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The perils of using a Bermuda driving licence overseas

There are many good things about living in Bermuda. One not so good thing is wanting to drive overseas when you only have a Bermuda driving licence. At some point, many jurisdictions' driving licences will become invalidated if you are no longer living in that country. This means that

Have you have accidentally become a Bermudian?!?!

Believe it or not, I very occasionally come across people who have been added to the Register of Bermudians by mistake. It's not entirely clear how this happens, although all such people happened to be BOT citizens, and so I think it is something to do with processing

The ins and outs of favouring Bermudians

I recently posted about some of the proposed changes to Bermuda's work permit policies. One thing that arises is the suggestion of a hiring hierarchy - favouring Bermudians first, then spouses, then divorced parents of Bermudians, then PRC holders, then other non-Bermudians with a 'qualifying connection'

New draft work permit policies published for consultation

The Department for Immigration has published a draft new set of work permit policies to replace the current policies, dating from 2015. There is a consultation running until the 4th July, and everybody is invited to give their feedback. This is only a proposal at this stage. Below, I set

What work can non-Bermudians do without a permit?

For young folk, other than kids under age 18 who have a Bermudian or naturalised BOTC parent, work permits are required for paid employment. However, there are some possibilities for work.

What freedom of speech do expats have in Bermuda?

A front page Royal Gazette story about a Bermudian 'living in fear' in the USA over airing her political views there has hit a raw nerve among many in Bermuda, being shared over 1,500 times. Among the more than 200 comments on the article, many refer to

How long might changes to Bermuda's Constitution take?

The Bermuda Government’s latest idea, of amending the Constitution to shift Belonger status to Immigration’s discretion, add overseas voting, and cut the House of Assembly’s size begs the question, how long might this take? Other British Overseas Territories (BOTs) offer a guide. There was a wave of