Bermuda Digital Nomad Visa | An Incomplete Guide

What is digital nomad visa?

“Digital nomads” represent a lifestyle trend that has gained prominence in the 21st century. With the advancement of information technology, an increasing number of professionals—such as IT workers, media personnel, language teachers, and freelancers—have broken free from traditional office settings. They now have the ability to work remotely from any location worldwide with internet access. This concept of remote work gained significant traction, especially before and during the pandemic.

Once liberated from office constraints, some remote workers choose to embrace a unique lifestyle: they carry their bags and travel to various destinations while continuing to work remotely. These individuals, known as “digital nomads,” experience a blend of exploring new cultures and working from different corners of the world.

To attract digital nomads and promote tourism and emerging industries, governments in at least 65 countries and regions worldwide have introduced specialized digital nomad visas. These visas typically have the following characteristics:

1. Applicants must be remote workers with stable monthly income and cannot be employed locally.

2. Digital nomad visas are essentially extended travel visas, often valid for one year and allowing residence for up to two to four years in the destination country without the option for permanent immigration.

However, in some Latin American and Southern European countries—such as Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, and Ecuador—digital nomads can eventually obtain local permanent residency or even naturalization after accumulating a certain length of stay.

For more information on digital nomad visa programs, explore the details in our “Global Digital Nomad Visas | An Incomplete Handbook” on this websites.

Bermuda Digital Nomad Visa:

On July 18, 2020, the Bermuda government launched a digital nomad visa program called the “Work from Bermuda Certificate,” allowing remote workers and digital nomads to live and work remotely in Bermuda for an extended period.

Currently, this digital nomad visa program does not have specific official income requirements for applicants. As long as you are at least 18, engaged in remote work with some income or financial stability, have no criminal record, and have purchased health insurance that covers Bermuda, you are eligible to apply for the Bermuda digital nomad visa.

Application Process:

The application process for Bermuda’s digital nomad program is very simple. You can complete the entire application online on the government website in less than half an hour. The main steps are as follows:

1. Online Application: In this step, you need to visit the Bermuda government’s official website, fill out the application form, upload all required documents, and submit your digital nomad visa application.

Required documents include:

• Applicant identity information documents: including a color copy of the relevant pages of your passport and passport-sized photos.

• Proof of remote work: You need to provide a remote work contract with your employer or proof of self-employment.

• Proof of financial stability: You need to provide evidence of remote work income or income plus sufficient financial resources to support your stay in Bermuda.

• Health insurance proof: You need to purchase valid health insurance covering Bermuda.

• Criminal record certificate.

All documents from outside Bermuda must be notarized, and non-English documents must be translated into English.

2. Pay the visa fee: The visa fee is $275. After paying the visa fee, your application is complete, and you can patiently wait for the notification of whether your visa is approved.

3. Visa approval: The processing time for Bermuda’s digital nomad visa is five working days. Approval and visa details will be sent to the applicant via email. Once you receive the approval notification, you can prepare for your trip to Bermuda.

Dependents:

For Bermuda’s digital nomad visa, the primary applicant’s spouse and children under 18 can reside in Bermuda as secondary applicants. However, you need to apply for a separate family visa for each secondary applicant.

Visa Validity:

The validity period of Bermuda’s digital nomad visa starts from the time the government sends the approval notification and lasts for up to 12 months. It can be renewed, but renewal is subject to the discretion of the government review department.

The digital nomad visa is a non-immigrant visa, and you cannot use it to apply for permanent residency in Bermuda or a British Overseas Territories Citizenship (BOTC) passport.

Useful Links:

Work From Bermuda Certificate：https://forms.gov.bm/WFB