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&…
The Minister responsible for Immigration, Jason Hayward, has today published a development strategy for 2023-2027. He is also the Minister for Economy and Labour, and the document covers these areas too. Here, though, I shall just focus on the immigration aspects of it, which start at p57 of the 61…
The new policy on obtaining a residential certificate through economic investment has now been published. They are re-branding it as an Economic Investment Residential Certificate (EIRC). The main changes are that:…
David Burt has made his budget statement, and immigration fees are set to rise by 5% on the 1st April. I would assume this will include PRC applications, meaning that anybody applying for PRC under the 20 year rule can expect to pay $500 more; and anybody applying under the…