sections 2.3 or 2.4 apply), to employ an individual to work for periods of up to six (6) months.

Purpose and Specifications

A Periodic Work Permit is to be used by employers seeking to hire non-resident individuals who will make multiple visits to the Island over an extended period, staying no more than thirty (30) days for each visit. Advertising is not required. The Periodic Work Permit holder shall not be in Bermuda for more than a total of one hundred and eighty (180) days in any 12-month period and must only be coming to Bermuda to fulfil maintenance agreements, equipment warranties, training contracts, or similar service agreements.

A New Business Work Permit allows an exempted company that is new to Bermuda to receive automatic approval of work permits for the first six months of obtaining the first new business permit. There is no need to advertise the positions.

New Business Work Permits will be issued for one, two, three, four or five years. At the end of the New Business Work Permit term, if the employer wants the employee to remain in Bermuda, they must apply for a Standard Work Permit.

Purpose and Specifications

A Global Entrepreneur Work Permit is used by business service companies who have a business relationship with global investors who wish to domicile a company in Bermuda.

Eligibility

To qualify for a Global Entrepreneur Work Permit, the work activities should include business planning, seeking appropriate Government or regulatory approval(s). The global investor must meet compliance or financial requirements or demonstrate proof of the ability to raise capital.

To work in Bermuda, you must be Bermudian, married to a Bermudian, or be a Permanent Resident’s Certificate (PRC) holder. If you are not you must have a valid work permit.

There are various types of work permits depending on the type of work and the length of time the person will be working in Bermuda.

If an employer intends to continue to employ a work permit holder in the same job beyond the expiry date of the current work permit, they must apply for a new permit.

The same process that was followed to obtain the original permit must be followed again. Applications should be submitted no less than one month and no more than three months before the current work permit expires.

Employers applying for work permits must ensure that:

If you hire a worker who is not a Bermudian or married to one, or someone who is not a Permanent Resident’s Certificate (PRC) holder, they will need a work permit to work in Bermuda.

There are various types of work permits depending on the type of work and the length of time the person will be working in Bermuda.

Requirements

Only an employer can apply for a work permit.  The employee can only enter the country to work after receiving permission. You cannot seek employment while visiting as a tourist.