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Periodic Work Permit

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

This work permit is for non-resident individuals hired by employers to make multiple visits to Bermuda over a period of time, staying no more than thirty days per visit; advertising is not required.

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    A Periodic Work Permit is to be used by employers seeking to hire non-resident individuals who will make multiple visits to the Island over a period of time, staying no greater than thirty (30) days for each visit. Advertising is not required. Periodic Work Permits may be granted for periods of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) or five (5) years.

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

Employers may apply for individuals who work for an overseas office of their company or for a service provider contracted to work for the Bermuda company, including travelling salespersons; other applications outside these categories are considered case by case by the Minister. Where the service provider may not always be the same person, the permit may be issued in the name of the foreign company, and only one representative may land per permit.

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    Employers may apply for a Periodic Work Permit for individuals who work for an overseas office of their company or for an individual who is a service provider contracted to work for the Bermuda company including travelling salesperson (see section 2.4). Other applications outside these categories will be considered on a case by case basis by the Minister. <<< BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 19 Alternatively, in cases where a service provider is under contract to provide service to a Bermuda company (e.g. maintenance agreements, equipment warranties, training contracts) and the business visitor may not always be the same person, the employer may request that the Periodic Work Permit be issued in the name of the foreign company providing the service rather than an individual. Only one representative of the foreign company may land per Periodic Work Permit.

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

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  • Li a seccao 2.3 por inteiro. A fonte nao fixa ocupacao, qualificacoes, experiencia, salario nem nivel de competencia; a unica condicao de mercado de trabalho que enuncia e 'Advertising is not required', que ja esta dentro da resposta de r1 e cuja repeticao aqui seria a mesma resposta em duas caixas. O que estava aqui era a remissao generica de taxas da seccao 1.5. Concordo com a auditoria.

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

Section 2.3 states nothing about the holder being tied to an occupation or sector beyond the employer who applied, and nothing about family. For sponsored dependants, section 5 of the same policy defines 'work permit' as a New Business Permit or a Standard Work Permit.

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  • That a Periodic Work Permit therefore carries no sponsored-dependant right is an inference from the definition in section 5; the policy makes no express statement about Periodic Work Permits and dependants.
  • The Partner Residence guidelines separately exclude Periodic Work Permit holders from sponsoring a partner.
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    For this section, the term ‘work permit’ means a New Business Permit or Standard Work Permit.

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

Periodic Work Permits may be granted for periods of one, two, three, four or five years. After arrival, if the holder requires a stay longer than thirty days, the employer may apply for an extension of up to a further thirty days by submitting a Visitor Extension Application; the holder shall not be in Bermuda for more than a total of 180 days per calendar year. The official source does not state a renewal procedure or a longer-term residence direction.

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  • Section 2.3 states no renewal procedure and no longer-term residence direction.
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    Periodic Work Permits may be granted for periods of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4) or five (5) years. After arrival, if the holder of a Periodic Work Permit requires a stay longer than thirty (30) days, the employer may apply for an extension of up to a further thirty (30) days by submitting a Visitor Extension Application. The Periodic Work Permit holder shall not be in Bermuda for more than a total of one hundred and eighty (180) days per calendar year.

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

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