Bermudian status
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
Top 12 immigration updates
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1) What work can non-Bermudians do without a permit (April 2025)
2) A key original post that explains what is
Release of PLP Platform (plus important OBA immigration comments)
With less than two weeks to go until the election, the PLP has now released its electoral platform. This is an important document, as many of these proposals are likely to feature in legislation or policy over the coming parliament (if the PLP wins).
The platform is much more detailed
OBA platform, and PLP comments on immigration
According to an article penned by an OBA candidate published here, the OBA does not appear to have any plans to release an updated election platform, and is relying on a platform published in September last year.
That platform, frankly, is thin. It is a mere 8 pages long.
It
Possibly vastly wider scope of ordinary residence put forward
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
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