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Home  >  World  > North America  > Bermuda

Passport/Visa

 Passport Required?Visa Required?Return Ticket Required?
BritishYesNoYes
AustralianYesNoYes
Canadian1NoYes
USA1NoYes
OtherEUYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes


Note: Before entering Bermuda, it is essential to be in possession of either a return or onward ticket to a country to which one has a legal right of entry. Anyone arriving in Bermuda and intending to return to their own country via another one which requires a visa must obtain such a visa before arrival in Bermuda. Visitors are advised to check details with the British Overseas Territories Visa Section (see Contact Addresses section).

Restricted entry: Admission will be refused to travellers intending to immigrate from Bermuda to the USA. Those who intend to visit the USA must possess an onward ticket to a country beyond the USA and the necessary documents to enter that country.

PASSPORTS: Valid passport required by all except 1. nationals of Canada and the USA for a maximum stay of six months provided they have other documents with proof of identity, such as a birth certificate, a re-entry permit/naturalisation certificate, an alien registration card or an expired passport (bearing a photograph which resembles the traveller). Photo ID is required.

VISAS: Not generally required for stays of up to three weeks except by nationals of the following countries who do require visas: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China (PR), CIS, Croatia, Cuba, Ghana, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Korea (Dem Rep), Lebanon, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia, Vietnam and Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). Nationals who do not require a visa for stays of up to three weeks can obtain an extension by applying directly to the Department of Immigration in Bermuda (tel: 295 5151).

Note: (a) Nationals of the Slovak republic with Czech passports need visas. Citizens of the Czech Republic do not. (b) Transit passengers from countries mentioned above must continue to a third country within five hours by the same aircraft, hold confirmed onward tickets and documentation and not leave the airport.

Types of visa and cost: Tourist: £28.

Validity: The permitted length of stay is initially three months. For extensions, permission should be sought from the immigration authorities in Bermuda (see address below).

Application to: British Overseas Territories Visa Section; see Contact Addresses section.

Application requirements: Completed application forms and, for business trips, a letter from the host company or organisation. An onward or return ticket is a condition of entry.

Working days required: Four weeks.

Temporary residence: Persons intending to take up residence and/or employment will require prior authorisation from the Department of Immigration, Government Administration Building, 30 Parliament Street, Hamilton HM 12 (tel: 295 5151).


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