The Immigration Appeal Tribunal (IAT) has recently decided on a case that could widen the scope of ordinary residency for immigration applications. Ordinary residence is a key concept in immigration applications, both for PRC and Bermudian status applications. It is a very flexible concept, and the courts have ruled that it does not mean anything like one's main home. Rather, it means something like habitually spending time in a place as part of your life.
For example, there was once a case of a school boy who spent his summer vacations in Bermuda with his grandparents, and that was held to be capable of being ordinarily resident. There was even a guy who got kicked off the island, but returned for a couple of holidays, and that was held to be capable of ordinary residence also. Another case was an executive who arranged a work permit and an apartment some months before arriving in Bermuda, and it was held that his ordinary residency could start prior to his actual arrival.
Now there is another case to add to this list. In an appeal I presented before the IAT,