Listed below are the work permit term limit categories that allow expatriate workers to stay beyond six-years:

1. Waiver Approved>— work permit holder is exempt from term limits.

2. Extension Approved — work permit holder granted a extension from one to three years beyond the six-year limit.

3.Continuous Bermuda Resident Before August 1989 — work permit holder who arrived before August 1, 1989 or one who is eligible to apply for a Permanent Resident Certificate or Bermudian status.

4. Spouse of Continuous Resident Before August 1989 — work permit holder who is married to a work permit holder who has arrived in Bermuda. The waiver will only apply as long as they remain with their spouse.

5. Conditional Extension for Specified Period on Condition of Spouse Obtaining One — work permit holder who is dependant of a primary work permit holder and has been granted an extension only if the spouse has been granted a similar extension or a waiver from term limits.

6. Conditional Extension Provided the Employee Remains with Current Employer <$>— work permit holder who is a caregiver to an elderly or disabled person. If the work permit holder leaves that employer the six-year term limit has expired, he/she must leave Bermuda.

7. Conditional Waiver on Condition of Spouse Obtaining One — work permit holder who is dependant of a primary work permit holder and has been granted a waiver only if their spouse has been granted a waiver from term limits.

8. Conditional Waiver for Spouse of Permanent Resident Certificate Holder — work permit holders who are married to a Permanent Resident Certificate holder. The waiver will only apply as long as the work permit holder remains with the spouse. If the work permit holder separates from the spouse then the six-year term limit will apply.

9. Parent of Bermudian Children — work permit holders who are parents of Bermudian children and who have proven that they support their children both financially and emotionally. In such a case, term limits will not apply to them.

Source: Ministry of Labour & Immigration