Futurecare subsidy for long term residents
Is it unlawful to charge non-Bermudians three times the amount of Bermudians for FutureCare?…
A reminder on the perils of registering children as BOT citizens
I have spoken with some people lately saying their friends have registered their children as BOT citizens, thinking that this will benefit them. With some exceptions, it is usually a very bad idea for non-Bermudians to register their child as a BOT citizen. Only naturalised BOT citizens count as Belongers,…
Government back-pedalling on PRC proposals
In a ZBM interview last week, the Minister responsible for Immigration, Jason Hayward, indicated that plans to roll out more flexible PRC options may be put on hold. I include below a link to the video recording, the segment starts at the 2m 30s mark, and I also include some…
Immigration news
In the past few months, Immigration processing times have improved dramatically, with the backlog of applications being mostly cleared, and new applications being processed in a matter of months rather than 18 months plus. It remains to be seen whether this will sustain itself if numbers of applications increase substantially.…
Impact of the reinstatement of BMU passport code on non-Bermudian BOT passport holders
With much fanfare, the government has announced that the BMU code is returning to the Bermuda passport. The background to this is that Bermuda passport holders have historically been able to travel to the USA without any visa or even a visa waiver. However, when the UK took over the…
Government still focussed on PRC pathways
The Minister responsible for Immigration, Jason Hayward, has been reported making positive comments about progress on new PRC pathways. He says there were no fundamental objections, and feedback has been positive. There will be some tweaks and additional considerations but that the scheme as a whole is still being pursued.…
Government proposals for discrimination against non-Bermudians in employment
In my previous post about the government's consultation document on "Retaining the Local Workforce", I focussed on the proposals to make it more flexible to obtain PRC for many. I alluded to another aspect, which may be of great interest to long term residents, and which…