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Family Office Work Permit

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This is an employer-sponsored work permit for employees of a Family Office company new to Bermuda: the company gets automatic approval of five work permits within the first six months of obtaining its first Family Office Work Permit.

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  • chars 74376-74605
    A Family Office Work Permit allows a Family company that is new to Bermuda to receive automatic approval of five (5) work permits within the first six (6) months of obtaining the first Family Office Work Permit.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The employer must be a Family Office: a company, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity incorporated, registered or established on behalf of, or for the benefit of, a single family (the family clients) for the purpose of managing the affairs of that family. To qualify, the employer must provide evidence of the incorporation, registration or establishment of the new Family Office legal entity and, where the first day of operation is not the same as the date of incorporation, must state the date the company expects to commence operating in Bermuda.

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Limits of the record
  • The policy states no requirement about a job offer or a transfer relationship, and no other condition about the employment relationship itself.
  • chars 74606-76058
    For this purpose, a “Family Office” means a company, limited liability company, partnership or other legal entity incorporated, registered or established on behalf of, or for the benefit of, a single family (the family clients) for the purpose of managing the affairs of that family. Employers cannot apply for Family Office Work Permits for jobs which are deemed to be closed or restricted positions (see section 3.12), such as a front office receptionist, or which are entry level, graduate or trainee positions. A Family Office Work Permit may be issued for one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) or five (5) years. Once the initial term of the Family Office Work Permit expires, and if an employer wishes for the employee to remain in Bermuda, the position must first be advertised and if no suitably qualified Bermudians, Spouses of Bermudians or PRC holders are available, may apply for a Standard Work Permit of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) or five (5) years. Eligibility To qualify for a Family Office Work Permit, employers must provide evidence of the incorporation, registration or establishment of the new Family Office legal entity. Where the first day of operation is not the same as the date of incorporation, employers must state the date the company expects to commence operating in Bermuda.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Employers cannot apply for Family Office Work Permits for jobs which are deemed to be closed or restricted positions, such as a front office receptionist, or which are entry level, graduate or trainee positions.

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Limits of the record
  • The policy sets no occupation list, qualification, experience, skill-level or salary requirement for this permit; the only professional condition stated is the exclusion of closed, restricted, entry-level, graduate and trainee positions.
  • chars 74917-75165
    Employers cannot apply for Family Office Work Permits for jobs which are deemed to be closed or restricted positions (see section 3.12), such as a front office receptionist, or which are entry level, graduate or trainee positions.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permit is tied to the sponsoring employer: the holder may seek alternative employment without the Minister's permission only after completing two years with the initial employer, job changes are not considered in the first six months of a new permit or the first three months of a renewed permit, and the holder cannot seek employment during those restricted periods. The official source does not state family accompaniment for this permit.

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Limits of the record
  • Section 5 of the same policy limits sponsored dependants (spouse, partner, children) to holders of a New Business Permit or a Standard Work Permit; the cited passage does not cover family or travel.
  • chars 30576-31242
    Any Short Term , Standard, Global, Intra-Company Transfer, New Business, Fintech, and Family Office Work Permit holder may seek alternative employment without obtaining permission from the Minister, provided they have completed two (2) years of employment with the initial employer. In addition, for new work permits, job changes will not be considered in the first six (6) months after issuance. For renewed work permits, job changes will not be considered within the first three (3) months after issuance. Work permit holders cannot seek employment during the restricted periods of six (6) or three (3) months.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

A Family Office Work Permit may be issued for one, two, three, four or five years. Once the initial term expires, if the employer wishes for the employee to remain in Bermuda, the position must first be advertised and, if no suitably qualified Bermudians, Spouses of Bermudians or PRC holders are available, the employer may apply for a Standard Work Permit of one to five years.

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  • chars 75166-75670
    A Family Office Work Permit may be issued for one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) or five (5) years. Once the initial term of the Family Office Work Permit expires, and if an employer wishes for the employee to remain in Bermuda, the position must first be advertised and if no suitably qualified Bermudians, Spouses of Bermudians or PRC holders are available, may apply for a Standard Work Permit of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) or five (5) years.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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