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| Field | 🇧🇲BermudaBermuda Work Permit Guide for Foreign Employees |
|---|---|
| Country | Bermuda (BM) |
| Route | Bermuda Work Permit Guide for Foreign Employees |
| Route family | Employment / skilled work |
| Route type | employment |
| Summary | Current 2026 guide to Bermuda Standard, Short-Term, Periodic and related employer-sponsored work permits under the May 2026 Work Permit Policy. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-17 |
| Official/supporting source count | 5 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5 |
| Best-fit work models | Local employmentSource 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5 |
| Income requirement | No universal minimum salary is stated for every Standard Work Permit. The Global/Intra-Company Transfer automatic-approval track requires more than one year of overseas group employment and gross salary above $125,000; other cases are assessed individually.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Official schedule varies by permit type and term: standard/periodic permits cost $1,015 (1 year) to $6,510 (5 years); short-term permits cost $705 to $1,070 for up to 3–6 months.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | The Government states 20 working days for complete standard applications; emergency short-term applications may be decided in four working days where accepted.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Validity | Standard permits may be issued for one to five years; short-term permits cover up to six months, with periodic permits for repeated short visits.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Renewal | Renewal applications should be submitted no earlier than three months and no later than one month before expiry.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | A qualifying spouse/partner and dependent children may accompany a permit holder; children under 18, or up to 25 in full-time university study, are identified by current policy.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | A spouse or partner may be permitted to live and work if the permit holder meets the stated base-salary threshold of $60,000 per year and has medical cover; permission is conditional, not automatic.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | Employment is authorized only after the appropriate work permit is formally approved and within its terms; local advertising and Bermudian-priority rules apply.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Application location | The Bermuda employer submits the applicable application online to the Department of Immigration; applications are not accepted by email or in person.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | A work permit is temporary employment authorization; any Permanent Resident's Certificate is a separate statutory status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: Previously reviewed structured value is not promoted because its cited source is not present in the current published route metadata.As of 2026-10-09 |
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