The Minister for Immigration, Jason Hayward, has published a paper and announced a consultation for PRC, reducing it to 10 years in many cases, and to 5 years in others. However, the proposals create uncertainty as to whether it is contemplated that lower income families will still qualify for PRC.…
Around a year ago, I sent out an update that there was a Bill before Parliament that would limit visitors' stays to 180 days in any 12 month period. This bill was subsequently passed, but remains inactive at this time. This will put an end to the practice of…
Another announcement in the recent Throne Speech concerned opening up a consultation process on whether Bermuda should become a full member of Caricom. This has triggered discussion on the free movement aspects of Caricom, whereby nationals of various Caribbean countries can live and work freely throughout the Caricom bloc. Caricom…
The Throne Speech, which sets out the Government's legislative agenda for the coming year, had a brief passage that strongly indicates the loosening of PRC requirements…
Jason Hayward, the Minister responsible for Immigration, gave some comments last week about plans for immigration reform. These merely provide a gloss on what he has already published in terms of the government's plans, but are worth scrutinising and commenting on briefly.…
The Minister for Immigration has recently published an order prohibiting the entry of nationals from various countries to enter Bermuda unless they either: * have travel authorisation to re-enter Canada, the USA or the UK valid for 45 days from the date of intended departure from Bermuda; or * can produce a…
I've had a few discussions recently that have highlighted an unexpected aspect of how British citizenship is passed on to children. If a British citizen was born in Bermuda to British-born parents prior to the 21st May 2002, they will be considered a British citizen "by descent&…