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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

Not a study permit: it is a work permit route for participants in a company's graduate training or intern exchange programme who opt to work in the company's Bermuda office. Advertising is not required and the employer submits a completed Short Term Work Permit application.

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    Many companies, especially those with a global presence, have graduate training programmes where participants can opt to work in an overseas office for a specific period. Advertising for this position is not required. The employer must submit a completed Short Term Work Permit application as well as:

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The employer must show a reciprocal exchange: proof that a qualified Bermudian, Spouse of a Bermudian, Belonger, Spouse of a Belonger or PRC holder is being trained outside Bermuda as a graduate trainee or intern, and the Department issues the permit only if the programme clearly benefits Bermudians, Spouses of Bermudians or PRC holders. Participants are not expected to take the position of a qualified Bermudian.

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    ▶ proof that a qualified Bermudian, Spouse of Bermudian , Belonger, Spouse of Belonger or PRC holder is being trained outside of Bermuda as a graduate trainee or intern. It is expected that participants in such programmes will not be taking the position of a qualified Bermudian, Spouse of Bermudian, Belonger, Spouse of Belonger or PRC holder. The Department will issue a work permit in respect of the graduate trainee or intern provided that the programme clearly benefits Bermudians, Spouses of Bermudians or PRC holders.

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

No fee amount or minimum salary is set. The employer must submit the job category and length of training in Bermuda for the foreign trainee or intern, the job category and length of training overseas for the Bermudian trainee or intern, a copy of the foreign trainee's employment agreement, confirmation of medical insurance valid for Bermuda for the whole stay, and proof that a qualified Bermudian, Spouse of a Bermudian, Belonger, Spouse of a Belonger or PRC holder is being trained abroad.

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Limits of the record
  • The fee amount is not stated in this policy; section 1.5 says all fees in relation to the policy are available on the Immigration website.
  • The policy sets no minimum salary or maintenance funds for a graduate trainee or intern.
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    ▶ the job category and length of training in Bermuda for the foreign graduate trainee or intern, ▶ the job category and length of training overseas of the Bermudian graduate trainee or intern, ▶ a copy of the foreign graduate’s or intern’s employment agreement, ▶ confirmation the graduate or intern has medical insurance valid for Bermuda for the duration of their stay in Bermuda, and ▶ proof that a qualified Bermudian, Spouse of Bermudian , Belonger, Spouse of Belonger or PRC holder is being trained outside of Bermuda as a graduate trainee or intern.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The permit is applied for on a Short Term Work Permit application, and Short Term Work Permit holders will not normally be granted permission to reside and seek employment; at the end of the term the holder is expected to leave Bermuda unless an extension has been sought within the proper processing period. The official source does not state whether family members may accompany the trainee or intern.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited rule is the general Short Term Work Permit rule in section 3.1; section 7.5 does not restate it.
  • The policy does not say whether family may accompany a graduate trainee or intern.
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    At the conclusion of the Short Term Work Permit term, the holder will be expected to leave Bermuda, unless an extension has been sought within the proper processing period. An extension can only be sought if the first Short Term Work Permit was valid for less than 180 days. Short Term Work Permit holders will not normally be granted permission to reside and seek employment.

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

The policy sets no term of its own for this route. The application is a Short Term Work Permit, which is used to employ an individual for periods of up to six months, accepted for terms of up to three, four, five or six months; an extension can only be sought if the first Short Term Work Permit was valid for less than 180 days. The official source does not describe any onward route after the exchange ends.

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Limits of the record
  • Section 7.5 itself states no term; the duration cited is the general Short Term Work Permit rule in section 3.1.
  • The policy does not describe any onward route after the exchange ends.
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    The Short Term Work Permit is used by all employers, including not-for-profit organizations, registered charities and religious institutions (unless sections 2.3 or 2.4 apply), to employ an individual to work for periods of up to six (6) months. Applications will be accepted for terms of up to three (3), four (4), five (5) or six (6) months. At the conclusion of the Short Term Work Permit term, the holder will be expected to leave Bermuda, unless an extension has been sought within the proper processing period. An extension can only be sought if the first Short Term Work Permit was valid for less than 180 days. Short Term Work Permit holders will not normally be granted permission to reside and

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

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