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The House of Assembly has approved a fee rate for permission to live in Bermuda under an economic investment certificate. A fee of $2,625 was approved for the granting of ministerial permission to live on the island – the same price as a residential ...

Without much warning, the pandemic steered Bermuda into an unprecedented downward slide that led to: • Enforcement of shelter-in-place • Closing of Bermuda’s borders • An unforgiving blow to the hospitality industry with well in excess 1,000 workers ...

Long-term residents will be able to apply for permanent residence from next year after new rules were introduced, the Minister of Labour said yesterday. Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly that the changes were in line with immigration law chang...

A wishlist of more than 30 Throne Speech priorities is too many for the Government to deal with, an Opposition MP said last night. Scott Pearman, the shadow legal affairs minister, said the Government should prioritise immigration changes, foreign i...

An insurance company founder who took advantage of the work from Bermuda scheme said the move boosted her mental health as well as her business. Ashley Hunter, of US-based HM Risk Group, added that she “absolutely loved” her 12 months on the island t...

A government Throne Speech promise to introduce a digitised immigration application process in this session of parliament has been welcomed by the business community. Just last month, 11 government employees were recognised for their drive to make go...

A convicted sex offender has been given an opportunity to fight his deportation after a ruling by the Supreme Court. Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, was set to be sent back to his homeland of Jamaica. But Victoria...

Proposed changes to immigration law aimed at providing new routes to a Permanent Residency Certificate for certain long-term residents and families have received Royal Assent and should come into force in the near future. The Government said that the...

Legislation which will enable hundreds of people born to a parent from a British Overseas Territory to obtain British citizenship is being scrutinised by MPs in the UK Parliament. The Nationality and Borders Bill, tabled in July in the House of Commo...

Fifteen people have been deported for immigration breaches since the start of 2020, it was revealed yesterday. The immigration department also investigated 431 marriages to check that people had not tied the knot with a non-Bermudian partner to allow...

The Senate has passed legislation which will allow more long-term residents of the island to obtain permanent residency. The amendments opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unmarried parents of Bermudian children who have...

A streamlined way to help long-term residents get permanent residency has been approved by the House of Assembly. The changes proposed by Jason Hayward, the labour minister, opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unwed pare...