Bermuda Jobs & Relocation


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Jobs and Relocation

Getting a job in Bermuda


	Looking for a job while visiting Bermuda is not permitted.

Bermuda has a very active and determined Department of Immigration, which is used by the Government to do two things. First, it is charged with ensuring that Bermudian workers are not displaced by foreign workers. Second, it must ensure that Bermuda’s sophisticated and multi-faceted economy has the skilled workers it needs to work properly. It’s sometimes a tough balance to strike.

Some 8,000 non-Bermudians currently work in Bermuda. The procedure followed is that their employers apply to the Department for permission to employ them. The employer must justify each application by showing that the job has been suitably advertised, and that no properly qualified Bermudian is available to fill it. The employer must also show that any non-Bermudian he or she wants to hire is a person of good character and in good health.

Work permits are normally issued for one year and are renewable, although it is unlikely that any guest worker will be allowed to stay in Bermuda for more than six years. Under some circumstances, most often when the employee is very senior in his or her company, the Department will issue permits for periods longer than one year, up to a maximum of five years.