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Bermuda Nonworking Residence

Bermuda Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

People who can support themselves without employment may apply for annual residence in Bermuda.

Financial support
Evidence that you can pay for your stay without working, plus required insurance
Employment
No taking or seeking employment

Summary

Bermuda’s annual nonworking residence lets an approved applicant live on the island using independent support, subject to review of their resources and plans. The application must show how living costs will be met without taking or seeking employment on the island.

The category should not be assumed to cover foreign remote work. Bermuda’s separate Work From Bermuda program closed to new applications on February 28, 2025, and the annual nonworking permission does not replace that former program.

Could this pathway work for you?

Eligibility

Explain the purpose of the stay and show accepted financial support, insurance, identity, character, and health records. Immigration decides whether to grant the application.

From eligibility to the application
  1. Check the qualifying basis Ask Immigration to confirm that your planned activities fit nonworking residence.
  2. Prepare the application Prepare the Application for Residence and financial, insurance, health, and character records.
  3. Complete the required process Obtain the required permission and apply for renewal before the authorized stay ends.

The responsible authority checks the evidence and decides the application.

What This Route Allows

Residence for the annual period granted, subject to the conditions on the permission.

What This Route Is Not

This permission does not allow taking or seeking employment. Do not assume overseas remote work is permitted. The separate Work From Bermuda program closed to new applications on February 28, 2025. This is not citizenship or automatic permanent residence.

Next Steps

  1. Ask Immigration to confirm that your planned activities fit nonworking residence.
  2. Prepare the Application for Residence and financial, insurance, health, and character records.
  3. Obtain the required permission and apply for renewal before the authorized stay ends.

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