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Intra-Company Transfer

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

An employer applies for a Standard Permit for a person already employed by a global company in another jurisdiction to transfer to the Bermuda office, without having to advertise the position. The company must show the permit holder is not being transferred to fill a pre-existing position in Bermuda.

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    An employer can apply for a Standard Permit for a person who is already employed by a global company in another jurisdiction to transfer to the Bermuda office without the requirement to advertise the position. The company must demonstrate that the Work Permit holder is not being transferred to fill a pre-existing position in Bermuda.

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

Only global employers may apply. A global employer is any company in Bermuda that employs people in jurisdictions outside Bermuda; franchise businesses operating in Bermuda are not global employers for this purpose.

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    Only global employers are eligible to apply for Intra-Company Transfers. For the purposes of this Policy a global employer is defined as any company in Bermuda that employs people in jurisdictions outside of Bermuda. Franchise businesses that operate in Bermuda are not global employers for the purpose of this Policy.

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

Applications are automatically approved for individuals employed for more than one year who earn a gross salary greater than $125,000 per year. Applications for individuals employed for less than one year and/or earning less than $125,000 are considered case by case, and approval depends substantially on showing that the transfer adds value to Bermuda.

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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.
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    Applications will be automatically approved in respect of individuals who have been employed for greater than one (1) year and who earn a gross salary greater than $125,000 per year. Applications in respect of individuals employed for less than one (1) year and/or those earning less than $125,000 will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Approval will depend substantially on demonstrating that the addition of the Work Permit holder will add value to Bermuda.

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 whether family can accompany the holder.

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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.
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    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?

Intra-Company Transfer applications are made on the Standard Permit Application Form, and employers may apply for Standard Work Permits of one, two, three, four or five years; the policy sets no separate term for this route. The official source does not state a renewal rule or longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • Section 3.4 states no term, renewal rule or onward route for Intra-Company Transfers; the duration cited is the general Standard Work Permit rule in section 3.3.
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    The purpose of a Standard Work Permit is to allow all organizations in Bermuda to employ foreign nationals if they can demonstrate that a Bermudian, Spouse of a Bermudian, Belonger, Spouse of a Belonger, or PRC holder was not suitably qualified or available to be hired. Employers may apply for Standard Work Permits 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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